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It closed behind him.
“Rainier?” Liv asked.
Tix was wrong about so many things. “Nope. His name is going to be something simple. John. Or Matt.”
“Did Trent really think you were so tight?” Liv asked with a light of amusement. “Oh, Kelsey, you’re still so tight after all that demon cock.”
“Hey,” I said. “There is a child in here.”
But almost eighteen-year-old Evan was standing by Liv. “Did he? Did he say it, Kelsey?”
He had. It was a go-to saying for him. But it was also an obvious thing to say during sex. “It doesn’t matter. My son is not named Rainier, and he’s not in a particularly sentient phase of his life.” I was pretty sure about that. “So we’re not worried Tix is going to say something?”
“I would be more worried about Tix teleporting Gray out of what he perceives as danger,” Liv replied. “Isn’t that what he did when we were fighting? I was surprised he wasn’t there with you.”
“Yeah, I was, too.” This was the first time we were talking about the day that didn’t include her yelling or me feeling guilty about that choker around her neck. “One minute he was about to have my back, the next Tix had taken him through space and time and held him there until it was safe for him to come out.”
“You would think he would have done the same for you,” Liv complained. “You were pregnant. Rain is going to be Tix’s master one day, and he will remember that the dude was fine with his mother fighting for her life.”
“Uhm, I would have murdered him because that would have left Fen and Evan alone and probably in your mercy,” I pointed out.
“And then maybe we would have truly talked, and you would be able to see reason.” But she wasn’t as confident about that statement as she’d been yesterday. There was something in how her eyes didn’t quite reach mine that let me know she was unsure.
“You remember the fight in the Under?” Evan asked.
“Of course. I was there,” Liv pointed out. “Kelsey got lucky because an angel decided to weigh in. And you did the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. You impaled yourself on a sword. Well, at least now we’re sure you can prime the Sword of Light.”
“Yes, I’m sure that would thrill Myrddin if he actually knew about it,” Evan pointed out, but she seemed deeply curious about Liv. “But you don’t remember the time you lobbed spells at Lee and Rhys when you caught them spying on the Council House?”
A confused look came over Liv’s face. “I must have forgotten.”
“You hit Rhys. He was in a coma for two weeks. We thought he would die,” Evan explained.
Liv sat upright and stood. “Well, I guess I was bad at my job then. That’s why the moment was so forgettable. I’m going to find Casey. I’m bored here.”
She turned and walked out.
“I don’t think she remembers, Kelsey.” Evan was staring at the place where Liv had disappeared.
“What do you mean?”
“You know how the demons keep joking about Liv being confused? I think they’re right,” Evan replied.
“At one point in time today, Lucifer called her delusional. What do you think he meant by it?” I’d dealt with too many empaths today. I rather wished I’d dealt with the same aspect of Lucifer the queen had met years before. He wouldn’t have thought I was a threat at all. I worried this version of Lucifer saw me all too clearly. “He said something about finding her delusion amusing. I was really happy he only mentioned family when he talked about the dinner party. If he’d used another word, I might have to bring Liv.”
Evan’s jaw dropped. “There’s a party?”
“Yeah. After you left, Lucifer invited us all to his place, though he didn’t tell us a time. I get the feeling it’s going to be very formal and annoying.” I was still not wearing the meat jewelry. Though I was fond of the Eye of Night. It was beautiful, and it felt warm against my skin now. It felt right to wear it. I found myself touching it unconsciously.
Evan’s brows rose. “Seriously? I’m going to a party in Lucifer Morningstar’s actual realm?”
“Of course not.” I wasn’t about to let her go to Lucifer’s realm. Her parents hadn’t been happy about her coming to a realm where Gray ruled. They definitely wouldn’t want her in the heart of the Hell plane.
“Kelsey, of course, I’m going. This is exactly what we need. How else are we going to get onto Lucifer’s section of Hell? We won’t get another shot at this,” Evan pointed out. “This feels like luck. Lee luck. He’s always had it. My grandfather used to tell us that he could teach everything but luck. A true thief was simply born with it. This is proof of pure Lee luck. Does he know?”
“Yes, he does. He had the exact same reaction and might have pointed out that this was lucky for us. What isn’t lucky is that Lucifer knows something’s wrong with Dean. From what I understand, Lucifer himself could heal Dean, but for anyone else to they need the feather. Wouldn’t he know that?” I was worried that they were right, and this was our only real shot. But it felt so much like a trap.
“Would he?” Evan asked. “We still don’t know if it will work. I don’t think Lucifer knows every spell and counterspell. He works with witches, but he’s not one. Even if he did, would he honestly think we would be stupid enough to steal from him? Sometimes arrogance is a thief’s friend.”
