“I apologize for both of us,” I said through the knot in my throat. “Your order is understood.”
“Good,” he said with a smile and stood. “Now get out of my sight before you become the first example.”
21
EVE
Ifelt lighter after going to the human sanctuary with Oros.
I never believed there would be anything like it in the fucked-up universe I’d been brought to. It gave me hope, even after the horrific display I’d witnessed.
Angelica was amazing. I listened to her story as she gave me a tour, taking it all in. She was in a situation not too dissimilar to mine, though she hadn’t been as lucky as to get picked up by someone like the twins.
Her firstmasterhad obsessed over her, but he had hurt her too, multiple times before she had been able to put her plan into place. To seduce his own son so that when the man died, she would not be sold.
She’s just so badass.
Though I hadn’t expected her to hand mea gift—or so she called it. A medallion that I carefully placed inside my dress.A last resort,she told me before explaining what it did.
I hadn’t known her for long, but I trusted her. I hoped I wouldn’t need it with Eros and Oros, but I kept it just in case.
Maybe I can stay.Maybe I can actually change things.
And help the twins with their plans.
But more than that, I wanted to justbewith them. Of course their happiness was important to me, but more than anything, I just wanted to be by their side.
It didn’t matter that they were demons. They weregood.
Oros had left me alone in my own bed, thinking I needed it after the day’s events. I really didn’t. I sighed and sunk into my bed, thinking about them.
Their worry had been obvious. Even if they hadn’t warned me beforehand, I would have guessed it by the absolutely destroyed look on their faces when they were around me after theincident.
It had been awful. Something I would remember for the rest of my life… but it had also lit a fire in me I didn’t have before.
Back in my previous life, I didn’t have a purpose. I did what I could to scrape by. I didn’t have any friends. I didn’t have lovers. There was no greater meaning to my life other than how I was going to pay my bills that month and notget shot by an angry client.
But here, with the twins, I had it all.
And I need to tell them that. I need to reassure them that I won’t be leaving them.
I bounced out of bed, my heart pounding.I am really going to do this.I couldn’t keep the smile from my face.
I turned toward the mirror, fixing my dress and hair.Stop procrastinating.I didn’t know if Eros and Oros were in their room, but the idea of them waiting for me had me feeling even more nervous.
Just burst in there and tell them.
I took a deep breath, steeling myself.
Then the door opened.
They found me first.
I turned around with a smile, ready to confess it all.
But it wasn’t them. It was the king’s men. Not one, but three of them rushing into my room so fast they were blurs.
Their hands grabbed me, claws digging into my skin.
