Page 65 of Sleeping Redemption
“You… you named your goldfish after fish stew? And he has his own room?” You could hear the gears churning in Sy’s perplexed brain.
“Sylas, of course, he has his own room! Where else am I going to store each of his bowls of the month and all the holiday-themed ones? Not to mention all his house decorations.” Then, she paused as a thought popped into her head like a lightbulb. “Wait, cioppino is a stew?”
He gave a firm nod.
Kinley’s face grew solemn and then thoughtful. “Would I like it?”
“No, love.” I shook my head. “It hasn’t a lick of seamen in it.”
“Oh,” she said in disappointment. “I guess that means Cioppino is staying right where he is.”
I, for one, was relieved to hear that she wasn’t going to sacrifice a goldfish that had been my muse for so many of my illusions thrust upon the sick and depraved.
The subject abruptly changed as Sy stood there rubbing his temples and spoke gruffly. “Where’s Atlas?”
“He went to the store so he can make me waffles,” Kinley responded.
Sy drew in a deep breath. “We will sort out this rooming disaster later.” He shot me a stern glare that I was basically living for at this point.
Continuing, he looked back to Kinley. “Now that I’m here, we need to focus our efforts on locating your sword and finding the despicable demon responsible for all the chaos and destruction going on around here.”
“Where do you suggest we start, Mr. High and Mighty? You going to start smiting every demon in town while demanding answers?” One side of my mouth lifted in a partially amused smile at the thought.
His body stiffened, his back straightening like a rod.
“No, jackass. I’m suggesting we start by talking tomypeople,” he stated firmly.
I scoffed that he thought his people were going to be privy enough to provide information on one of Hell’s most horrendous creations.
“Ah, yes. You let me know how well that goes, yeah?” I shrugged at him. “When you find nothing, you let me know, and we can go speak withmypeople.”
“Now, boys. Let’s play nice if we are all going to be playing house together. Sy, you go see if any of your war buddies know athing or two. When you return, you can regroup with Rook, and both of you can try a new approachtogether.”
Grumbling, Sylas managed to mutter his words through his teeth, “I’ll return in a little while,” before vanishing from sight.
The bloke was in for a world of frustration when he realized that a cunning demon like the saliranimum sort was unlikely to leave traces behind for the white-feathered bunch.
Standing there, already preparing my mental list of contacts, I noticed that Sy had left his cell phone on top of one of the boxes of his belongings. A sense of adventure overcame me.
My eyes drifted back to the pair of creamy thighs on display, thanks to Kinley’s boots and the length of her dress. I smirked and snagged Sy’s phone on my way over to her.
“You know, love, we never did have a discussion about your rodeo on Sy’s lap.” I ran the flat electronic along the inside of her thigh.
Kinley bit her lower lip as she allowed me to drag the device made of metal and glass over her smooth skin. “I wasn’t aware there was anything to discuss, Rook.”
Leaning forward, I whispered into her ear, “You never told me how good it felt.”
With a littlezapof my demon powers, I used my tricks to bring Sylas’s phone to life on vibrate mode. I slid it to the apex of her legs underneath her dress and pressed the edge against her panty-covered pussy.
Promptly, her body shivered with a jolt of pleasure, informing me that I had the vibrations on the right spot.
She gasped out and tipped her head back as she let out a heavenly moan for me. Her hands grabbed onto the front of my black tee.
“Fuck, Rook,” she said over a breath.
I showered her exposed throat with my hungry kisses. “Are you going to show me how you came for him, love?”
Her hips rolled against the pulsing movements of the phone in my hand as she nodded her head. “Yes,” her agreement definitely both in appreciation of her body’s delights and her willingness to give me a glimpse of her interaction with the stubborn archangel.
