Page 56 of How to Accidentally Become the Devil

Oz looks her over head to toe appraisingly before closing his eyes. His face screws up in concentration and Maddy disappears in a cloud of smoke. When she reappears she is wearing a skin-tight black t-shirt that cuts off just below her belly button leaving a strip of skin that has my mouth watering and a pair of flare-legged jeans.

“I am absolutelynotwearing a pair of kitten heels towalkacross townMozoth,” Maddy scolds him before the heels in question are replaced by a pair of tennis shoes she calls her ‘favorite chucks’. “I do look cute though.”

“You always look cute.” I wink at her. “Let’s go, I’m hungry. And you know what happens when I get hungry.”

“Yeah, I definitely don’t want a repeat of last time.” She shudders dramatically.

Oz kisses her again, successfully distracting her from her thoughts.

“Ready to go Sweetheart?” My twin asks from where he is waiting by the door.

“Definitely.” Maddy responds before we disappear from her quarters reappearing by the front doors. We step out of the palace and Maddy stops, taking a deep breath and looking up at the night sky.

“Have I ever told you how much I love it here? I always thought Hell would be stupid hot, but it’s so nice. The stars are my favorite. They’re nothing like the stars on Earth. They’re so much bigger and brighter,” she sighs.

“I’m glad you love it here, Angel. I haven’t spent much time on Earth, and I might be slightly biased, but I agree. Hell is way cooler.” I wink as she giggles at my lame joke.

When she starts walking again, she wraps her arms around mine and hugs my arm as we walk. She loves to demon watch whenever we walk through town, so we keep the conversation to a minimum and just enjoy the moment together. As we pass two female demons, part of their conversation snags my attention.

“I can’t believe you’repregnant!” one squeals.

“I know! I thought for sure it’d never happen. There hasn’t been a demon pregnancy in at least fifty years”

Did she just say she’s pregnant?Belz asks in my head.

That’s what I heard.I shrug and keep walking.

Forty minutes later we finally make it to Styx after being stopped no less than ten times by random demons wanting to talk to the queen. No one would ever even consider saying hi to Luc if they ever saw him, but Maddy makes time for anyone who wants to talk to her. And it’s safe to say they feel more than comfortable doing just that.

Entering the restaurant, we walk straight to our room in the back, passing a group of demons celebrating. There’s a banner hanging that readsCongratulations!And when we walk by the word baby gets my attention.

Another one? What are the fucking odds?

A month ago, those odds would have beenzilch.Oz projects.I can count the number of new demons born since me on two hands.

Riz greets us as we sit down and I swear I’ve never seen the old demon so lively.

“Boys! Maddy! So great to see you!”

“You just saw us last week,” Zar grumbles. “What are you so happy about?”

Even my twin’s sourpuss attitude can’t put a damper on Riz’s overflowing joy.

“I’m going to be a grandpappy! Verabella is having a baby! Can you believe it?”

“Congratulations, Riz! That’s amazing,” Maddy cheers, pushing her chair back and jumping up to give him a hug. “You’re going to be an awesome grandpappy.”

“Thank you, dear.” Riz says as he wipes a tear from his eye. “You know it’s all thanks to you, our new Queen of Hell is bringing about all sorts of positive changes.”

Riz leaves after giving Maddy one more squeeze and before she sits down I send a thought to my fellow bond mate.

It’s time guys, let’s do it.

We all stand from our spots and make our way in front of Maddy forming a small semi-circle around her.

“Amica Mea,I have loved you from the moment you first summoned me and I watched from the shadows as you tripped over your pants while walking to the bathroom” Belz starts our prepared speech.

Maddy opens her mouth to lay into Belz but I quickly add my part of the speech before she can say anything.

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