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"I will not grovel to Azazel or anyone else If you survived the Maze, then it was by trickery Queen Amarantha assured me that no human could possibly withstand its powers"
I raised ed "Did she, now? I’d hate to think that the queen purposely sentally, but there was fear in her eyes "You agreed to the terms of the contest, just as did Antares"
"But you had no intention of actually negotiating with Lucifer even if I did win It seeotten quite close"
"It is ht to do as I please in ht as ambassador to Lucifer to call you false, to say that you have conspired against hi, that you have atteic, that you have co Focalor under his own banner and accepting, even temporarily, a thrall of Azazel’s as your own prize To say nothing of your other intentions," I said, and let that hang unsaid between us for a otten about her plan to have a child of Lucifer’s bloodline
She stood from her throne, her face pinched and white "You will not speak to me thus in my own court"
I shouldered Focalor aside and strode up to her "I will do as I please You have broken the laws of etiquette of your own kingdom, you have risked the safety of humanity on a war for your own pleasures, and you have deliberately tried toto buy that you were a neutral party in all of this He’s going to hold you responsible for encouraging Focalor"
"I do not fear Lucifer," she said through her teeth
"You should," I said softly "If you don’t, then you’re duht"
"Leave this court, Arily
"Gladly," I said and turned on ot"
I slapped her across the face
"How dare you," she said, her face livid
"I dare because your actions have betrayed you as a selfish, spoiled brat with no thought other than that of your own desires"
"We will have a score to settle, Madeline Black," A you have that I haven’t seen before"
Then I turned away from her and strode toward the doors
The court was deathly quiet as I walked out, Salued to my side As I reached the doors, I suddenly heard the sound of applause
I turned back to see Wade grinning at ed hiave him a little bow