the decision and turn back around. “See what she says.”
He runs his hand down my back and then up over my shoulder blades, making me shiver. I haven’t shown him my wings yet. I know he is desperate to see them. I’m saving it for a special occasion. I’ve come to the conclusion that I want him in every way. I want to take him and make him mine and I intend to do that with my wings out when I’ve plucked up enough courage to take that leap.
We go silent as we watch Shadow. She becomes aware of our eyes on her and becomes self-conscious. She strides back over to us and thrusts the baby back at me. I smile and take her. She is fast asleep.
“What?” she asks uncomfortably.
“Salax has something he wants to ask you,” I say, leaving it firmly up to him to spit it out.
Her yellow eyes fix on him with interest. “Oh?” she asks.
He gives me a fierce stare before he smiles at her. “How would you feel about us becoming a triad?”
She frowns. “What’s a triad?” she asks innocently, but it’s not false. She genuinely has no idea.
I stifle my snort because now he has to explain it to her.
“Uhm,” he starts, obviously not having expected this. “Well, you and Shax are together and Shax and I are together. If we became a triad, a...throuple..?” He pauses to see if she knows that term.
She doesn’t.
“… uhm, then you and I would also be together, but in a way where we are all together in this committed relationship.”
My eyes go to his as he uses the c-word.
He clears his throat and avoids my gaze.
“You mean a three-way?” she asks, her frown going deeper.
“No, that’s different. That’s about sex,” he says. “This is about the three of us loving each other and needing to be with each other.”
“I don’t love you,” she states.
I bite my lip and take pity on him. “Shadow,” I say, drawing her attention to me. “What he is trying to say is that instead of us having these separate relationships, we will all be together in all senses. Hanging out, going on dates, as well as having sex.”
“Like Annabelle?” she says.
I shake my head. “No, that’s different again. Forget about her. This is about the three of us.”
“Do you want this?” she asks. “Do you want to see me having sex with him?” It’s a challenge.
“Do you want to?” I ask instead of answering.
She shrugs. “He isn’t horrible to look at,” she states with that bluntness that I adore, but can sting as well.
“How about we see where it goes?” I say. “The two of you need to get to know each other in a romantic sense. The sex will be easy. We both want to take you together and see your pleasure when we do.” My tone has gone seductive and it makes her eyes flood with desire.
“I love you, Shax,” she says. “What we have…how do I know I can feel the same with him?”
“We’ll take it one step at a time,” I say, taking her hand and kissing it. “Agreed?” I ask over my shoulder.
“Yeah,” Salax says, sounding relieved. “Agreed.”
“Okay,” Shadow says with a shrug. She gives Salax a once-over that makes me chuckle. “Shax enjoys your cock. I’m sure I will too.”
“Oh, I’m sure you will,” he purrs at her.
She rolls her eyes at him. “I will decide once we have had sex. Don’t use words to try and convince me.”
“Shadow is all about actions,” I inform Salax, trying my hardest not to laugh.
“Got it,” Salax says, a slight blush tinging his cheeks in a really cute way. He is going to have to throw out his playbook with the Griffin. It’s good for him, though. Personally, I can’t wait to see how this all pans out.
6
Drescal
I’m slightly concerned about Annabelle. I know the others are too, and we are all waiting for Gregory to bring it up. No one else has the balls for it. Which is ironic seeing as his balls are the most crushable. I’m hoping that her disinterest in the child is down to the shit that is happening all around us. We have landed in the center of Hell and Elijah wasn’t kidding when he said it was chaos. There are Demons running riot with Hell’s Army trying to contain them by any means necessary. At least the Apocalypse has stopped…for now. Who knows how long that will last, because I’m as