Frailty: The Darkshine by Jenika Snow Read Free Book Online Page A

his hands. She wanted to hang onto that anger that bubbled inside of her, but with him, with Gaijryc, she couldn’t find the strength to.
    “I’m sorry.” His words were spoken low, but the anguish was reflected loudly.
    Helina walked over to him, feeling deflated as she sat down next to him. Grabbing his hand, she clasped it in her much smaller one. His stare was on their conjoined hands, his jaw clenched tightly as if he were in pain.
    “My sister, the one that died…” Helina didn’t know why she was telling him about Lizelle, but the need to do just that was overpowering. Her throat felt as if it was filled with sand and she swallowed dryly again. She thought about her poor, beautiful sister lying on the floor of her room. “She was murdered. She was murdered by one of your kind.”
    Closing her eyes, Helina tried not to think of that fateful day. She slowly opened them and looked over at him, getting trapped in his dark gaze. Her body involuntarily shivered from the look he gave her, a look that showcased all of the power he actually held. “Her blood was all over his mouth, dripping down his face as he watched me. I saw Lizelle lying on the floor, completely lifeless. He told me to run, and so that’s what I did. I ran to the only place I could think of—the place that was special to Lizzy.”
    Gaijryc’s face was toward the ground, his teeth grinding. “I’m sorry. I don’t know what else to say.” He ran a hand over his hair, mussing the short locks in the process. “Not only did my kind take over everything you ever knew, but they also took someone who was special to you.” He turned his green stare at her. “What did he look like?”
    “What?” Helina was surprised that he actually wanted to know.
    “The DarkShine that killed your sister, what did he look like?”
    “Why?” Confusion was thick within her at his motivations.
    “Just… tell… me… Please.”
    Helina stared at him as he enunciated each word. She could tell he was furious, but she didn’t know exactly why. “Well, all I remember is that his head was shaved and that he had black tattoos on the sides of his neck.”
    “Motherfucker!”
    She flinched at the rough tone of his voice and his coarse language.
    “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to speak like that in front of you.” He stood and helped her up, cupping his hands on either side of her face. His eyes kept dipping to her lips and Helina’s heart sped up. She thought he was going to kiss her, and even after everything they had just talked about, she desperately wanted him to.
    She held her breath as she waited for that moment when their lips would lock. She could scarcely breathe as she anticipated when she would finally feel his mouth on hers. He suddenly looked around, all attention to her mouth gone.
    “We must go. I shouldn’t be distracted. It isn’t safe for you out here, even with me here to protect you.”
    She let him lead her away, her whole body still zinging from the near experience she knew could have happened. A dark, very flashy Bentley sat on the stretch of deserted road once they broke through the tree line. He pulled her gently her toward the car, gripping her hand tightly, as if he thought she were about to run. He opened the Bentley’s door for her, all black smooth leather waiting to greet her. He gently helped her in and she instantly sank into the butter-soft leather. He closed the door—nothing more than a soft click next to her ear. As he climbed inside, he gave a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes.
    “Do you like classical?”
    Nodding, Helina smiled as he turned on the stereo. She leaned back in the seat as the soft notes of Bach played through the car. “I love this song.” Helina said it more to herself, but as she looked out the dark tinted window, she could see Gaijryc staring at her, a smile on his face. They drove in silence, nothing more than the classical music filling the silence.
    The ride seemed to last forever, but