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wasn’t good.
    “I wondered who was going to come for him, Constantine,” Panahasi said in a low and deadly voice. Kamiko looked over at the leader. How could he be speaking so calmly when everything in Kamiko screamed for them to run?
    His eyes snapped back to the evil voice when he saw movement.
    A man, a very large and sinister-looking man, stepped into the room, his eyes locked on Kamiko. Never in Kamiko’s life had he seen eyes so evil, so void of emotion.
    They chilled him down to the bone.
    Not even when he was kidnapped and brought to America to be used as a sex slave had he seen eyes so empty. His kidnapper’s eyes had been filled with lust and greed, but this man’s eyes told Kamiko that his death would be slow and torturous if the man ever got his hands on Kamiko.
    Kamiko’s fingers curled around Takeo’s arm, holding on tightly as he averted his eyes. There was no way he could continue to watch the stranger watch him. He was going to have nightmares about those eyes. He just knew it.
    Breathe…just breathe. Takeo needs you to be strong right now.
    “I guess I’m late for the party,” Constantine stated in a flat voice.
    “Too bad. He would have been fun to torture. I can feel how pure his soul is. It would have been delicious.” Kamiko inhaled swiftly at the man’s words.
    His soul?
    This man stole souls?
    How?
    A cry fell from Kamiko’s lips when he felt like his body was being twisted in half. He wasn’t sure what was happening to him, but Constantine’s hand was twisting the air in front of him. Pain shot through his body as he fought the invisible hand.
    Constantine had to be doing this.
    There was no other explanation.
    “Get him out of here!” Panahasi commanded as he threw his hand out, some strange swirling thing appearing behind them. Kamiko gazed at it, mesmerized at the patterns and colors as they twisted together like a strange and bizarre black hole. How could it hang suspended in midair like that?
    His head snapped around when Takeo grabbed him around the waist and started walking backward, taking them closer to the swirling…thing.
    “Run, run, run, as fast as you can.” Constantine’s singsongy voice crackled through the air. “I will find him again.” Kamiko wasn’t sure if the stranger was speaking of him or Takeo.
    Just the thought of Takeo being tortured again ignited his anger. He flipped the man off right before Takeo fell backward into the swirly thing, taking Kamiko with him.

Chapter Three

    “Breathe,” Takeo said gently as his hand ran the course of Kamiko’s back. “Breathe, little flower.” Kamiko took in small gulps of air as he opened his eyes slowly.
    Takeo had never in his life been that terrified when he saw Kamiko writhing around in pain. As badly as he wanted to kill Constantine, the need to remove his small friend from the situation took precedence.
    “How do you feel?”
    Kamiko nodded, still looking a little green. Traveling through the shadows always made neophytes a little nauseous, but traveling through a portal gave even Takeo a queasy stomach. It wasn’t his favorite mode of transportation.
    With Kamiko still wrapped tightly in his arms, Takeo walked over to his couch and sat down, feeling like he could finally relax. He had never been so glad to see his apartment. He wasn’t sure how long he had been gone, but it felt good coming home.
    “Where are we?” Kamiko asked as he looked around.
    “My home.”
    “In the demon realm?”
    “Yes,” Takeo answered. He settled back, running his hand over Kamiko’s back as he smiled down at him. “I’m sorry I’ve been away for so long.”
    His eyes widened in surprise when Kamiko smacked his chest.
    Never before had the man taken such a bold move. “What was that for?”
    “For making me think you were dead,” Kamiko replied heatedly, his bottom lip poking out.
    “But I wasn’t dead.”
    “How did I know that?” Kamiko asked as he stared up at Takeo with his big doe eyes. Takeo felt