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They were Blackthorn Hunters and they had their Dawnblades leveled at us.
I looked around for familiar faces and found a few.
“Erin? Rey?” I kept turning in a circle, taking them all in. “Doreen? Ava? Harvey?” I didn’t know the other three hunters. “What’s going on?”
For a moment, my heart squeezed. It was so good to see them. Rey was the headmaster of the Blackthorn Hunters Academy here in Colorado, and Erin, his girlfriend, was a princess of the underworld and one of the best demon hunters out there.
Ava and Harvey were their best friends and married to each other, and Doreen was the hunter to call for any ridiculous mission. Or so I had heard.
Erin lowered her blade, her golden eyes inquisitive. “Ariella? What’s going on?”
I glanced at Levi’s grip on my wrist. “This … it’s nothing.”
Rey took a step closer. The light of the setting sun cast a golden light over us, giving his brown hair a bronze shade. “It doesn’t look like nothing.”
Yeah, I could see why they would think that.
“He’s a demon,” Doreen said. She had beautiful auburn hair that I had always thought was too pretty to be real. “We should take him.”
“You won’t take me anywhere,” Levi hissed.
“Stop,” I told him in a lower voice, though I was sure everyone could hear me. “They are my friends.”
“How comforting,” Levi mused.
“What’s going on? Why are you here?” I asked the hunters.
“We’re tracking a group of lesser demons that has been terrorizing the nearby towns,” Erin explained. She stared at Levi. “And we found a demon.”
“No, no.” I shook my head. “Levi has been with me for the past couple of days. Besides, we saw the group you're looking for.” I pointed my free hand to the stone path. “Through there. They are hiding under the trees in the park.”
Rey nodded to the hunters, and they jogged down the stone path. Erin stayed back.
“And what about this demon?” Rey asked.
“He’s a higher demon,” Erin said.
“Aren’t you King Brikan’s daughter?” Levi asked in that annoying, flirty tone. He did that on purpose, the bastard. “Princess of the Underworld.”
“He’s not king anymore, he’s dead,” Erin said. “And who are you?”
He took a step closer to her. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”
Rey lifted his sword, blade at the ready.
“Ignore him,” I said. “He’s a pain in the ass, but he isn’t evil. He’s a good demon.” The lie felt thick on my tongue, but I couldn’t let them take him. “Besides, he’s helping me.”
“With what?” Rey asked.
I swallowed hard. It was no secret to our circle. “Find my wings.” Though, I had never told anyone about my sword.
Erin’s eyes widened. “What? You know where they are?”
I nodded. “Well, he does and he’s taking me there.”
Rey and Erin exchanged glances.
“Fine,” Erin said. “We’ll let you take him. But call us if things change.” Erin handed me a black card. I slipped it into my pocket. A demon hunter with a business card—that was new. “Okay?”
