Kasadya (Hellhound Awakened) by Karen Swart Read Free Book Online Page B

filled with demons. With each one he classified the thing and also enlightened us on their strength and weaknesses.
    There are a lot of big scary ones we will have to face. Many of them were also hard to take down. The only way of destroying a demon was by taking its head off. The same goes for us. We might be immortal when it comes to age and health but all of us die in the end; it’s just a matter of how long you can survive.
    After lunch, the girls and I were on our way to the entertainment room, or as Nanini called it the “The Zone”. She really has a great imagination for the place. Walking up to the zone, we found Seth leaning against the wall waiting. The moment I saw him my heart started to pump double time.
    “Afternoon girls,” he greeted, smiling at us, his eyes staying on me.
    “Hi,” We greeted in return and the two girls looked at me all smiles.
    “Nanini, will you mind if I take a walk with Kas to the front door?” he asked Nanini, who grinned back.
    “No you can take your time, Lada and I are going to go kick butt at the pinball machine,” she said, and the two disappeared into the room.
    “Come, I’ll walk with you,” he said, offering me his hand. I took it without even thinking twice and started to walk with him.
    “Did you rest well?”
    “Yes thank you, and you?”
    “To the best of my ability. Arianna and I had field service in Paris.”
    “Paris that’s nice, so you and Arianna are partners?” I asked, jealousy rising within me. Wow. This love thing is scary. I never was a jealous person before.
    “Yes, we have been for about seven years now,” he explained, looking at me with a smile.
    “I see, how do you fit Nanini and field service into one day, must be hectic?”
    “Yes it is, but those who have Apprendo’s make the sacrifice. We learn how to cope with it. That’s why we only train in the afternoons; it gives us the opportunity to get some sleep.”
    “Ouch, doesn’t sound fair just to have what, five hours of sleep?”
    “No, but you get used to it. A single Custos make such a decision to give the pactum partners some time for a family. A small price to pay for the survival of the fallen and mankind.”
    “Yeah, doesn’t sound that bad if you put it like that,” I replied, stopping at the corner leading to the lobby.
    He released my hand and placed his hands on my hips pulling me to him . “Can I make a request?” he asked, his mouth almost on mine .
    “Yes,” I answered, already breathing hard with anticipation.
    “Try to stay safe. I know it’s not really possible, but try. Seeing you hurt like yesterday makes me insane,” he said, his mouth inches from mine. I could feel his breath on my lips.
    “I’ll do my best,” I promised, and pressed my mouth to his. We kissed deeply, him placing one hand behind my neck and the other on my lower back, mine was on his chest. The kiss was so good I melted in his arms letting him take me away before my next punishment. After a long while we released each other .
    “Until tomorrow, Kas,” he greeted me, with a last kiss. Turning around he walked back to the zone, leaving me there breathless and looking at him until he was gone.Man that guy can kiss. Turning around I took a step into the lobby, straight into Chax’s chest; immediately I backed away and looked up at him.
    “If you’re done playing with Seth, and ready to stop wasting my time we can begin.” And then he shifted out. Why the hell must he always have something to say about me and Seth? It’s not like I was late. We left the grub spot early to get some rest in before training. I see it’s going to be a long day, again. I closed my eyes and used my newfound anger to shift to his garden. I found him not only jacketless, but shirtless as well, in a pair of what looked like yoga pants; waiting in the middle of the arena.
    “Today!” he yelled at me, clearly pissed again. So I quickly took off my jacket and dropped it on a small wall close by and joined