“I don’t think that is how that works…”
But maybe it does. ‘I will make sure his soul stays yours’ –could that be what Proserpina meant? That she would ensure it was never collected, allowing him to stay with me…
“Why not let fate decide what works and doesn’t, little demon?”
I feel like crying, my head hurts and I just don’t want to go through with any of this. “Fate has been cruel…”
“Fate is a being without remorse, but, little demon, nothing—not even death—will keep us apart. Let it play out as it is meant to, and just remember that I will find you.”
I smother myself into him. “I’d search for eternity to get you back if I had to.”
He hums. “I know you would, because my moody, vengeful filled demon, lovesme.”
Smiling, I nod. “I do… I really do.”
He releases my head,and I suck in a sharp breath, before trying to go back for another kiss.
“I’m still here…”Mister purrs.“Please, do not begin fucking in this small space. I will lick all your toys.”
A laugh bubbles out of my lips, slipping through my happy tears. My eyes are starting to adjust, but because there is no light that spills through any seam of the confinement, I don’t see much but the outlining of Kai and his crimson eyes that glow.
His soft, thoughtful hum has shivers rolling down my back.
He then takes a deep breath, his hand moving to lift my chin.
“You are free, little demon.”
I move closer, slipping one of my legs between his thighs and being so happy that there is nothing out there hunting me to take me away from his embrace. My nails dig into his back, just as Mister comes to rest right at our hips. He does so enough that he curves across us both.
I had felt the break of our Mark, our bond, when Kai died. But now, as I feel its zing again, I know more than ever that there’s no life without him. It wasn’t revenge that would bring me peace in the end—it was him.
“Free to live my life with you,” I whisper against his thumb that draws a line down my lips.
“That is the only way you’re allowed to live, fortunately for you.” My smile grows. “We might find ourselves bored. You know, you not running from me anymore.”
“I will take some boredom,”Mister cuts in.
I nod. “Agreed. At least for a few hundred years.”
He hums, and with a force I wasn’t expecting, he punches upward with his free hand. The metal whines, and with one more hit, the hinges that bolted the lid closed give. Another hit has it bending upward, allowing light to spill in.
He’s covered in blood, but the color in his skin has returned, and those bright red eyes look at me with nothing but love and possession. They scream of keeping me in them for the rest of our lives.
“I wouldn’t have cared to spend an everlasting eternity in bed with you, but I am thankful I get you back in this life.”
He brings his hand down to my cheek, and leans in. “Eternity tastes so good, but not as good as you, my love.”
He gives me no means to respond, and passionately places his lips to mine, stealing my breath, my heart, and everything that falls in between.
Epilogue 1
Kairhyse
4 weeks later
We’ve not known peace since meeting one another. From hunting her as my calling, to chasing down her targets, to dying by her mother’s hands, it’s been an interesting year to say the least. I wouldn’t have chosen anyone other than my little demon to go through it all with, even if that makes me seem crazy.
At least I can say I was resurrected, that’s sort of cool.
