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“Actually I can. And if it was your mate, you would be plenty pissed too.”
“You’re probably right.” He turns away from my mate and I can finally breathe right again.
Artemis is eyeing me like I’m still a serpent. I know she was terrified. I could smell her fear and hear her heartbeat pounding out of control in her luscious chest. I can still hear her even though it’s more under control.
I go sit down in a chair and wave my hand at my little mate, waiting to see what she does. She hesitates and eyes me, unsure, hesitant. But I can feel her sidling a little closer.
“Come to me, little one.” She stops and her dazzling eyes slide to the Sheriff, curious.
But then she steps so close that my fingers touch hers and she stiffens. Then her body settles into mine and she comes up and steps behind me, her hand in mine.
My mind and heart settle knowing that she’s behind me. She’s protected by me and anyone would have to go through me to get to her.
I turn to the Sheriff and nod at him. He sits in front of me and turns to her. “Can you tell me, did you see anything else when you saw that thing kill the shifter? Was it a shifter?
“No, it’s not a shifter. I really don’t know what to call it.”
“It’s a demon. A rogue one, I believe.”
“So not like you, huh?”
My lips twist. “I’m a rogue, yes. And I will certainly kill someone if need be. But not an innocent. I kill for good reasons.”
The Sheriff nods. “I’m sure. But just to point out that if you kill someone, I’ll have to come after you.”
I snort. “Yeah. I’m not worried, Sheriff.”
“Call me Lobo.”
“A mangy wolf named Lobo. Good choice,” I chuckle and he shoots me a laugh but it seems like it’s all teeth and I know he’s dangerous. Maybe even more than I thought.
“You’ve got quite the idea of wolf shifters. But keep in mind that I’m the law around here. Not just amangy wolf.”
I can almost feel the air quotes as he talks and I smile but it doesn’t reach my eyes.
“What’s your name, by the way?”
Laughing, I nod my head. “I go by many names. Most of them aren’t known to you or your kind. Only to the denizens of my world that fear me. But you can call me Asmodeus or Radric.”
His eyes narrow. “Asmodeus. A prince of darkness that deals in lust in all its forms.”
I feel Artemis jump and her eyes slew towards me.
“Yes. I’ve felt yours a time or two, Lobo. For your little waitress.”
He sits up straight, his shoulders tense and angry. “Don’t even talk about her. Don’t say her name. She has nothing to do with you, demon.”
Pursing my lips, I jerk my head thoughtfully. “True. She’s too naive and innocent for my tastes.”
Now it’s his turn to shoot me a cynical look. “Unlike your little mate there, right?”
Artemis is tugging and pulling at her arm and I hear her hiss out a startled, angry breath as I refuse to let her go.
“Oh, she’s innocent. Don’t get me wrong.”
‘That is enough,” Artemis speaks through her teeth, so angry that I can almost feel it rolling off of her in waves. “I don’t want you talking about me like I’m not in the room. I’m not some piece of fluff that you can just pick up willy-nilly. I’m a human being with sentient thoughts and feelings.”
“Of course you are, my love.”
