Lucifer's POVJack and Jake hadn't been home in quite a while, not that I blame them, they had a lot on their plates. Mate bonds, Criminal activity, protecting their family, you name it they probably have to think or deal with it. As Jake watched us, playing with Jameson, Jack and I watched the rapist that changed their lives groan in pain at the burns over his body."You know, I didn't think that the thermite pit would be that effective, and I have never been happier to be proven wrong.""What brought you to us today, Lucy? You usually don't visit us unless there's something behind it," Jack said as he threw a cigar my way, lighting his own and taking a long drag, he inherited my lungs."Well, I haven't seen you guys in a while, and you found Gloria at the restaurant earlier so I thought I'd have a talk and see what insight I could give. Maybe even clue you in on what her plan is currently, It's not as bad as you would think, but it is Gloria so you've always got to be careful there.
Alex's POVI had never been happier to get out of a restaurant than I had been today, which sent shivers down my spine. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be stressing out over a waitress, let alone someone working at a place that seemed so homely; But these weren't normal circumstances, Jack had informed me of who Gloria is and she scared the shit out of me if he was right."A demon of love? That's a new one, even for Jack," I said to myself as I continued down the road heading south, I needed a bit of time to myself to process what he had told me through our link. Apparently, there was a demon for anything and everything, ranging from something as simple as Joy and Bliss to something as complicated as love and that wasn't something I was going to take lightly.'He did mention to not stress over it, that this would be something that he would take care of, didn't he?' Alexis said, trying to help me process what I physically couldn't comprehend."He did, but that's not what's worry
Milo's POVI woke up again in the void, this has been going on for at least a week now, I wake up in darkness and die in darkness. It had gone on for so long that I don't even fear what comes anymore seeing as there seems to be no end, may as well embrace the cold. I had created a small cube that reminded me of the Dwemer Puzzle Cube, that played music to keep me distracted while I tried to come up with ways to escape the void, no matter how many times I died I was determined to find a way out of here. At the moment, "Seven" a song by Boondox was playing, I couldn't control the music box so much as I could will a certain song to play that matched my mood. Seven was a song that I usually woke up to, it symbolized that I was usually scared when I first woke up until I remembered everything. Where I was, Who I am, and How I got here, usually dying the previous day; At this point, I was so used to the cold embrace of the void that I would be more terrified if it was warm and inviting, as
Jake's POVAfter our meeting with Lucy, we got back in the car and headed back up to the home to get ready for our meetup with Alex. When we got home, we saw Derek and Jade waiting for us out front, with stupid grins on their face and we could tell they just got lucky. They had their glow about them, and something told me there was something else to it."Hey Jake, how's it hanging?""Not bad, Derick, not bad at all. How yall doing? How's JJ and Nicki?" I asked and got an even wider grin out of both of them, they did get lucky, and their partners were asleep so they could talk without a filter."We heard from Jack that yall had a meeting with Alex tonight, thought you might need some help getting ready for her," Jade said as Jack went inside to get a drink, he knew it would probably take me an hour or so to get ready, so, might as well kick back and chill."Why not? Y'all know how hard it is for me to get ready anyways.""Oh yeah, we know, we know better than you realize," Derick said
Alexis' POVAfter the longest day that we have had yet, we had finally finished up with all the pack business we had on our 'to do' list, including but not limited to: Inventory stock taking at the general store, the judgment of a few rogues who had requested refuge, and answering a seemingly infinite number of questions about Jacke from our pack. Overall, the day wasn't too bad, just tiring as for every task that we completed we had half a dozen questions to answer about our mate.'Are you sure he's your mate?''What happens if he loses his temper towards the pack?''Is he safe to have here? Or are you only saying he's safe to be here because he's your mate?'These questions and more had made me livid and wanting to rip limb from limb, but I couldn't for obvious reasons. I wasn't going to let their curiosities bring me down, no matter how irritated it made me, he was ours from start to end and as much as we would be there for him, we knew he would be there for us. After finishing the
Jacke's POVWe would be lying through our fucking teeth if we said that what Alex had told us wasn't at least mildly concerning. I mean, it was one thing for an Archdemon to talk about fighting death, because we had danced that dance and came out on top simply because of Jake's will to live; Alex on the other hand, Alex wasn't like us, she was a werewolf and had an afterlife that was blissful waiting for her when her time came."Yo-you do realize what you just said, right?! This kind of thing is no joke to talk about, especially at a time and place like this.""Bold of you to assume I would lie to your face, Pup, if death comes knocking on my door expecting to take me away from you...he'll find nothing but a cornered animal waiting for a good fight. If there's one thing I've learned in my time on this rock we call home, nature always wins, and my Goddess knows my will to be with you. This road we walk isn't an easy one, but it is ours, and our path will show no fear for neither of us
Milo's POV'¿Viva La Gloria?' Played as I awoke within the void once more, this place never got any more admirable, but the cold was all I knew at this point and as such, I learned to call it home. I started singing the lyrics to the tune and let the words wash over me, reminding me of how I had gotten here, Glory was out there waiting for me and this cold would never stop me no matter how debilitating."RUN AWAYY, FROM THE RIVER TO THE STREET, and find yourself with your face in the gutter," I sang, dancing within the sanctity of the void, knowing no one could see me like this. I may look like an idiot dancing in the dark, but I was comfortable here, even if she wasn't here I would never give up on her. If there was one lesson I learned from my family, true love waits for no one, she wouldn't wait for me and I wouldn't wait for her and if I had to break this great shroud to find her I would. Time and Time again, I had won this duel of will and found innocent, my intentions for her we
Jack's POVI would be lying if I said I wasn't anxious for what was to come, I mean Jake not even a couple of hours ago was finally claimed, and yet our war was far from over. Alex and Jake said goodnight after cuddling for what seemed like years, but in reality, was just a couple of hours, and we got back in our truck before heading back home. We stopped by a gas station and picked up a couple of sodas, then as we got back in the car I started to bring Jake up to speed on the news from Lucy."So, Milo and Gloria, got out and are now in the wider world? What do we need to do then?""Lucifer's orders were to find and guide them, to have them join our family so that they don't just spontaneously destroy everything, Milo was stuck in the void for almost as long as I was before I met you. Lucifer fears that if we don't give them structure, something to believe in, a cause worth fighting for then they'll destroy everything in their path; I don't know about you, but I'm not willing to take