Page 149 of Caressed By Sin
Fatou’s father.
Ten men turned our way and yanked out their weapons—swords and spears. Others held odd guns that I knew didn’t carry regular bullets.
I sniffed the air.
There’s magic in those guns.
But that wasn’t the most fascinating thing in the room.
I spotted little Jade. She wore purple pajamas. She rested on her knees, and her hands were clenched into fists at her sides. Streams of black liquid spilled from the corner of her eyes.
And in front of Fatou, four vampires in shackles, twisted on the floor in pain. Their legs had bent back in the wrong directions. Dark blood dripped from their eyes.
Rage radiated from Fatou. She stomped forward. “What are you doing, Father?!”
Jade turned her head and spotted Fatou. A bright smile spread across her black-streamed face. “Mommy!”
Jade jumped up and tried to run Fatou’s way.
Two men grabbed her.
That triggered maddening violence within me.
I growled, “Let go of her!”
“That’s right.” Fatou rushed over.
Ignoring us, her father continued to gaze at the vampires in utter amazement. “Jade, we are not done. You must scream for grandfather again. Show me how you make the vampires hurt.”
“Stop that!” Fatou got close to her father’s men. “Don’t tell her to do that! What is wrong with you?”
The guards charged for her.
“I don’t think so!” I blurred their way before she could even raise her hand. I slammed one to the side. As if weightless, his body flipped backwards five feet into the air and then crashed to the ground.
Another man reached for Fatou’s neck, his fingers tangled in her dreadlocks. He tried to yank her back.
“Don’t touch her!” I grabbed his arm. He let her go to deal with me. That was a bad move on his part. Quick, I lifted his body in the air, spun him around, and tossed him into the other men coming our way. Like a bowling ball slamming into pins, they all crashed to the ground.
“Enough!” Fatou’s father glared at me. “You dare bring a demon into—?”
“Fuck you, Father!” Fatou stormed over to the men holding Jade. “Put her down. Now!”
They looked back at him.
The king nodded.
Jade rushed to her. “Mommy!”
Fatou hugged Jade, picked her up, and then pointed at the king. “How dare you test your granddaughter like she’s just a weapon.”
He crossed his arms over his chest. “Because she is a weapon.”
Will I need to kill him?
I walked over and stood next to her.
Fatou frowned. “She’s not a weapon.”
