“Penelope.” There was fear in Luca’s tone. “Penny! Speak to me.”
She tried to move, wanting to reassure Luca, panicking when she realised her body was trapped. Breathing in, pain arrowed through her and she began coughing. The tightness around her reduced and she opened her eyes to see he held her. “What happened?” Her voice sounded raspy and her throat ached.
“You’re alive.”
She pulled away from him to sit up. “Of course I’m alive.” She frowned as the night came back to her. There was a faint grey in the sky, heralding the arriving dawn. “Why am I alive?” She hadn’t thought she’d survive. “And where are the demons? I thought they’d remain until sunrise.”
“The deal Chad made with them meant they had to return to where they came from once I was no longer bound to you.”
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