Free The Demon's Song: Paranormal New Adult Romance by Helena Shaw

thought you might like another.”
    Cadence had completely forgotten about her lost coffee. She didn’t even remember dropping it when the demon, or monster, or whatever it was, had turned on her, yet Draven had noticed. It was a strange moment of kindness from a man who had been mostly cold and distant to her. Away from the office, there was something different about him though. He seemed warmer and more inviting as he looked down at her and his icy blue eyes seemed to thaw as she took a sip of the coffee.
    “I think we need to talk,” Draven said. “There is a lot you don’t know about yourself and I think it’s time you learned.”
    Cadence’s stomach dropped at his words, but she did as he said and followed him as he moved towards one of the doors behind the stairs.
    Draven held the door for her and Cadence’s worry turned to awe as she stepped into what must have been Draven’s home library. Shelves lined the walls and each one was filled with beautiful hardbound books that Cadence longed to explore. Something inside her knew that his books would be classic literature, old and rare alike.
    “Please,” Draven said, breaking her focus on the books. “Sit.”
    There was an old ruby chaise in the middle of the library and Cadence did as she was instructed and sat there while Draven sat in one of the old high-backed chairs that filled the space.
    “I’m sure you have questions,” Draven said while Cadence sipped at the hot coffee.
    “Yes,” she admitted. “But I don’t even know where to start.”
    “How about with the shadows?” Draven said, but it wasn’t really a question. His blue eyes watched her reaction and while Cadence tried to hide her own concerns, Draven seemed to read her mind. “They’re getting worse, aren’t they?”
    “Yes,” Cadence admitted.
    “Tell me,” Draven said as he leaned forward just a little bit. “How long until your twenty-first birthday?”
    With everything else going on in her life, Cadence hadn’t even realized that her birthday was only a week away. “It’s on the first,” she told him.
    “Soon,” Draven nodded. “There isn’t much time left.”
    “Time?” Cadence asked. “Time for what?”
    “Cadence, you are very, very special,” Draven said as he leaned forward in his chair. She watched as he pressed the tips of his fingers together while he spoke. “You are a very rare kind of human and it makes you desirable to a lot of powerful beings.”
    “Beings?” she asked. “What are you talking about?”
    “Cadence,” he said, his voice turning cooler. “You can’t pretend you have no idea. The shadows, the nightmares, twice you’ve been attacked. You can’t hide from what you are.”
    “But what am I?” she asked, confusion pouring out of her. “I’m nothing, I’m just a normal person!”
    “You are anything but,” Draven told her. “You are more powerful than you can imagine and there are those out there that would kill for your power.”
    “People like you?” Cadence asked with venom on her words.
    “No,” Draven said, shooting her accusation down with a word. “I am no fool. To kill you would be a waste. A seer’s power is nothing to toss aside.”
    “Draven,” Cadence said, her curiosity mixing with her fear. “You aren’t... human... are you?”
    “You have the power to see,” Draven told her as he stood from his chair. “Look, really look at me, and tell me what you see.”
    Cadence didn’t want to do as Draven instructed. She didn’t want to see something like Andras had become, or worse, the small monster from earlier. She didn’t want to see him as anything but how he looked then. Though she couldn’t deny how attractive he was, with his dark hair and blue eyes that seemed to hold her gaze just a little too long. What she didn’t want was some demonic monster to appear in front of her.
    But she forced herself to do as she was told. Her curiosity got the better of her and she couldn’t leave without seeing