“We do.”
“ Are you certain, mortal? That
beautiful young woman you see in the future must be promised to my son Cyn .” She ran her tongue over sharp teeth. “If not, there
will be consequences, especially after putting my ass on the line. Barius can be such a bastard, especially when he discovers
he’s been betrayed.”
“ You have my word.”
Chapter One
Cyn’s Realm
Helena Pearsall shifted in her
chair as her buff, dark-haired personal demon studied her intently. His
intense, golden eyes promised hours of dark, forbidden pleasures she could only
dream of.
Lord, he looked good enough to
eat. He looked to be somewhere in his mid-to-late forties, but she knew better. Cyn was as old as time itself. For some insane,
ungodly reason, she felt compelled to jump his bones. But she put a harness on
her dark passions. He was a demon she’d struck a bargain with, nothing more.
She was just here to seal the deal by warming the demon’s bed. In turn, all her
earthly worries would cease. At least she hoped they would. Which
is why you came close to letting him screw you in the circle last year.
She watched as he reached for
the leather thong before freeing his hair. Helena bit her lip and clamped her
thighs together. It was exciting, but she wondered if she’d bitten off more
than she could chew with the arrangement.
His gaze intensified as he
clasped his hands together. “It is now time for you to fulfill your end of the
bargain and move in with me.” A year ago, she’d known this day would come, but
she was still unprepared.
“ Like
how soon?” She swallowed hard as her heartbeat sped up.
Finally, she’d caught up on her
aunt Mimi’s doctor bills, but the price she had to pay would be a hefty one.
The catatonic woman was the only family she had left, with the exception of her
good-for-nothing cousins. If it wasn’t for Helena, Aunt Mimi would have been
put into a home a long time ago.
It was a year and a half ago
today when her company had laid her off. The severance package had run out, and
she couldn’t afford to let their bills lay by the wayside. The wolves had been
upon her, and in between threatening calls from collection agencies and
nastygrams, she thought she’d lose her mind. She had been forced to take other
measures back then—she’d called upon Cyn to bail her
out.
“ Like…now!”
The demon’s baritone ended on a
demanding hiss, snapping her back into reality. A shiver ran up her spine as
the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.
“ Once again, when can you move
in?”
“ Move in?” Helena asked,
feigning surprise. Truthfully, the thought of living under a demon’s roof made
her stomach clench. What the hell had she been thinking when she signed her
soul away last year?
He impatiently strummed his
long fingers against the lacquer desk. “Well…yes. I mentioned that the day you
summoned me, or have you forgotten my terms of the bargain?” He winked at her,
causing a bolt of desire to ripple through her tummy and straight to her clit.
The man had skills. She could tell. One round in the sack with him, and
something told her she’d never want to leave.
When her brain finally
overpowered her body, Helena’s heart dropped to the pit of her stomach. This
wasn’t going to be on her terms, she knew. How could she think to outsmart a
demon? She had hoped she would be able to avoid all of this. After all, living
under the same roof with a sexy demon of lust that possessed the talent to set
one’s panties on fire surely would pose a problem in the future. She wasn’t
sure she’d leave the bargain unscathed. Those in her family who sought
assistance from their personal demons never did. They always lost in one way or
another.
“ Well.” She chose her words
wisely. “I was thinking of reporting to you for eight hours a day. You know,
like a regular job.” Her palms grew sweaty, and she wiped them on her black
wool dress. Hopefully he’d agree to this,
“ Are you certain, mortal? That
beautiful young woman you see in the future must be promised to my son Cyn .” She ran her tongue over sharp teeth. “If not, there
will be consequences, especially after putting my ass on the line. Barius can be such a bastard, especially when he discovers
he’s been betrayed.”
“ You have my word.”
Chapter One
Cyn’s Realm
Helena Pearsall shifted in her
chair as her buff, dark-haired personal demon studied her intently. His
intense, golden eyes promised hours of dark, forbidden pleasures she could only
dream of.
Lord, he looked good enough to
eat. He looked to be somewhere in his mid-to-late forties, but she knew better. Cyn was as old as time itself. For some insane,
ungodly reason, she felt compelled to jump his bones. But she put a harness on
her dark passions. He was a demon she’d struck a bargain with, nothing more.
She was just here to seal the deal by warming the demon’s bed. In turn, all her
earthly worries would cease. At least she hoped they would. Which
is why you came close to letting him screw you in the circle last year.
She watched as he reached for
the leather thong before freeing his hair. Helena bit her lip and clamped her
thighs together. It was exciting, but she wondered if she’d bitten off more
than she could chew with the arrangement.
His gaze intensified as he
clasped his hands together. “It is now time for you to fulfill your end of the
bargain and move in with me.” A year ago, she’d known this day would come, but
she was still unprepared.
“ Like
how soon?” She swallowed hard as her heartbeat sped up.
Finally, she’d caught up on her
aunt Mimi’s doctor bills, but the price she had to pay would be a hefty one.
The catatonic woman was the only family she had left, with the exception of her
good-for-nothing cousins. If it wasn’t for Helena, Aunt Mimi would have been
put into a home a long time ago.
It was a year and a half ago
today when her company had laid her off. The severance package had run out, and
she couldn’t afford to let their bills lay by the wayside. The wolves had been
upon her, and in between threatening calls from collection agencies and
nastygrams, she thought she’d lose her mind. She had been forced to take other
measures back then—she’d called upon Cyn to bail her
out.
“ Like…now!”
The demon’s baritone ended on a
demanding hiss, snapping her back into reality. A shiver ran up her spine as
the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.
“ Once again, when can you move
in?”
“ Move in?” Helena asked,
feigning surprise. Truthfully, the thought of living under a demon’s roof made
her stomach clench. What the hell had she been thinking when she signed her
soul away last year?
He impatiently strummed his
long fingers against the lacquer desk. “Well…yes. I mentioned that the day you
summoned me, or have you forgotten my terms of the bargain?” He winked at her,
causing a bolt of desire to ripple through her tummy and straight to her clit.
The man had skills. She could tell. One round in the sack with him, and
something told her she’d never want to leave.
When her brain finally
overpowered her body, Helena’s heart dropped to the pit of her stomach. This
wasn’t going to be on her terms, she knew. How could she think to outsmart a
demon? She had hoped she would be able to avoid all of this. After all, living
under the same roof with a sexy demon of lust that possessed the talent to set
one’s panties on fire surely would pose a problem in the future. She wasn’t
sure she’d leave the bargain unscathed. Those in her family who sought
assistance from their personal demons never did. They always lost in one way or
another.
“ Well.” She chose her words
wisely. “I was thinking of reporting to you for eight hours a day. You know,
like a regular job.” Her palms grew sweaty, and she wiped them on her black
wool dress. Hopefully he’d agree to this,
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