Oh.I couldn’t stop the laugh that bubbled up in my throat.A spirit seer?Aris was too interesting for her own good.
“And what wouldyouneed with a spirit seer, hm?” I asked, raising a brow.
“To eat them, of course,” she quipped. “Maybe steal their power if I am able to.”
I didn’t need the powers of the human up for auction to catch the demon in the lie. Rumor had it she hadn’t eaten humans in years.
“Didn’t you stop eating humans?” Eros asked, reading my mind.
Her eyes narrowed on the darkened stage. She was avoiding eye contact.
“What about you?” she asked.
Her avoidance of the question amused me.
Eros let out a hum. “There is a human lie detector here,”she said. “You and I both know how well that would do in court.”
“Maybe we can have a bit of fun with them as well,” I whispered, looking at the demon to gauge her reaction. “According to Beau, their nectar tastes just as sweet as their blood.”
Eros’s eyes slipped to mine, catching on to what I was doing. This human wouldn’t be our first, though we didn’t often play with them. We both knew very well just how sweet their nectar was.
And judging by Aris’s reaction, she did too.
“Aris.”
I hadn’t even noticed the other demon’sarrival until she spoke.
“Yien,” Aris greeted, looking off to the side. I followed her gaze to the dark wall. At first, I couldn’t make out anything, but then she decided to show herself.
Yien stepped forward, her shadows melting away as soon as the dim light hit her. Her inky hair fell to her waist in straight, silky strands, her light purple horns jutting out and curling backward.
Horns like hers always caused an uneasy bit of jealousy to burn in my chest.
She wore a loose robe that tied around her waist and pants that hid most of her frame. They, too, were all black.
The barbarian isn’t even wearing shoes.
My lip curled at her lack of tact.
“I need your help,” she said to Aris.
“You want one?” Aris asked, and she gave her a stiff nod in reply.
“I have enough money for one or two rounds, but not more.”
I wouldn’t be surprised if Aris was generous enough to lend money to the demon. Annoyance pricked at the back of my mind.
I hate leeches.
“Too bad they don’t take that god-awful glitter that falls out of your ass,” I commented.
Yien’s eyes narrowed toward me just as Aris let out a heavy sigh.
“Why do you need a human all of a sudden?” she asked.
Yien’s stopped glaring at us to look at Aris.
“I want a companion.”
