Harlee POV
"Ma'am, if you keep that up-we're going to have to arrest you too." The cop said, crossing his arms.
"For what?" I screamed at him. Ash slapped a hand over my mouth. I bit the fleshy part of Ash's palm, but Ash refused to remove it.
"Forgive her officer, she got rather ill, and then that brute tried to drag her out of here against her wishes. I tugged Ash's arm, trying to free my mouth.
"Mvrfkn azhole muuv ur gd hand." I mumbled, trying to scream through Ash's firm grip.
"Let her talk." The cop said, his gaze cold.
"That BRUTE is my boyfriend!" I gasped.
"Oh, so it's a domestic violence dispute." The cop got out a notebook and started taking notes. Ash looked gleeful.
"NO! You absolute moron!" I gripped my head and drew a deep breath. "YES, I got sick and asked my boyfriend to take me home, but was undecided about leaving until a few minutes ago when I had a dizzy spell and he picked me up to carry me out."
"So he physically tried to remove you from the premises without your permission. I see." The cop stated. I screeched, grabbing my head tighter as I felt my temper spinning out of control. Ash just looked pointedly at the cop.
Zeev POV
I watched Harlee trying to talk the cop into letting me go. Even without listening in I could see how well that was going. It would have been cute to watch, if she hadn't shackled me from exercising my abilities in order to keep myself and others safe and to avoid detection. So how to get out of this? A crowd was gathering to watch the proceedings, that just meant my escape would definitely have to be postponed.
Eventually, the cop swung his notepad shut and turned to walk away. Harlee was enraged, I could tell from here. She tried to make a move towards the cop, but Ash held her back, arms around her waist. I watched as the cop got in the car in front of me, Ash took something out of their pants pocket and crushed the object in their palm. Dark smoke billowed around Harlee and Ash, and slitted eyes shone out of the shadows surrounding them.
"No! NO!" I roared, as the cop car pulled away. I slammed my shoulder against the door in frustration. I couldn't defy Harlee's orders! The last thing I saw was a set of wicked fanged teeth grinning, poised over Harlee's shoulder before Ash and Harlee both winked out of existence.
Harlee POV
I tapped into Zeev's strength, yanking away from Ash.
"Demon!" I hissed. "Where are we?" I took note of my surroundings. Once I was far away from Ash's scent I could smell our surroundings and I gasped.
"I can't be here!" I wheezed "I can't survive here! Human bodies aren't meant for this place!" I coughed, panting. "I almost DIED last time!"
"Save it!" Ash hissed, slithering forward out of the shadows. "I can sense your body is beyond human now-you'll survive just fine." Ash reverted to human Form, keeping the Demon eyes, sharp teeth and snakish tongue. I blinked and straightened, crossing my arms.
"Fine. How the Hell did you hide from us all this time?" I demanded. "Also, you should be aware we were kicked out of here, and if I'm discovered here, there's a good possibility I'll be killed."
"Oh I'm aware, which is why I brought you here. I'm hoping it'll inspire you to move quickly. To that end: I'll answer one of yours if you'll answer one of mine. Tit for tat. Miniature Demon Contract, if you will." Ash replied.
"No thank you." I sat down on the ground with a huff. The area we were in was bare-so I'm assuming uninhabited. Ash pounced forward, kneeling in front of me.
"Please, please Contract with me." Ash pleaded.
"My soul is incomplete-what good would it do you?" I huffed.
"I don't want your soul, I just want you." Ash leaned forward. The smell of pumpkin and fall leaves enveloped me. I tried to hold my breath, putting out a hand to push Ash away.
"Why? That doesn't make sense. What do you get out of it?" My head was muddled again. I tried to stand up to move away from Ash, but stumbled and Ash caught me eagerly.
Zeev POV
"Hey, knock that off back there!" One of the cops in the front of the vehicle yelled. I cursed. Harlee's order was keeping me in place because her life was not yet being threatened, so I could not defy orders. What exactly had she said again? I replayed the memory.
"Don't expose yourself." Harlee whispered. "I don't want you or anyone hurt if possible. Go quietly if they take you and I'll try to clear it up from this side. If you have the opportunity when everyone's looking the other way, come back for me."
I cursed again. She'd covered nearly everything. She was getting too smart for me. I needed to find a loophole in her instructions, fast. What else did she say? I closed my eyes and concentrated on the memory.
Damnit, there wasn't much to work with! 'I don't want you or anyone else hurt'. Well that gave me a little leeway, but not a means of escape that I could see. Unless... No, Harlee would kill me if I crashed the police car. I grumbled to myself angrily ad let my head fall back against the seat. At least I had undone the cuffs. The cops didn't know, it still looked like I was wearing them after all, but I was actually just holding them in place.
Harlee POV
Ash kissed my neck gently, then moved up to my lips. I tried to fight, but found myself returning the kiss.
"Stop." I moaned, darting my tongue along Ash's lips to taste the pumpkin flavor. It was like fall had come alive in my mouth and I groaned.
"Only if you form a Contract with me." Ash murmured against my lips. I put a hand on Ash's chest, but instead of pushing Ash away like I intended, I found my hand sliding down Ash's torso instead. Damn! Why couldn't I stop myself?
"No Contracts. Never." I panted, trying to break free. My head was so muddled. Ash slid a few fingers under my shirt.
"No!" I shouted and pulled back.
"Well that's hardly fair-you've already got my shirt off." Ash pouted. I blushed as I realized the shirt was already clutched in my hands. Ash wasn't built like Zeev. Ash's torso was slender and lightly muscled, more feminine and graceful. I tried to tear my eyes away as the scent doubled with Ash's exposed skin.
"I.. I.." I tried to apologize, but couldn't get the words out. Ash laid a finger on my lips.
"Shh. Don't apologize." Ash leaned in seductively. "Just agree to form a Contract with me." Ash kissed me again. I mumbled a no against Ash's lips. It was getting harder to think.
"Fine. Then I'll just force a Bond on you." Ash snarled. Ash's painted nails blackened and elongated and were suddenly plunged within my chest, ripping my shirt and flesh open at once. I screeched and lost consciousness as my flesh continued to be torn away.
Zeev POV
I felt it when Harlee was attacked. My whole body jerked and twitched as I sat in the chair beside the police desk. The uniformed officer looked at me in horror as blood spouted from my chest and I began to scream along with Harlee, but I was just relieved.
Now, NOW, I could do something. Her life was in danger and I could move against her orders. The cop stood and turned as if bewildered, looking for help. I vanished, leaving just the cuffs behind in the seat I had been occupying. I flung myself through space towards Harlee, but my aim was off as we were brought to the brink of death. I landed somewhere in Hell on my hands and knees, coughing up blood. My internal organs were on display, ripped to shreds and I was dying. Harlee was dying. I was attempting to heal us when suddenly the damage began repairing itself. I collapsed and rolled onto my back, wheezing.
Harlee was being tortured.
Harlee POV
Ash snarled and began ripping into me again.
"I don't understand why it didn't work! I saved you damn it!" Ash roared. I coughed as one of my lungs collapsed and then I couldn't breathe anymore.
'Zeev..' I called out weakly in my mind as my vision went dark again.
Zeev POV
I had barely started moving again when the pain started all over and fresh wounds began to appear. They weren't even giving her time to rest Damnit! I felt a lung collapse and heard Harlee's gentle whisper in my mind.
"I'm coming Harlee!" I growled, continuing on through the pain until the darkness claimed me.