“You will see,” my dad says with a grin.
I shake my head before we make our way through the first level to descend down to level two.
This is going to be really eye opening for my bride. Let’s hope she can handle it.
Chapter Ten
Serenity
Walking onto each level is insane. Each one has its own purpose and somehow, it’s always worse than the last level.
The screams of level five might very well haunt me.
It looks like a torture chamber pretty much, and it’s obviously where punishments are made. I could see why Kayla was scared to come down here. The screams and scent of blood were enough for me not to want to be sent down here. I only spent a couple minutes on that level before I had to leave.
I got to see some demons, demonesses, incubi, and succubi on my journey through. There are so many different types of demons down here. I never realized how many there were; however, I suppose I never thought much about it before.
I also saw how each sin was looked at differently. Lucifer had explained that only family is immune to their powers and sins. So, I never saw their powers in full effect until each brother walked up to a demon and showed me exactly what happens if their powers are activated. Just standing close to anyone, or anything, is enough for the sin to take full effect.
If the whole family is standing with a demon, the effect doesn’t really work. Lucifer explained how too many sins around made it difficult for the body and mind to focus on one. Sometimes he would only send one to three of the brothers together if he has an important job for them, so that the sins have a more lightened effect.
It might be information overload to most people, but I loved learning about everything. It all made sense to me.
My favourite level would be level three. That’s where all the beasts were, and some hellhounds were trained. It was almost like a demonic beast zoo. I wanted to touch and pet everything. I was pulled back a few times since they said most of the beasts would devour me, but I couldn’t help it if they were adorable.
Level seven, the last one, pretty much looked like the fiery pit of hell I had always envisioned.
Those screams were terrible. People were burning there for literally eternity. I was told that the worst of the worst humans were there.
I was processing everything the rest of the evening, but the men let me get lost in my head. I’m sure they thought I was probably scared of them now, but I just wanted to learn more about Hell. It’s so much more than I thought it was. It’s like a whole other world down here.
When it was time to be alone with Silas, I wasn’t nervous. It was easy to be around him; I knew I was safe. He showed me that he respected my boundaries.
I decided to be a bit bold tonight. I look over at him and slowly start making my way to the bedroom.
“I’m going to take a hot bath,” I mention to him.
“Okay, baby. Just relax after a long day,” he replies. He looks like he’s about to sit on the couch.
“Would you like to join me?” I ask, pausing to see if he catches on.
Okay, I said I was going to be bold, but my voice comes out a bit shaky.
Silas looks at me with soft eyes. “Are you sure, baby? Don’t push yourself if you aren’t ready.”
“I’m sure I want to have a bath with you,” I tell him and swallow hard.
This may not seem like that big of deal, but this is very intimate for me. He will be the first man that sees me naked.
“Okay, baby,” he says and follows me into the bathroom.
He runs the water to make sure it’s hot and puts some bath salts and bubbles in it. The one thing I love about his bathroom is that the floors are heated and the bathtub is huge. It can fit both of us, no problem.
I’m completely shaking by the time Silas turns around, and he looks me in the eyes as he slowly removes his shirt.
I swallow hard as I look at his body. To me, he’s perfection.
He’s got muscles, that’s for sure. I don’t know if he works out to look that way or if that’s just the way that he was made.
