I half-fell out of the side of the bed, my shoulders hitting the soft fur as my lower half twisted in an attempt to dodge the shadow leaping toward me. The ball of amber fire I tried to summon died in a sigh of smoke even while the light weight of a female demon landed on top of me, pulling me the rest of the way to the floor in a puddle of bedclothes.

Shhh, Zinnia's voice whispered in my head. My father's ex-fiance held my gaze with her bright amber eyes, face tight with ...