I STUMBLED IN MY LOW heels a little when the pain struck. “Damn it, not now!” I hissed under my breath as I winced in agony when my shoulder started to smoke slightly. I could smell the flesh burning as my mark of binding rearranged itself to allow the soul fire to start pouring through my body. My vision sharpened as my eyes began to burn. I stifled a scream of pain as my eyes reconfigured to allow The Sight. I knew they were a brilliant metallic gold now, burning with the soul fire of my kind.
“Come on Lisc, pull it together,” I whispered to myself.
I glanced down at my shoulder and pulled up my short sleeve slightly to determine the threat level. The brand of the curled up, sleeping demon was now standing fully erect with its wings spread, claws at the ready, and I felt the almo
