"You could share a room with-"
"No," she said immediately. "The Simi don't share her room, akri. Ever. I don't care that she is my sister. My room has all my special mementos in there. I think you should make her one of her own."
Ash knew better than to argue with his demon. Not to mention the fact that it didn't bother him to humor her. He actually enjoyed spoiling her. "Okay. Where do you want it?"
"Kind of next to mine, but not so close that she blocks the view to my Travis Fimmel billboard that the Simi has on the great wall."
"Your what?" Xirena asked. "What's a Travis Fimmel?"
Simi's jaw dropped as she looked stunned. "You don't know about Travis Fimmel? Oh, sister, you are deprived. He the finest man alive."
Xirena shuddered. "You lust for men?"
"Well, I certainly don't lust for women."
"No," Xirena corrected, "I mean, you lust for humans?" The way she said that you could tell it was the most disgusting thing the demon could imagine.
"Well, don't you?" Simi asked.
"Ew!" Xirena looked at Ash. "What have you done to her? You have corrupted a good demon!" She looked back at Simi. "You need to see Drakus."
"Who that?"
"He the finest demon to ever live. He can breathe fire out his nose and mouth at the same time."
Simi's face beamed. "Ooo!"
Ash cringed as he saw where this was going. "Simi's too young for that."
"No she's not," they said in unison.
"I think you're outnumbered, boss."
Ash turned to see Alexion behind him. Danger was entering the room just behind him. Her eyes widened as she took in the opulence of the Atlantean throne room.
He sighed as Alexion stopped beside him. "Forget Armageddon, this is the scariest thing I've ever seen." Ash watched in horror as the two demons sat down and started comparing notes on "hot" men and male demons.
Alexion turned to Danger and smiled. "I think it's a good thing we have a woman in the house now. Maybe she can talk some sense into them."
Danger snorted. "The demons are your domain, not mine. I'm not even going there."
Ash actually whimpered as Xirena began telling Simi the correct mating habits of the Charontes. "This is going to get ugly. Thanks, Lex."
Alexion smiled as he pulled Danger in his arms and held her close. "No, boss, thank you."
Ash glanced at the two of them and saw the love that they had for each other.
It went a long way in soothing the part of him that hated to have strangers in his home.
And as he looked into Danger's future, he saw absolutely nothing. For the first time in his long life, he found it comforting.
It meant only one thing.
Danger would definitely be an integral part of their future lives.