Page 15 of My Demon Husband
“Did…did you have something before you came?” I ask as we pull away.
Lucian smiles.
“No, baby. Why do you ask? Are you trying to tell me my breath smells?” He runs the back of his hand across one cheek, then over the other, and I shiver.
He’s never touched me like that before. Then again, he’s never touched me in all sorts of ways before, and I always—always—enjoy it, but this one… I can’t quite put my finger on it.
“No. No,” I say and turn around to grab my phone. “Jace will be right o—” I stumble.
Thankfully, the table is right there to support me, but even as I use it as a crutch, the whole room spins.
“I don’t feel well,” I say, closing my eyes.
A tingling sensation flutters around my head and makes my pulse quicken.
Shit. I know what’s wrong.
The magic in the room…
It’s different.
“Oh no, baby. Whatever are we going to do now.”
I turn as Lucian’s lips turn black and his hair changes from black to blond and grows longer.
“Lilith!” I mumble, trying to keep upright, but it’s impossible.
Lilith, in her full demoness glory, is standing before me. Lucian is nowhere to be seen.
“What have you done to Lucian?”
I launch myself at her with a deep breath, but instead of my tail and wings coming out, I just fall on her. She grabs me with a laugh. More like a cackle, really.
“Lucian? Oh, dear sweetheart. Lucian is waiting at the church with your friend, just like you told them to.”
I look up at her. Her blue eyes look almost white. Evil. If that’s possible.
“How’s that possible? I never told them to…”
My knees give out, and I fall to the ground despite her holding me, which only tells me she’s not really trying.
“Oh, yes, you did. You called them both and reassured them you’ll be there in no time.”
What is she talking about?
“Jace was just here…”
“Oh yeah. He’s just gone to the loo, hasn’t he? He’s taking long, isn’t he?” Lilith stares at me as she lays me down on the floor and laughs hysterically.
Jace…
I knew there was something off about Jace. The way he manhandled me, the way he talked. Hell, even the way he smelled. The same way Lilith does now.
I’ve been duped.
For fuck’s sake. What is wrong with me? How could I fall for this trap?
“You! You!” I can barely hear myself. I only know I’m speaking because of the vibrations in my throat, but I’m not even sure of that anymore.
