I blink at him rapidly. “What?”
“Mara accidentally stabbed herself with a few of the daggers, seeing what they could do.”
I blink, but it tracks; Mara would think it would be a great idea to test out what weapons could hurt her.
“And?”
“Just like me, they do nothing. It seems my curse has passed to my daughters.”
“Your curse?”
“Of living forever. Never dying.”
“But I can die,” I say it plainly; I’ve been close to dying already, we know that certain weapons definitely work.
“With the proper weapon, yes.”
“I… I still need a moment.” A moment to breathe, to gather my thoughts.Why do I feel so hopelessly insecure about this?
He groans and steps into my space, grabbing my cheeks. “Promise me you won’t leave Hell.”
“I promise.” He kisses the top of my head, his hands trailing down my hair before I look at the ground and walk away. I’m not running from him or this. I just need to collect my thoughts. There’s no better place for such thinking than the black lake, but it’s far enough from the manor that I need to portal.
The clouds overhead are dark and ominous as I sit on the grass and look at the inky water of the lake. I’d considered putting a toe in there once but thought better of it. Maybe Mara will get curious enough to test it out and report back.
There’s a crack of a portal, and I turn around to see Kas. I can’t stop the huge smile that takes over my face when I see her. She walks over to me and sits down, even though she glares at the grass before doing so.
“Where have you been, bitch?” I ask her, and she pushes her shoulder against mine before resting her head on my shoulder.
“I’ve got to go away for a bit.”
“Why?”
“Family drama.”
“That doesn’t answer where you’ve been.”
She sighs and sits up. “I reconnected with Asmo and met the sweetest little witch.” My eyebrows furrow, and it’s the first time I’ve ever seen Kas close to crying. “I should have known better. That it was too good to last. I never should have let myself fall to begin with.”
“Kas, what are you talking about?”
“I told Lucifer to give you space in the beginning, Lilith. I thought I was protecting you like I’m protecting them.”
I look over at her. I’m not mad, we needed that time apart for me to realize what I wanted. “I’m not mad at you.”
“I know, I just needed you to know. I need you to understand whyI’mleaving.”
“Kas, you’re not telling me anything.”
She pushes up her knees, she’s still dressed impeccably as she wraps her arms around her legs and rests her head on her knees. “Remember when I said having an angel sibling wasn’t all it was cracked up to be?”
I nod my head, and she sighs, opening her mouth to continue. But suddenly, a few raindrops hit my face. I look up at the sky and wince. It’s usually gloomy in Hell, and it rains every three days on the dot. Today is not one of those days. There’s a crack of thunder, and when I look to my left, I see the angel Rainn standing there.
Kas is immediately on her feet, and I follow suit as we stare at the angel before us. When I glance back at Kas, I realize now why Rainn looked so familiar to me. My mouth parts as Kas takes a defensive stance.
“Coming to Hell is really bold, Michael.”
“You forget, I was trapped here for a few decades. A shame Beelzebub met his demise, or so I’m told. He was a very helpful little rat when he needed to be.”
