The demon broke through the wards in four minutes which was honestly impressive in a terrifying way, and when it materialized in the courtyard I got my first good look at it fully manifested without the chaos of active battle.
It was massive. Easily twelve feet tall with skin that looked like charred bone and eyes that were pure void—not red like the corruption, just empty nothingness that seemed to absorb light.
And it was looking directly at me.
"Hybrid Queen." The voice came out layered with gravel and rage. "You broke my binding. Ended three hundred years of carefully cultivated power. For that, you die."
For that I die. Right. Because breaking a demon binding apparently meant making a very powerful enemy.
"Get behind me." Kael moved to block me but I stepped around him because hiding behind my mate while a demon promised to kill me seemed counterproductive.
