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“It means you’re betrothed to the reaper,” Luke says, as though it’s not a concern.
“You’ve known this whole time?”
“Yes,” he admits, and I only sigh in response.
I’m too tired to fight.
“It’ll never happen. Over my dead fucking body, Victoria. I won’t allow it.”
I hold on to that promise, knowing that as long as I have Luke, none of this truly matters. He’s all I care about. After several tense minutes, I exhale harshly.
“How could God lie to me like that?”
The question has been circling my mind for several minutes. How did God manage to lie to me all this time? Am I truly to believe that the one being who is above lies and deceit has deceived all of us?
Because the truth is, if the reaper queen is my mother and Michael my father, God has managed to keep one of the biggest secrets of all time.
“It’s not the first lie he’s told, love. When it comes to preserving humanity, it appears no lie is too much for our great and powerful God.”
His mocking tone doesn’t anger me for the first time ever. If anything, I agree with his sentiment. God doesn’t care for anyone except his precious humans.
A crack of thunder causes me to jump.
“He didn’t like whatever it was you were thinking.” He chuckles in my ear.
“Am I to believe that for the first time you weren’t prying into my head?” I ask, teasing.
“For once, I figured you could use the privacy. I know when to pry and when to allow you your space.”
I twist in his arms. “Glad to see you’re wising up.”
He laughs. “Are you ready to go in there and give them a piece of your mind?”
I blow out a breath. “Not really. I’m tired of the lot of them.”
“Want me to send them away?”
“Can you do that?”
He grins down at me. “That and more, love.”
“What deal did you strike with them?” I ask, remembering how he’d said as much.
His grin fades. “Do you really want to know right now? We can discuss it later. You’ve dealt with enough today, don’t you think?”
“Rip off the Band-Aid, Luke.”
He clicks his tongue before blowing out a breath. “I need to return to Hell and take back my throne. They’re going to help me do it.”
Yet another unsurprising revelation. There was never a doubt in my mind that he’d have to return. God will never allow Luke off the nail. Not after the millennia of wars and conflict he’s rained down on Heaven since being cast out.
It all might’ve started as temporary punishment, but how Luke reacted after the fact sealed his fate as keeper of Hell.
“Is that what you want?” I ask, knowing full well it’s not.
His sad smile breaks my heart in two. “You and I both know the answer to that question, love. There was never a choice.”
“You’re the only one who can restore order.”
