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I didn’t want to be in a bar on a Friday night. I wanted to be home with my girls, but Drayce asked me to follow the little redhead
[Madison]I got my breathing under control and opened my eyes to see Serena’s face in front of mine. She looked really worried. I remembered what the Vasili said about succubae. They were enslaving them. Hector’s s
[Ford]Once I was home and put away my bike, I went to find Rao. He was sitting on the couch in the main living room of the house. I sat next to him. “You okay, Rao?” I asked.
[Madison]A few minutes later, Moran pulled into a mostly empty parking lot. He turned off the car, unbuckled, and turned in his seat. I unbuckled and leaned forward. “What’s your demon name?” I asked.
[Madison]Moran turned down a dirt road. A quarter mile down the road, was a large gate attached to a high stone wall. He hit a box on the sun-visor and the gate opened for us. We continued through a thin, man-made wood. Two large trees marked the end of the drive and the beginning of the yard. Moran pulled up to the house so we wouldn’t have to carry the luggage as far.
[Madison]I had to distract myself from the depressing thought of having to give Ford up. I hadn’t eaten anything since I left the apartment that morning. Cooking often calmed my mind and taking care of others was one of my favorite things.
[Madison]I let go of Ford and went back to the entryway to get the bag of electronics. Once Moran gave me the Wi-Fi password, I quickly downloaded
[Serena]I’d been dozing with Rao for a few hours. His body was divine and I wrapped myself around him, my tail curled gently over his waist. I loved how he smelled. It was like a mixture of the forest and deeply nutty spices. Savory and sweet. Sunlight and rich earth.
[Madison]Early Saturday morning, I woke up and stared at Ford. He was gorgeous when he slept. His long dark eye lashes, the slight redness in his full lips from where he would sometimes chew them in his sleep, the shadow of his unshaved facial hair. He was like a renaissance paint