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fear.
    “No. Even without me I think you are way to bossy to let your hellhound take control in such a
way,” I tried.
    “He won, Nanini. Look at what he did when I
couldn’t keep him under control. Maybe… maybe it’s better if
hellhounds are destroyed when we become like this.”
    I looked up at the sky filled with stars,
threw my hands up and silently asked, “Seriously? Did I do
something wrong?” No reply came from the heavens.
    I walked over to him, and watched as he
looked up and at me. His face became ashen from the knowledge that
he could lose it completely and become an indestructible
devastating force. I stopped in front of him. Our eyes met, and I
hit him so hard he actually fell backwards.
    “That’s for totally freaking me out! So you
lost control and killed a demon, who hasn’t? I suggest you suck it
up, hellhound, and get with the program. You either destroy them
before they destroy us , or you die. And just for your info,
I would have kicked your ass if you tried to hurt a human! That’s
why I am the Custos and you are the Apprendo. Got it?” I shifted us
home and landed in the hallway, upstairs.
    “Now go get cleaned up and get your act
together.” I turned and stalked to my own bathroom. I sure as
hell did not sign up to mother any bloody hellhound.
     

Chapter 13
    Max
    There was just no use in arguing with her. So
I did get a shower and did get my act together. The little vixen
had a really powerful punch. My jaw struggled to heal from the two
hits she gave me. But I will admit that she is sly and fast. I
decided that I will not confront her again tonight; I’ll go and see
if I can get something to read. I reached the stairs and stopped
dead on the third one. Below, Nanini and Kas were standing at the
door leading to the lounge. Kas looked up and our eyes locked. I
looked at Nanini, and all I could see was fury. She was a handful,
and I mean that in a really bad and exhausting way.
    “Vulcan said I couldn't kill him,” Nanini
mumbled to Kasadya.
    I could see the shock those words brought to
Kasadya. She leaned in and whispered something to Nanini, who
rolled her eyes and then walked into the lounge.
    Feeling suddenly old, I slowly made my decent
down the stairs and met Kas at the bottom.
    “How are you?” I asked. She looked as tired
as I felt.
    “I'm ok, considering the circumstances. But,
alive is good,” she replied.
    I nodded, not finding more words to say. It’s
over between us, but it still hurts a little. But more amusing, it
wasn’t the problem that was really eating away at me. It’s the fact
that I barely made any progress with Nanini. She simply hated
me.
    “It’s hard. She doesn't want anything to do
with me,” I murmured, rubbing my hand over my face.
    “It’s going to be alright. She just needs
time to get used to it,” Kasadya said and placed her hand on my
arm, trying to give me some comfort. I didn’t reply, but tried to
give her a reassuring smile. I looked into the lounge trying to
find Nanini, and instead saw a young girl with black hair breathing
hard as if she was about to collapse.
    “Who's the kid?” I asked, making my way to
stand in the doorway, stopping only to observe them.
    “A lost hellhound we found. She was left
behind during the attacks. A real pain in the ass,” Kasadya
replied, walking over to lean against the door frame.
    A lost hellhound? “That’s not good,” I
replied, moving closer to look at the young female.
    “How is it possible that you have survived
this long out there?” was the first question that jumped out.
    She looked at me, but had difficulty
replying. Breathing hard, she looked at Chax again.
    “It’s going to be alright, Raven,” Chax said,
worry etched into his face. The girl looked at me again, her eyes
pleading for whatever she was experiencing to end. Whatever she saw
behind me had her narrowing her eyes and taking a huge leap to
recovery.
    “You!” Raven exclaimed as she pointed at
Kasadya standing