Red Demon (2010)
Red Demon
“Tightening his terry-cloth robe, he listened to the sounds of voices upstairs, wondering whether Mason might sounds of voices upstairs, wondering whether Mason might come to check on him. He’d seemed concerned enough, but Nikos was no longer willing to pin his hopes on such flimsy encouragement.
He means nothing to me. That was what Mason had said to that demon earlier. Now those words stabbed Nik in the heart anew, even as he tried to remind himself that Mason had been talking to Kelly’s murde...rer at the time.
He paused, blotting a rivulet of water from his neck. Perhaps Mason had been lying, he thought brightly. Trying to protect Nikos from the demon’s violent jealousy.
But then those hopes crashed and burned as he remembered Mace’s words from the night before. They would never be more than friends; the man had made that much abundantly clear.
No, they were fighting partners, nothing more. He couldn’t allow himself to think otherwise. They were fellow warriors, linked by those tethers that bound all men who fought together in the trenches.MoreLess
He means nothing to me. That was what Mason had said to that demon earlier. Now those words stabbed Nik in the heart anew, even as he tried to remind himself that Mason had been talking to Kelly’s murde...rer at the time.
He paused, blotting a rivulet of water from his neck. Perhaps Mason had been lying, he thought brightly. Trying to protect Nikos from the demon’s violent jealousy.
But then those hopes crashed and burned as he remembered Mace’s words from the night before. They would never be more than friends; the man had made that much abundantly clear.
No, they were fighting partners, nothing more. He couldn’t allow himself to think otherwise. They were fellow warriors, linked by those tethers that bound all men who fought together in the trenches.MoreLess
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