Chapter 12
Todd stared at the ceiling of the room he and Nick shared and mentally worked over his plan. It’d taken them two days to find a suitable place to draw Jah’lar to and snare him. Two days of watching Nick suffer needlessly.
The nights were the worst. Nick barely slept. Just like the previous nights, tonight Nick had dropped off quickly, exhausted from lack of sleep and Jah’lar’s attacks. However, his, and by extension, Todd’s sleep, never lasted long.
Being jerked from sleep every few hours wasn’t doing either of them any good and Todd’s resolve to end Jah’lar and his hold over Nick doubled with each attack.
Nick whimpered in his sleep, rolled onto his side, back to Todd, curled in a ball, and shuddered. Each attack was the same.
When Nick trembled awake, half sitting up, hea
