I lowered the hands I’d flung over my face, and patted myself down, but I hadn’t been hit by its secretion. Had I been a couple feet deeper into the room, it would have been a different story. I hopped onto the first stair to follow and was tugged back into Ro’s arms. I struggled. “Don’t even think I’m staying–”
He nuzzled my neck. “Stop making me chase you.”
“What?” I elbowed him, jerking free. “This isn’t the time.”
“Completely and utterly slain.”
I whirled around. Ro gazed at me moonily. “Oh f**k. Rohan.”
“Yeah, sweetheart?” He tried to pull me into his arms once more, but I danced out of reach.
His blades, his skin–he’d come into contact with the spawn. The demon had to be the basis of Sweet Tooth and Ro was under its influence. And Rohan had touched me. Was it transferable? I st
