“Not nearly as much as I’ve missed tasting her,” he assured me, reaching over to pinch her chin between his fingers. “Are you going to show me how well you can come, Lilith?” he asked softly, and she nodded, her own eyes darkening with need.
I felt myself grow hard in anticipation. It was always a long night when Shem came home. I was looking forward to the end of the feast so that we could retire to the room.
“Anyway, what is it you were saying about marriage?” I asked, remembering he had been about to tell us something. Hazai’s eyes brightened, and he released Lilith’s chin.
“Ah, yes. I think we should bring our own version of marriage to Hell.”
“For what reason?” Lilith asked, cocking her head to the side.
“For one, it offers protection to the mortals who partake. In the human realm, marriage is a claiming of sorts, and in theory, it protects females from being claimed by men who aren’t their husbands. It’s also a handy legal joining of assets.
“I know that since Ramel’s little…episodewith Art, you have been working on changing demons who identify as female into bodies they feel more comfortable in.”
This had been a relatively new development. Yahweh always forced angels into male bodies. In an effort to divert male attention away from Lilith, we inquired if any of the demons we recruited had any interest in assuming more feminine forms.
Much to our surprise, we learned that there were many angels who wished they could live their lives on the female end of the spectrum. Lilith had been horrified that they’d never been asked this question or been given this option before and had done a great deal of research, working tirelessly to make it happen.
Lilith nodded, her eyes shining in excitement. “Please, continue.”
Shem’s expression grew grave. “Yahweh does not allow angels to indulge in sins of the flesh. There have been several instances where I have come across an angel who has crossed paths with a female demon and decided that bedding them does not count as a sin the same way bedding a human would.”
Lilith frowned. “That makes no sense. Why do they not engage in sexual relations with each other if that is the case?”
Shem shrugged, draining the rest of his wine. “If you haven’t stuck your dick in something for several millennia, I assume desperation would begin to outweigh reason.”
Both Lilith and I nodded.
“I have seen it happen with both males and females, but it is most common with our women. I’m wondering if marriage might be a way to offer protection to demons who do not wish to couple outside of their predetermined arrangements?”
“I love this idea,” Lilith breathed, glancing back at me. “Perhaps we can take the human marriage ceremony and strengthen it somehow, but I will need to do some research…”
I smiled at her. There was nothing Lilith loved more than research.
We finished eating, and Shemhazai stood up to stretch, shooting us both a suggestive look.
“I’m going to head back to the room. I’ll meet you two there.”
“I want to head to the library and see what I can find on marriage,” Lilith said, looking up at me in excitement. I tried not to scowl. The last thing I wanted to do was spend the night in the library with her and a bunch of dusty books. I wanted to go back to the room and watch her come all over Hazai’s face. It had been several hundred years since the three of us had been together, and I suddenly felt like I couldn’t wait another minute.
Hazai clearly felt the same. He and I exchanged a dark look before Shem seemed to get an idea.
“Why don’tyougo to the library Ram? Grab some books to bring back to the room. Lilith and I will shower and get ready for bed.” He leaned down and cupped Lilith’s face softly. “You can read after we’re done with you.”
She smiled up at him, and I growled against her, tracing light circles over the tops of her thighs with my thumbs.
“I think that’s a great idea,” I murmured into her hair, and she giggled.
“Okay.” She twisted in my lap and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. “We’ll meet you back in the room.
I collectedseveral volumes that I thought would be a good start. I had spent enough time in the library with Lilith to know how her brilliant little mind worked and which books she would likely need to start her new research project.
Once I felt I had enough reading material to last her several hours, I made my way back to the room. I found myself wondering if Yahweh would truly take action against Shemhazai’s antics. The more followers He lost to what He considered to be moral decay, the more He would likely come to resent us. Not that He needed help in that department.
I enjoyed the idea of Him stewing up there, getting all worked up over His creations doing ridiculous things like fucking goats. What I didn’t like was the idea that our antics might drive Him to some kind of action or stand against Lilith.
I took solace in the fact that he could not touch her in Hell. He and His angels could come here, yes, but they could not remove her against her will. With that cheerful thought in mind, I swung open the door to our room and stopped in my tracks.
I felt rage ignite in my veins. I couldn’t believe what I was looking at.
