shit what you look like. I just need you to stop fucking with me. I got no problems with you .” Xavier searched the darkness for anything he could use to protect himself.
“ My people came to this dimension so long ag o, I can’t remember what was actually here. Our world was destroyed by the evil and chaos of Lucifer. He turned my people against one another. We were not as socialized or sophisticated as the humans. We did not have a Higher Power to balance the mayhem your uncleunleashed. I found a way to escap e, a way to save myself and my mate. I made a deal with the Devi l, became a part of his court. Somehow Lucifer managed to save six of us from destruction. The strongest of our warriors joined forces with him. I was the only one whose mate survived. And for this I paid the ultimate sacrifice. I lost her to your merciless blade .” His voice faded in the distance. A small whimper escaped his lips.
Xavier wasn’t sure if the sound was due to the creature’s injuries or the pain of its lost mate. Sadl y, he had no memory of this female or the killing. They were faceless messages on his Smartphon e, dollars in his account. If at all possibl e, he attempted to conduct his executions from afa r, more like a snipe r, than the personal touch of a serial killer. In some case s, this wasn’t possible. But even in those instance s, Xavier ended life swiftly with minimal pain. Only those who really pissed him off got his special treatment. Torture was an ar t, and Xavier was a master.
He rocked back on his heels .“ Br o, I don’t know who your female was. If I killed he r, it wasn’t personal. If I got the contrac t, then she was high on the priority list and big dollars were offered. Not many refer to Lucifer to me. Only a few in the Underworld realized Jacque and I are brothers. I’ve never announced Leviathan as my fathe r, so no one would link Lucifer as my uncle. But you seem to know a lot about my lineage. Who are you ? ”
“ Her name was Lailoni. She had been my mate for two millennia. Her heart was pure. She never harmed anyone. She was never the contract. It was me you hunted. It was me who double crossed Lucifer. But when you came for m e, I wasn’t there. Lailoni refused to give you my location. For tha t, she had to die. For tha t, I will take a life for a life . ”
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. That female! Xavier gazed into the dar k, motionless pond .“ Wel l, she loved you. I remember now. I wanted to walk awa y, but Luc had to have his answer. Whatever you did really pissed him the fuck off . ”
“ He doesn’t like those smarter than him. When I send you b ac k t o L u c , m a ke s u r e h e k n o ws I w i ll c o m e f o r h im n e x t . ”
“ And who should I tell him is coming for him ? ”
“ Ziz . ”
Xavier stare d, speechles s, an air demo n, one of the Crown Princes of Hell. A fucking O G, an original gangste r, as the humans would call them. This contract was going to shit fast. He wished he had stayed dead.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“ Bel l, stop dragging ass and come on. You’re the one who wants to find this dud e , ” Laurent shuffled her toward the portal to Hades.
She folded her arms in defiance .“ I don’t want to see him. He’s been alive all this tim e, but didn’t think it important to tell his only daughter ? ”
“ You’re seriously trippin’. You know we’re not his only k i d s . ”
She rolled her eyes .“ The only ones that count. The human haflings don’t have any rights in our world . ”
“ They’re our siblings. Which reminds m e, it’s Joseline’s b i r t h d a y n e x t m o n t h . ”
“ Which one’s that ? ”
“ You know damn well who she is. Stop acting like Mother . ”
Bell punched her brother in the arm as hard as she could .“ I’m nothing like Mother . ”
The heat attacked her when she stepped through the magical entrance to her homeland. The hars h, hot air bit against her skin. She almost forgot the
“ My people came to this dimension so long ag o, I can’t remember what was actually here. Our world was destroyed by the evil and chaos of Lucifer. He turned my people against one another. We were not as socialized or sophisticated as the humans. We did not have a Higher Power to balance the mayhem your uncleunleashed. I found a way to escap e, a way to save myself and my mate. I made a deal with the Devi l, became a part of his court. Somehow Lucifer managed to save six of us from destruction. The strongest of our warriors joined forces with him. I was the only one whose mate survived. And for this I paid the ultimate sacrifice. I lost her to your merciless blade .” His voice faded in the distance. A small whimper escaped his lips.
Xavier wasn’t sure if the sound was due to the creature’s injuries or the pain of its lost mate. Sadl y, he had no memory of this female or the killing. They were faceless messages on his Smartphon e, dollars in his account. If at all possibl e, he attempted to conduct his executions from afa r, more like a snipe r, than the personal touch of a serial killer. In some case s, this wasn’t possible. But even in those instance s, Xavier ended life swiftly with minimal pain. Only those who really pissed him off got his special treatment. Torture was an ar t, and Xavier was a master.
He rocked back on his heels .“ Br o, I don’t know who your female was. If I killed he r, it wasn’t personal. If I got the contrac t, then she was high on the priority list and big dollars were offered. Not many refer to Lucifer to me. Only a few in the Underworld realized Jacque and I are brothers. I’ve never announced Leviathan as my fathe r, so no one would link Lucifer as my uncle. But you seem to know a lot about my lineage. Who are you ? ”
“ Her name was Lailoni. She had been my mate for two millennia. Her heart was pure. She never harmed anyone. She was never the contract. It was me you hunted. It was me who double crossed Lucifer. But when you came for m e, I wasn’t there. Lailoni refused to give you my location. For tha t, she had to die. For tha t, I will take a life for a life . ”
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. That female! Xavier gazed into the dar k, motionless pond .“ Wel l, she loved you. I remember now. I wanted to walk awa y, but Luc had to have his answer. Whatever you did really pissed him the fuck off . ”
“ He doesn’t like those smarter than him. When I send you b ac k t o L u c , m a ke s u r e h e k n o ws I w i ll c o m e f o r h im n e x t . ”
“ And who should I tell him is coming for him ? ”
“ Ziz . ”
Xavier stare d, speechles s, an air demo n, one of the Crown Princes of Hell. A fucking O G, an original gangste r, as the humans would call them. This contract was going to shit fast. He wished he had stayed dead.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“ Bel l, stop dragging ass and come on. You’re the one who wants to find this dud e , ” Laurent shuffled her toward the portal to Hades.
She folded her arms in defiance .“ I don’t want to see him. He’s been alive all this tim e, but didn’t think it important to tell his only daughter ? ”
“ You’re seriously trippin’. You know we’re not his only k i d s . ”
She rolled her eyes .“ The only ones that count. The human haflings don’t have any rights in our world . ”
“ They’re our siblings. Which reminds m e, it’s Joseline’s b i r t h d a y n e x t m o n t h . ”
“ Which one’s that ? ”
“ You know damn well who she is. Stop acting like Mother . ”
Bell punched her brother in the arm as hard as she could .“ I’m nothing like Mother . ”
The heat attacked her when she stepped through the magical entrance to her homeland. The hars h, hot air bit against her skin. She almost forgot the
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