Page 48 of Death Bringer
“Just tell me one more thing. Do you know this Adam who is stealing human faces?”
“Is that what he’s calling himself now?” Rossa started to disappear. “Whoever he is, I’m not staying around to see him.”
“He’s here? Rossa, wait!”
But it was too late, the Fae had already gone, leaving her in the closet alone.
* * *
Dammit!”
After the door shut behind Ella, Vadim cursed as quietly as he could. Why was she so contrary? And why had she told Feehan about their being mated? He took a long, slow breath and contemplated the still figure on the bed. Ms. Phelps couldn’t be left alone, so he couldn’t even chase Ella down. Tentatively, he touched his mate’s mind, but her shields held firm. He could get through them, but he didn’t want to force the issue.
Especially when he’d made a complete ass of himself…
She’d told Feehan they were mated to protect him?
There was no other explanation, and he’d gone and made her feel bad about it. All this recent contact with the immorality of Otherworld was making him as paranoid as his parents. He wasn’t used to dealing with someone who literally said what she thought and acted accordingly, whether he liked it or not. No wonder the whole of Otherworld was scared of her…
He leaned his head back and banged it on the wall. When he opened his eyes, Ms. Phelps was sitting bolt upright and staring at something at the end of the bed—something that shimmered and bent the air into different shapes.
Vadim held up his hand, and a shield instantly surrounded Ms. Phelps.
“A little help here, partner?”Politeness forgotten, he shoved the message into Ella’s mind.
Coldness pushed at his magic, trying to find a way in, and he strengthened the barrier. As he advanced toward the bed, the shape materialized into the distinct form of a man.
“You can’t beat me in this realm, Adam, or whatever you are calling yourself these days.”
Laughter rang in a discordant note that made Vadim want to cover his ears. “You’re wrong, little cygnet. I’ve grown up.”
“You’re dead.”
“Am I?”
“I killed you. Nothing I kill survives, so who are you really, behind that mask?”
“I’m coming in.”
Ella, just outside the door.“Do it slowly.”
He couldn’t afford to look at her. His power was already being tested too much.
“What do you want, Adam?”
“My trophy.”
“You can’t have her.”
“You can’t stop me.”
“Obviously, I can. Ella, do you see him?”
“Barely. What do you want me to do?”
“Can you access his thoughts?”
The bright image wavered. “Stand back, Soul Sucker. This is not yet your battle.”
