Hellhound Born (Kasadya #3) by Karen Swart Read Free Book Online

Nice to ... um meet you too,” I replied.
    Caim looked between the two of us, clearly lost at what to do next, so I saved him.
    “I have to go find the others,” I said after an uncomfortable silence, then I turned and walked away quickly.
    I could hear the two of them speaking quietly, but didn’t really care what they were talking about. I reached the lounge again, finding Lada and Lotan standing there, watching the girl. Lada turned and when she saw me, rushed over and grabbed me in a hug.
    “Oh, Kas,” she whispered. I hugged her back.
    “I'm okay, “I reassured her, looking over at Lotan. 
    I gave him a huge smile in my attempt to pull off the lie.
    I was far from okay .
    He smiled back at me and nodded. Lada released me and peered at me closely.
    “Are you sure?” she asked with concern.
    I nodded. Just then, loud footsteps could be heard behind me and had me stepping back, whipping around to determine who, or what, was making all of the noise. When Caim and Zurita came into view and joined us, I relaxed slightly.
    “What’s going on?” Caim asked once he drew even with us
     
    “Kas and Chax found a lost hellhound girl,” Lada said, pointing to Raven, who was currently sitting on the couch talking to Nanini and Max.
    Chax was standing in a corner, arms crossed and staring at me. I lifted my chin in defiance, just to remind him I was still pissed off at him. His gaze never wavered, his eyes boring into mine.
    “What?” Zurita asked, stomping into the lounge followed closely by Caim.
    She went over, sat next to Raven, and began introducing herself and Caim. The air shifted behind me and I turned to find Vulcan standing there.
    “You said you got all of them,” I bombarded him.
    “We thought so too,” he replied, walking past me to enter the room.
    With a scowl, I stalked inside and leaned against a table with my arms crossed.
     
    “Salve, young one. I am Vulcan,” he greeted her.
    Raven proceeded to give them the short version of what had happened to her, and when she finished they stood gaping at her.
    “Well, I thank Chax and Kasadya for finding you and bringing you home. Now, you are safe and ready to start your apprendo training” Vulcan said, patting her on the arm.
    She beamed up at Vulcan, including the others in her smile, relief all over her face. Guilt ate away at me yet again. It must have been hard on her, all alone with no explanations.
    “You did good Kasadya, regardless of your tactics, she is safe now,” Chax whispered in my ear from behind me.
    He would have scared the crap out of me, but for some reason, the moment he started talking, I was at ease.
    “Chax, safe is the last thing she is now. I just brought a girl into a war that might kill us all. She is far from safe,” I whispered back.
     
    His hand came to rest on my shoulder.
    “That may be true, but now she has a change of surviving and she won’t be alone,” he replied, attempting to assuage my conscience. 
    I nodded, not wanting to argue with him. She was about to get the crash course from hell, as learning to survive in the world of the Fallen was no easy task.
    “Did anyone find anything?” I asked, twisting around to look at him.
    His face gave away his answer.
    “No,” he said, confirming my thoughts. 
    Suddenly the whole house shook with a force that  felt and sounded like an explosion. Grabbing the table, I braced myself. Everyone snapped to attention and steeled themselves to act. Chax, however, frowned and glanced around the room. He then got that pissed off look he always had, well at least when I was around.
     “Abby!” he yelled, storming out of the room. I followed closely behind, wondering what in the hell had just happened.
     
    He marched to a door in the hallway and yanked it open. Smoke billowed out into the hall.
    Oh, that doesn’t look good .
    Ben and Abby suddenly came crashing out of the door, running right into Chax, slamming him against the wall. As Abby knocked Chax to the