watched with her heart pounding in her throat as Nathaniel’s cowled head snapped towards Geo. “You will wait for me to be done, Geonevel, or suffer the consequences.”
Scarlet had no idea what those might be, but Geo paled and took a step back. She would have laughed at the irony of big bad Geo backing off for a bigger badass, but her hands were on fire, and the burn was getting to the stage where she had her jaw clamped because if she relaxed it, a scream would escape and never end.
She knew tonight was her night to die. If Geo didn’t get her, her own flames would, but she’d be damned if she was going out alone. She decided she was going to take that arrogant prick of an angel with her.
“I see we have an understanding.” Nathaniel raised his hands.
Scarlet watched his long, fingered pale hands as he pulled the cowl of his robe back and turned to face her.
She forgot to breathe. She forgot the pain. She forgot the ring of Enforcers waiting for her death.
Nathaniel was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen. Hell, no one could imagine such beauty. Not even Narcissi could have been so beautiful. If there was a perfect being in the universe, then Nathaniel was better looking.
Scarlet heard Geo snort at her reaction. “Why did she never look at me like that?”
Nathaniel turned his head to Geo, causing the fall of his long midnight hair to caress his sculpted cheek and fall over his chest down to his waist. His long hair should have made his beauty feminine, but it was the opposite. The long hair only made him manlier.
“Really, you should be used to how women react to me by now. Something you could never compete with.”
“Arrogant, much?” Scarlet was astounded when she realized that she’d spoken.
Nathaniel pinned her with eyes so green that spring grass was a pale imitation. His strong lips bowed in a smile that made her knees feel like they needed to give in, so that she could bow in supplication to his beauty.
He tilted his chin toward her arms. “You know I’m right. Look, even your flames extinguish because you find me so attractive, and I would wager that you are all wet and wanting, too.”
Anger flared and Scarlet forced her flames back, climbing her forearms, burning her upper arms, climbing to her shoulders.
“Oh, come now, Kitten, retract your claws.”
“They aren’t claws, douche bag, they are flames, and I’m not your frigging kitten.”
Go me, for listening and learning from Sophia.
Scarlet let her lips curl in a smile. “I don’t care if you are prettier than I am. I’ll still burn your ass if you get near me.”
He laughed, and damn if she didn’t get all moist when the sound invaded her ears and worked a path down her body.
“Asshole.” She gritted her teeth and made her flame hotter. The burn was getting excruciating again.
Nathaniel extended his arms away from his sides and smiled at Scarlet again.
“Geo, you don’t mind if I steal the pleasure of this execution from you, do you old man?”
Geo looked like he was all kinds of pissed, but he didn’t argue. “Of course, be my guest.”
Oh, shit, oh shit, oh shit
Scarlet felt panic tighten its grip on her body. She knew Geo
Well, kinda .
She could anticipate the way he’d behave, but as she watched Nathaniel’s arms flame up in that white fire and his green eyes turn white, Scarlet felt real terror. I’m so screwed.
“Oh, the kitten is fluffing her fur up at me?” Nathaniel was looking at Scarlet’s feet.
Scarlet looked down and screamed in fright. The ground around her feet was on fire. She was standing in molten sand. She had the absurd thought that she was making glass when her jeans caught fire, burning to ash instantaneously. She watched as her legs started to burn next, and she screamed long and loud.
Nathaniel took a step back. “The pyro is burning in her own flame.”
“Yes, you pushed her over the edge.” Geo’s voice held a note of censure. He was angry, and he let it
Scarlet had no idea what those might be, but Geo paled and took a step back. She would have laughed at the irony of big bad Geo backing off for a bigger badass, but her hands were on fire, and the burn was getting to the stage where she had her jaw clamped because if she relaxed it, a scream would escape and never end.
She knew tonight was her night to die. If Geo didn’t get her, her own flames would, but she’d be damned if she was going out alone. She decided she was going to take that arrogant prick of an angel with her.
“I see we have an understanding.” Nathaniel raised his hands.
Scarlet watched his long, fingered pale hands as he pulled the cowl of his robe back and turned to face her.
She forgot to breathe. She forgot the pain. She forgot the ring of Enforcers waiting for her death.
Nathaniel was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen. Hell, no one could imagine such beauty. Not even Narcissi could have been so beautiful. If there was a perfect being in the universe, then Nathaniel was better looking.
Scarlet heard Geo snort at her reaction. “Why did she never look at me like that?”
Nathaniel turned his head to Geo, causing the fall of his long midnight hair to caress his sculpted cheek and fall over his chest down to his waist. His long hair should have made his beauty feminine, but it was the opposite. The long hair only made him manlier.
“Really, you should be used to how women react to me by now. Something you could never compete with.”
“Arrogant, much?” Scarlet was astounded when she realized that she’d spoken.
Nathaniel pinned her with eyes so green that spring grass was a pale imitation. His strong lips bowed in a smile that made her knees feel like they needed to give in, so that she could bow in supplication to his beauty.
He tilted his chin toward her arms. “You know I’m right. Look, even your flames extinguish because you find me so attractive, and I would wager that you are all wet and wanting, too.”
Anger flared and Scarlet forced her flames back, climbing her forearms, burning her upper arms, climbing to her shoulders.
“Oh, come now, Kitten, retract your claws.”
“They aren’t claws, douche bag, they are flames, and I’m not your frigging kitten.”
Go me, for listening and learning from Sophia.
Scarlet let her lips curl in a smile. “I don’t care if you are prettier than I am. I’ll still burn your ass if you get near me.”
He laughed, and damn if she didn’t get all moist when the sound invaded her ears and worked a path down her body.
“Asshole.” She gritted her teeth and made her flame hotter. The burn was getting excruciating again.
Nathaniel extended his arms away from his sides and smiled at Scarlet again.
“Geo, you don’t mind if I steal the pleasure of this execution from you, do you old man?”
Geo looked like he was all kinds of pissed, but he didn’t argue. “Of course, be my guest.”
Oh, shit, oh shit, oh shit
Scarlet felt panic tighten its grip on her body. She knew Geo
Well, kinda .
She could anticipate the way he’d behave, but as she watched Nathaniel’s arms flame up in that white fire and his green eyes turn white, Scarlet felt real terror. I’m so screwed.
“Oh, the kitten is fluffing her fur up at me?” Nathaniel was looking at Scarlet’s feet.
Scarlet looked down and screamed in fright. The ground around her feet was on fire. She was standing in molten sand. She had the absurd thought that she was making glass when her jeans caught fire, burning to ash instantaneously. She watched as her legs started to burn next, and she screamed long and loud.
Nathaniel took a step back. “The pyro is burning in her own flame.”
“Yes, you pushed her over the edge.” Geo’s voice held a note of censure. He was angry, and he let it
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