Proditor : Book 5 of the Heku Series by T.M. Nielsen Read Free Book Online

Let us out!” Chevalier
yelled, and pushed against the door. Emily watched him, confused.
She stood up and pushed against the stone that spun the door
around, but it held steady.
    Emily looked over at Chevalier. He was
furious and glaring at her, “Is this your idea?”
    She shook her head, and moved to sit down
behind the bar, then curled up into a ball and hid her face. She
couldn’t get the feel of Exavior’s hands out of her mind, or the
fierce way he pressed his lips against hers.
    Chevalier yelled at the others to open the
door, and Emily covered her ears with the palms of her hands. He
gave up after a few minutes and sat down on a table.
    “ I know they mean well,”
Chevalier said, irritated. “However, this is going too
far.”
    Emily leaned back against the bar as she sat
on the floor. She started to feel sick to her stomach and shut her
eyes against the feeling.
    “ I guess we better make up
or we’ll never get out of here,” Chevalier said, and stood up. He
walked behind the bar and frowned when he saw the bruises on her
neck and the way she was trembling, “What’s wrong?”
    “ Nothing,” Emily said, and
looked up at him.
    Chevalier frowned, “You’re shaking.”
    Emily shook her head, fighting back the
tears. Only once before had she come that close to dying at the
hands of a heku. The first was Damon in Paris, but this time it was
Exavior, someone she considered a friend.
    Chevalier sat down beside her and then
hesitated before touching her arm. There was a jolt when he touched
her, and images from the fight with Exavior flooded into his mind.
Emily looked at him, shocked, as a slow hiss escaped his lips and
his hand tightened on her arm.
    “ Chev, you’re hurting my
arm,” Emily said, and pulled at his hand.
    Chevalier relaxed his grip and looked at
her, “He was going to kill you.”
    Emily frowned, “How do you know?”
    “ I saw it, when I touched
your arm,” he whispered, and she could see that he was remembering
the images.
    “ I’m sorry,” she told him,
and looked down at her hands.
    “ Why do you always
apologize when it’s not your fault?”
    Emily shrugged.
    “ I’m glad Kyle was
there.”
    “ He was really
mad.”
    Chevalier grinned slightly, “His temper puts
mine to shame. He just has more control over it than I do.”
    Emily nodded slightly, “I’ve never seen
it.”
    “ It’s controlled… amazingly
well controlled.”
    “ I don’t know what to do
about Exavior,” Emily told him as he took her hand.
    “ Nothing much you can do.
We just have to try to keep you two apart.” Chevalier tried to
control his voice, his jealous temper was about to rage out of
control.
    “ How did he find
me?”
    “ That’s something we’ll
have to find out when we get out of here,” he said, and touched her
cheek lightly.
    “ We’re stuck in here?”
Emily asked.
    Chevalier chuckled, “Yes, we are.”
    “ There are some things I
want to tell you then, that may help.”
    “ Like what?” Chevalier
turned his body toward her.
    “ The Cavalry has things
under control. I see no reason why you have to keep me around, so
I’ve been looking… there’s a house in town that would be perfect
for Alexis and I,” Emily said, and pulled her hand out of
his.
    “ You belong in the
palace.”
    “ No, I don’t. You belong in
the palace… I don’t belong anywhere, so the city is the best
bet.”
    Chevalier put his hand under her chin and
lifted her face, “You belong with me.”
    “ I used to. I know that I
made a mistake in disappearing for two months, but I can’t erase
that.”
    “ That wasn’t a mistake,”
Chevalier whispered, and suddenly realized his words were
true.
    “ Yes it was. I put our
relationship in jeopardy for selfish reasons, and I fully
understand why you want nothing to do with me,” Emily
explained.
    “ Is that what you
think?”
    “ No, that’s what I
know.”
    Chevalier brushed his lips lightly against
hers, “You’re wrong.”
    “ I see it