“Then why create your groups of human soldiers now? Why wait so long?”
“As I also said, I usually counter the Devil's demons with my angels. But my angels have failed. Time and time again. I've had to admit defeat and resort to drastic measures.”
“I see,” I murmured.
“If you're frightened of the hellhounds, I understand,” Silas said. “You should be frightened. But from what I saw, I truly believe you'll be safe with them. And if they let you into their home, Indigo, you could learn so much about them. You might even learn how to kill them.”
“Kill them?” Jake growled. “Now, you want her to kill them?”
“That isyourpurpose, Jacob,” Silas said. “You say that you didn't bring Indigo here to play spy. So, why then, did you bring her? Did you truly think that she would just be a visitor?”
“Yes,” Jake said stiffly. “I don't want her involved in this.”
“But I thought you believed in this?” I asked, suddenly feeling very annoyed with Jake.
Jake gaped at me. “Do youwantto spy on them?”
I shrugged. That's when I realized I did want to spend time with the hellhounds. If Silas was right, and Garret shared secrets with me, I'd be better able to judge the situation. It was exactly what I wanted. Clarity. If the hellhounds thought I was their mate, they wouldn't lie to me. That would be pointless. So, I would finally get the truth without doubting it.
“That's it, Indigo,” Silas said. “You're opening up to the truth.”
“Open up?” Jake glared at Silas. “Listen to me. I will do whatever needs to be done. I owe you. Not her.”
“Everyone on this planet owes me, Jacob,” Silas said serenely. “I am your creator. I gave all of you life. Now, I could simply force Indigo to do what I want, but I refuse to do that. It goes against all I stand for.”
Interesting. I had thought the same thing. And yet, if what Garret said about Silas's followers was true, then Silas was forcing them to be his soldiers. He had taken their free will. Why would I believe the hellhound? Because I'd seen the blank expressions those soldiers wore when Silas commanded them. They looked like slaves. I was lucky that Silas hadn't insisted on “empowering” me as well.
“Then this conversation is over,” Jake said. “Because Indigo doesn't want to spy for you.”
“Indigo is sitting right here,” I said crisply.
“Indie?” Jake whispered. “What the hell? You can't want this. They are fucking dangerous. Don't you get that? They're demons!Demons!”
“I understand, but I don't want to sit around here doing nothing, Jake. If I'm going to be a part of this, I want to see everything. I want to discover the demons' secrets. I want to know what the Devil is up to.”
And what Silas is up to,I added silently.
“Wonderful!” Silas clapped. “I knew you were going to be a great help as soon as you arrived, Indigo. I sensed it.”
Again, that seemed like an odd thing for the one true God to say. But instead of calling him on it, I asked, “How are we going to do this?”
God grinned.
Chapter Ten
As soon as our bedroom door closed behind us, Jake grabbed me and started kissing me. Not just kissing—pawing at me. He yanked up my shirt, then unbuttoned my jeans.
“Wait,” I gasped and pulled away. “What are you doing?”
“If you're going to leave me to spy on those demons, I want to be with you first,” Jake said.
We'd always been honest with each other, sometimes brutally so, but that shocked me.
“Wow.” I backed away. “I don't even know how to respond to that.”
“You can respond by undressing.” Jake stalked forward, and I caught the glimmer of someone else in his eyes.
“Michael?”
