Cassandra came back until she was close enough to hug him, which she predictably did. “Gods, this is awful. I wish so much you really did imagine everything.” She was speaking mostly to his collarbone.
“Me, too.” Aiden tucked her head under his chin. “Eskandar was going to kill me, Cass. To keep the demon from coming through. He was the one who told me it was Aeshma. I don’t think he could have made a mistake.”
“Anyone can make a mistake,” Cassandra said fiercely. “Hell, even if Greg confirms it, that doesn’t mean it’s really the actual—”
She was cut off by Greg’s sharp cry.
“Greg!” Cassandra let go of Aiden and whirled, running toward her boyfriend.
Aiden tried to follow but had to stumble to a halt before the pain became unbearable. The last thing Cassandra needed was both of them d
