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“Okay, right. I’m going to borrow you and we’re going to take a little trip to hell. It is the most awesome place ever and you need to meet the other minions.”

“How many minions do you have now?” Sam asked.

“Not enough! My sexy beast of a mate is stubborn and keeps trying to tell me no. Me! Like he can really tell me no,” Adam said.

Stryker loved how over-the-top Adam was. “What about Gavin? He ran to town and said he’d be back in an hour or so.”

Adam beamed. “That’s where these two come in.”

Sam sighed. “How did I get roped into this again?”

“You ate the cheesecake that my Daddy made for me!” Lawson exclaimed.

“It was so good,” Sam whined.

“And now you owe me,” Lawson declared.

“Fine!”

Stryker leaned closer to Sam. “It was that good?”

“White chocolate raspberry,” Sam said with a nod. “It was that good.”

Lawson scowled. “Jerk.”

“I heard that Drake promised to make Tristan a pie when he and Jason got back from their little errand,” Adam said.

Sam grinned. “Really? I love pie!”

“Dessert thief!” Lawson accused.

“Guilty,” Sam singsonged.

“Anyway, Lawson and Sam will run interference if Gavin beats us back. We’re just going to pop down to hell and meet some new friends. I’ll have you back in a jiffy.”

“I’m totally in!” Stryker said.

“Take my hands,” Adam said as he held out his palms up.

Stryker placed his hands over Adam’s. Adam closed his fingers around Stryker’s then gave an exaggerated blink.

The ground disappeared under him and Stryker opened his mouth to scream before he landed on his feet in the middle of another world. They were on a hill overlooking what could be called a neighborhood. The streets were made of red dirt that glittered under the weird sky.

He blinked. “Hell?” he asked with excitement. While it didn’t exactly look like the hell from his imagination, it was hot, very hot.

“Welcome to my home!” Adam waved an arm around. “This is the core. One of the many planes of this realm. Seb and Ash and other friends live on another plane but this one is the best because it’s where I live with my sexy mate. Also, Lucifer has a private plane, but you must be invited to go there. Although Gage is trying to make it where we can visit whenever we want.There was a little issue with one of Lucifer’s brothers, so it hasn’t happened yet.”

Wow, Stryker was nearly speechless.

And Lucifer. Stryker had seen him on the cameras. He was hot. And his mates were adorable. Stryker hoped they liked him. He really didn’t want to end up in hell for accidently insulting him or something. Not that Stryker planned on being rude but sometimes he forgot to think before he spoke.

“Now, my very busy mate is at work, so we have just enough time to introduce you to my favorite minions. Hand.”

Adam grabbed his hand. He gave another exaggerated blink, and they stood in front of a large black stone home. The sand under his feet now was silver with white pavers. Tall wide green trees lined the property. The neighboring house was some distance away, but the trees helped to make the space even larger.

“This is gorgeous,” Stryker breathed out. He was in hell! Wow, his life had changed so much in the last year. He was surrounded by paranormal and fantasy. When he was younger, left and abandoned, he’d found books in the local library that held epic adventures with magical creatures.

Stryker’s escape had first come in the form of books, then he’d found his first laptop and joined the gaming community. He never stopped reading. Or looking for adventure.

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