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I walked. Nice way to avoid the question, though.
Brianna slipped Kelly a look. You walked five miles in the dark?
Jogged is more like it.
Brianna hit the unlock button for her car. Why were you fighting with Raum? Are you
suicidal?
They slid into the car and buckled. Brianna put the dagger in her glove box, then started the
car and put it in reverse. Just go through the motions. If she thought too hard about what had
transpired she d lose what was left of her mind.
When she turned to look over her shoulder the black gate began to open.
Kelly growled.
Brianna thought about getting a rabies shot.
Kelly smacked her in the arm. Do you know what he said to me?
She resisted the urge to rub the sting out of her arm. No idea.
He told me they were the good guys, they were just misunderstood. Can you believe that?
Brianna turned down the main road, her mind trying to focus on what she was going to say to
Asmodeus when she arrived back on his doorstep. Nope. Can t believe it.
She let Kelly ramble on about Raum as she tried to come up with something to tell Asmodeus.
He wasn t a dense man, nor was he a pushover. Her reason for coming back had to be
plausible. It had to make sense.
She could tell him her house had been ransacked. That angels had been sitting on her doorstep
waiting for her, armed with fiery swords.
She d been attacked by a burning bush on her front lawn.
Brianna, you missed my street.
Brianna looked in her rearview mirror. Shit.
What s wrong with you? We re out. Safe. If you were going to stress out, you should have
done it back at the mansion.
She gripped the steering wheel and tried to get her nerves under control. Oh, it s just the
whole thing. Future burning, torture, dismemberment. I ll be better in a few hours.
Well, you pulled off a damned good spell. Too bad it turned out the way it did. Normally to
summon a being you have to have something of theirs in your possession. That just goes to
show you possess more power than you believe.
Brianna almost rear-ended the car in front of her as she pulled up to a red light. She looked at
Kelly. What did you say?
Kelly stifled a yawn. You have more powers than you realize. I ve been trying to tell you
that for years.
Brianna made a U-turn when the arrow turned green. What she d heard hadn t anything to do
with powers. It was about a possession. She had something in her house, near her bedroom,
that had once belonged to Asmodeus. Summoning him certainly hadn t happened because of
any powers she contained.
Now she was getting somewhere.
All she had to do was find out what this object was and find a reason Asmodeus would need
it.
Then she would need a plausible reason she had cared enough to bring it back to him,
especially after he had threatened her and kept her hostage in his friend s house.
Not only that, she would have to figure out how to stay with him, making that reason
plausible as well.
Oh, then she had to come up with a way to kill him, which she was absolutely certain
wouldn t be easy.
And last, but certainly not least, she would have to actually kill him, figure out a way around
his friends, and find a safe place to hide out. Naberius and Raum seemed like the vengeful
kind for sure. They would mutilate her in a heartbeat if she killed their friend.
This was all based on if she succeeded in killing him. If she didn t& well, she didn t want to
think about that.
She peeled into Kelly s driveway, hitting the curb and nearly taking out her mailbox. She
could practically hear her car s shocks moan in pain. Before she came to a full stop she
slammed the car into reverse. Kay, talk to you later.
Are you sure you re all right? You seem tense all of a sudden.
Brianna plastered a smile on her face a car salesman would be proud of. I just want to get the
shop opened up, grab a shower and move on. I ll call you later.
Kelly nodded, opening the door. Her friend gave her a look of disbelief, but she didn t press
for more information. Call if you need anything.
Ha. What she needed was a permanent vacation on a deserted island that boasted of demonic
protection. Will do. Thanks, Kelly. For everything.
Kelly smiled. See you soon.
Sure thing. She waited for Kelly to shut the door.
One week. One week from now demons would be the least of her worries.
Chapter Seven
You have no purpose in this realm&
Asmodeus threw back another shot of vodka, the liquid burning a path down his throat. As
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