Two Parts Demon by Viola Grace Read Free Book Online Page B

“Whenever you are ready, Minerva.”
    The mage smiled and sent out tendrils of light that touched their skin and disappeared with the contact. Benny felt the protective covering going over them, the means by which Minerva would track them. Elementals were funny things, but Minerva had taken to the control that Lenora Ganger had taught her. Benny had known from the moment she met Minerva that the young woman needed to learn from her mother. There had been moments of jealousy, of course, but Benny had gained a friend, and Minerva had gained the tutelage of one of the greatest mages of the age. Everybody came out a winner.
    When they were wrapped up with the elemental tags, Minerva lowered her hands. “Okay, I have sparked Benny’s blood, so I can find you wherever you are. When you see fire and hear singing, that will be me. Clump together and hold on tight.”
    Argyle asked, “What if we want early extraction?”
    “Benny can manage to get you out. That scrap of fabric will open the wall between dimensions.”
    Benny put her hand on his arm. “I can also call her or my mother can. You will be out before dawn.”
    Minerva nodded. “All right. You get going. I will watch the gate.”
    Benny straightened her shoulders. “Okay, gentlemen. You will be transformed into your demon self. That will include clothing and cell phones. Bear with the changes and walk with me at all times. Our group won’t cause much of a stir as long as you guys stay close.”
    They were with her, step by step, while they approached the gate that she could see clearly.
    Smith muttered, “How have I never seen that before?”
    Benny knew he was referring to the electric-blue gateway that they were approaching. “Demon blood is not just for locking folks up. It has a definite positive side, though the lack of a conscience is something you have to get used to working with.” She smiled.
    One more step and they would be in the gateway. “All right. Everyone put a hand on me.”
    One hand gripped her left arm, one her right shoulder and two hands gripped her butt. She was so shocked, she took that last step into the gateway and the human world disappeared around them.
     
    Her companions fell to the ground when they entered the demon zone. Benny smiled smugly as she realised that it was where they belonged.
    She stretched her arms to the sides, enjoying the freedom of the leather tabard and belt with thigh-high boots. Her men were wearing rich brown leather that complemented their golden skin, which matched her own.
    Benny reached up and touched her horns, smirking at what she discovered. She did not have the stubby horns of her great grandmother or the spikes of her father. She had the majestic horns of a demon high king, and it felt completely right.
    Smith got to his feet, a row of short horns running along his skull and his feline features matching his skin tone. He blinked at her, “You look...”
    Argyle stood, his pale-gold skin set off by his blood-red hair. He had black sweeping horns that ran along from the front of his skull to the crown where they swept up and away. “She looks splendid.”
    Tremble spoke from behind her, and she slowly turned. His skin was a metallic sky blue, and his horns curled on either side of his head in a ram’s spiral.
    Benny smiled. “You all look splendid as well. Now, please get yourselves together. We have a bit of a walk into the city.”
    Smith kissed her suddenly, running his hand down her back and cupping her against him. When he released her, she staggered free, and Argyle kissed her, stroking her sides, her butt and generally making free with her.
    Argyle was shoved backward when Tremble lifted her off her feet and plastered her against him. After his turn, her blood was pounding in her veins, and it was only her tiny human voice in her mind reminding her that her parents needed her that snapped her out of tackling the boys and rolling around with them for her personal satisfaction.
    “Come on. We