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“You’re always welcome to the truth of my feelings, Evie.” I closed my eyes and leaned into his palm before turning to kiss it, making him rumble with pleasure.
“Speaking of birds, why did you steal it?” I asked once our tender moment had passed. Which was when he openly told me about the Scepter of Dagobert. The scepter had been created as a way to open large portals to allow for much greater numbers of souls to be delivered into Hell. When I asked why something like that would be needed, his answer was simple, he asked me just how many people died on the Titanic, or how many lives were lost in a single day of battle when a country was at war.
Of course, this made sense, until… well, it didn’t. Because he went on to tell me that, unfortunately, when the gateway was open, it ended up causing an even greater threat. Because the portal allowed not just souls to pass into Hell, but it also allowed those on the other side to cross over into the mortal realm.
Which meant only one thing…
Demonic chaos.
Hence why the scepter was thought to be too dangerous and was broken down into three pieces. He went on to tell me how it was stolen from his father’s realm and found its way here. And ever since, Ryker had been charged with finding the missing pieces and returning it to the Realm of Greed for safe keeping.
“So, it could be used as a weapon?” I asked, already knowing that it could thanks to my visions.
“Yes, and one that in the wrong hands could bring chaos through from my world to that of the mortal realm.”
“That sounds bad,” I said, shivering at just the thought.
“Yes, indeed. But as long as even a piece of it remains here, then I can prevent that from ever happening… what?” he asked when he must have seen the way I shook my head.
“Nothing.”
“Evie.” He said my name as a gentle warning.
“I just wonder when, if ever, I will get used to it all.”
“Used to what?” he asked in concern.
“Used to all this,” I said, looking around and trying to see this new world through his eyes. But I must have given him the wrong impression as he asked,
“Used to my gold?”
I granted him a look of horror.
“No… of course not that… that’s all yours, I just mean your world. When hearing stories like the one you just told me becomes fact to me and not just some unbelievable tale. I keep asking myself when it will actually become something real to me… it’s just a lot for a girl to get her head around, that’s all,” I added after I realized I was blabbing on.
“First of all, as far as I am concerned, all of this is now yours as well,” he said, gesturing his arm out to all of his gold, making me balk.
“Ryker, be serious.”
“I am… deadly serious. But, even if my words are not enough to deem it so, then our marriage certainly will.” Again my shock was easy to see, before I decided to point out a little fact he was missing in all of this,
“Er… I didn’t exactly say yes.”
“Do you love me?” he asked again, as if this was the key to everything. Yet despite knowing what he would take from it, I still couldn’t deny it and therefore told him,
“Yes, of course.”
“Then that is all the answer I need.” And yep, there it was.
“But…” I tried, but was swiftly cut down because, clearly, I was dealing with a stubborn Demon who liked to get his own way.
“No buts, I now know you love me, as you so sweetly put it earlier, and that is all I need to know. Now as for my world, I promise you it is a lot to take in right now, but it will get easier.”
“Easy for you to say,” I grumbled, making him smirk as he pulled me closer.
“In case you haven’t noticed, I like to get my own way.” Ha, he could say that again. I had only been with him like this for a few days and already I knew so much about him. But then again, he wasn’t known as the Lord of Greed for nothing.
“What, you? Nooo… shocking that,” I commented sarcastically, turning that smirk of his into a full-blown grin.
