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The demon’s attention turns away from Joel.
Shit. That someone is me.
“You sound like you have a connection to their majesties, soul. I think I’ll be keeping both of you now. Come on. Get in.” Snatching Joel by his feet, the demon lifts Joel up.
“No! No!” Joel thrashes, trying to break free.
I stare in shock, watching as the demon silences Joel by shoving his head into his mouth. Like a snake eating its prey, the demon swallows Joel inch by inch. I don’t stick around to enjoy the show and instead haul my ass to my feet and make a mad dash away. The demon said he planned to keep the both of us, and there is no fucking way I’m about to join Joel in some demon’s gut.
The ground quakes, rumbling under my feet. I stumble, nearly crashing into one of the gnarled trees. Whipping my hair, I crane my neck and catch sight of the demon fucking chasing me as he still swallows Joel, his waist and legs still kicking. How such a thing is possible? Well, this is Hell after all.
I pick up my pace and run, wishing with everything in me that I knew how to call one of my devils. I swear to God, the saviors, and every damn holy thing in the world that if I make it out of here, I will chop Lucian’s balls off. I’ll then take his cock and slap him in the damn face with it. And then when that’s over, I’ll figure out how to summon Joel from here and figure out how to shove his head up Lucian’s ass. Am I psychotic? Most likely. But I have to be. I have to embrace the darkness shoved into my soul by a shitty deal. By the devil who plans to break my bonds with the others and force me away from the man who had given me his angelic light.
My breath heaves, and I clutch my side, trying to push through my body cramping. Anger lashes over my skin in waves of heat. This was not how I wanted to start my day. I shouldn’t be running from demons in Hell. I should be controlling them by my devils’ sides in the Mortal World.
A loud crack echoes through the air, and one of the high mangled branches of a tree falls from above. It misses me by inches, but I trip over some sort of root sticking out of the ground. I crash to the ground, scraping my palms. Another snap of a branch sounds out, and I propel back to my feet in time to spin around to find the demon within a dozen feet. The demon’s neck swells with Joel’s feet inside it and his stomach bulges. I nearly puke at how his skin thins, revealing Joel’s silently screaming face stretching the demon’s flesh.
“There’s plenty of room for you, mortal. It’ll be easier if you die. I’d prefer just your soul.” The demon stretches his arms forward, widening his mouth.
I screech and scramble away, but I fall on another root—no, not a root. It’s a fucking bone of some sort. And I realize they’re everywhere. The trees seem to be dropping their branches, littering the world with pieces of what most definitely look like dry, disgusting limbs. I’m going to have to have a fucking talk with Kase about this bullshit.
“That’s good. Don’t run,” the demon says, cracking his jaw and widening his mouth. Ugh. I can see the bottom of Joel’s soles peeking from the back of the demon’s throat as he stomps closer, moving faster than I thought possible.
“Stay away!” I grab the nearest branch and swing it as hard as I can, whipping it across the demon’s face.
But he doesn’t stop.
He growls and launches at me like a damn rabid animal. My dumbass loses my goddamn senses, and all I can think about is how I don’t want this monster touching me, but the thoughts do nothing to increase my ability to defend myself. I can’t even swing the branch again, because the demon snatches it right from my hands.
He snatches me from the ground.
“Help! God, please! Fuck!” I scream, trying to jab my fingers into the demon’s eyes. But it’s pointless. His eyes are protected by some weird clear shell.
“God doesn’t exist here,” the demon says, his voice humming.
And fuck. I can see down his throat. I can see Joel’s shoes. Along the inside of the demon’s mouth and from what I can see of his esophagus, a strange collection of what looks like suction cups expand, ready to clamp to my skin to suck me into this monster.
I clench my jaw and brace myself. I have no idea whether I can die in Hell, but I’m sure I’ll want to. But then again...
“Release her!” a familiar voice bellows, tightening my chest.
Bright light engulfs me, blinding me.
I fall from the demon’s grip and land on my back. Brilliant white wings with golden tips expand above me, shielding me protectively. I watch in awe as heavenly light glows from Zade’s skin.
Raising his arm, he ignites his sword with angel fire.
I’ve never seen something so satisfying.
The fucking demon will have Heaven to pay.
