“So what happens now?” she asked after a time.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, I’m still a human—”
“Half human. I felt those little claws shredding up my back.”
“Halfhuman,” she corrected unapologetically. “And you’re a demon. And I live on Earth, and you’re a total misanthrope.”
“So are you,” he shot back. “Let’s be honest.”
“Fine. Humans suck. I agree.Butyou hate your human form. And you have a territory in Hell and a bunch of demons who call you Master and think the sun shines out of your ass, and you can’t just abandon them.”
“I know,” he grumbled.
“So?”
“So what? So we make it work. There’s nothing else to do.”
“I guess so.”
“But I have to warn you … I’m a bit of a wanted man at the moment. Lucifer knows it was my magic that got Belial into his territory to free the souls. He’ll want vengeance, and I have every reason to suspect my territory will be the first he attacks when he’s ready for vengeance.”
“So what are you going to do?”
“If it were just me, I’d cut and run. But I have all these pesky demons looking up to me now, and I suppose I have to take care of them. So I guess I’ll have to stay and fight and then figure out an escape plan when that inevitably goes to shit. Also, I told Belial I would help him, and I suppose I’d better keep my word on that so he doesn’t kill me and undo all your hard work.”
She snorted. “Does that mean you’ll be able to visit me on Earth?”
“Of course. I’ll be here with you every possible second I can spare. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”
She turned her face into his chest and kissed his skin in response.
“But I’ll need to figure out a way to disguise myself while I’m here. It’s technically forbidden for me to visit the Earth plane since I have no special dispensation to be here.”
“Well, I know how to fix that.”
“You do?”
“Sure. All you have to do is talk to Sunshine.”
He frowned at the mention of the angel who had once broken into his territory. Playing nice with Belial and his allies was going to be a challenge for his pride.
Suyin looked up at him without lifting her chin and smiled. “I feel the same, by the way. I want you here with me whenever you can be.” Her smile turned to a contemplating frown. “Can I visit you in Hell too?”
His brows lifted. “You would want to?”
“Duh. I haven’t forgotten about your library. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that room.”
“Then it’s yours to visit whenever you wish.”
She grinned. “I’m loving this new agreeable you.”
“I told you, there will be no more negotiations between us. Whatever is mine, is yours.”
“Thank you, sweetness,” she purred with a teasing glint in her eyes, and he growled. He prodded her ass gently with his tail barb.
She laughed and tried to squirm out of his reach, but he tightened his arm around her.
