Total pages in book: 153
Estimated words: 144404 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 722(@200wpm)___ 578(@250wpm)___ 481(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 144404 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 722(@200wpm)___ 578(@250wpm)___ 481(@300wpm)
“Lord Lucifer feels every loss.” Myrddin didn’t seem intimidated by the massive wolf standing between him and Evan. “It’s the only way to cause him pain. Is that what you wish, Lord Sloane?”
Lucifer growled, and I noted his fingers had sprouted some serious talons. “Where is the boy?”
We’d made a horrible mistake. I couldn’t let Lee pay for it.
“Let’s negotiate,” Gray said, ignoring Myrddin.
I was about to tell him no when there was a loud cracking sound, and we suddenly weren’t alone.
Liv, Casey and…Nimue stood on the balcony.
A gasp went through the room, and I realized in shock that it had come from Lucifer himself.
“Lil?”
“Lil?” Gray pulled me closer, making sure Trent stayed near, too. “Is that Lilith?”
“She looks like Nimue, but she doesn’t smell like her,” Trent said.
“You know this Nimue?” Lilith’s eyes were suddenly on us.
And Liv was trying to get to me. Liv’s eyes were wide as she started to run my way.
Myrddin held up a hand, and Liv stopped in midstride, her body going perfectly still. “I don’t think so, Olivia. I think it’s time you returned to your proper place.”
I watched as my friend frowned and obviously tried to move. Her mouth opened as though she had something to say and then closed again.
“Let her go.” It was all devolving, but I would be damned if I allowed him to take her.
“I don’t think so,” Lucifer said, though he hadn’t taken his eyes off the woman in the scarlet gown. “Lilith, it’s been so long.”
“Is this the man you sold my daughter to?” Lilith asked, and there was some serious rage coming off her.
“Trent, I need you to go and find Eddie,” Gray whispered. “I think you can sneak out the back. Lucifer didn’t say he couldn’t portal. Only that our communication is being interrupted. I want our wife out of here.”
“I’m not going anywhere without you,” I whispered back.
But Trent was already moving. I watched as he seemed to blend in with the shadows, sneaking around the columns and back inside the main house, leaving us on this huge balcony.
“Our daughter,” Lucifer corrected. His eyes were back to normal, and he took a step toward her. “Lil, it’s been so long. I rather thought you would stay in your kingdom forever.”
“I travel often. I simply don’t come to see you,” she replied. “Answer my question. Is this the man you sold my daughter to? And where is my son? He should have gotten Lord Sloane out of here as soon as that male entered your realm. If you’ve hurt him…”
That was the moment I felt a cold chill come over me, and I started to wonder if I would survive the next few minutes.
Chapter Eighteen
Liv
I couldn’t move. I was fixed in place, and then I realized that while the world kept spinning on around me, Myrddin Emrys was whispering in my head.
What have you done, you dumb cow? Something’s different about you. Did you think you could break free from my spells? I thought for sure you would have slit your own wrists to avoid the pain of withdrawal. Or have they been feeding you demon blood?
I hated that voice. My body might be obeying his magic, but my mind was finally free.
Which meant I had a chance. I simply had to find a way to distract the fucker.
Kelsey. I had to find a way to help Kelsey because Lilith seemed way too involved in her own family drama, and she was forgetting the mission.
Casey. I needed Casey. He should be rushing to Kelsey. Where was he?
I could feel a hot wind blast across my skin. We were on some kind of big balcony, the flames of Hell giving the sky a smoky maroon color. This was the seat of Lucifer’s power, and it looked like he was showing off, letting his guests see how high he was above the fiery planes.
I managed to move my gaze, seeking Casey.
Don’t bother reaching out for the vampire. I’ve got him in a stasis spell. He’s not going to help you. Tell me where Lee Donovan-Quinn is.
I threw up every wall I had.
Olivia. He tsked in my head. Don’t fight me. I have your soul. I have it right here in my pocket. Would you like me to leave it here in Hell with Lucifer? He loves to play with souls, you know.
Lies. He was lying, and yet I could feel my soul. It was here. It had been close for a while now. Why hadn’t I felt it before?
“I wouldn’t hurt your son,” Lucifer was saying. “Lilith, you know I would do almost anything for you.”
Normally I love a good family drama, and if there wasn’t a witch out there trying to dislodge Kelsey’s son’s soul from his body, I would have asked my bestie to pop some corn and done a deep dive on how Lilith ended up married to Lucifer Morningstar. I mean she’d gone from Adam to the Lord of Hell. It could put Brangelina to shame, and appeared to have ended just as happily.