Hell's Belle - Eve Newton Page 0,82

being de-virginized by Devlin, is not to his liking.

Devlin chuckles and takes my hand. “Ever since then, she can’t get enough of me.”

“Fuck you,” I retort with a laugh.

“Don’t deny it. You know you’re thinking about it right now.”

Well, he’s got me there. “It’s kinda hard not to when you bring it up.”

“You are involved with this male?” Elijah asks stiffly.

“You could say that,” I admit. “I mean, when he’s here we are close.”

“We party hard,” Devlin says and once again fist bumps Drescal.

I roll my eyes at those two. Best of buds and they have shared me on more than one occasion.

“I’m up for a spit roast whenever you are, love,” he adds.

I avoid looking at any of my other men as I daren’t even. I can feel the menace without seeing it full on.

“I haven’t heard that you trust him,” Killian points out, approaching slowly and taking in every inch of Devlin, who is vastly shorter than my fearsome Horseman.

It gives me pause. Do I trust Dev? I don’t have a reason not to but that has never been a good enough reason in the past. Do I feel differently now that I’ve learned to open up a little, especially with something so important?

I’m saved from having to answer that for a moment when a hulking great big-assed Demon appears in my doorway.

“Forgive the intrusion, Your Majesty,” Roberta says, “But I am here now to give you an update.”

“On what?” I ask, puzzled.

Roberta’s eyes fix Devlin with a death stare. “Didn’t the little shit tell you? I told him to tell you as he said he was coming here.”

“Tell me what?” I ask, stepping closer to her.

“I was getting to it,” Devlin states. “We got sidetracked.”

She sighs. “We’ve put Hell into lockdown. After you shut down the rebellion here, anarchy reigned in the center. I guess everyone was still all riled up and what not. Anyway, Darius and his army are getting all the Demons back into their living quarters, where they will stay until they learn some fucking manners.”

“I see,” I say, trying not to laugh.

Roberta peers around the room with her beady eyes. “You all should be in your own living quarters,” she barks out. “But it’s too fucking late now. If Darius sees anyone roaming around outside, he has orders to annihilate on sight.”

“Orders from whom?” I ask dangerously. “Only I have the responsibility to make that order.”

“Me,” she says steadily and gives me a challenging glare. “If you want to overturn my decision, be my guest.”

Bitch.

I hear some of the males snicker at the sheer audacity of this female. But she knows I won’t kill her on the spot for insubordination for two reasons. She is right for a start and secondly, she is indispensable. Probably the only Demon in this place that is.

“Very well,” I say stiffly. “Darius will have this well in hand, I’m sure.” He is the most ferocious creature that I’ve come across in Hell since I’ve been here. He used to be my father’s Personal Guard, but he got demoted when I decided I didn’t want one, well, except for Mouse, of course.

I frown. “Where is Mouse?” I ask, looking around.

“She is with Darius, Your Majesty. She is enjoying herself immensely.” She actually lets out a genuine laugh briefly which startles all of us, even Killian. She sobers up quickly. “But seeing as none of you, except for the Queen can transport yourselves anywhere with the lockdown, you will now have to stay here or face annihilation. Good thing you have the room…good day, Your Majesty. I will keep you apprised of the situation.”

I just nod as she disappears, leaving me with five males and a hanging question.

“So, do you trust me, love?”

“Kind of have to now that we’re roomies,” I point out with a huff.

“True, it’s rude to exclude,” Devlin says, jumping onto the bed and making himself comfortable. “What’s the sitch?”

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Annabelle

I look around and decide to take this someplace a little less comfortable. “Let’s go to the Dining Hall,” I say and head for the door. I fear that if we don’t go somewhere there is no bed, we may all end up in a tussle that I’m not sure I want Devlin to be a part of.

Yet.

Don’t get me wrong. He is hot. Seriously hot in that 70’s punk rock style which does it for me in a big way. I always thought that if I had to live on Earth, it would’ve been back then.

Plus,