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"Todd " Caraherself between hi, because he really wanted to rip that guy’s head off
That had to be a surefire way to kill him
"I do care for Cara" Niol stood slowly, his body a ripple of threat "I’d never let anyone hurt her" His gaze raked down Todd’s body "Demon or hu? Too bad, Todd wasn’t exactly feeling intimidated "Who are the other incubi in the city?"
Now Niol looked a you "
A shrug "The ADA The reporter You obviously know about Cam"
"Any others?" He bit out, impatient "Come on, Niol, you’re the one who knows this city Tell ainst so that I can damn well make certain Cara is safe"
The black eyes widened in just the briefest show of surprise True emotion-- finally "You care for her"
Well, shit, of course, he did He wasn’t a fucking idiot, but he also wasn’t about to have sothe innocent"
"How great for you" The eain, it didn’t seehtened "Who else is hunting in the city?"
His gaze raked her "Iup with a human like him--he’s so beneath you"
Yeah, Todd knew that, had known for a while now that he wasn’t good enough for her, but hearing the deoddess--and he was a detective who’d struggled too long with hell on the streets
"You don’t deserve her," Niol snapped "You’re not strong enough, you--"
Todd was on hied around Cara in a flash and then locked his hands on the demon He slammed the asshole into the bar Balled the front of the demon’s T-shirt in one fist and raised the other, ht in the face
"I’d givelast breath to protect her" Yeah, okay, so he wasn’t a level-ten killingto back down from anyone
And he sure as hell would never let anyone or anything hurt his woman
Not when he’d just found her
"What would you do for her, cop?" Niol’s voice was pitched low, and not a hint of fear or worry so aze "Would you lie? Break your precious laws?" His voice deepened "Would you kill? Die?"
"Anything for her" The words were ripped from him, almost helplessly, as Todd found himself unable to look away froht answer, human The words were in his mind, but Todd knew Niol hadn’t spoken Not out loud, anyway
Shit
"Don’t hurt hiiven to Todd--or to Niol?
The deo of me now, cop"
He didn’t want to He wanted to punch the bastard right in his s back, dropping his hands
"You’re a strong psychic," Niol lasses behind Niol began to shake, just a bit
"Stop it!" An order froht now, Niol"
Neither was he
"Just tell us the names of the others--"
"The sex demons?"
"Incubi " Todd snarled
"Um…" His lips twisted "I suppose there could be a few male strays who’ve snuck into town I’ll have to check htfall" Absolutely confident "Come back to me then, Detective, and I’ll tell you the exact location of every incubus in the city"
Not lared at him "And you better have the infor at the back of his mind "And where the hell is everyone?"
A shuttered expression Then, "Hunting your sex demons, of course"
"What?" No way, that would be--
"Really, Detective, I did know you were cohtfall as I told you, and we’ll find your murderous de at a uy? Couldn’t she see that he was ice cold all the way to the soul?
Todd straightened his jacket Felt the reassuring press of his holster against the saze was on the demon
A prick of jealousy stirred inside Todd Those two--they shared a bond, a ic, that he’d never know Did Niol understand Cara better that he did? Better than he could?
"You’rethe saed, as if the words had been torn froht tremble rolled the floor
Cara just stared at him "Am I?"
"Humans can’t be trusted, Cara You sahat happened to Nina"
Oh, no, the bastard had better not be saying he was like theprick who’d attacked her sister "Watch it, demon " No ould he ever hurt Cara
"I don’t need your warnings," Cara said at the same moment "And I am not my sister"
"No, love" A touch of sadness there The wisp of a memory in the blackness of his eyes "You’re not" Then he blinked, and Todd wondered if the e that deaze flickered to hi in her stare
For him? Didn’t the lady know she already had hiood and bad?