"We certainly can't leave them to deal with it themselves. What can we do to contain the demons?" I asked.
"Not enough power to create a new realm," Luc said from the kitchen in a sullen voice.
"Can't build a wall to hold them in Abaddon." Michael walked in with his sandwich. "I'm out of ideas."
"And they're not listening to us anyway," I said. "Let's go see Mary. Maybe she's got some ideas in her books. At least we can calm her down and make sure she knows we haven't abandoned her."
Lucifer walked in from the kitchen with one hand on Jellybean's head. "Are there any government statements about this?" he asked.
Gabriel shook his head. "I searched for that, but the biggest governments of the world are mum. They either know what it actually is and don't want to cause mass panic, or they're clueless and trying to figure it out."
"Why don't you go sneak around?" I asked. Gabe loved popping in the president's office or the royal throne rooms and listening in on what was going on.
He grinned. "My favorite pastime."
After leaning over and popping a kiss to my lips, he disappeared.
Clearing my throat I looked at my other two mates, “Is everyone else going with me?"
They nodded and Luc held out his hand. "Here, carry me with you like a baby."
Instead of taking his hand, I wrapped my arms around his waist. He looked down at me in surprise, but his arms circled me, and he squeezed.
Maybe a little vulnerability would be good for him. He needed to learn he wasn't lord and master of the universe, anyway.
If anything good could come from all this, anything at all, I'd be grateful. Because so far, it'd been a shit storm.
3
"Why am I not surprised?"Mary shook her head and opened the door wider. "Where's the other one?"
"Gabriel?" I asked. "He's checking out the leaders of the world."
Mary hissed a laugh through her teeth. "I'm glad you fools are still here. Let me have a look at you."
We stopped in her small living room, and she turned her shrewd gaze to us. "Oh, you've gone and done it, haven't you?" She shook her head. "Come on. I was making tea. Come tell me what's going on."
We followed through to her kitchen, and she pointed at the table. She wanted us to sit.
We sat. Even Lucifer. He was too cowed at the moment to argue with anyone, anyway.
"Now," Mary said.
She set a mug in front of each of us. Mine was black with a big yellow sign on it. It readCaution. This might be witch's brew.
I snickered. "Cute mug."
Michael showed me his.Witch, please.
He grinned. "I like it."
"I'm so relieved you approve of my coffee mugs. Here." She set her gaze on Lucifer as she took his mug and poured hot water over a teabag. "What's wrong with you?"
"I don't have powers," he said sullenly.
She burst out laughing. "Boy, you sound like my grandson when his mama takes his video games away. Is that all you're made of, your powers?"
Lucifer's jaw dropped, and he started to look indignant, but then his puffed-out chest collapsed. "Yeah."
