I looked at the clock over the sink 11:00 p.m. Where the Hell is she? Did something happen? Damn it! Why can't I concentrate on anything else? A dish snapped and I look down to see the dish I had been washing broken into two equal pieces down the middle. Aimee was going to be pissed at him for breaking another dish.
"Remi, what's with you today?" I turned to see Dev at the door and I growled tossing the broken plate into the garbage. I furiously clean the next dish as he walked over and leaned on the counter.
"You've broken ten dishes in two hours. Whatever is on your mind, forgot about it. Aimee says that if you break one more dish your off for the rest of the night," He didn't get to finish before the dish in my hands splintered and I put my hands up in surrender. I wasn't going to argue with Aimee and the quicker I left the farther away from her wrath I would be before she found out.
"Damn it! I know, I know, get out of here," I grumbled as Dev watched me unsure of what to think. Aimee met me halfway out to the bar her stomach looking bigger than ever, but I wasn't going to mention that. She was angry enough at me and I didn't need to make it worse.
"Remi, go for a ride and clear your head," She ordered, but I could see the concern in her eyes. I quickly obeyed without a word. I walked out the back door and toward the garage where we stashed our bikes. I grabbed my leather jacket from its hook and started my motorcycle. I straddled it and drove as fast as I could. I had no idea where to go, but I needed to get her off my mind.
I turned down Acheron's street without realizing it and saw her walking on the sidewalk leaving his house. Her bleach blonde hair was up in a French braid, she wore black leather pants and a matching leather jacket with black dark-hunter special boots she'd gotten from either Liza or Bubba. She looked like a dream. I quickly checked on traffic then did a U-turn and parked down the street from her. I pulled off my helmet and she picked up her pace.
"Remi, does Samia think I bailed on her?" She asked as I saw tear stains on her beautiful face. I looked into her eyes and I realize they were silver instead of their normal dark shade of purple.
"Kate, is something wrong?" I asked unable to help it and she stood straight as a pin. She started to walk away and I quickly get dismounted in order to follow her. She turned down an alley as I caught up with her. I grabbed her arm and she turned to face me. I looked into her eyes and they were purple again. Am I hallucinating? I blinked twice before focusing on her face again. "I didn't mean it like that Kate," I tried to apologize, but she jerked away from me.
"Everything's peachy," She spat back, but her tone was full of sarcasm, which was her way of disguising her emotion and pushing others away. I knew it well because I did the exact same thing. I sighed and raked a hand through my hair.
"Katrina, they didn't send me to find you. I just happened to be out and I saw you. I'm not here for anyone else," I explained letting everything spill out which made her turn back and walk up to stand toe to toe with me. She glared up at me and I knew I was in for a mouthful.
Why'd you stop, bear? I'm going demon hunting and I doubt that Dev or Aimee would like me anymore if I got you killed," She fumed looking into my eyes with her hands on her hips. I scoffed and looked at her full lips that were so close to mine that it was intoxicating.
"Demons are my specialty and I doubt they'd mind if I wasn't around to break another dish," I commented which was interrupted by a cynical laugh. I looked behind her to see three female demons sauntering toward us and she quickly turned to face them.
"Thanks, Bear. Now's when they come pouring of the cracks in the pavement," Rina spat as the tallest one stepped forward and Rina crossed her arms. She wasn't the least bit afraid of them and that was something I wasn't prepared for.
"Are you AiKaterina?" the demon asked clearly clueless. Rina focused on the demons as she assessed their strengths and weaknesses. She was better than I'd thought. I had seen her in action and I had also heard her reputation. Her reputation was nothing compared to what was in front of me right now.
"If you have to ask, you're definitely in the wrong place. Who sent you?" she answered and the demon bowed low, which made my head spin. She watched unenthused by the demon's act of subservience and I had a moment to wonder who Rina really was.
"Xedrix sent us," the dark-haired demoness stepped forward growling at the taller female and I recognize her as Xirena, Xedrix, and Simi's sister. She looked eerily like Simi, but she had a knack for violence and a short temper.
"In that case," Rina began dropping her hands to her hips and flipping her braid over her shoulder with a quick shake of her head. She started speaking in a language I didn't understand, it sounded like complete gibberish and Xirena walked toward us with a smile on her black lips.
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"Xirena, what can I do for you and your brother?" I asked in Charonte. She walked up to me pushing the taller female out of the way with a sneer in her direction. Xirena smiled as she looked over my outfit and set her hands on her hips.
"I don't appreciate being ordered around, Kalia," She spat at the demon as she turned to me with a fake smile in place. "My brother has the information you requested and asked us to bring you to club Charonte. He'd like personally pass along the information," she replied and she glowered at Remi who I knew couldn't understand us. She didn't like were hunters and right now I didn't blame her.
"I'll be there as soon as possible, just let me lose the bear first. No need for him to get wrapped up in all this," I stated and she shook her head clicking her tongue like a mother who was ashamed of what her child had just said. I smiled because that defeated look told me she had wanted to eat him.
"Damn! Bears are off limits. I was hoping he was a hyena or a jackal," she pouted and I had to laugh. She reminded me of Simi who would have said something along the same lines if she hadn't already tried to eat him, but Simi knew the Peltier family all too well.
"I'll have him drive me over on his bike then. Sorry to ruin your day Xirena," I turned back to him as they walked back the way they'd come. Remi looked down at me with serious confusion wrinkling his forehead. He crossed his arms over his chest which flexed his biceps and his blue eyes stared down at me in irritation.
"Can you take me to Club Charonte?" I asked and he nodded turning to walk back to his bike without a word. I followed him and knew he had questions so I waited for him to speak.
"Why the sudden change in mood? Did Xirena give you good news?" he asked sarcasm dripping from his tone. He grabbed his helmet and a spare from the under seat before straddling it.
"You know if you took what you dish out you'd be…" I stopped as he handed me one helmet, but continued once our helmets were in place. "You'd be so much more likable," I finished then straddled his bike and the way the seat curved made my body pressed against his back which was awkward at first. Then I wrapped my arms around him and his breath caught before he spoke.
"You about ready Killer," he asked before peeling off down the street. I put my head on his back enjoying the sensation of being so close to him. I took a deep breath catching his scent and a smile crossed my lips before I could stop it.
No, you're not going to fall in love! He doesn't even like you. My brain tried to tell me, but I wasn't inclined to believe it. This felt so right. Forget it AiKaterina! You thought that about Jerald too and look where that got you. Servitude to Artemis until you find that out clause.
The weight of her body against mine made me hard and I fought to remember which way to go. Damn, I thought only Becca could do this to me. Stop right there Remi before you do something stupid. I parked my bike in front of Club Charonte and she slid off the back. I watch her as we take off our helmets in unison. She caught me staring and handed the helmet back to me.
"Thanks, Remi. Now to face Xedrix and get the information I needed," She started walking to the door and I quickly followed, but she turned back before she opened the door. "Remi, go home before one of them makes you the main course," She warned, but I stood my ground then I saw Kyle walk out and he smiled at us. He winked at her and I almost pounced at his throat, but she put up her hands which connect with my chest and stopped me in my tracks.
"Calm down, Remi. Don't be so hot headed," She urged me then before she turned to see Kyle and he smiled innocently. She scowled at him with her hands on her hips and it gave me a great view of her ass, which I had to fight to look away.
"What? Can't I irritate my brother?" he asked and she walked up to him, which made him look pathetic. In her heels, she was taller than he was by a few inches and she looked like a mother addressing her adolescent teenage son.
"That innocent look may help you with your siblings, but pull a stunt like that behind my back and you know what'll happen," She threatened him and I wanted to go for her throat, but then again Kyle needed a good dose of reality. I crossed my arms over my chest and waited for him to do something idiotic.
"Why? I only smiled and waved," Kyle demonstrated and he even winked. She tensed then walked in her hips swaying and I felt myself harden in my jeans. Kyle turns to me as if he didn't understand her, but then he looked me up and down.
"She really does turn you on, doesn't she?" he asked cockily. I grabbed two handfuls of his shirt lifting him off the sidewalk and into the building.
"You mention that little fact to any of our siblings and your hide is mine," I threatened before taking a deep breath and setting him down again. He brushed off his suit like he was used to it and rolled his neck until it cracked. He looked at me smiling and I scowled at him. He started to walk away but continued to talk.
"Fine. Your secrets safe with me Remi. Just don't mess this up again... Wait, you can't she already knows all of us," he taunted and I launched at him, but he disappeared around the back ally before I could grab him. I heard an unfamiliar laugh and turned to see a suave looking demon standing to my right.
"Don't worry bear, I'm not here to hurt you," he stated walking within two feet of me. His dark suit looked fake when compared to his dark hair, tan skin, and dark eyes, but I wasn't dumb enough to mention that to him. He looked eerily familiar like I'd seen him in a photograph, but I knew I'd never met him before.
"Who are you?" I asked standing straighter and putting my hands in the back pockets of my jeans. He smiled wider and stretched his arm out to me with his hand extended.
"Jerald Melbourne, I used to know Katerina," He introduced and I recalled her saying his name once while talking about the betrayal that led to her current predicament. I stared at his hand and he wiped it on his pants before he put it back in his pocket and chuckled. "I see she's mentioned me," He stated while nervously straightening his suit. I was itching to beat his brains in, but I restrained myself in order to learn more about him.
"Once or twice," I growled as his smile faded to a worried frown. "Etienne, Kyle, and Cody have mentioned you as well," I added while he solemnly shook his head. He casually leaned against the brick wall and took out a cigarette. He lit it and took a deep drag before turning to me again.
"Since when am I the enemy?" he asked and I lost it. I grabbed his suit collar shoving him up and into the wall.
"Since you killed Katrina and almost got your crew, including my brothers, killed," I spat in his face and he casually wiped it off before taking another long drag on his cigarette. I tossed him against the opposite wall and he stood up dusting himself off as if he were unfazed.
"Oh, I almost forgot about that. Thank you for the reminder," he vanished instantly. I hoped he was gone for good, but with demons you never know