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He opened the bedroom door, and Tom rushed inside, then whined at the foot of the bed until Eshim picked him up and placed him between us, where he instantly curled up and went to sleep. Somedays, I wondered if he wasn't part cat.

Eshim watched me with a small smile on his face, which widened when I smiled back at him.

"I love you," he murmured, and my heart suddenly felt two sizes too big for my chest.

"I love you too. I'm looking forward to spending my life with you."

"Me too."

"We should probably start with you moving in with me."

Eshim's eyes widened, and then he threw himself at me, making Tom jerk awake with a bark. Eshim ignored him as he kissed me, then pulled back to meet my eyes. "Really?"

I nodded, and he closed his eyes and snapped his fingers. "Done."

"Done what?" I asked, confused.

"I moved my stuff to your place. I'll give my notice to the landlord when we get back."

I stared at him for a moment, then started laughing.

"Oh my god, I adore you. Don't ever change."

"Don't plan to," he assured me, and I had a feeling my life here on out would be full of laughter and smiles and happiness, all thanks to this wonderful, lovable demon.

Epilogue

One Week Later

Eshim

"I'llbebacksoon."

"Sure. I'll just finish this up. I'll text you if I decide to head home before you get back. Don't forget we have plans," Jerry reminded as he glanced up from the paperwork he'd been reading.

It seemed he was no longer afraid I'd die every time I got called away, which was good. I didn't want to cause him unnecessary worry.

"Okay. It should be a quick meeting, so I'll probably be back before then. And I haven't forgotten our plans, I promise." How could I, when I'd spent all week in anticipation?

Jerry smiled, and I gave him a finger wave before quickly traveling to Otherworld.

I walked through the hallways of the building they'd dubbed the 'Office Building'—clearly, they had wonderful naming skills—before stepping into the meeting room we'd met in last time.

Most of the demons were already here, including Lux and Fressia. Before I met Jerry, I hadn't beenthatclose to either of them. I mean, we'd been friends like most demons were, but I couldn't deny our mates' friendship had brought us closer as well.

Once the last of the demons popped in, King Damien called the meeting to order, then called Maximus over.

"We've discovered a few things from questioning Stuart, the dark soul we captured with Fressia, Eshim, and Calux's help."

"I could've caught a dark soul," someone grumbled, and I chuckled, glancing over at Pythor. He stuck his tongue out at me, and I shook my head.

"Maybe if you stopped obsessing over your neighbor. You probably have a dark soul living right in your neighborhood, but you don't even notice them because you're so focused on that one neighbor," Star chimed in, making some of us laugh.

"Hecould be the dark soul," Pythor grumbled. "Bet you'd feel stupid then."

"Everyone," King Damien cut in, one brow raised, and I ducked my head.

Apologies rang out, and I was sure I heard Artemus mutter, "Like herding cats," but Maximus started speaking, and I turned my attention to him.

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