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Her eyes lifted And yet her heart deflated Maybe that was part of the reason she&039;d h the hellfire without her She hadn&039;t wanted to hear the truth

"I can see yourher "And it&039;s not what you think, what you&039;re creating in that overactive brain I adore so much" He walked over to her "I love you, Hellen, and I love that balas, and I would&039;ve found a way to keep us together" His eyes locked with hers "We would&039;ve found a way"

Tears pricked her eyes "Oh, Erion I&039;aze dropped, swept the floor, her ods "I know I think I was afraid of what you&039;d say, that h" She hated how vulnerable she felt, how foolish she sounded

"But it was oing aboveground, more than your fear I didn&039;t love you?"

"Yes" How did he see her so clearly, when she could barely see herself?

"Tell irl"

In that moment, Hellen realized what had truly driven her decision to send him back and lock him out Location and rejection were there and real, but it was more It was her It hat Eberny had called her Who she ho she&039;d become the moment she&039;d ended her father&039;s life She hadn&039;t wanted Erion to know the truth of as inside her

"Hellen"

"I&039;m the Devil, Erion!"

It wasn&039;t what he expected her to say, and his brows knit together "What?"

"Not just in some flippant way to express how I feel about myself," she said miserably "But really and truly When Abbadon died, I became not just the ruler of Hell, but the carrier of all that is evil and all the power that supports it"

He stared at her for a long ti over every inch of her face as if he was studying it,it Finally, he stopped His eyes connected with hers and he shrugged

He shrugged

"You have nothing to say?" she asked, dumbfounded

"I don&039;t care" He shook his head "I don&039;t care who you think you are or what you think you&039;re capable of, because I know you I love you, deirl I see what&039;s behind your eyes and in your heart, and it all aches to be good" He reached out and brushed a stray curl away from her face; then he smiled "We all have evil inside us, but it&039;s the decisions and choices we make, the actions we choose, that littered with love "Maybe you&039;re a different breed of devil"

Her heart squeezed inside her ribs "It&039;s a risk, Erion"

He laughed "Daht"

Why doesn&039;t he understand this, understand what I am so afraid of? Does he truly see me better than I see myself?

"I have him inside me," she continued, determined to make him understand "I always have But I&039;ve unleashed it now When I ended his life, I-"

"When you ended his life, you were able to begin your own," he cut in passionately "And give your sisters that chance as well"

"It is an ugly creature This thing inside liness on the outside is now liness on the inside"

Erion&039;s terrible growl echoed throughout the room, and Hellen snapped back to look at his were down, and his eyes blazed with anger "How dare you say such a thing?"

She drew back, unsure of why he&039;d reacted so strongly "I&039; off your clothes," he said savagely

"What?"

His voice dropped to a deadly whisper "If you don&039;t wish for me to rip them from your body, you will lift your arhtly, she did as he asked He made quick work of her pants and shirt, and when she stood nude before hith mirror Without a word, he whirled her around so her back rested against his broad, rock-hard chest

"Look at her," he demanded harshly "Look at the fe quick and uneven, Hellen stared at herself in the mirror She was naked froreen fro, her waist trih, and her face

"Don&039;t you dare turn away," Erion said "Look at her She&039;s the most beautiful creature I&039;ve ever beheld Inside and out She is loved and cherished and desired beyond her wildest is, and if you insult her, you insult ainst the rise of her buttocks

Erion&039;s arh expression cal We will ht now"

She nodded, stared at hi with tears, her body treht of his ferocity and eain," he said

"I prohts"

She shook her head "Never"

His arhter, closer "I promise to love you, support you in your rule and care of this land" His voice broke with eive you my hands to hold when you need friendship, my shoulders when you need to shed tears, my body when you need release and comfort, and my lips to remind you always how beautiful you are"

Tears slipped froaze "I love you so aze, and it was all softness and heat and happiness "I love you, deirl I am your mate"

"Yes, Erion"

"And you aredown her cheeks "I was so le to hold on to his elad to knoas not alone in such acuteI want you s only" He kissed her shoulder "Except when I&039; her lips, "Then I will be crying out"

"Moaning for "

"You are no devil, my love" His hand brushed her face "Or perhaps you are because you have bewitched me You have stolen my soul and kept it down here with you, safe and war to hers in the mirror "I want it back now"

His hand slipped from her face and trailed down her neck Hellen&039;s breath caught as he ran his fingers over her breast, skie to her belly

"Show ainst her neck as his hand continued its journey

She sht as he cupped her sex "I&039;ll show you mine if you showhis cock against her ass as his fingers slipped inside her pussy

"All in good ti her until she ed hiht We have forever"