The two guards fell silent, and I tried to ignore the sounds of bodies slapping together. How much stamina did this King have? "Are your ears full of seaweed?! Leave!" My saviour snapped at the two guards. With one final look at us, they swam away. Immediately, I positioned myself in front of the staff, turning my back to it. My hand itched to touch it, but I held vast and focused straight ahead. "Hell, Fay, we thought we lost you for a second there. My brother was on the verge of calling his army to destroy this place." The demon said to me when he took his spot next to me. "Adrian." I breathed out in relief. "Where is Elle?" "Pregnant. Visibly pregnant, which is quite the sight. She's with Sammi, hopefully now taking care of the two guards we sent away. They are making sure we have an escape out of this place." Adrian replied, never looking at me. We both kept our gazes fixed straight ahead of us, me casually ignoring the way the King was still pounding into my body. We stood
Sam confidently guided us through the castle. He clasped my wrist almost painfully tight, but I didn't comment or complain and followed him happily."Back to land first. Time to get this thing out of you, sweetheart." Sam said, his hand still firmly around my wrist. "Sweetheart?" I asked back with raised eyebrows. "Sweetheart, darling, ruby, love, sugar-""If any humans on earth actually knew the feared satan, they would all laugh and start making comedies instead of horror movies." Elle said loudly to Adrian.Wrong thing to say.Sam abruptly turned around to her, and all the surrounding lights flickered off at once. Sam let go of me. In complete darkness, I heard a monstrous, ghastly growl, sending shivers down my spine and causing me to seek support by pressing my hand against the cool, marble wall."Sammi." Adrian snapped from across the hallway.The hairs on the back of my neck rose."AAAAAAAAAAHHH!"An ear-piercing scream, coming from Elle's marine demon, sounded through the air.
Sam swam to the shore with me in his arms, joining the three soaking wet demons. He walked out the water with me still attached to him like a monkey, and my suddenly super heavy body was impossible to hold up. All my organs dropped down when he walked out, but he held his arms around me like I weighed nothing, his expression never changing. The cold air kissed my goose-bump covered skin, and a mean chill ran through me. Winter was in the air. The frozen nights were close. "Hey, Satan," I inquired with interest, "Isn't your realm supposed to be like... Hell? Like, really hot? Why does it feel like it's going to freeze tonight?" Adrian let out a full blown blasting laugh. Sam slowly let me down, and we both turned to Adrian, who slapped his knee hard. "What?" I asked, dumbfounded. Adrian shook his head, still laughing. "I fucking love humans." "No. That's something humans made up in their fantasies." Sam answered me with narrowed eyes at his brother. "Although," Adrian interven
"Are you sure about this?" Adrian asked hesitantly. I stared down at the bathtub, which Sam was currently filling. He was kneeling down next to me, his hand underneath the water stream, checking its temperature. He even put a little bit of bath oil in, smelling of caramel. Not even a flower scent, funnily enough. The five of us stood cramped in the small bathroom of my bedroom. Well, not my bedroom anymore, according to Sam. But an empty bedroom nonetheless, where no one would interrupt us. Sleep was threatening to take me at any second. We had stayed up all night, and the sun was slowly rising behind the closed curtains. The whole castle was still asleep, you could practically feel the hangovers in the air. The dark one stood in the corner, his figure completely out of touch with the rest of us. Elle ensured she stayed as far away from him as possible, yet she remained glued to my side. Sam held onto my naked lower leg with his other hand as he kept feeling the temperature of t
"Hold her down. Or else, it's not going to work." The dark one hissed at Samael. Samael put his arm back into the bathtub. With tears in my eyes, I watched as Fay began to fight. My nails dug into Adrian's arm, who held me back with one arm around my shoulders. "Stop." I whispered with a shaky voice at Samael's rigid back. He tensed up more. "She's going to die." I said as a tear escaped my eye. For a moment, Samael's appearance morphed into that of Satan, but he quickly regained control, although more tense than before. His eyes remained fixed on my best friend, who was fighting for her life in the bath. She trashed and thrashed, and water splashed everywhere. It was a wonder there was still enough in the bath to drown her. To drown her. Sammi was going to drown her. The dark one next to Samael looked absolutely delighted. His eyes were gleaming with glee as he stared down into the bathtub, ignoring the splatters of water that hit him in the face. Panic constricted my heart
"What the actual fuck?"A female voice startled me awake, and I found myself sprawled in a field of grass. The sun's warmth enveloped me, soothing my skin with its gentle heat. The grass beneath me wasn't prickly, but soft instead, and I stretched my arms out, relishing the comforting sensation."What are you doing here?"Annoyance simmered within me. I finally had a moment of peace and quiet."Anna, can you shut up and let me-"My words trailed off when I realised what I said.My eyes flew open.Standing by my feet, clad in a yellow summer dress, was Anna. She stared down at me, alive and well. "What the fuck? What are you doing here?" I asked with shock. She was supposed to be dead."I could ask you the same thing." Anna replied, as if she really couldn't believe I was here. Looking around me to actually check where 'here' was, I realised I didn't recognize this place. "What are you doing in the demon realm?" Anna asked when a frown settled on my face. I had no recollection of comin
"She's meant to return tonight, right? 24 hours was the deal?" I heard Adrian ask softly. "Yes." Sam affirmed, his voice directed at me. "What are you going to do? Your wife will be with child." Adrian asked next. "I don't know. I don't really care." Sam replied solemnly. Adrian sighed. "She will be fine, brother." "She was dead." Sam sharply said. "Was. She IS alive." Elle quickly interjected. I heard Sam sigh. "Will you help me? With what I've asked?" "Of course." Elle replied. I frowned. Sam asked Elle for help with something? "As soon as possible. After Micah's funeral." Sam directed at her. I stirred. Micah! Micah's will! "I'm going to get some food. Do you want anything, brother?" Adrian asked, before I heard the unmistakable sound of someone stretching. "I would love some fresh OJ." I croaked hoarsely. I felt the energy in the room shift to shock. My eyes opened just in time to see Sam literally jumping at me from the end of the bed. "You're awake!" He shouted with a
His words gained meaning when he pushed his body into mine. My body exploded with fire. "But I can't. You're too weak. You need to heal first." He asserted firmly. "I feel fine." I lightly replied. Sam's grin near my ear only fueled my warmth, and I wasn't even embarrassed to say that I was a thirsty bitch. I needed to forget everything about me. "You died a few hours ago, Fay. If you say you're fine one more time, I will..." Sam warned in a low murmur, his weight still pressing into me. "You will what?" I challenged as my hands roamed his bare chest. His skin was cool and firm, and the few scars that stood out on his skin felt rugged. His scars made him even more attractive. They felt like prizes on a trophy. "Well, I don't actually know." Sam sighed out, "I don't know how to punish you. It seems like an impossible task, because you either enjoy it, or fight everything that I do." Grinning against his neck, I felt Sam tense against me. His thumb slid over the soft skin of my nak