“Yes. It would be easier having you here with us to do all of that. So, what do you say? Would you like to become my assistant?”Please say yes. Please, please, say yes.
“A job, a room, and a salary?” Atlas inquired.
Bel nodded. His heart in his throat. “Just think of all the magic you can become familiar with.” Magic had seemed something that Atlas enjoyed. He was almost as obsessed as Cary.
Atlas’s smile stunned him. “When do I start?”
Bel tried to play it cool, but his mate had just agreed to stay! He whooped and hugged Atlas.
Atlas laughed. “You must really hate paperwork.”
No. Bel rubbed his chin over the top of Atlas’s hair. He was just excited to begin the courting ritual that was worthy of his mate. Anything and everything Atlas could ever want would be at his disposal. His mate would be the most spoiled boy in the entire realm. And that would be a tough job because the mates tended to go overboard spoiling their boys.
* * * * *
Atlas
He had a job, a new place to live, and the opportunity to make friends. Plus, Atlas might finally get answers about the flickers for the first time in his life. He wanted to dance his way down the street. Bel continued to point out shops that Atlas might want to check out later.
This little piece of hell would be his new home.
And it was gorgeous.
Whatever he’d previously thought about hell, Atlas had been totally wrong. Or at least this section of it. Bel had promised he’d show Atlas some of the other parts after they got him settled into his new position. And he’d be able to visit with the guys that he’d be meeting at the party.
The party that they were currently walking toward. There were no vehicles in hell. When Atlas had asked about that, Belhad merely smirked and asked why would they need vehicles when they could transport wherever they wanted to go.
Magic.
Atlas was going to be able to use magic pretty much every day. He was going to live in hell. By choice. How was this his life? A year ago, Atlas had often wondered if he would even make it through another year. Look at him now.
Although Atlas was going to have to grab his things from the motel and turn in the key. He was sure he’d eventually go back to the human realm. Just not until he knew how to protect himself. That could wait.
They were slowly making their way to Lucifer’s house for the dinner party. Walking beside Bel, they turned the corner and he stopped short.
A picturesque neighborhood came into view. Large houses with gorgeous yards. If Atlas didn’t know he was in hell, it could be just another neighborhood anywhere in the world. The human world.
“You know you can change anything about our house,” Bel said. “If you want.”
“Change the house?” Atlas asked.
Bel shrugged. He stopped in front of a large house with a red door. “We have lived here for a very long time. Centuries. I pictured what I wanted and the magic provided.”
“Who lives here?” Atlas asked. He slipped his arm through Bel’s.
“Asmos. Asmodeus. Another demon prince,” Bel replied.
“Cary said Asmos is your best friend,” Atlas remembered.
Bel snorted. “Asmos…is Asmos.”
“What does that mean?”
“Asmos is one of the fiercest demons ever created,” Bel said. “He is also one of the sweetest. Although he can be rather annoying as well.”
“Most best friends are,” Atlas told him.
“Asmos moved his house closer to Lucifer’s after Luci mated with Gage and Cary. Even changed the house to make it look more like those in the human realm where Cary and Gage are from. Asmos and Cary really hit it off.”
