his head back and laughed before he stopped as suddenly as he’d started. “I won’t kill you, human, for your impudence. I’ll keep you as a pet for A’rm Ageddon. She will find you amusing.”
“A pet.” Storm smiled.
“Yes. Humans can be very great pets, if trained correctly. Although their longevity isn’t that good.” Blagden pushed out with his power and Killian flipped in the air before coming to float a little away from them.
Blagden turned to Storm. “Now, human, tell the warrior bye.” He lifted his hand and shot power at her.
“That was your first mistake.” Storm quickly pulled her hand out of her pocket, creating Maji Stars and throwing them in quick succession. “Assuming I am human. It’s fairly new to me too. Not being human any longer.”
Blagden staggered back as a star caught him in the shoulder and he twisted out of the way to avoid the others. Blood flowed from his wound and his gaze narrowed.
“ Zuri Maji .” Blagden scowled. “Phoenix Intelligence Agency doesn’t have any Maji .”
“Your information is outdated.” Storm made more stars and threw them.
Blagden skirted out of the way, heading right for her. Storm smiled then held her hand up, wiggling her fingers at him to come on.
“Storm, are you fucking crazy? Don’t—” Killian spoke in her thoughts.
“ Wait for it then get A’rm Ageddon out of here.” Storm flicked her gaze to Killian, who was floating fast to get to them.
She focused on Blagden then flung open her seer and empath abilities to push into his thoughts. Storm gasped as his anger, hate, and the need for destruction flooded her. Then his thoughts and plans filled her mind. Blagden stopped, eyes wide, and dropped to his knees just before her. Storm mirrored him, their knees pressing against each other on the ground. She lifted a hand and touched him just under the eye, using the contact to push further. She held him effortlessly in her power as she searched through his mind. Blagden pulled in his power to counter her.
“Take her now.”
She felt the shift of air as Killian sent A’rm Ageddonaway.
“No.” Blagden roared and lashed out with his shadow.
Storm whimpered as he attacked her but stubbornly held on, sucking in the information from his mind. He started to slide into the shadows and she refused to let him go even as she was sucked in with him. His yanking her from the earth to the shadows caused a wrenching sensation along her skin and it felt like it was being peeled away. She refused to give him the satisfaction of screaming.
On earth, Killian grabbed her and she barely recognized his muffled voice as he screamed, “Let him go.”
Storm held on and went into the shadows. Blagden in the shadows pulsed various shades of red that hurt her eyes.
“You are mine. He took her and I will have you.”
Storm smiled, shaking her head. “You can’t keep me. I already have someone who wants to do that and even he can’t keep me.” She touched one of Killian’s hands on her shoulder then turned her head.
Seeing the white mixed with amber shadow, she gripped Killian’s hand, absently noticing that her shadow was hazel-green with amber. She wondered briefly at the mix then was yanked from the shadows and back onto earth. The head-rush it gave her made her gasp before she laughed and glanced at Killian.
“Now that is what I call fucking with Mr Big Bad’s head.”
Killian’s eyes narrowed. “Do not ever do that again.”
His roar made her blink.
“Wh—”
Killian jerked her closer then covered her mouth with his. Storm stiffened at the plundering of her mouth. He claimed her as if she was his and her thoughts went blank as she gave in to the passion. She moaned, opening wide and gripping him, pressing against him. Killian cupped her ass, pulling her against him then suddenly he let her go. Storm stumbled back and lifted her hand to her mouth in shock. Killian’s cold, detached expression made her lower her hand and clench her