in this realm. Now, assuming that Abaddon doesn't want to live in a female vessel for the rest of his life, and I don't want to bat for the other side, we can halve that number.”
“Imp…” I held up my hand and said,
“Then, let us take out all the elderly and all the young… I think you can see where I'm going with this in proving my point that there is still an incredibly large number, and one that is well into the millions, Asmodeus.”
“You will have help,” he stated.
“Great and when you say help, do you mean like a lighthouse built by the Gods that will shine a light on this unfortunate soul?” I asked, making him grant me a look.
“An attitude shrouded in defeat will not help you, my dear.”
“Oh, I'm sorry, yes, because it's going to be a positive mental attitude that's going to help me find this cock in a world sized haystack!” I shouted, now losing my temper. To give him his due, he didn’t get angry in return and that only made me feel guilty.
“Forgive me, I don't mean to be rude, but I have had quite possibly the worst day ever, and nothing short of the Gods shining down a beam of light from Heaven onto this guy, is going to make it possible to find him. Surely you see that, as I ask you, how in the Gods am I going to find this person when I don't even know where to start?” I said, making him grant me soft look of understanding before telling me the only positive in this.
“I didn't say you had nowhere to start from, little one, for the Oracle has given some indication of where you will need to be.”
“Oh, that's good of her,” I muttered mockingly.
“And like I said, you will have help for I've instructed my son to grant you someone he trusts… unequivocally.”
“Who?” I asked, wondering now if they expected me to go running around the place not looking for only one person but now a second.
“You will find out soon enough, but I have been assured by many accounts that if there is one being capable enough to get certain jobs done, then he is the demon of choice.” I wasn’t sure I liked the sound of this, but then again, what little choice did I have?
“And this list of talents of his, I don't suppose being able to sniff out future husbands is one of them?” At this, he laughed and said after standing up,
“I like that, in fact I am going to take great pleasure in relaying this conversation to Lucifer myself, especially that last part. Now, if you'll excuse me, I will take my leave of you.” I was about to get up myself when he held out his palm to me, gesturing for me to stay where I was. Then he told me,
“If I may suggest something, it will be for you to get some more sleep, for the next time you wake, that lighthouse you spoke so highly of will have already cast its beam on you and will take you to the very city where you will find him.”
“It will?” At this, he nodded as he walked from the room, but then stopped long enough to say,
“Remember, pretty girl, trust your instincts and let them guide you, for they will aid you greatly when making your choice. It is not someone you will be attracted to, but more someone you will be consumed by, just as you were consumed by the Beast and gave your heart freely, you will want to do so with this man…”
“And how do you know that?” I asked in a small vulnerable voice, one he smiled at before telling me,
“Because the Fates have deemed it so and as you know, little one…
“The Fates do not lie.”
Twenty-Three
FATED HEARTACHE
9th OctOBER 1680
COVENT GARDEN
I had to confess I was surprised not only to be back in London, but also to find myself in a place I had rarely visited whilst living here. The reason for this was that there had been little cause for me to come to this area of London, being that it was known for its expensive homes. But despite that, even I could see that during the prison time I had served, it had changed. So much in fact, that at first I had questioned which part of London I was standing in as I hardly recognised it. For what once held