Obsidian doubted his brother could stand at the moment, but he admired his good intentions.
“Because Eevuhl, Mizuhree, and Aguhnee are topside.”
Son of a bitch.
“Who are they?” Penelope inquired.
“Thetrielair,” Reidar explained. “The top level of Lucifer’s army.”
“There’s only three of them?” Penelope asked.
“Thank God for that,” Stygian grumbled.
They didn’t need more than that, Obsidian knew. Those fuckers were ridiculously powerful.
He fought to sit up straight, his body still far too weak, which meant it was time to feed.
“How long have they been here? Thetrielair?” The words came out strained as he shifted.
Kaj shrugged. “I suspect it’s been recent. No more than three months.”
“Since Michael paid us a visit,” Stygian noted, sitting up as well.
Obsidian explained to Kaj how Michael had visited to relay the leak of theamsouelotnames.
“Timing’s about right. It’s also when we started to encounter the double-down demons. My guess is with thetrielairtopside, the shadow beasts have become more powerful.”
He knew they needed to put together a plan, and he had to be at full strength to do that. “Let me feed.” Obsidian managed to get to his feet. “Reidar, send Soraya up for Stygian. And Kaj, I’ll meet up with you in a little while.”
It took tremendous effort, but with Penelope’s help, he succeeded in getting down the hall to their private quarters. He didn’t have enough strength to will the door open, but luckily hisereswawas catching on to her newfound powers quite well.
“Sit,” she urged, directing him toward the sofa.
With zero finesse whatsoever, Obsidian flopped onto the sofa. He heard a crack and worried that he’d busted the damn thing, but he was too exhausted to care.
As was the case anytime she was close, Obsidian felt stronger the instant his female straddled his lap. He planted his hands on her hips, squeezed gently. He remembered the days when they’d been joined intimately for hours on end. Thankfully, theamnighhad dissipated, but that didn’t mean his desire for her had lessened any. Obsidian still wanted her with every breath he took, even when he knew his body wasn’t capable of sating either one of them.
“Take what you need from me,reuthet,” she whispered softly, sliding her hair over her shoulder and baring her neck for him.
He spared no words as he leaned in, his fangs descending seconds before he latched on to her vein. Instantly, the power in her blood strengthened him, and he knew it wouldn’t be long before he would be at full strength.
Definitely a good thing considering what they’d found themselves up against.
“Any sign of Eclipse?” Kaj asked whenhe walked into the kitchen to find Miklós sitting at the counter, his laptop in front of him.
With dawn upon them, he felt it his responsibility to ensure the male made it back home. Not that Eclipse couldn’t handle himself, but the last thing Kaj wanted was to endure the wrath of the angels if, God forbid, something happened to him.
“I’m tracking his car,” Miklós said, eyes never shifting from the screen. “Not sure where he’s going but it looks like he might be making his way here.”
Good to know.
“Will you be joining the others for the morning meal, sire?” Jeffrey asked from where he stood prepping at the granite counter.
Kaj nodded, figuring that was the answer the male was hoping for. The smile he received in return confirmed his suspicion. Although Kaj had had a loyal staff in the past, as had his family, he’d never seen anything quite like theheurospwho worked for the angels. Those males and females took tremendous pride in their work, and they took great satisfaction in pleasing their masters, as they referred to the angels.
“Have you seen my daughter?” he asked, the question not directed at anyone in particular.
“I believe she’s in her private quarters, sire.”
