I was fast losing my patience with his tone, considering all I’d gone through to try and get him back. The least he could do was recognize the skills that got me there.
“I told you, I made the best deal I could at the time, and you haven’t been bothered by demons since, have you? Or was Cephas the latest notch on your demon slaying belt?” he smirked, and I closed my eyes, trying my hardest not to lose it.
“As much fun as this vote of confidence in my abilities is, we should really continue this conversation back at my place.”
“Um, okay… so I’ll see you back there in what…”
He wasn’t getting it. “No, we have to get out of here, as in right now. There’s a new prophecy that says something about a terrible evil if you stay behind.”
“Mercy, there’s always some new prophecy forecasting the end of the world, you can’t live your life by that stuff.”
“No, this one’s the real deal. Gabriel even sent Raziel down to help and…”
“Wait, Raziel’s here?” his eyes narrowed dangerously.
Oh, now I had his attention? “No, he was supposed to come, but I kinda ditched everyone else and snuck down here with Nelo by myself.”
“Because that makes sense.”
“It was the only way to keep them safe. Besides, I knew it’d be easier to sneak in with just the two of us. So, as soon as Nelo comes back, we’ll slip out of here and find Ben and then we’re out of here, okay?” Rising to my feet, I gave his hands a little tug, but he remained stock still.
“I can’t leave.”
“What?”
“I’m not done serving out the terms of the deal I made with Raum. I’m no welcher.”
“But Adam…”
“Absolutely not. I gave him my word, I can’t go back on that.”
Letting go of his hands, I wondered if I could get away with koshing him over the head and dragging him out of there by his hair. Why hadn’t I brought Raziel with me? He could have tossed him over his shoulder like he didn’t weigh a thing. Deciding I had to use the only tool at my disposal, I found my smile, dropping my tone to honeyed sweetness as I ran my fingertips across his shoulders. “Adam, try and see things rationally…”
“Raum comes, Mistress,” Nelo popped into view by my side, but there wasn’t time to ask him where he’d disappeared off to.
“We have to go, now!” I hissed, but Adam didn’t even look at me.
“No, you have to get lost before Raum gets here. Nelo, take her home, I’m holding you accountable if something happens to her.” The little guy hesitated, his desire to serve me warring with his obvious fear of falling on Adam’s bad side.
“I’m not going without you,” I declared, planting my feet firmly, chin coming up in determination. “If you’re staying here, then so am I.”
“I’m starting to think that’s going to happen anyway,” Adam frowned as the door opened, two of Raum’s burly guards filing in. Nelo immediately slid into the nearest shadow as I seriously weighed the idea of whether or not to draw my sword and put up a fight. Only where there were two, more would certainly come, even if I did manage to fight my way clear of them. With Adam refusing to see common sense, there seemed like only one other option left.
“Take me to Raum,” I ordered the guards imperiously, nevermind that it was probably their intention to do so anyway, it made me feel better to call the shots.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Adam caught hold of my elbow and I pulled it free.
“Trying to save you, moron,” I seethed, my nose still out of joint over the trouble he was causing me.
“Whatever your plan is, it’s a bad one. You still have time to take Nelo and go, I can distract these guys,” he spoke low by my ear but I shook my head.
“You aren’t listening to me, I’m not leaving here without you. Now are you coming, or do I have to face Raum alone?”
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“I told you, I made the best deal I could at the time, and you haven’t been bothered by demons since, have you? Or was Cephas the latest notch on your demon slaying belt?” he smirked, and I closed my eyes, trying my hardest not to lose it.
“As much fun as this vote of confidence in my abilities is, we should really continue this conversation back at my place.”
“Um, okay… so I’ll see you back there in what…”
He wasn’t getting it. “No, we have to get out of here, as in right now. There’s a new prophecy that says something about a terrible evil if you stay behind.”
“Mercy, there’s always some new prophecy forecasting the end of the world, you can’t live your life by that stuff.”
“No, this one’s the real deal. Gabriel even sent Raziel down to help and…”
“Wait, Raziel’s here?” his eyes narrowed dangerously.
Oh, now I had his attention? “No, he was supposed to come, but I kinda ditched everyone else and snuck down here with Nelo by myself.”
“Because that makes sense.”
“It was the only way to keep them safe. Besides, I knew it’d be easier to sneak in with just the two of us. So, as soon as Nelo comes back, we’ll slip out of here and find Ben and then we’re out of here, okay?” Rising to my feet, I gave his hands a little tug, but he remained stock still.
“I can’t leave.”
“What?”
“I’m not done serving out the terms of the deal I made with Raum. I’m no welcher.”
“But Adam…”
“Absolutely not. I gave him my word, I can’t go back on that.”
Letting go of his hands, I wondered if I could get away with koshing him over the head and dragging him out of there by his hair. Why hadn’t I brought Raziel with me? He could have tossed him over his shoulder like he didn’t weigh a thing. Deciding I had to use the only tool at my disposal, I found my smile, dropping my tone to honeyed sweetness as I ran my fingertips across his shoulders. “Adam, try and see things rationally…”
“Raum comes, Mistress,” Nelo popped into view by my side, but there wasn’t time to ask him where he’d disappeared off to.
“We have to go, now!” I hissed, but Adam didn’t even look at me.
“No, you have to get lost before Raum gets here. Nelo, take her home, I’m holding you accountable if something happens to her.” The little guy hesitated, his desire to serve me warring with his obvious fear of falling on Adam’s bad side.
“I’m not going without you,” I declared, planting my feet firmly, chin coming up in determination. “If you’re staying here, then so am I.”
“I’m starting to think that’s going to happen anyway,” Adam frowned as the door opened, two of Raum’s burly guards filing in. Nelo immediately slid into the nearest shadow as I seriously weighed the idea of whether or not to draw my sword and put up a fight. Only where there were two, more would certainly come, even if I did manage to fight my way clear of them. With Adam refusing to see common sense, there seemed like only one other option left.
“Take me to Raum,” I ordered the guards imperiously, nevermind that it was probably their intention to do so anyway, it made me feel better to call the shots.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Adam caught hold of my elbow and I pulled it free.
“Trying to save you, moron,” I seethed, my nose still out of joint over the trouble he was causing me.
“Whatever your plan is, it’s a bad one. You still have time to take Nelo and go, I can distract these guys,” he spoke low by my ear but I shook my head.
“You aren’t listening to me, I’m not leaving here without you. Now are you coming, or do I have to face Raum alone?”
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