Chapter 360

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Chapter 360

Hours later, Daemonikai sat in the reclining chair of his bedchamber, freshly washed, freshly bandaged, and clothed in clean linens. Faiwick had done a thorough job–curbed the bleeding, cleaned the wounds meticulously, and stitched them with care. The pain remained, but the worst had passed.

Daemonikai’s eyes were closed, though sleep remained out of reach. The voices had quieted for now, but his head throbbed like the devils. Still, the silence and solitude served him well. He would take whatever peace he could find.

He was still furious with Vladya. That had not changed, and he’d already made a mental note to plant a well–deserved punch in the male’s gut the next time they crossed paths.

But truth was truth.

Vladya was right.

The thirst to kill was becoming impossible to ignore. And the more he fed that hunger, the closer he got to Madness Land. He knew the path, had walked it before. After Alvin died in his arms, after he found Myka and Evie’s lifeless bodies, he’d begun to spiral–going from zero to ninety. But what had pushed him over the edge then were the killings that followed.

He’d tasted the blood of his enemies, and he had given in. Fully.

Taken his beast form, he’d massacred every human soldier in sight. The sound of their bones breaking, their screams ringing in his ears… those had been the last coherent things he remembered before he tumbled over.

Now, he was teetering there again.

d the hunger for slaughter was back.

Sheer will was no longer enough to hold him steady. He needed to satisfy his basic instincts soon.

A knock came and his door opened

ithout waiting for a reply.

to find Emeriel standing

But her gaze flicked immediately to

a hand toward her. “Come here.”

into her carrying, her belly was high and full–rounder even than her sister’s, which made her self–conscious. But Daemonikai thought

her gently into his lap. He settled her against him with careful hands, one large

and he escaped? Is that why you’re bruised–and why he isn’t

territories. Fought packs of them.” He caressed her belly. “But I’m fine now.”

chest. “And your mind?”

“Quiet.”

difficult it had been

mage who wove the spell?”

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tone. “The only thing we know is that he’s still within Urai. The borders are locked down–none can cross

Emeriel’s lips thinned.

Mage King suggested we use magic to find him,” Daemonikai went on. “He can weave the spell. but it would regere me to be paralyzed for a

already shaking her head before he

not be crippled and bedridden while enemies roam free

her hair back to join the others. “So I will stick with the plan I have” His fingers lingered a heartbeat longer than necessary. “Find

I’ve been thinking when she lifted her eyes again, there was resolve in them. “I wish

opened his mouth, but she held

my blood saved your life. Dark magic or not, that truth remains. My blood still means something -because I am yours. With

would have refused outright, without question. He hadn’t forgotten the healers‘ warnings–that taking blood from her at an advanced stage could cause her discomfort. But what he’d neglected to remember was the rest of their counsel. If she found

of vegetables,” she said, smiling faintly. “And the safe herbal concoctions the healers prepared for

him, he wanted

fangs. He missed it. Missed her–the rich, potent taste of her sliding down his throat instead of the teasing sip or

around a hoarse word. “Alright.”

blinked, clearly surprised. But she recovered quickly. “Good. How do you

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