"You knew that we kissed?" Adrian asked Ren, meaning when I kissed him in the tent when I... helped him. "Yes. Ren got mad at me for that." I answered instead. "And then you got mad at me." Adrian retorted, his one eyebrow raising. Ren stood up and walked towards us with his hand stretched out. "Yeah, well, I still thought about you as the annoying human who was incredibly good at seducing demons." Ren pondered. I looked at Adrian again, who still had his hands on me. "It's true," Adrian started, "you were annoying. Still are, at times." I gasped jokingly and hit Adrian on his naked chest. "Says the demon who ordered me around like I was some dog." I replied with a wink. Adrian suddenly moved his hand to my neck again, making my heartbeat spike too quickly. "Damnit," Adrian swore, before looking at Ren again, "we are not done yet. Come here, Ren." Ren's hand touched me and the electricity that zapped him away was still present in his body. I yelped and jumped towards Adrian, who he

"Truly inspiring, Adrian. And that bow! I almost shed a tear." Dagon loudly laughed. She was lazily hanging over the couch, teasing Adrian senseless. "I'm going to enjoy the moment you leave, Dagon, after one of our brothers is crowned as King." Adrian responded in a bored tone. Acteus and Levistus smiled cruelly at Dagon. I was sitting next to Adrian, reading Pride and Prejudice and eyeing all the brothers and sister, over my book. My legs were draped over his and he was massaging my legs softly. I needed that massage, because my legs were burning from all the exercise throughout the night. We hadn't spoken about last night, but Adrian woke up grinning down at me when he touched me and instead of flinching, I smiled. "You will vote for me." Dagon replied in a threatening tone. Adrian laughed mockingly. "Never in a million years, Dagon. You're not fit as queen. You have a horrible temper. And don't let me get started on your jealousy. At least Levistus can hold back a little-" WHAC

The coffee was the strongest coffee I had ever had. It was good, delicious even with the chocolate inside but one sip almost knocked me off my feet. I had drunk the entire medium sized cup and was currently bouncing up and down. We had climbed up one of the highest houses and could just see over the roof down. The big square was right beneath us, bustling with demons. It looked... So ordinary. "Are we in the right place?" I asked the boys, who crouched down close to me. "I think so. They will probably attack in a place with a lot of demons. Make it as difficult as possible for the challengers." Ren whispered. His eyes scanned over everything with a predatory gaze. My breath hitched the moment I spotted Micah and Lucifer on a roof on the other side of the square. The boys noticed my look and we all crouched down lower, trying to hide from them. "Fuck." Aemun swore, his watchful eyes on them. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back a little. "Not a sound, Elle." Xael whispered so softly,

"Let's go back." Ren whispered softly in my ear. "No," I immediately whispered back, "No. I can handle it. I'm fine." I promised. I didn't get a response from Ren but he let go of my hands and gave me space. Samael and Adrian stood by Mnia, watching the fight with calculating gazes. They didn't see the bloodshed, the murdering. They saw how their three siblings were fighting. They saw the jumps, the skill, the split second decisions, how far they would go to protect their demons. The sound of crunching glass made me look at Dagon again. And then she was gone. This woman was so quick, the quickest I had ever seen someone move. It was unnatural, even for the demon realm. She was on Megera's back within a split second. She put her finger under his nose and pulled back. The sickening crunch of his nose breaking into his skull was loud. Blood splurged out onto Acteus who was coughing up his own blood on the ground. Megera roared and exploded with anger. Instead of fighting Dagon off, h

"Where is the stomach kicking human?!" I suddenly heard someone yell from the hallway. Dagon walked in, her face black and blue, her leg still twisted in a weird way and her arms held by her side. Adrian turned around and looked at her from head to toe. Dagon stopped walking the moment she saw Adrian. "Hi brother. Care to give me a moment alone with your human?" She asked, her voice a lot happier than she looked. "No." Adrian responded, pointing at the door for her to get out. "Come on. Just a tiny second." She tried again. Aemun and Ren slowly stood up from their table. The shower stopped running. "Why do you want a moment with her?" He asked, suspicion lacing his tone. I tensed under the blanket. And mentally begged for Dagon to get out. "What is that?" Adrian suddenly asked. "Nothi-" Dagon started and she took a step back, but Adrian was faster. He grabbed her wrist and snatched my necklace out of her hand. He looked at it for one whole second before turning to me with his fang