Page 56 of Snow's Charming
“You only say that because I’ve been complaining about the hellhole you live in.”
“How many times do we have to go over this, Jackie?”
Demetrese pinched the bridge of his nose.
“It’s called the Underworld—not Hell.”
“Anywhere that keeps me away from exacting my revenge on Sesi and Sylus is hell as far as I’m concerned!”
“Okay, clearly you won’t let this go unless I give you a better hint. You’ll love the getaway I’ve got planned. We’ll be crashing a honeymoon, Sesi and Sylus’s—to be exact.” Demetrese said with a raised brow andhalf smile.
Jackie’s smile broadened as she clapped her hands together and jumped up and down.
“Demetrese, you are a genius! I’d like nothing more than to ruin the happiest day of their lives. They’d never expect us to come after being dormant for so long.”
She drew him into her arms, her lips grazing his neck before she nipped the sensitive area under his earlobe.
“You’ve been a wonderful boy, Demetrese, and deserve a reward.”
Demetrese palmed Jackie’s shoulders to place some distance between the two of them.
“As much as I’d love to collect right here and now, I’d much rather ravish you topside. I booked the room, and it’s ready for us,” Demetrese said as he held a key card in his hand.
“Did you really book the room already? I knew that glamour spell in the Nuri Witch Book of Shadows would work for you to get us a room!”
“Yes, invoking Yudi did the trick. Thanks for reminding me demons possess a small amount of witch magic, my darling. Existing for so long means I forget a thing or two sometimes. I’m sure I could have made my human self a little more handsome for you, though.”
“Well, I think you are a sexy silver fox. Now, you aren’t the only one who needs a disguise. I don’t want to risk them recognizing me before we execute your plan of stealing her powers.”
“I’m one step ahead of you, darling.”
“Is that so? Does that mean you are leaving me in the dark with the rest of your plan again?”
“No, darling, I don’t intend to do that at all. In fact, you’ll be an integral part of my plan to steal more than just Sesi’s powers.”
“Unless it has anything to do with getting back at Raine, I’m not interested.”
“It does. Skye and Morgan, Skye’s bestie and Raine’s distant cousin from another lifetime, are pregnant. I plan to kidnap them as well, giving us even more power at our disposal. Since we haven’t bothered them in a few years, they won’t expect us. We’ll have the element of surprise.”
“I’ve got a better plan.” Jackie said, nodding her head. “Let’s have my appearance only visible to Sesi and no one else. It will make her go mad and possibly an easier target. I think that will work better than Armageddon did.”
“I like your plan. But I must explain Armageddon to you. It wasn’t entirely my fault. Keme tried to resurrect me. There’s a reason humans and magicals may not summon me—my children will follow. I can’t close the veil between realms because my children may follow me into any realm of existence. That was by design from Yudi, of course. He’d banished me from topside eons ago, so there was no need to worry about?—”
“Hell unleashed on Earth when Keme summoned you?”
Demetrese sighed.
“Yes, but my babies are not evil by nature. However, it’s complicated. You see, humans have similar powers to me. They unknowingly create tulpas. They do not always make those of pure light. Many times, they contain equal amounts of both light and darkness. Those tulpas were what passed through the gate when Keme summoned me.”
“Well, I may hate Raine, but at least he put the tulpas back where they belong.”
“Yes, darling. I couldn’t agree more.”
“Do you? Do you still have feelings for her?” Jackie asked, placing a bit more distance between the two of them. “Lilith—I mean. Normally I wouldn’t ask, but I’m curious, I guess.”
“Jackie—she’s ancient history in the most literal sense. We broke up in 4 B.C.. Please don’t worry about her coming between us.”
“But you asked her to go to hell with you two years ago. Clearly, you still hold a torch for her. She’s a goddess—it’s not like I can compare. I’m just a witch. So let me know now, Dem—do you want me or am I just a means to your end of gaining more power?”
