The door opens, and the woman from last night walks in, a huge grin on her face as she gives me a finger wave and holds her hand out for me to shake.
“Hi, I’m Mara,” she greets, rendering me speechless.
Lucifer speaks for me. “Mara, darling, this is Toth. He’s going to be your teacher. He’s going to help you understand Hell and work with you on your skills now that you’re fully corporeal.”
“So lovely to meet you,” Mara says sweetly. She turns to her father. “I’ll see you both at breakfast then?”
“Yes, we’ll be there shortly,” Lucifer replies.
As soon as Mara leaves the room, I’m finally able to open my mouth. “Lucifer, are you sure I’m the best person for this?” I don’t normally question him, but it’s better than saying that I saw his daughter’s entire pussy last night, and it’s all I’ve been able to think about. I thought that I was into meek little demons who would bend to my will. But the way she dug her nails into my flesh and called me a slut… well, that’s hard for a man to forget.
“Lilith is strong, but I need someone with more experience in battle and in Hell. Lilith just came back to Hell and still doesn’t fully understand everything. Can I trust you with my daughter, Toth?” he asks with an arch of his brow.
“Of course you can, sir.” I bow my head in submission. I don’t want Lucifer to become suspicious of me. If there is one thing Lucifer and I have in common, it’s our paranoia and how hard it is for us to trust others.
“Mara is strong, I can feel it,” he says.
“Excuse me for asking, sir. Do we know who her mother is?” He looks at the ceiling and rubs his chin. Without a doubt, he doesn’t have a clue. I remember those years; Lucifer was as promiscuous as they come when he was trying to create an heir on Earth. I’ve always wondered why he wanted it so bad. But after seeing the way he looked at Mara, I get it.
He wanted a connection that can’t be explained.
Or maybe it’s something about Mara? I can’t help but feel this magnetic pull towards the unusual demon. Is it because of her power? Or how she treated me like no woman ever has before? Or is it something simply within her essence?
“I do not know anything about her mother. She told me she spent her childhood in an orphanage,” he explains. If I hadn’t known him for a thousand years, I wouldn’t pick up the guilt in his expression, but it’s certainly there. He shakes his head, and his expression goes back to neutral. “Finding her mother is the last item on my list right now; we have bigger problems.”
“Michael?”
“The angels as a whole, I fear our attempts at delaying a war are for naught.”
“Are you sure it’s not just a few rogue angels?” I ask.
“I think they were preparing Mara to take my position in Hell. I love her; she is my daughter, and I will have no one treat her any less, but I need you to keep an eye on her, Toth. If you suspect any loyalty to Heaven, that is something that must be squashed.”
“Has Beezlebub said anything else?” I question, knowing how much Lilith enjoys torturing him.
“No, and it’s important that Mara does not see him. I worry about the hold that rat bastard may have on her. Mara is not to know about his imprisonment in the pits.”
“I understand, sir,” I say.
“Thank you for your discretion,” he responds, bowing his head, letting me know that I’ve been dismissed. I bow my head in return, and as I’m leaving the room, he speaks again. “I appreciate having someone I can trust completely by my side,” he comments, not wanting a response. I take in his words and leave the library.
I cannot let his daughter burrow her claws into my soul and destroy what took a thousand years to build.It took me centuries to figure out my purpose, and making Hell run smoothly keeping order in this realm is my meaning. A small feral demon, no matter how pretty, isn’t going to ruin this for me.
I’ll do my job, but beyond that, Mara will mean nothing to me.
Chapter3
Making people uncomfortable shouldn’t bring me as much joy as it does. But the fact is, I quite enjoy watching people squirm. Toth’s face when he realized who I was—priceless. It also makes me want the paranoid demon even more.
The mental list for why I should seduce Toth includes but is not limited to: him being a very hot ancient man, his penis is huge, I like the way he smells, and I would very much like the loyalty that he gives to my father to be mine.
One way or another, I will crack him. The fear he holds won’t come from my father’s disapproval but from mine. Anything short of complete devotion to me is unacceptable.
I’m not sure if my long game is to take over Hell or not. Only time will tell. Right now, I’m feeling the right amount of cozy, but it doesn’t hurt to start gathering a devout horde of impressionable idiots in the meantime.
One never knows when you might need an army after all. Lilith pats the chair beside her with a smile, and I eagerly sit next to her. She’s the first one in the room, and so far, I can admit I like this demon. I’m not sure if her kindness is genuine, but I decide I will treat it as such until she proves otherwise.
“How was your first night?” she inquires.
