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“Are you crazy?” I ask, abandoning the mess of blankets on the floor. I hug my arms around myself and cross the room. “If Lucian catches you—”
“He won’t. He’s busy outside. Please, let me have just a moment to speak with you. Andre was visiting, wasn’t he? I could sense him.” Zade’s heavenly glow dims with his words. Grabbing onto the railing, he balances on the ledge instead of joining me on the balcony. “How is he?”
His question throws me off. It wasn’t exactly what I expected from him. I thought he’d come with a message from Cassius, wondering if I was ready to accept his deal for my soul. But even after everything, I’m not.
“He’s bound to Hell. That’s how he is,” I snap, annoyance rushing through me. Andre has been visiting me almost every night for the last six days since I refused to go to Hell and remained outside the circle for our time together. He wasn’t happy, but I’m done bowing to crazy-ass demands. I’ll go to Hell when I’m ready, and not a moment sooner.
“Will you give him a message from me?” Zade asks, ignoring my comment like I didn’t say anything at all. “I want him to know—”
“Just keep him away. I will string your intestines across the city if anyone finds him before he dies.” Lucian’s voice rings through the air, stealing my attention from Zade. “Do you understand? He must die unbound. I need time.”
Lucian’s words ignite fear inside me. What is going on? Time for what? Shit. I need to find out. Without thinking, I launch at Zade and cling onto him, using his need to catch himself to save my ass from possibly breaking my leg in the fall from the second story.
“You fucker! Help! Micah!” Elias hollers. “Mi—”
A loud slap reverberates through my bones, followed by silence.
Fuck.
“Hurry, Vincent. Get him out of here. Now,” Lucian says.
I dash toward the side of the house, fear and anger exploding through me. Zade snatches the back of my nightshirt and pulls me into his chest, using his free hand to cover my mouth.
“Shhh, don’t let him hear you,” he whispers. “If he does, I can assure you, Elias will be dead by morning.”
Tears burn my eyes. “Let me go.”
“And do what? You can’t follow a demon, Raven...but I can.” Zade releases me, still keeping his hand across my mouth. “I just need you to do me a favor. Please.”
I slowly nod. “What is it?”
“I’ll find out where the demon is taking Elias, so you can tell your soul keepers, but then, I need you to allow me to use your soul. I need to speak with Andre,” Zade says. “I need you to agree to let me use you to get into Hell.”
I blink a few times. “Deal.”
