Page 68 of Their Offering

Keir, along with everyone else, looked at me. Keir’s expression was hesitant, like he was afraid of what I was going to say.

My mouth felt dry with his eyes on me. He’d hardly looked at me since we’d gotten here. I’d hoped being in Hell would improve things between us, but he was determined to keep as far away from me as he could.

“What?” He already sounded annoyed and impatient.

“What did you do with Austin?” My voice was barely more than a whisper. I could barely hear myself over my own heartbeat pounding in my ears.

I was afraid no one had heard me, but then Ida said something about taking it as her cue to leave, and she scurried out. Keir held my gaze, as if he was pondering what to tell me. Was he going to tell me the truth? I’d seen him kill twice now. It didn’t bother me. In fact, my filthy brain was sending pulses between my legs as I thought about it.

“I don’t think you’re ready for that.” His face remained stoic.

A forced laugh escaped my throat, and I tucked my tongue into my cheek while I took a deep breath. “Not ready for what, exactly? Did you kill him? I’ve seen you,allof you, kill before. It didn’t bother me.” I held onto the thought that it actually turned me on.

Keir’s eyes widened for a split second, and I was afraid he’d heard my thoughts, but as always, I couldn’t be sure.

“He’s alive.”

Keir glared at Aiden, clearly upset he’d given up the secret. Keir’s glare was the epitome of ‘if looks could kill’. Aiden was lucky it was just an expression.

“Aiden’s right. Lilly’s stronger than you give her credit for. She can handle it.” Nicholas gave me his signature wink. He was always willing to stand behind me, empower me.

As I looked back at Keir, I could feel my chest puff out a little. It was three to one; he’d lost.

His jaw tightened as he gave me a look over, probably still deciding if he thought I could handle whatever they’d done to Austin. Did they beat him up? Were they torturing him?

“Fine, butwhenthis goes south, I’m blaming you two.” He raised his eyebrows at the twins. “Give me an hour. Meet me there.” He started to leave, but then turned around with a stern look. “No one sees her.”

Once he left, the breath I’d been holding was released.

“I’m on your side if you want to do this, but don’t be ashamed if you change your––”

“I’m not going to change my mind,” I interrupted Nicholas. “Ineedto know he’s suffering.” I clenched my jaw, refusing to get emotional.

Nicholas nodded. “Okay then. We leave in fifty minutes.”

The twins cleaned up breakfast, but I couldn’t sit still. I paced the floor. I changed my outfit four times. I put my laundry away. I changed my bedsheets. I did anything I could to make the time pass faster. When the twins told me it was time to leave, Iranto the elevator.

We left the same way we had arrived, sneaking out the back. Instead of a limo, there was a fancy black SUV with tinted windows waiting for us.

Less than ten minutes later, I was shuffled into the back of a tall building.

“What’s this place?”

“It’s the royal office. Keir and our father work here. Separate floors, though,” Aiden snickered.

“He works here?” I nearly laughed at the mundaneness. Keir worked in an office?Hellhad a royal office?

“I’m surprised Keir still comes here to be completely honest. Our father told him he was more than welcome to work from home, but Keir will do the opposite of anything our father says.”

“Uh-huh,” I muttered. I knew better than to press for more about their father, but the more I learned about him, the more I wanted to know.

We took a sharp left the moment we entered. Aiden said we couldn’t linger anywhere until we got to where we were going; if anyone got a whiff of my human scent, we’d be in trouble.

I knew it was dangerous to leave the flat, so I was grateful the brothers were willing to do this for me. I had to see Austin. I had to know he was suffering. I had to see it with my own eyes.

After walking down hundreds of stairs, we reached the bottom of a dimly lit hall that led to a single metal door.

“He’s in there?” I asked the twins.

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