Page 20 of Demon's Obsession
“I’m not sure how this is going to work between us.” Dakata looked worried.
Bit late to be thinking about that now.“I’m sure it’ll be fine. Between our tree and your demon, we’ll work something out.”
“I could still sign you up—I could be your manager, and then you could travel with me…” Dakata trailed off as his eyeswidened. “That’s why you wouldn’t sign up for me, isn’t it? You can’t leave your tree.”
Typical demon response. “I wouldn’t have signed up with you anyway.” Silas laughed. “The corporate world is all about money, and contracts, and getting ahead. It’s all Crave and the band talk about when I do go to the club. I know that’s your world, but I can’t see the joy in that. Having to be around people all the time…” Silas breathed in slowly again trying to work out how to explain.
“It’s emotionally draining for me. So many people take, take, take from each other all the time. There’s so little giving. When I sing, that’s me giving my gift to the people who hear me. Yes, Branson pays me, but apparently, he has to by law. I never asked him to. I usually spend the money on takeout food for my sister and my friends. It’s not like I need it here.”
“You would sing for free?”
“It’s not a crime. I promise.” Silas covered his mouth with his hand. Dakata looked scandalized. “I totally respect that you see things differently…”
He frowned as someone knocked sharply on his door and Dougal came in, looking even more annoyed than usual.
“You.” He pointed directly at Dakata.
“This is my Dakata. We’re bliss bonded, whatever that means,” Silas said happily. “Dakata, this is Dougal, one of my very dear friends. Dougal, what’s wrong? You look upset. You should take a seat…”
“Your demon has to leave and go down below,” Dougal roared.
“Why?” Silas clutched at his heart. He’d never heard Dougal so upset.
“Demons came just five minutes ago. Demons came, two of them. I was talking to Wanda. They said and I fucking quote, ‘Great. The asshole got a dryad. That wasn’t difficult’, and they grabbed her arms and took her. Fucking disappeared before Icould stop them. Get her back, demon. Do you hear me? Get her back.”
“Not my sister, no. Dakata? Who would do that?” he cried in distress.
“Not every demon believes in blissful bonds.” Dakata stood and for the first time since Silas had come back to his house, he could feel the demon stirring under Dakata’s skin. “I’ll get her back. How long do I have before she has to be back with her tree?”
“Two hours at the most.” Silas jumped up, too, clicking his fingers and changing into tights, a tighter fitted robe, and boots. He ran over to a tall cupboard by the door and pulled out his longbow, quiver, and a knife. “You’re taking me, too,” he said. “Wanda will need me.”
“I’m not taking you down below,” Dakata roared, reminiscent of the night before at the club.
“You’re not leaving me behind.” Silas didn’t need to yell. It wasn’t like he was negotiating. “Wanda’s my sister. I can find her essence far quicker than you ever could, no matter where she is.”
“But if you stay away from your tree…” Dakata sounded genuinely concerned.
Silas wasn’t going to let his new whatever Dakata was to him leave him behind. “It just means we have to move quickly then, doesn’t it? Come on. Don’t dillydally. I’m not just a pretty face, you know. I can help with this.”
He could see the indecision on Dakata’s face, but after a long moment, with Silas getting to the point where he was going to kick the man in the shin if he didn’t move things along, Dakata held out his hand. “If you want a hope in hell in getting back to your tree, stay with me at all times.”
Let’s just see what happens first, shall we?
Chapter Fourteen
Dakata
It took but a blink for Dakata to take them to the demon realm. To his home to get reinforcements. He could clearly hear Silas in his mind and feel his determination, but his demon was both impressed and worried for their blissful one.
Dakata hadn’t had time to process everything… his feelings, his apparent commitment, or anything else before some asshole rear-ended his life in spectacular style.
The air shimmied, and there was Christa, with his brothers Luka and Benra. He had but a moment to acknowledge them when Merihem appeared.
“What happened?” asked Merihem, his gaze was on Silas as he spoke.
“Who did Kisha fucking tell about the blissful bond?” Dakata demanded, knowing there was no way Merihem would share something so personal about him without his direct permission. Something he should have thought of last night when he’d agreed to spill his guts to Kisha. The man had no filter!
“How would I know?” Merihem’s expression grew dark. “Has he done something?”