42. Revelations

Demetrius

It’s been hours since Yuno or Hendrix had last made contact. To say I’m on edge would be an understatement. There is this negative feeling looming over me that I can’t shake.

Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve sent Xenia away, the woman I’m meant to protect. Perhaps it’s the fact that the last person I wanted to see, the devil incarnate herself, is now in the proximity of my coven. Perhaps it’s knowing that in the end, most likely none of this will bode well for me.

I pace back and forth in my office replaying the conversation me and Odette had. The look on her face when she realized not only did she no longer hold any power over me, but also that her little ruse wasn’t fooling anyone was priceless. I hated the fact that she thought she could one-up me. Did she think after years of dealing with her insanity I had become rusty?

Silly woman.

I force her from my mind unwilling to give her anymore of my energy. She is the reason the woman I care about is no longer here. Now I’m regr