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Raven’s pouty mouth quivers as she inhales a deep breath and exhales again. I know it takes everything in her not to scream, and I try my best to push as much of my love into her as I can.
“Why don’t we distract her? Bring her here.” Micah stretches out his arms, silently begging me to listen to him.
“This is not the time for orgasms.” Raven groans and laughs with her words.
I force myself to chuckle. It takes everything in me to try to lighten the mood and to laugh at her joke. “We will definitely plan for that later. I think Micah wants to just talk things through. You know, we haven’t discussed any names. Is there anything you like?”
Raven shudders with another sob, and I lift her from the bed and carry her to the summoning circle where Micah waits. He manifests a pillow on the ground and helps Raven get on her hands and knees as another contraction hits her hard.
“I bet if they are boys, some of the others are going to demand that they be their juniors.” I don’t know why I say it, because I’m nearly certain that Raven doesn’t want to talk about this. She probably doesn’t want to think about it either.
“Micah is a nice name,” Micah says, grinning with his words as Raven heaves a breath, her contraction subsiding.
Groaning, Raven says, “I love your name, Micah, but I think the twins need their own identities. And I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. I definitely don’t want to name one of the twins after Lucian. He’s going to have to live with his bad reputation.”
I smile at her comment. “That’s fair enough. But perhaps if they’re girls...I’ve always liked your name.”
She laughs. “We’re not naming either of them after me.”
“What about Hope and Grace?” Micah asks, his word soft as he brings up Raven’s past life where she was named Grace and her sister was Hope.
“Yeah...I don’t think so. My past life has a bad reputation as well. I mean, Grace took Elias from you.” Raven crinkles her nose. Blowing a breath, she tries and fails to move the sweaty strands from her face.
I do it for her, remaining silent, trying my best to push a wave of calmness into her.
Our change in conversation works on Raven, and her tears finally stop. I hope it’s enough to keep her from falling into grief again. I need her to keep her faith.
Micah pulls her hair up and summons a clip, pinning it in place to stop it from veiling her features. “But that was to ensure you came to me. It was our destiny to meet in this cycle with you as Raven. Had it been earlier, things could’ve been far different.”
“At least I wouldn’t be dying.” She squeezes her eyes shut with her words and clutches her belly. “Please, babies. You’re supposed to be comfortable in there. The world is too scary for you to come out just yet.”
“Listen to your Mama. You have plenty of time to disobey her in the future,” I say, forcing my voice to stay light and teasing. “All your daddies too, but especially Daddy Andre. He doesn’t call your mama little hellion for nothing. I’m sure it’s because you take after her, but right now...please. Just listen to your mama.”
My voice shakes with the words. I don’t even know if they can hear me or if they only react based on Raven’s emotions and sensing threats. Maybe if I can connect with her on an emotional level and try to reach them with urgency, it’ll slow things down. I’m willing to try anything. Do anything.
“Listen to me or you’re going to be grounded in Hell,” Raven snaps, her anger getting the best of her. She yells out, swearing at the universe for putting her in this position. Her rage and fear collide into me, igniting Hell power in my palms. It comes so naturally, brought on by Raven, that I accidentally release it, smoldering the back of her shirt.
“Almost over. Deep breaths.” I remind her to breathe as her contraction peaks and steals her ability to do anything but grind her teeth.
“Fuck, that hurt. Damn it!” She gasps with her words, baring her teeth. “I’ll take that orgasm now. Where are the others? Goddamn, son-of-a-bitch. Dante! Dante! I need you. Get your fangs here with that venom. Now!” Sobbing, Raven slumps forward, crying.
My chest tightens at her desperation for relief. “He’s coming. They’re all coming.” Except I’m not certain if that’s true. It hurts me to even say the words, but I can’t stand hearing Raven in so much unrelievable pain.
“Take her to the tub. That might help a bit,” Micah says, his terror over being unable to do anything to help Raven’s pain as clear on his face as it is mine. “Or the ball. The doctor said that movement helps. You can take her on a walk around the house.”
“The only thing that will make me feel better is fucking shit up. Bring me an angel. Let me beat the Hell into them until they give me my fucking soul.” Raven groans, her labored breathing heavier with another contraction. They’re getting closer and closer together.
I scoop Raven up into my arms. “Let’s try a shower. If it doesn’t help, then I’ll find someone for you to torture, okay?” We both know I’m only humoring her because there is no way I’ll let anyone outside the doctor, the other devils, and Elias get within her reach.
She growls, her voice deepening with a flicker of fire in her palms. “Micah, call Tamia. Have her find someone and keep them on standby. I mean it. The devils are taking too long. If they’re not here soon, I’m going to need to find them.”
“You will do no such thing,” I say, tightening my jaw. I carry Raven to the grand bathroom, hoping to get her mind off destroying Heaven for at least a couple minutes. “I will handle it.”
“We’ll give them ten more minutes, and that’s it.” Raven tenses in my arms.
I rush to the shower and flick on the hot water, setting her on the shower seat. She hangs her head, and I stroke my hand over her spine, waiting until her contraction passes before I remove her sopping wet, half charred shirt.
Adjusting the shower spray to hit her back, I undress myself and kneel in front of her. Raven clutches onto me, moaning at the heat of the shower. I exhale a breath of relief. I still feel her fear and pain, but it doesn’t hit me so intensely. Something primal awakens in me, and I think about all of the things Andre and Dante taught me in great detail to bring Raven pleasure. Is it going too far to suggest such a thing? No. Nothing is too far when it comes to easing the stress of the woman I love the most in the universe.
