Hell's Belle - Eve Newton Page 0,57
smug one. I get off him and go back to brushing my hair.
He kisses the top of my head. “I love you, sweet Demon. I will be down the hall later if you need me.”
“Thanks,” I mutter and then he is gone, leaving me to contemplate what the Hell I’m going to do about Shax.
His attitude is worrying me, but I need that information from his head, sooner rather than later. Deciding to get on with everything I have to do today, I hurriedly get dressed in a stretchy black strapless dress and flame out to the dungeon. I see Razor, fighting to get away from the fire, but it is of no use.
“Annabelle!” he cries when he sees me. “Get me out of here!”
“Nope. This is what you get for messing with me, Razor.” I give him a steely-eyed glare with my arms folded.
“What? I thought we were cool?”
“Not cool,” I grit out. “Not even close. You are a first-class cunt and honestly, getting you out of the way for this also deals with the problems you are causing by stirring up a faction. You won’t be leaving anytime soon.”
“You bitch!” he screams, his terror overwhelming him.
I breathe it in and smile. “Sid? You there?”
“Yes,” he says, appearing next to me.
He isn’t whole, but he sure as shit doesn’t have far to go.
“You look good,” I say, giving him a lingering kiss before leading him away from the firecube and the screaming Demon inside it.
He looks away shyly and then clears his throat. “You require me to enter your brother’s head now?”
I nod. “I know it’s a horrible thing, but he won’t give me what I need.”
“I may be some time. If he is anything like you, I will have to work for the information.”
“Oh?”
“I was in your head for days before I came upon, well, you know…”
“Ohhh?” I growl now a bit annoyed.
“Sorry,” he whispers.
I sigh. “It’s fine. Come, let’s get this done and then you can return to your host.”
He nods warily.
We flame out and I leave him outside Shax’s door. “I will come to you when I know.”
“Okay,” I whisper and then he dissipates into mist and floats through the door.
I press my hand to it and whisper, “I’m sorry,” before I flame out and down to Gregory’s office. I need to make sure he is okay after yesterday.
I knock softly and he opens it after only a couple of seconds. He beams at me.
“Hey,” he says, stepping aside to let me in.
“Hey, you okay?”
“Yes, perfectly. I had the best night’s sleep since I got here,” he replies.
“Oh, good. Uhm, what do you remember about yesterday?” Please say the kiss, please say the kiss.
He shuts the door behind us. “I remember being in the nightmare with you and then waking up this morning.”
“That’s it?” I ask, the disappointment hitting me hard.
He nods.
“Oh, well, good then that you’re okay.”
“Are you okay? You look a little shaken.”
“I’ll live. I’ve got a busy day, so I’ll catch up with you later if that’s okay. I just wanted to check in on you.”
“I will be here,” he says with a soft smile.
I stare at his mouth briefly, but then drag my eyes back up to his. “Sure.”
I hastily leave before I pounce on him and corrupt his innocent soul. I have another stop to make to try and ease the aching in my heart that is getting more persistent as the hours pass.
I flame out to the top of the tall building where I found Aleister the first time. He is perched on the ledge in human form and he turns his head towards me as he senses my presence. He leaps down, and in two giant strides is in front of me and kneeling at my feet. He takes my hands.
“My Queen. You came back.”
“Aleister,” I murmur, gazing down at him. “Of course. I feel this connection between us.”
He lets out a sigh of relief. “Will you act on it?” he asks.
“Well, that’s up to you. You see, I already have two males that I have claimed, and I hope that a few more will agree to share their eternity with me, and them. I am here to ask you if you will be one of them.”
He gives me a confused look. “I don’t understand.”
“One me, many males,” I say with a soft smile. “I will understand if you think about this and decide it isn’t for you, disappointed, but I’ll get it.”
“You want me to be one of