The sound of heavy feet hitting to the balcony floor had them all turning back to the open doors. Rocco, ball in hand, and completely naked, strode back in.
Kryos growled and put his hands over Meredith’s eyes, and Lazarus curled his hand around the back of Eve’s head and smooshed her face against his chest.
“Put it away, asshole,” Lazarus growled.
“Bother, seriously. No one wants to see that,” Kryos added.
Rocco chuckled. “Feeling threatened are we, boys?”
Kryos snorted. “As if.”
Eve tried to move, but Lazarus wouldn’t let her lift her head. “Really?” she bit out.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart,” Lazarus said. “But it’s just not done. A male does not flash his junk at another male’s mate.”
“And if he does, he gets his ass kicked,” Kryos said. He sounded like he was gritting his teeth.
“Can I lift my head now?” Eve asked.
“No.”
“Okay, let’s all calm down,” Rocco said. “Instead of kicking my ass, how about you Kryos and Gunner, play me, Chaos and Zen…out there. First to miss a pass losses.”
“Losses what?” Chaos said, obviously now joining the ridiculous conversation.
“Their dignity,” Rocco said.
Meredith cursed. “You lot are so juvenile.”
“This really isn’t what we had in mind for tonight,” Eve added.
“You’re on,” Lazarus said, ignoring her completely.
“Whatever,” Meredith muttered. “I just want my eyesight back.”
Lazarus tipped Eve’s head back and she blinked up at him. “You want to watch me play?”
His hopeful expression made her giggle. “Sure.”
“Teams are going to be uneven. Gunner’s AWOL,” Chaos said.
Lazarus frowned and Eve knew the guys were worried about him. He’d told her Gunner hadn’t been himself for weeks.
“I’m out,” Zenon said.
Eve hadn’t even realized he was in the room.
The male was so closed off, spent so much time alone, she hated that he was leaving. She reached out to touch his arms as he walked by, about to try and convince him to stay, but he jerked back like she’d stabbed him.
“I’m…I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…” What? She wasn’t sure how to finish her sentence.
Zenon dropped his chin, letting his hair fall forward, covering his face, and strode from the room.
Lazarus curled his fingers around the side of her neck, drawing her attention back to him. “It’s not you,” he said. “He just…Zenon doesn’t like to be touched.”
What had happened to him to make him react like that? She hated to think. Out of all the knights, Zenon was the most distant, the one she wished she could figure out. But she got the feeling there was no getting through to him and that made her heart hurt.
“You ready?” Rocco called.
“I was born ready,” Kryos said as he stripped off, shifted, and dove off the side of the balcony.
“Nice work, Eve,” Rocco said. “Games night rocks.” He winked at her and shifted as well, joining Kryos and Chaos who were already passing the ball to each other high in the air, their massive wings working to hold them at the same height, five floors above the ground.
“Will you be here when I’m done?” Lazarus said, grinning down at her. “When I return victorious and ready to claim my spoils.”
Eve grinned back. “I told you, I’m not going anywhere. Not ever.”
His eyes softened and he tugged her close, kissing her slow and deep.
“Enough with the sucking face,” Rocco called out. “Your stalling tactics won’t save you.”
Lazarus lifted his head. “Oh, it’s on.”
Eve watched her mate shift onto his demon form and join the others, the sound of heavy bodies colliding and the ball being thrown hard, following soon after.
Meredith sighed and plonked down on a seat beside her. “Maybe we can get them to play Monopoly next week?”
The sound of a window smashing rang out followed by hoots and cheers.
Her and Meredith burst out laughing.
Eve wiped her eyes. “Yeah, I’m not liking our chances.”
Coming Next…
KNIGHT’S SALVATION
Knights of Hell, Book 2
Demon hunter Zenon lives with a dark secret. When he escaped Hell, he didn’t leave alone—and he’ll do anything to keep the shameful reason hidden. But when an intoxicating demi-demon, new to her powers, has him breaking all his own rules just to be near her, he knows he’s in serious trouble.
Painfully aware of being different, Mia Westbrook has always kept herself apart from others. Yet her new demon life comes with strings attached, namely one scarred and broodingly seductive knight who storms into her world—and her heart—and may just be her perfect match.
But a formidable evil has been watching, and is determined to tear them apart. They want Zenon is back in Hell, with them, where he belongs…
Learn more about Knight’s Salvation
About the Author
Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn't writing sexy, edgy contemporary romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.
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