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I knew Mammon’s greed was bad enough for him to be punished for it, making him the Sin of Greed, but to steal a shitty cheap necklace? It’s a new low. “Well, let’s go get it back.”
We both stand up, and I switch back into a devil. I place Rellick on my back, telling him to hold on, and we fly out of the room to meet up with Mammon. He’s leaving the towers, shifted into a golden orc. I keep my wings spread, careful not to make a sound as we fly above him, then immediately drop down on top of him. “What the fuck?” I grab his blonde ponytail, the only hair on his otherwise bald head, and slam his face into the ground a few times until he’s unconscious.
I set Rellick down for a second, long enough to rip the necklace off Mammon’s neck, breaking the chain. I hold it in my hand, fixing it like new, then lift Rellick once again, and fly back to the tower. I don’t bother with the main entrance, instead flying straight to the terrace of the third floor where Sloth’s room is. The door is closed but I feel her aura.
I knock gently, knowing that Brianna is on the other side with her two mates… but I also feel a faint remnant of Asmodeus.
Did Brianna let Lust fuck her?! They didn’t bond, I know that, because I would have seen the light that flashes across Hell. The only reason we know of that light is because there were more punished before the war who bonded. The seven of us are actually young and more cautious with who we choose to bind ourselves to. Figures we would all want the same woman.
Sloth opens the door, blocking our view. “Hey.” Why isn’t he letting us in? “Getting dressed,” he mouths.
After a few moments, Bree comes behind him, gently moving him out of the way. “Hi, sweet boy! Did you have fun?” She reaches her arms out for him, and he happily goes to her.
“Here, Mommy!” Rellick holds out the necklace to her and her eyes immediately start to water.
Why would Mammon take this from her?
Bree holds him close, kissing his forehead. “Thank you so much! Where did you get it?” She places him down so she can put on the necklace.
“Santa showed me a dropkick!” Eyes wide, Brianna shifts her attention to me. Rellick continues, “We called him a ‘dummy’ and I kicked him! Then we flyed and dropped on him! Santa pushed him in the dirt. He’s dead!”
Brianna’s voice is shrill. “He’s what?!”
“He’s not dead! He’s unconscious.” Her shoulders relax a bit. “And I did teach the kid how to do a dropkick. He did very well.” I hold my hand out to Rellick, who high-fives me with all his might. “You’ve got a potential wrestler on your hands! I’d love to train him.”
Rellick yells out his agreement before my Sin can get a word in. “You wrestle?” Her tone is mocking, and yet… do I detect a bit of flirtation in there?
“Oh, I love to wrestle,” my emphasis letting her know that I don’t mean wrestling at all. I would love to ‘wrestle’ her in a room of her choice, and I make sure my smile tells her so.
Brianna’s cheeks flush to a rosy hue, almost as dark as my red skin. “Maybe next time.”
Before I could give a response, Rellick speaks. “Can we have pizza?”
“Sure, sweet boy. Anything for my hero!” She lifts him onto her hip which should be a feat as the kid is almost half her size. “You mind?”
I smile, opening a portal to her apartment behind me. “Next time,” I say as she walks through. She turns back to me and winks as the portal closes behind her.
Yeah, baby girl. Next time.
22. Bree
“Thank you so much for getting my necklace back!” I place Rellick on his feet and hold the pendent against my chest. I wish there was a way I could lock it to my neck. Maybe put it on a metal chain? But all of the Sins have super strength or whatever so that feels pointless.
“Hey, Mommy! Can my new friend come play with me?” What friend? He’s made so many ‘new friends’ since he’s started at the daycare. Not to mention, half the time lately he’s talking about one of the Sins. “The one with the rainbow hair. I like her!”
Oh. Josie. “Sure, sweet boy. We’ll see if she wants to come over.” I look into my backpack purse, retrieving the card she gave me. The pretty yellow font seems to glow in the light. I type in the number on the back of the card, and dial. Normally, I would text but it’s a 1-800 number. Her melodic voice answers on the third ring with a simple hello. “Hey, Josie? This is Bree.” After a slight pause, I continued. “We met at Jump Park? My son kept jumping off the tower.”
A small chuckle passes through the phone. “Oh yeah! Rellick, right? How is the little guy? Was he exhausted after?”
She remembered! My smile is wide as I place her on speaker. “Actually, he’s the reason I called.” I motion for Rellick to speak.
“Hi, Ms Josie! Do you wanna come play with us?”
“Do I want to come play with you? What are we playing?” Josie sounds so energetic, like she’s actually happy to be talking to a three-year-old.
Rellick shrugs his shoulders. “I don’t know… a game, I guess.”
She chuckles and her laughter is contagious. “Sure, Rellick! I’d love to come play with you!” Rellick jumps up and down, cheering in his excitement.
