said.
“Oh, that narrows it down,” Ash rolled his eyes.
“Yeah,” the demon replied with a sick smile. “This woman is guilty of murder.”
“So, not a demon?” Ash asked with surprise. “I don’t do humans.”
“You do whoever I say you do,” the demon reminded him. “And I say you do the woman.”
“What woman?” Ash barked.
“The doctor.”
Ash’s heart stopped for a second and his hand froze on his ignition. “What doctor?” he finally asked slowly.
“That doctor,” the demon said, pointing at his sister’s fiancé’s house.
“Elizabeth?” Ash couldn’t wrap his mind around his doc being a killer, much less killing her himself. He didn’t know what kind of sick game the demon was playing, but it wasn’t happening. “No.”
The demon didn’t look worried. “You will do it. Research it if you want, but she’s a killer. You belong to me and you do what I say and I say you kill her. Her soul belongs to me and I want it now.”
“This wasn’t part of our agreement,” Ash said through clenched teeth.
“If you want your sister to remain happy and safe, you’ll find a way to make the good doctor disappear in a very permanent way. I’m not about to bargain or argue with you about it. Make it happen.” And then, as quickly as he had appeared, the demon was gone.
Well fuck me twice, Ash thought as he pulled his car out onto the road.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Elizabeth couldn’t help it. No matter what she did, she just couldn’t get Ash out of her head. She hadn’t seen hide or hair of him in more than two weeks, which should have been a big, flashing red light to her, but it wasn’t. When a man went for two weeks without contacting a woman, it usually meant he wasn’t interested. She told herself that she was worried about him, about his heart. However, that wasn’t exactly true.
No, she wanted to see him because she missed him.
She closed her eyes and saw his face. When she slept, she dreamed of him. She dreamed of that stolen kiss and she dreamed of how his arms felt around her. She felt secure in those dreams. Whole. And when she woke from them, she felt empty inside.
She had done all she could to try and get hold of him through traditional channels. Elizabeth had asked Leanne about him, even gave his sister her phone number in case he wanted to call her. He hadn’t. But to his credit, Leanne claimed not to have seen him either.
So Elizabeth took more direct measures. She looked him up in the hospital records and hijacked his address. It was only slightly illegal and only a small abuse of her power as a physician in the hospital. As long as no one figured out what she was doing, she could keep her job.
As irrational as it seemed, she just had to see him.
It was for his own good, she told herself as her GPS led her to the address on file for him.
Besides, it had been Leanne’s idea to just show up at his home. Elizabeth was just following the advice of a friend. Leanne assured her that he was most definitely interested, but that he could just be very flighty sometimes.
Of all the adjectives Elizabeth could think of to describe Ash, flighty wasn’t one of them.
As she turned onto his street, she reminded herself that he was an anomaly in the healing department and her visit was strictly professional. Of course, as she pulled up in front of his house, her heart refused to believe her.
The lights were on. His car was there. All she had to do was get out of the car and knock on the door, right? Right. So why weren’t her feet moving?
Elizabeth gave herself a good pep talk and forced herself out of the car. She made her feet walk the few short steps to the door. She was quite proud of herself when she knocked on the door. On the last knock, the door
“Oh, that narrows it down,” Ash rolled his eyes.
“Yeah,” the demon replied with a sick smile. “This woman is guilty of murder.”
“So, not a demon?” Ash asked with surprise. “I don’t do humans.”
“You do whoever I say you do,” the demon reminded him. “And I say you do the woman.”
“What woman?” Ash barked.
“The doctor.”
Ash’s heart stopped for a second and his hand froze on his ignition. “What doctor?” he finally asked slowly.
“That doctor,” the demon said, pointing at his sister’s fiancé’s house.
“Elizabeth?” Ash couldn’t wrap his mind around his doc being a killer, much less killing her himself. He didn’t know what kind of sick game the demon was playing, but it wasn’t happening. “No.”
The demon didn’t look worried. “You will do it. Research it if you want, but she’s a killer. You belong to me and you do what I say and I say you kill her. Her soul belongs to me and I want it now.”
“This wasn’t part of our agreement,” Ash said through clenched teeth.
“If you want your sister to remain happy and safe, you’ll find a way to make the good doctor disappear in a very permanent way. I’m not about to bargain or argue with you about it. Make it happen.” And then, as quickly as he had appeared, the demon was gone.
Well fuck me twice, Ash thought as he pulled his car out onto the road.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Elizabeth couldn’t help it. No matter what she did, she just couldn’t get Ash out of her head. She hadn’t seen hide or hair of him in more than two weeks, which should have been a big, flashing red light to her, but it wasn’t. When a man went for two weeks without contacting a woman, it usually meant he wasn’t interested. She told herself that she was worried about him, about his heart. However, that wasn’t exactly true.
No, she wanted to see him because she missed him.
She closed her eyes and saw his face. When she slept, she dreamed of him. She dreamed of that stolen kiss and she dreamed of how his arms felt around her. She felt secure in those dreams. Whole. And when she woke from them, she felt empty inside.
She had done all she could to try and get hold of him through traditional channels. Elizabeth had asked Leanne about him, even gave his sister her phone number in case he wanted to call her. He hadn’t. But to his credit, Leanne claimed not to have seen him either.
So Elizabeth took more direct measures. She looked him up in the hospital records and hijacked his address. It was only slightly illegal and only a small abuse of her power as a physician in the hospital. As long as no one figured out what she was doing, she could keep her job.
As irrational as it seemed, she just had to see him.
It was for his own good, she told herself as her GPS led her to the address on file for him.
Besides, it had been Leanne’s idea to just show up at his home. Elizabeth was just following the advice of a friend. Leanne assured her that he was most definitely interested, but that he could just be very flighty sometimes.
Of all the adjectives Elizabeth could think of to describe Ash, flighty wasn’t one of them.
As she turned onto his street, she reminded herself that he was an anomaly in the healing department and her visit was strictly professional. Of course, as she pulled up in front of his house, her heart refused to believe her.
The lights were on. His car was there. All she had to do was get out of the car and knock on the door, right? Right. So why weren’t her feet moving?
Elizabeth gave herself a good pep talk and forced herself out of the car. She made her feet walk the few short steps to the door. She was quite proud of herself when she knocked on the door. On the last knock, the door
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