Page 15 of How to Accidentally get Trapped in Hell

“Holy Hell,” I mumble into his neck as I attempt to catch my breath. The jerk huffs a laugh but I’m too sated to be bothered.

“You okay, Angel?” Zeph teases as he pulls out, making me groan at the unexpected movement.

“Mmmm. Uh-huh,” I mumble. “Think you killed me. I definitely saw a white light. Is this the afterlife?”

Both my mates chuckle, and I hum at the sensation of Belz’s chest rumbling beneath me.

“Yes. Yes, it is. Welcome to Hell, where your mates will fuck you into oblivion for the rest of eternity,” Zephyr declares.

“You know, if you would have told me that sooner, I wouldn’t have been so mad about being stuck here.”

“We would fuck you into oblivion for the rest of eternity no matter where we are. Perks of having two insatiable demon mates.” Belz chuckles into my hair.

“Oh. Well, lucky me.”

“Two… for now,” Zeph mumbles under his breath.

It takes me a minute for what he said to click in my head. At first, I think I heard him wrong but then my brain fully processes his words and I snap my head up, searching for my mate. “I’m sorry, what was that?”

“Nothing?” Zeph looks at me with wide eyes as he bites his lips closed. “I-I didn’t say anything.” He shakes his head but he’s so bad at acting innocent there’s no doubt in my mind that’s what he said. And he definitely didn’t mean to say it.

“Zephyr,” I growl as I glare at him, pushing myself off of Belz as I do. “What do you meanfor now?”Swear to God, someone better tell me what the fuck is going on.

“We think Oz and Zarreth are your mates too!” he rushes out as if he can’t stop himself. His eyes widen again. “Fuck. Why did I say that?”

“She made you,” Belz chuckles below me. I snap my head in his direction, shifting my glare to him. “You’re very powerful,Amica Mea,” he says, his voice full of pride.

“Oz and Zarreth hate me. Why would you think they’re my mates?” I try to keep the petulance from my voice, but I don’t think I succeed.

“Oh, sweet girl. They don’thateyou.” Belz caresses my cheek and I can’t hold the glare any longer. My face falls as I melt into his touch. “Oz is just an asshole and Zar is going through some shit right now. I’m sure they’ll come around.”

“That still doesn’t explainwhyyou think they’re my mates,” I grumble.

“It’s just a hunch,Amica Mea. I don’t know for sure,” Belz says. I don’t know why, but I instantly feel dejected at the thought that they might not be my mates. It’s ludicrous because just moments ago the very idea was absurd. But I can’t help it.

“I’d say it’s more than a hunch now,” Zeph interrupts my melancholy thoughts.

I turn to look at him so fast I nearly fall over, but Belz’s strong hands steady me. “Why do you say that?” I ask, hoping I don’t sound as eager as I feel to hear his reasoning.

“This.” He runs his finger over my shoulder blade and I shiver at his touch. “You have a mate mark,” he states simply.

“What?! I do?!” I try to look over my shoulder to see but you know… I can’t actually see my back. So I just look like an idiot.

He chuckles at my antics. “Yes. It’s a combination of mine and Belz’s, with Luc’s sigil in the middle. There are two empty spots that I imagine are where Zar and Oz’s marks will appear once the bond is complete.”

“B-but you got your mark as soon as we sealed the bond,” I stammer. “Why didn’t I get one at the same time?”

“Who knows? Maybe it has something to do with you being in Hell now? Like with our bonds completing when we got here. You probably got your marks then and we just now noticed them.” Zephyr offers with a shrug.

“I guess that makes sense,” I mumble.I have a mate mark. I have anincompletemate mark. Holy shit.

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Zarreth

IleaveBelzinStyx, pissed not only at the unwelcome interruption but being left out of some big secret. We used to be a team. Belz, Zeph, Oz, and I. We were inseparable. We told each other everything… Well, mostly everything. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one who ever kept a huge secret from them. Payback’s a bitch though because now I’m the one on the outside.

I storm out of the restaurant, bulldozing my way through anyone who’s stupid enough not to jump out of my way. And that pisses me off more than anything. I’m acting like fucking Oz. I’ve always been able to maintain a cool facade even when my emotions were a hurricane inside me. It’s not like me to outwardly express my feelings like this. Just one more reason for me to hate her. Maddy. Just thinking her name sends a fresh wave of fury through me. How can some half-human have such an effect on me?

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