no question in the word.
Vulcan accepted Archimedes was suspicious. He would be if another demon suddenly decided to befriend him. “Yes.”
Archimedes trusted the other demon about as far as he could throw him. Not far. There was so much he wanted to know about Vulcan. What did he plan to do? What about Sumerian? How did Vulcan feel about her? Were they still connected? Why do I even care? Fallen angel or not, Sumerian was not for him. What do you want, Vulcan?
“You know the woman will help the vampire.”
“Yes.” Archimedes was only too aware that most women were incapable of not meddling where their men were concerned. Sumerian was the same. Archimedes cursed inwardly. Forget Sumerian. She can never be. “Women direct men to solutions—be they mortal or not. The vampire is too passionate to think calmly. She will do whatever it takes to save her man.”
Vulcan didn’t look so certain. “No one can trust a human, let alone a woman. They tend to lead men astray.”
“That’s what I’m counting on.” Once the Howell woman knew her man was under threat then he would use her to get what he wanted.
* * * * *
“We can’t keep doing that, Dec.” Marduk eluded Decatur’s grasp as she sprang out of bed.
Decatur smiled as the luscious flesh bounced from his reach. The lady was all hips and breasts and ass. And I love every inch of her. Love was an odd sensation for Decatur. Vampires rarely fell in love and when they did they generally made a mess of it. He knew what the problem was. They were too passionate and controlling when they wanted something. That was their nature. Decatur had no intention of destroying what he had found with Marduk. If he believed in miracles, he would have called finding Marduk one. “What’s wrong with sex?” He rolled over and watched as she reached for her robe. At any time Decatur could have pulled Marduk back into bed with a wave of his hand. But I want her always to come freely to me. It was then that he knew. My love for Marduk is my weakness. He always knew his weakness was to love hard and forever but he never imagined he would find his true love.
“Nothing.” Marduk tightened the belt on her robe. “But we have to work out how to save you from whatever it is this Archimedes prick wants from you.”
“Do you care, darling?” That she did meant everything to Decatur.
“Yeah, because it could save my own ass.”
Beautiful and practical. I like that a lot. He watched as Marduk headed toward the bedroom door. “Where are you going?”
“To my computer. The internet has everything and anything on it.”
Decatur found her words amusing. “I’m a vampire I have been alive for over three hundred and fifty years. I think I know more stuff that what a computer can spit out.” He got up from the bed and followed her, his eyes on the satin-covered ass wobbling gently as she walked. His cock tensed up in anticipation of falling into her arms and being welcomed once more between Marduk’s thighs. Home.
“Three hundred and fifty years?” Marduk stopped and turned to look at him, her eyes dropping to his jumping cock.
“Yes.” Decatur knew the lady had a mutual interest in his friend. The thought of her lips and tongue once more on the stiff flesh made him want to pick Marduk up in his arms and take them anywhere in the world that was away from the chaos they found themselves in. Decatur wanted only to concentrate on her.
“You look pretty good for three hundred odd, Dec.”
“Come back to bed.” He held his hand out to her. Marduk took it.
As much as Marduk wanted to do just that, she couldn’t. She needed to know what was going on and how she could help the man she loved. Marduk lifted his hand and kissed the solid male knuckles. “I want to help you in everything, not just in taming that bad boy there.” She could still taste the musky scent of his skin on her lips.
Marduk pulled on his hand and made Decatur follow her into the next
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