The Devil in Disguise
Page 14
Maddison startles at my question, and her high cheekbones get tainted with red. My mouth hangs open from such a normal reaction coming from the always-poised woman. Her thick lashes cover her too-blue eyes for a long moment. I realize she’s collecting herself so she can answer. It makes me feel bad that I just blurted out the question like it’s any of my business what is going on in her life. But I really like Maddison, and her next to Leviathan? That’s too much perfection and hotness in one place I’ll tell you that much. My eyes hurt from all that beauty when they stand next to each other. Plus, the dragon boy is way too protective when it comes to Eric’s cousin.
“It’s a long story that I would like to leave in the past if you don’t mind.” She smiles, but her eyes look sad. My heart clenches.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to pry.” And because I’m me and I can’t keep my mouth shut, I have to keep talking. “It just doesn’t look like he wants to leave things in the past.” Twisting my lips in a grimace, I groan. “Sorry, I’m shutting up now.”
“It’s fine.” Her musical laughter bounces off the walls. “Don’t worry about it.”
“Mistress…” Narsi throws himself at my legs, jolting my knees.
“Easy there, buddy.” Grabbing a handful of his hair, I hold him still, or he will climb me like a koala. “I hope you didn’t eat anyone’s face.”
Maddison laughs, but someone calls her name, and she walks away, leaving me with my sidekick. I can finally have that one day where I can just breathe and not fight for my life. I’m planning to enjoy it as much as I can. With everyone going to one place or another, I think what I’m going to do is just sit and blink. That’s all the action my body is going to get until I have to move.
“I didn’t…” the Trowe hisses, and he looks sad about it. I have no idea what I’m going to do with him.
“Great!” Sounding too cheery to my own ears, I turn around and drag him by his hair along with me. It’s the only way to keep him still, or he will run up and down the hallway. “Let’s feed you some real food and maybe you won’t like faces anymore.” He doesn’t look like he thinks that will happen.
“Hel!” Eric’s voice stops me in my tracks.
Releasing Narsi, I bolt out the door, my heart in my throat. Damn it, one damn day is all I wanted. What on earth happened now for him to be back before he even left. I feel Maddison rushing right behind me as well, so she must’ve heard him too.
Eric meets me at the bottom of the stairs. Judging by the look on his face, I can’t tell if it’s good news or bad. He looks happy but worried, pissed and excited, all at the same time. When we just stand there staring at each other, Maddison gets to the point as usual.
“Well?” she snaps at Eric, and he takes a deep breath.
I hold mine.
“We found Satanael.” He grabs my hand, and it’s a good thing because I’m about to faint. “We didn’t get to the portal, because we scouted the warehouse one last time. None of us can convince him we are real, and he demands to see his daughter to believe us. He wants to see you,” Eric tells me.
Oh my God!
That means I need to go to meet my father. It implies that I…I have to…to look the devil in the eye.
Shit! Holy shit!
From The Author
Dear reader,
Just when Helena thought she was going to get a break, another twist is coming her way. I’m not sure she is very happy about the prospect of meeting her father. Let’s hope Eric will help her get through this, as well. She can use all the assistance she can get while they are hunting for Mammon, and trying to figure out how to clean up all three realms from the slippery jinn.
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