Clutch of the Demon

Clutch of the Demon by A. P. Jensen Read Free Book Online

Book: Clutch of the Demon by A. P. Jensen Read Free Book Online
Authors: A. P. Jensen
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Fantasy
everyone settled and the plane began to move.  
    He wasn't innocent , she informed the Ancient wearily and closed her eyes. He's been a bully all of his life. He would adopt dogs from shelters just to beat them to death. Rage didn't possess him long, he just pushed the human to the next level. He wants to punish the world for his life and die in glory.
    And how do you know that?  
    When I touch people who are possessed, I see visions. Cara said woozily as the pills began to take effect. Everyone has a streak of evil in them, so anyone can be possessed. But, if the good in that person is greater than the evil part, the demon will eventually flee because he can't force a human to do his bidding, he can only tempt and manipulate.  
    How old are you?
    She was so startled by the question that her eyes opened. Twenty six.
    You are young to know so much about evil and demons. We have much to talk about when you arrive.  
    Cara shrugged, propped her shoulder against the oval window and was asleep before the plane left the ground.

Chapter Five

    Cara stood at the edge of the Cliffs of Moher. This time, she could see the cliffs in all their grandeur. It was a clear day and the wind that blew in from the sea took her breath away. She fell to her knees beside the goat path and looked out over the ocean. A swift glance down made her shuffle back a little. How she made it down this path the first time was beyond her. She couldn't see much of the trail before it disappeared from sight. She dreaded the climb down. She closed her eyes, tipped her head back and enjoyed the feel of the sun on her face. Was this the last time she would see the sun and sky? She ran her hands over the blades of grass around her and took a deep breath.  
    You're procrastinating.
    The bad tempered voice made her wince. For the second time, she would be walking down a seven hundred foot cliff, jet lagged and exhausted. Her heart was a heavy weight in her chest and it felt ragged and torn. She had no idea what awaited her beneath thousands of feet of rock with a dragon, but he kept his word. She would fulfill her end of the bargain, but first she had to take care of Rage.  
    Cara wrapped her magic around the demon that tossed waves of depression and loneliness at her. Horrible images from her childhood filled her mind. Cara tightened her hold on the spirit and the demon choked. She thought of Sky and Dawn and the demon recoiled when her heart flooded with emotion that eclipsed any other. He scrambled to leave her body, but she hunched over and kept him contained. His power diminished bit by bit. She made sure to keep good memories of her family uppermost in her mind. Rage struggled and fought to stay on earth to wreak more destruction but Cara held on. She braced her hands on the ground and heard him curse her as he slithered out of her and into the bowels of hell again. The residue of his spirit sloshed around inside of her. Only time would purge him from her. She tilted her head up to the sun and wiped the sweat dripping from her brow.  
    She staggered to her feet. The dragon said something, but she couldn't hear over the ringing in her ears. As she started down the familiar goat path, white mist begin to invade the cliffs again and she wondered if the dragon was responsible. During the near vertical climb down, she slipped several times, fatigued and battered from her fight with Rage and Luc. Goats bleated at her as she passed. How the goats managed the narrow path with four legs was beyond her. Even when her legs quivered beneath her, she pushed herself on. When she slid down the hill and crashed onto the rocky beach, she lay there for several minutes, grateful to be on horizontal.  
    It took an inordinate amount of time to pull on her wetsuit. She was shielded from onlookers by the cliffs and fog. She stood on the shore and geared herself up for the hellish trip back to the cave. She remembered the look on Luc's face when the Ancient spoke to him. The

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