Page 41 of Their Demon

I was surprised Keir didn’t say anything when we took the alcohol from the kitchen, but he’d been loosening up lately, even pouring me drinks from the home bar himself a few times.

“About what?”

“You are fuckingglowing. Something happened. Recently.” She narrowed her eyes and twisted her lips, inspecting me like the answer was on my skin. “You have that ‘I was freshly fucked out of this world’ face, and I want the details. Pleeeease. Don’t make me beg.” She pointed at me with a deadpan expression. “I will beg for it.”

I laughed, not realizing yesterday was written all over my face.

After Nicholas and I got back to the flat after our—ahem—training session, everyone freaked. Ida was there too, so that only added to the drama.

They each took turns looking me over, ensuring I was okay. My constant reassurances that I was unharmed were disregarded until they could confirm it for themselves.

Aiden and Keir were furious with Nicholas.

Once he knew I was okay, Aiden was more jealous that he’d been left behind and missed out on the sex.

Keir, on the other hand, didn’t get any less angry at any point. He chewed Nicholas’s ass out for letting me go alone. I thinkhe used the phrase ‘she could have died’ at least twenty times. I tried to calm him down, but he was too worked up.

I kept throwing out that there was no way Nicholas could have known that would happen, to which Keir replied that that was exactly why he didn’t want me leaving the flat at all. Not even the fact that I killed a fucking demon on my own made him feel better, though he did tell me he was impressed.

After a shit ton of begging, Keir said he’d still take me to see Mavis.

I honestly thought he’d follow us upstairs, but he stayed on the ground floor with Ida, letting me have the time he’d promised me with my friend.

“Um…” I bit my lip, heat rushing to my cheeks at the thought of telling Mavis, still a verynewfriend, about what had happened between me and Nicholas.

“Don’t get all shy on me now!” she retorted. “Give me all the juicy details, and don’t you dare leave anything out.”

I swallowed nervously before getting into my account of yesterday. When I told her about the demon jumping me, she said, “Oh shit, I thought that look was about sex. You got attacked by a fucking demon?”

She was on the edge of her seat as I told her about the fight, and she let out a huge breath when I told her about stabbing him. When I started telling her about Nicholas’s comfort turning into more, she said, “I fucking knew it! You got laid gooooood! I can see it!”

I told her about the sex, leaving nothing out, and she was enthralled the entire time.

“Hail Satan,” she breathed out when I finished my story. She fanned herself and took a large gulp of her wine. “I am going to need some ‘self-care’ after that story. Holy shit, girl! How are you walking after that?”

I laughed, relieved she was not judging me for the whole thing. It felt so good to talk to someone about it, to talk to a girlfriend about it. I needed this.

“Trust me, I’m sore as fuck.” I shook my head and sipped my wine.

“For Satan’s sake, Lil, you are literally living the dream,” she said, waving her hand around.

I nodded, taking another sip of wine.

“Can you just share a little bit?” she teased. I must’ve given her an appalled, angry look, because she quickly threw up her hands and followed up with, “I meant your sex goddess juju, babe! You can keep your princes. Don’t kill me.”

I pressed my lips together and gave her an apologetic look. “Sorry. I didn’t mean anything.”

“It’s cool, girl. I get it. No sweat.” She waved her hand nonchalantly. “I’m just trying to live through you. My well is dry!” She laughed at herself. “I am surprised Mr. Grumpy down there even let you come over after all that, considering how stifling he is.”

“Oh, you have no idea,” I said, rolling my eyes. “I had to beg. I was willing to get on my knees to be able to see you. Luckily, I didn’t have to go that far.”

A mischievous grin spread on her face. “You mean to say…too badyou didn’t get to take it that far.” She wiggled her eyebrows at me before busting out into loud laughter.

I swatted at her. “You are so bad! No way. I can’t even imagine doing that with him. He’s so fucking cold.”

“So that almost kiss seriously didn’t lead anywhere?”

I shook my head. “If anything, he became more of a dick.”

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