Marked (Supernatural) [Rogue Trilogy] {2}

27. Bait and Trap

"Easy, kiddo, you can trust me," I say, picking up the ball. I hold it out for him. "I don't bite."

"Who're you?"

"A friend." Austin timidly approaches me, and I offer him a warm smile. The second he touches the ball, I touch his shoulder, and using a little demon power, I get him knocked unconscious. "We're good!" I shout.

"Aren't you just a vixen, Josie? Quite the cougar, charming twelve-year-old boys," Crowley comments as he and Cas join me upstairs.

"Crowley, take him somewhere. You can bond with him and work on that spell we talked about. Cas, let's get this Trap put into place."

While Crowley takes Austin out of the barn, Cas and I work on the biggest Devil's Trap the world has probably ever seen. Once I'm unable to help, using some of my power, I blow a bunch of hay over the paint, hoping it'll disguise it enough so Cain won't notice right away.

"If this doesn't work, we're fucked," I tell Cas. "Come on, now we get to play the waiting game." Just before I head downstairs, Cas pulls on my arm, pulling me around so that we can kiss frantically. I pull away. "Whoa, there, Cassie. Easy."

"Sorry. It's...just in case something goes wrong."

I chuckle. "Nothing will." I pat his cheek. "Come on. Cain will be coming at any moment."

Cas and I exit the barn, and we all get into our respective positions. Crowley's conjured up a very lifelike Austin, from earbuds to the basketball in his hands. Cas and I lie in wait in the bushes nearby.

I tense when I see Cain. The magic-Austin stops, playing his part well. He's frightened.

"What are you doing here?" he says.

"I'm here to kill you." To emphasize his point, Cain pulls out a knife.

"No, you won't," Cas says, as he and I run to protect the fake-Austin.

"Run!" I shout. The boy runs, and Sam is at the barn doors, guiding the kid inside.

"You can't stop me," hisses Cain.

"We'll do our damn hardest," I declare. Simultaneously, Cas and I raise our hands. My eyes flash black as his glow blue. All it does to Cain is whip his hair around, he doesn't go flying off the ground backwards. Shit.

With a flick of Cain's knife, Cas and I go flying. Cas hits the side of a truck, landing in its bed. I only hit ground, and rush at Cain, engaging him.

Holy shit am I stupid for doing that.

The knife eats into my arms and my cheeks, and with a kick from Cain, I'm sent to the ground, gashes bleeding into the dirt. I'm gasping in pain.

I roll over to see Cain stalking towards the barn, and Sam has just shut the barn doors. I wince, seeing the doors move from Cain trying to bash them open. Thankfully, the doors hold. But in a flash, Cain disappears, and I know he's inside now.

"Josette!"

"I'm fine, Cas, I'm fine." I wince.

"No, you're not. You're bleeding."

"I'll heal."

"Let me see." I try to shove Cas off. "You tried too hard."

I chuckle. "Had to play my part well, right? Ow."

"Sorry."

"Are you all right?"