Chapter 20

21–27 minutes

-ANNA-

Lucifer let’s out a frustrated sigh and scrubs his hand down his face. He stares at the table a moment before returning his gaze to me. “I’ve had my men looking for those responsible for the attacks on you. The Bowlvarines and Crawlers in the mortal realm are no coincidence.”

I nod, although I already knew this. Crawlers are restricted to the Deadlands in the Underworld and Bowlvarines rarely venture out into the mortal realm. The fact these two occurrences happened and I was attacked by both is no coincidence. “And?”

He sighs again. “My men haven’t found anything. No leads on who is orchestrating the attacks. No leads on who was able to remove the Crawlers from the Deadlands. Nothing.” He slams his fist down on the table in anger. “All this bloody f*****g power I have, all these people under my command, and I can’t even find out who keeps trying to kill my mate!”

I place my hand over his fist to try and comfort him. “It’s not your fault.”

“I am the King of