Chapter 268
"Jesus, Nava. Did I say that?" He stood up and wrapped me in his arms, holding me with his cheek pressed to mine, until the tension left my body, and his racing heartbeat slowed. "You can't drop this on me and then expect me to roll with it. I want to destroy her. I can't..." He swore under his breath, his arms tightening around me.
"You won't have to put me down like a rabid dog."
Rohan gave a pained laugh. "Don't you dare joke right now."
I smiled against his neck.
"Lilith can't have you, okay?"
"Okay." And in that moment, surrounded and secure in the arms of the person I cared so much about, it was.
We sat side-by-side on the edge of the tub, Ro holding tight to my hand. "What happened downstairs?" he said.
"Ethan."
"What about him?"
"He didn't go postal. He was bound. Just like the demons. Dark magic. 'Blood to rule the might.'"
"Ethan's blood. What did you learn?"