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I frowned at the second sound as goosebumps rushed along my arms and down my back. A weight jumped up and down on my left shoulder, and all I could do was turn my head ever so slightly to see the second voodoo doll holding a butcher knife of her own.
A pink butcher knife…
“KIKIKO!”
My heart stopped, my eyes widening like saucers as I continued to peer at the voodoo doll as if I’d seen a ghost. I took in the peachy yarn skin, the button eyes, and the bright neon pink strings of yarn. Clad in a miniature red dress, she clapped her hands at my attention before lifting those arms up to shake her hips in celebration.
“Lexianne?”
She paused mid-shake to peer into my eyes while hers glowed and swirled in all their pink glory.
“KIKIKO!” she cheered.
And stabbed me in the chest.
“Ow…” I began and flinched and when she jumped off my shoulder to hang on the end of the knife she’d just stabbed me with. I wondered if this was some sort of payback, but she used the handle as leverage before she pushed off to send a karate kick right into my father’s face. It held enough force to send him flying into the air and skidding through the black sand in one smooth movement.
I blinked in disbelief as Momo and Voodoo Lexi began to float down to the ground with miniature parachutes, utterly speechless as the two landed and cheered in triumph.
“BIBIBOOOO!”
“KIKIKOOOO!”
They raised their arms and shook their hips, singing their theme song as they danced and proceeded to hug one another.
Then Voodoo Lexi skipped back to me until she stood at my feet.
Compared to my now seven-foot frame, she was like a miniature doll, but my shock was written all over my face while she grinned to show me her hollow mouth. Lifting her arms up, she moved them up and down in hopes I’d lift her up.
I swallowed the next lump that constricted my throat as if I feared this was all but an illusion and by picking her up, the dream would poof and bring me back to reality.
Pushing away my fears, I crouched down until my shaking hands gently embraced the doll before I lifted her up, leaving me to peer up into her swirling eyes as she wiggled her arms in hopes I’d bring her up close.
I did as she wanted me to and was rewarded with her yarn arms that pressed against my wet cheeks. They brushed away the tears that I realized were falling fluidly down my flushed cheeks before she pressed those fingerless hands upon my eyes as if to force me to close them.
Having no choice, I let them remain close until warmth spread along my eyes and the weight in my grasp shifted entirely.
The moment those hands moved from my eyelids, I opened my eyes slowly to acknowledge the beaming woman in my hold.
Alive…glowing with bouts of life…shimmering eyes full of pride and mischief.
“So you kept your promise,” she whispered to me, and before I knew it, her warm lips pressed firmly against mine. “I knew you’d come for me, my Demon King.”
“Lexi…Lexi…” I couldn’t even finish saying her name before I was hugging her for dear life as her body crashed firmly against mine.
My love… my destiny…my Sweet Lex…is alive.
CHAPTER8
The Revelation of a Crowned Queen
~LEXIANNE~
I pressed my lips firmly against Malifer’s one more time, allowing the last bit of tension in my limbs to leave while I let myself melt in his tight hold.
I couldn’t believe I’d pulled off such a grand stunt, and yet it was all thanks to Lily’s magic for creating the perfect illusion that would be impossible to recognize until the deed was done and Malifer had exacted the revenge he deserved.
“You can punish me later when we’re out of all this mess,” I voiced against his lips before hugging him tightly. “But for now, let me hug you extra tight.”
