Falling for the Devil

Family Matters ch17

Amy

My tears had dissolved into pale salted streaks that ran from my eyes to my jaw. It was as if my body would not allow me to cry anymore. But the pain and the sorrow and the utter poisonous feeling of responsibility for what happened to Kim burned in my heart. She was possessed by someone or something that was looking for me. Something of a demon nature and I brought Kim into this. It was my entire fault. I should have known something was not right. I should have known from the first moment things began to change. From the moment I believed she was going behind my back with Brian. But that had to have been going on well before I was taken to Hades.

“It wasn’t your fault” Tyler leaned against the door frame holding a plate and a slice of pizza. I was in no mood to be baby sat while Damien talked with Marcus down at the bar. He stood up right and walked around the bed and sat down resting the plate on the night stand next to the chipped headboard. “You should eat something”

“I’m not hungry”

“Sure you’re not, but it will make me feel a whole lot better if you eat it anyway” I didn’t need his consoling or his company. It sickened me the way they just left her there, the way they made it seem as if she was no one to be mourned over or cared about. They made it seem as if her death was no big deal.

“Y-you just left her there” I studded. His breath came out in a huff.

“We would have risked your life if we stayed any longer; Damien just wants to keep you safe”

“At the risk of everyone else’s life? What about Brian? What if they try to come after him too?”

“Why the hell would you care? He deserves what’s coming to him”

“Damien killed you and you’re still helping him” I shot back. His jaw clenched and I tilted my head to the side and watched his expression change. “Or is there something in all this for you?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about Amy; after all I was the one who got you out of Hades in the first place”

“Your right, I’m sorry”

“No need to be” It was quite for a moment. The only sound was when I shifted on the bed, unfolding my legs from the prickly feeling after being in one spot for tool long shot up my leg. “So how’s the super hearing thing going”

“It comes and it goes. Sometimes it’s really loud and clear and other times it’s not there at all”

“You don’t need to be worried about it, all it is a side effect from Damien’s blood”

“There shouldn’t have been any side effects, what if there are more?”

“I doubt that, you just happened to get lucky with this one”

“Well I don’t want it. It should just go away for good” There was a long pause.

“Tell me about your parents”

“What?”

“Your parents”

“What about them? There dead”

“Tyler” Both our heads went to the direction of Damien’s voice. He strode in to the room and dismissed Tyler with a single look. I looked away from him furious for the way he handled the situation. He didn’t bother taking a seat, he only held out his hand in front of me and I so badly wanted to decline the offer for his pity but I couldn’t. I let my fingers brush over the palm of his hand and he quickly wrapped his hand around me and pulled me into his embrace. His hard muscular body wasn’t exactly made for the softest hug but it felt good all the same. “Come on” He whispered against my ear, moving me out of his arms and as he led me to the adjacent bathroom. Steam wafted over the tall glass of the shower door. I hadn’t even realized that I was still cover in blood and dirt. “I figured you could use a hot shower”