Free Shadowed 3 I’ll Be Damned by Kate Hill Page B

Sinister’s interest in her even more.
    Francois stroked his neatly trimmed beard and studied her through narrowed eyes. “You’re getting to be a pain in the ass, lady.”
    Sinister’s attention shifted to a towering man dressed in black who was sneaking up behind Jayden. He moved quietly for such a big guy, and Jayden apparently didn’t notice him approach. He grabbed her from behind. Instead of panicking, she shifted her weight to the side and struck his groin with the side of her balled fist. He groaned and hurled her against the brick building.
    Grunting from the impact, she braced her hands against the wall, then turned quickly.
    Francois pulled a gun from under his suit jacket and aimed it at her. “You’re getting out of here, Jayden, one way or another.”
    On impulse, Sinister changed to his smoke form and appeared in the shadows next to Francois.
    “Yes! Perfect!” Jodi squealed. “Help these guys do her!”
    Sinister would love to do her, but not in the way Jodi meant. “Shut up, Jodi!” he snarled.
    Francois’ brow furrowed. “Did you hear something?”
    “No, boss,” said the towering man in black.
    “Lou, search her and take her weapon because I know she has one,” Francois ordered, and the black-garbed hulk approached Jayden.
    “My secretary knows I’m here,” Jayden said. “If I don’t come back, she’ll know where to look. Be smart. Let me walk away. Otherwise you and your gorilla are going to have trouble.”
    “Empty threats, baby,” Francois said.
    At that moment, Sinister shifted to his human form, snatched the gun from Francois and struck him in the head with it. Francois dropped to the ground, unconscious.
    “Where the fuck did you come from?” growled Lou.
    “Hell,” Sinister replied, a faint smile on his lips. Under the right circumstances, using his demonic power was rather fun. Sinister tossed the gun aside.
    Snarling, Lou rushed at him. Sinister shifted his stance, grasped the bigger man’s arm and used his momentum to hurl him against the wall. A crunching sound preceded a splash of blood from Lou’s nose.
    “Not so much fun being on the receiving end, is it?” Sinister smirked.
    “You little shit!”
    Sinister punched Lou again and he hit the pavement.
    He turned to Jayden who had pulled her own weapon and aimed it steadily at Sinister. She stared at him hard. He saw no fear in those large, dark eyes, only wariness and curiosity.
    “This is how you say thank you?” he asked, still smiling faintly. He took a step toward her.
    “Stay where you are.”
    He stopped and held up his hands. Though he was the one with supernatural powers, this human held him captive with her gaze.
    “What’s wrong with you?” Jodi’s grating voice said in his ear. “Finish her.”
    Sinister shrugged and the little demon tumbled off his shoulder.
    “What’s wrong? You have a nervous tick or something?” Jayden demanded.
    “Would you be surprised if I did? After all, I’m standing here at gunpoint.”
    “You didn’t look scared a minute ago when you kicked their asses.” She glanced toward the two unconscious men.
    Sinister’s cock twitched. She was incredibly attractive and obviously had courage. The men hadn’t intimidated her at all.
    “Who are you?” she asked.
    “Just a man passing by who saw you in trouble. I thought you could use some help.”
    “You’re not supposed to help,” Jodi scolded from nearby. “Idiot!”
    Sinister ignored him and focused completely on Jayden. “Do you mind if I put my hands down?”
    “Go ahead.” She relaxed her weapon but didn’t holster it. “What’s your name, hero?”
    Sinister smiled and Jodi groaned.
    “Sin…der,” he said, recalling the name on his ID. “Cinder.”
    “Strange name.”
    “I’m a strange guy.”
    “Can’t argue with that.”
    “Maybe we should go before they wake up,” he suggested.
    “After you.” She gestured toward the mouth of the alley.
    Sinister took a step closer to her. This time