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“Please, Andre. I won’t ask you for anything again.” Zade grabs his shirt and tugs it over his head, giving me a clear view of his near completely healed wounds by Raven from his battle with the guardians. No one knows how she did it, but it’s incredible.
I stare at them in silence, nearly feeling the same pain that he feels in this moment. It angers me more than I realized that the guardians turned against him and hurt him so much. They should pay for what they’ve done.
“It’s going to hurt,” I say, summoning a blade from the power of my kingdom.
“Just be fast. Leave nothing behind,” Zade says, tensing his muscles and balling his fingers into fists. “I just want it over with.”
I bob my head and clasp my hands to the base of his right wing and get him to stretch it out. He grinds his teeth loud enough for me to hear, and I position my blade against his back. For it to cut clean, I can’t just chop it. This is far more torturous for me than I expected. I should be able to just do it. I don’t want to hurt my friend and companion.
“Brace yourself, Zade.” I raise my hand a few inches, and without waiting for him to say anything, I swing my blade down and cut into the base of his wing.
Zade hollers with his pain before covering his mouth with his hand to stifle his agony. I cut all the way through and let his wing fall to the ground with a thump. Grabbing his left wing, I do the same thing over again, severing his wing from his body until all he has left is two large open wounds. Summoning hellfire, I swipe my hands down the length of his back where his wings were and staunch the bleeding.
Zade falls over on his side and curls his knees to his chest. I can’t stop the ache from stabbing into me at the sight of him looking so broken. I know it’s what he wanted, but it doesn’t make this any better.
Positioning myself on the ground, I lie next to him and wrap my arms around his body, hugging him from behind. There’s nothing sexual about this moment. All I want to do is to help him through the transition of power. He needs me as much as Raven needs him.
“Just take a few more breaths. The pain won’t last forever.” I squeeze him tighter and rest my chin on his shoulder. “I promise you that.”
We lie together in the middle of his sparse kingdom, just breathing in unison and savoring each other’s presences. I feel a shift in the air around us, and I open my eyes and catch sight of Raven in Lucian’s arms. He frowns as he carries her limp body in our direction, but I can see her eyes are open.
It’s enough to get me off the ground. Zade sucks in a deep breath, catching the same sight as I do, and he scrambles up. He flexes his arm muscles as if he tries to stretch his wings, taking a second to realize they’re no longer there. I blast them with hellfire, preventing him from seeing them on the ground a moment longer.
Lucian glances from me to Zade and then to the ground where the wings burn. He tightens his jaw and flares his nostrils, but he doesn’t comment on catching the two of us cuddling together in comfort. He knows better.
“We all need to meet in Micah’s kingdom. Raven needs us right now. Come on.” Lucian adjusts her in his arms and glances at Zade. “Your kingdom can wait.”
“What happened to her?” I ask, rushing to close the space between us. Raven tips her head and meets my gaze, her eyes sheening with unshed tears. She looks as if she has been through something terrible, and just seeing her in shock like this enrages me. “You were supposed to take care of her.”
“It’s not his fault,” Raven whispers, her voice barely trickling to my ears.
I open my arms and silently demand Lucian to give her to me. I feel as if I will destroy the universe if I don’t have her in my arms this second to make sure that she’s okay.
Lucian reluctantly hands her to me, but he remains close enough that my arm brushes his naked chest. The bastard just strolls around with his cock swinging like a damn elephant trunk as if this were his kingdom. As much as I admire his size and the handsomeness of his body, it’s a major distraction.
I do the only thing I can think of. I swat my hand, slapping his cock on the side. “You need to summon clothes or transform into your devil self immediately. Your state tests my control.”
Lucian rolls his eyes and claps his hands together, sending fire spewing across the ground as he uses his power to create a pair of shorts. “Better, you horny bastard?”
Zade comes closer and hovers in front of me, peering down at Raven. Reaching out, he strokes his fingers over her cheek and jerks his hand back as if touching her pains him. “Souls have been touching her. Why? How? I know you wouldn’t have allowed them such access to Raven.”
Growling deep in his throat, Lucian rubs his hand over his head. “You can thank Cass-hole for that. You can thank him for us being here at all. He tried to take her from the Mortal Realm.”
I thin my lips in thought. I hadn’t expected that Lucian would actually have to use the anchor. “Where is he? I will fucking destroy him for putting her through this turmoil.”
“He’s stuck in one of the pits. He will be there for a while. Leave him. I want him to suffer.” Lucian glows with his hellfire, and he cracks his neck. “Right now, Raven is our priority. I need you to get into her mind and help her clear out the darkness. You’re the only one who can get to her on that level, Andre. Do you think you can handle it?” Lucian refers to my ability to dream walk and get to a level unlike any of the devils can.
I look down and study Raven for a silent moment. Nerves bunch my muscles, because a part of me is uneasy getting into her mind in this state. What if I make it worse? What if I go into her soul and realize there’s nothing I can do? The way she looks so fragile in this moment leaves me a mess, and I don’t want her to see me like this.
But I agree anyways. I nod my head and turn to Lucian. “Call the others together in my kingdom. I will do it there where I am closest to my power.”
“Whatever it takes,” Lucian says. “Our soul will no longer be weak. It’s time that we all join together and give her the strength she needs.”
I will give her everything. She will be the perfect queen.
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“So, are we going to spirit fuck or what?” Raven teases, her face smirking, but her eyes aren’t into it. Something bothers her on the deep-seated level, and she refuses to acknowledge it.
