A cold breeze swept over my hands. I frowned and turned. There was only a wall behind me. I ran my fingers along the wall until I found a small section that was ice-cold while the others were cool. I tapped over the wood. The icy-cold parts were hollow. There’s a door here. I crouched down and pushed my magic into the wall. The blue and pink flames swirled around — and then there was a click and a pop. A door appeared and it was now cracked open.

Find the door. Take him with you.

That had been rather specific of Rae to say. Find the door and take him with you. That wasn’t a coincidence. I had no idea what was on the other side of this door, but all signs were pointing to me going through it and taking him with me. I cursed under my breath and glanced around just as the front door of the house flew open and slammed into the wall.

“You can’t hide from me, little angel,” Mammon growled. The whole house rumbled.

I crouched down and backed into the wall across from the door. My plan was crazy, but with a fallen angel the element of surprise was going to be my best bet. I sank low and stayed crouched on the balls of my feet so I was ready.

My heart was pounding. Butterflies danced in my stomach. Mammon stomped through the house, taunting me with every step, but I wasn’t listening to what he said. My brain was busy trying to put my own pieces together. Not to mention this crazy plan. The house was dark enough that I was completely cast in shadow, so unless he looked down here for me, I would be hidden. Hmm. Maybe that’s not good enough. I need his attention on something else not here. The wooden floors creaked to my left. I peeked around just as he stepped into whatever room this was. I bit my bottom lip and summoned my magic to my hand, then I flicked my wrist, throwing my magic so it swerved in a curve and then whipped around and hit the window at the far end of the house about twenty feet away.

Mammon chuckled deep in his throat.

I rolled into position, bracing my fingers on the floor. Mammon charged ahead, all but jogging toward where I’d smashed that window. I took a deep breath, counted to three, then lunged out of the darkness. I tackled him from the side, throwing him into the door. It snapped off its hinges the moment we hit it. He growled and wrapped his hands around my arms. There was a moment where we seemed to hover, then we both fell into darkness.

Mammon choked on a gasp. “No,” he whispered but his voice cut off.