Page 30 of The Angel's Kiss
“It was smart of you to play dead,” I complimented.
“Are... are you he?” the demon asked.
“He?” I questioned with an arch of my eyebrow.
“A—Azazel.”
I smiled.
“Please... please don’t kill me. I’m one of you,” the demon pleaded.
“Ah, I see that my reputation has preceded me,” I taunted.
“You’re the Guardian’s Champion... did he send you back to finish the job?” the demon asked.
I scoffed because if Rai was smart, he could have commanded me to take out the trash for him. It would have been my pleasure. I enjoyed killing. “Why were you attacking that woman?” I asked instead of answering him.
The demon was trembling now. “I’ll never tell you!”
If I cared, I could make him, but I didn’t. Mischief was always a demon’s game and killing that woman was just what demons did. “Very well,” I said, then conjured my sword, it was a lethal-looking masterpiece. Onyx blade with a wicked silver hilt that had intricately designed, sharpened edges. It was the type of sword that struck fear into the hearts of my enemies. I smiled when he registered that this was his end. He tried to run, but I teleported in front of him and ran him through with my blade, finishing what Rai had started.
The demon gurgled, black blood bubbling up from his mouth. Our eyes connected and I saw his anger at my betrayal of our kind in his gaze. I didn’t care, demons had turned their backs on me first. I smiled as his body began to burn and then break apart in flaming cinders that turned to ash. I drew my sword back into my body, then teleported to find Rai.
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I found him with a man. Apparently, he’d set this date up beforehand and the man was eager to be with him. That pissed me off. Not sure why? Rai was an adult now, free to be with other humans, but I didn’t like it. I hated how the man climbed on the back of Rai’s bike and wrapped his arms around Rai’s muscular waist. I hated how he was smiling and I wanted to rip the human apart.
I shouldn’t have followed them, but I couldn’t not follow Rai. And he drove the man back to his home. I took a perch on the rooftop of the building across the street from Rai’s building where I had a great view of his condo. He had floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, but some of the windows had shading built into the glass. I was able to see them enter through a few windows, Rai kissing the man as he led him to his bedroom. I leaned forward, hands on the railing as I peered into Rai’s bedroom windows. The two of them shed their clothes and the man pushed Rai on the bed, then began to pull Rai’s underwear off. That was when the windows darkened and I couldn’t see anything else.
Damn it!
I supposed his home was voice command activated. Did he know I was watching or was he just modest that way? In any case, I was robbed of a show I didn’t even want to see. Rai was gorgeous and charismatic, of course, men and women would want him. But from what I’d learned, he only seemed to be interested in men. Perfect for me. But of course, being a demon with the ability to shape-change, I could be anyone Rai wanted.
Wait, why the hell was I even thinking about being with Rai like that? Was that what I wanted? Sure, getting him into my bed would be a victory–a pleasurable one, but was that the only reason? I snarled at the thought. Rai was a foolish human and he should be grateful I was watching over him. Still, I waited until I knew the man had left, and then I teleported to Rai’s home,standing outside his front door. I decided to take the guise of his best friend, Marcel, then I rang the doorbell.
Rai answered after three rings with a bathrobe on. “What’s up?”
I smiled. “Just thought I’d come by to hang out with you. It’s been a while.” I looked past his shoulder into his home. “Are you going to let me in or leave me out here?”
I didn’t need to be invited in. I just wanted to see if Rai was convinced I was Marcel or not.
Rai looked me up and down, his gaze scrutinizing, and I wondered if he discovered who I was. “Sure, come in.”
I walked past him and he closed the door. Before I could take another step, my hair was yanked back and I was slammed against the door. Rai grabbed my chin in a strong grip. It didn’t hurt me, but I could tell he was stronger than any human male.
“Show your true self, demon,” Rai snarled.
Something about the way he asserted himself turned me on, I couldn’t deny it. I mean, I’d be silly to try considering how hard my cock was at that moment. I laughed and then transformed back into my natural state. “You’re good.”
“I don’t like these games, Azazel,” Rai said.
“I just wanted to see if you could sense me,” I said, then looked around his home. It was perfect for him, because he was so posh himself. I could tell that he loved the modern luxuries. Some Guardians didn’t care for such finery. Choosing to live with only the necessities. Others, well, you wouldn’t find them wearing anything but designer clothes. They may be ordained by God in some way, but had human weaknesses.
Rai smirked then. “I knew you were watching me fuck that guy.”
I lowered my gaze. “You couldn’t have known I was there.”
Rai raised an eyebrow. “Oh? I felt your presence the moment he went for my underwear.”
