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possibilities at her supplier s site. When she d finally made her selections and ordered, she got
up, cleaned up the mess from her meal and checked the doors and windows.
It was obsessive, she knew. No one lived in the house now except her and she rarely
opened a window since she had central heating and cooling, but it was a comfort thing to check
the doors and windows nightly just in case she d unlocked one for some reason and
forgotten and also to make sure no one had tampered with any of the locks from the outside.
Reassured on that count at least, she turned out the lights and headed to bed. Uneasiness
began to gather inside her as soon as she entered her room. The temptation to leave a light on as
she had when she was a child smote her and after wrestling with it a few moments, she yielded to
it, flipping the bathroom light on and leaving the door slightly ajar.
She wasn t used to the light and she discovered that although it comforted her on one
level, chasing away the deep shadows in the room, it was distracting, making it even harder to
relax than usual. Eventually, perseverance, the hot shower, the heavy meal, and too little rest
joined forces against her uneasiness and she found herself drifting toward sleep. It seemed she d
barely reached that peaceful plane when something woke her. Her eyelids felt like lead when
she tried to lift them, but after a brief struggle, she managed it.
The apparition at the foot of her bed sent a jolt through her. His gaze locked with hers
the moment her eyes opened. Fury emanated from him.  What is this?
Cara was too frightened to begin to understand the question. In horror, she watched the
demon pace around her bed. He paused when he reached the foot of the bed again, glaring at her
furiously.
 You think this puny protection spell can keep me out! he roared at her.
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Cara blinked, dizzy with the jolt of fear that went through her when he bellowed at her,
but as it receded a tiny spark of rebellion arose.  Obviously it has or you wouldn t be standing
there, you bastard! You d be in my bed trying to fuck me to death!
Something flickered in his dark eyes. She had the feeling her counterattack had taken
him by surprise, but he showed little sign of it for all that. In fact, the taunt seemed to enrage
him more.  You summoned me, mortal she-dog! he growled.
If he hadn t called her a bitch, her fear might ve overcome the spark of anger. The fact
that he had only made her angrier. She sat up.  I summoned you to heal my mother, you son-of-
a-bitch! Not because I felt like I needed a demon to fuck me! I could get a man for that, and it
would be a hell of a lot more satisfactory and not nearly as wearing!
 I made you come as you never have before! he bellowed at her.  I gave you pleasure
such as no mortal could!
 Funny, but I don t actually remember any of that, Cara said coolly.  I just remember
being sick the next day!
She could tell that didn t go over well. That time, he merely roared at her, as if he
couldn t find words to express his fury.  Remove the spell! Give me what you summoned me
for!
 No.
His eyes narrowed.  You will regret denying me.
Cara narrowed her eyes back at him.  I don t think so, you treacherous son-of-a-bitch!
We had a deal! You make my mother well and then you can have whatever you want!
Otherwise, I m going to banish you back to the world you came from and find someone who will
honor the deal!
He looked a little taken aback.  I will do it & in my own time! First, I want to taste
what you re offering and see if it pleases me!
 You tasted all you re going to you son-of-a-bitch! In fact, never mind! I don t trust
you. I can see you can t be trusted at all. There s a full moon next week. I m going to send you
back and find a demon that s a little more trustworthy.
The comment enraged him all over again.  You think I m at your beck and call because
of your little chants and charms? You think you can banish me? Do you know who I am,
woman? I am Baelin! The most powerful of all incubi!
Cara studied him almost dispassionately.  Good to know. If the protection spell works
on you, then, it should work on the rest of them. I don t suppose you d be willing to tell me if
the others would be powerful enough to heal my mother?
 You will not find out, you arrogant little mortal bitch! I will not allow you to open the
gateway! I will prevent any others from crossing over! And I will make you rue the day you
crossed me!
 You are a nasty bastard, aren t you? I m arrogant? Because I expect you to earn your
damned pay? I sure as hell wouldn t have been dabbling with this shit if I hadn t been desperate
to find help for my mother! It sure as fuck wasn t because I was anxious for a demon lover to
suck the life out of me!
He narrowed his eyes at her thoughtfully.  If I give you what you want, how can I trust
you to give me what I want?
 How could I trust you not to take it back? Cara countered.  You re right. This isn t
going to work. I thought it was a simple enough bargain. I was willing to do whatever you
wanted for your help, but you ve broken my trust and I don t want anything else to do with you!
Go away! Go back to where you came from!
Flouncing onto her side, she punched her pillow and settled down again, pulling the cover
over her head. She could hear him muttering under his breath and stalking back and forth around
her bed. Uneasiness wafted through her that he was chanting some spell that would counter the
one she d woven but after a few minutes, he seemed to vanish. Cautiously, she lowered the
cover and peered around the room. When she didn t see any sign of him, she relaxed
fractionally, but she discovered she was too shaken from the encounter to truly relax.
Eventually, her weariness got the best of her and she slept, but only fitfully.
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As tired as she was when she woke up, Cara realized very quickly that there was a world
of difference between the way she felt that morning and the times before since she d
summoned the demon. It made one thing patently clear. Her mother was right. She had no real
idea of what she was dealing with or how dangerous it was.
Not that her mother knew she was the idiot who d been playing with the spells when she
didn t know what she was doing thankfully!
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