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“Nightmares are a part of everyday life.” I shrugged as I got to my feet, knocking the dust off me.
“I stabbed Samkiel. Repeatedly.”
“And saved him from a sinking ship. And let’s not forget about the kiss that got you caught. Listen, we can go back and forth, or you can let me come with you. Or, as I said, I tell Samkiel just where you are. I’m sure it would take him no time to get here, and I doubt he will let you escape twice. Decide, Dianna. Your portal is closing.”
She took a deep breath, looking over her shoulder at the portal growing smaller and smaller. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous that she would just knock me out and leave me here, but I hoped, no damn near prayed, my words got through to her.
Finally, she sighed. “Tattletale.”
I smiled. It was a small victory, but I would take it.
“Fine. But don’t get in my way, and don’t expect me to save your ass, you know, again. You go down there with me, and you’re on your own.”
“Fine.” I nodded.
“Fine.” She didn’t wait to see if I followed as she strode into the portal. I knew following her in there with no plan of escape was a bad idea, but this was the closest I had gotten to Nev, and I wouldn’t waste it.
“Samkiel, forgive me,” I whispered and slipped inside, the portal sealing behind me.
Forty
Dianna
Mountains far larger and jagged than I’d ever seen rose in every direction, thick smoke rolling between the craggy peaks. I watched as the last of the mortals dead walked from the cavern and into a castle carved from the mountain. The caves reminded me of those below Novas. Beasts circled high above, stretching and flapping their wings but staying close to the citadel of rock.
I glanced behind me and stopped, turning back to force him deeper into the cavern. “Logan. Your skin,” I hissed. His tattoos cast his skin with vibrant cobalt, the thin lines leading to even bluer eyes, marking him as a celestial.
“I cannot control it in some realms, and Yejedin must be one of them.”
“Fine, stay here, and I’ll kill Kaden.”
“Like fuck you will.” He grabbed my arm, and I fought the urge to rip his off.
“If you grab me again, Logan,” I hissed. “I will knock you out and leave you in this fucking cavern.”
He let go but didn’t back up, not this time. “You’re not going alone. I already told you that.”
“Well, you can’t come. You’re glowing like a freaky blue nightlight. Every monster living here will spot you. You will only be in the way.”
“Maybe. But only if we walk through the front door.”
“Okay, well, what other way is there?”
He looked beyond me and down. I followed his gaze and groaned to myself. “Oh, you have to be kidding me.”
“Nope.”
I felt my lip curl, the smell from the river below crawling toward us. “I’m not jumping into that.”
“Okay then, the front door it is.”
He started toward the castle. This time, I grabbed his arm, stopping him.
“You’re a pain in my ass. I should have killed you the second you showed up,” I hissed and moved closer to the edge of the embankment. “Would have saved me a lot of time.”
But I hadn’t, and I knew why.
I like Logan and Neverra. They’re my friends.
