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"Somehow, I knew you&039;d be here," Cora said to Terrin as he made a bow in their direction

"Indeed? I take it all is well?" He looked around the rooht you said the roo, it was positively tee with them! You couldn&039;t put soone or the other of the froainst hiled "I just put that in to see if you were listening, sugar I would never use an iron lared at her with suspicion

"Now, a Catherine wheel is a whole other matter One of the demon lords - you wouldn&039;t know hion consort, and oh, there&039;s ever such an interesting story to be told about theo into here since I am a busy person now that I&039;m the premier princewhere was I?"

"One of the dee of the table

"Oh, yes, one of the de ideas about ways to use a Catherine wheel, given to him, he says, by a Spanish wyvern&039;s e and such But I digress How are things at home?"

The last question was directed to Terrin

"Fine, although the mares are a bit distressed that - "

"What is this?" A h the roouard Cora, aware of her led annoyance and appreciation over that fact, aru or two about woht, small dark-haired man who strode into the room, a piece of paper clasped in his hands

"Who are you? " Alec de Pia to stand next to Cora, the twoa solid, protective front Alec knew full well the newcomer was a demon lord, and thus not likely to bother the et her away from all this business so he could seduce her as she deserved to be seduced

She pinched his back and ignored his demand to stay behind him, her arm around his waist as she stood next to hi them with a curl of his lip as he shoved the paper at Sally "What does this ave a little shake of her head "I told Sable to wait until the others were gone Oh, well, I suppose you&039;re here to make a scene about the fact that I&039;ve banished Bael to the Akasha"

"No," Asain my approval I am here to claim the position of premier prince"

Are you sure I can&039;t be used as a Tool anyainst Sally Or, heaven forbid, you, if you keep thinking those things about what you&039;ll do to hi girl

Unbidden, his hand slid up to cup her ass, just the thought of it and her hips and breasts, and all the rest of her, et down on ods, or circumstances sent you into my life, but that is really not the important point at thisto seduce s that wrap so nicely around me when I thrust into your heat

"Of course you are," Sally said in a soothing voice "But you see, I&039;ve taken that position I believe that traditionally the position of a banished deoes to the banishee, and that would beherself a little shake You are so going to get pounced on when you&039;re healed up Can I still be used, or not?

No Bael&039;s power is nouy?

"You cannot be premier prince," Asmodeus said in a flat, emotionless voice

It is my nature I explained that earlier

Yeah, yeah, all that er to us?

"UmI think I am the premier prince Aren&039;t I?" Sally looked down at herself "Yes, yes I am Asmo, dumplin&039;, we&039;ve never really seen eye to eye ever since that holiday party that I threw last year, when you insisted that Bael re, and subsequently your wrath deht it would be a hoot and a half to drug you and put you in a vat of Jell-O so all of your legions could have their pictures taken indulging in nude Jell-O wrestling with you - which, I have to admit, was a hoot and a half - but I can see you&039;re still holding that bit of festive frolicking against et over it, and move on I&039;m boss now"

I don&039;t see how he could be a threat That is the reason Kristoff and I have allowed hih at Sally&039;s conversation He looks like he&039;s going to explode Maybe we should ain

They have healed, and I have to ad to stay a few more minutes, despite the temptation you pose

"You are not," Asmodeus insisted

Why?

Because I think Sally is about to explain so important

"Look, this is hoorks - I banish Bael, and that makes me the boss," Sally started to say, but Asmodeus cut her explanation short

"You cannot be the preestured toward Terrin "I had my suspicions before, but this proves it"

"Oh, dear," Terrin said, getting to his feet andover to stand next to Sally, who didn&039;t look in the least bit concerned by what Asood tilanced toward them, a twinkle visible in her eye "Oh, I think they&039;ve earned the right to see this to the end, don&039;t you? Cora and Ulfur certainly have, and since the Dark Ones helped, they deserve to stay, as well"

"Thank you," Alec said politely as Kristoff bowed, and said, "We are all gratitude"

"It doesn&039;t hout the Otherworld so that everyone will know of your perfidy," As almost bored now

"I&039;m still confused," Pia murmured "Why can&039;t Sally be the head boss if she took down Bael? Doesn&039;t that ood question," Cora said, then addressed As us and all that jazz, which Alec swears wasn&039;t bad, but I still have rimaced

"She can&039;t be the pren is not allowed to rule Abaddon as well as the Court of pine Blood"

Alec slad his suspicion was confirasp of surprise and jerk to the side

"Thetheyoua step toward Sally "You can&039;t be God! You&039;re all wrong for God! Not the fact that you&039;re a wo out of innocents sounds like the act of a man rather than a woman, but no, I just refuse to accept that you&039;re God"

"I&039; her a syn isn&039;t the same as the mortal concept of a Christian God For another" She slid a glance toward Terrin

"Jesus wept!" Cora exclai her hands through her hair "God is married?"

Sally&039;s eyebrows rose "You ht Cora was going to explode with frustration Her hair stuck out at odd angles as she all but screa in sin? What the hell?"

"Abaddon - " Terrin started to correct, but stopped at a look from Alec

"Terrin isn&039;t le "He&039;s htenment flooded Alec at that ether like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle

"But - you said you were together Earlier today you said that," Pia said, looking almost as confused as Cora

"We are He&039;s my other half"

"We couldn&039;t exist without each other," Terrin explained, obviously taking pity on them "Think of it as a sy a power, as a matter of fact, and I believe before Sally took over the de one of the cherubs as responsible for the Internet"

"LOLcats," Sally said, nodding her head "He&039;s awesos like that"

"I&039; around to look at hi her in his ar out all her hair "Together, Terrin and Sally are the Sovereign They aren&039;t a god, but they are good, so you can stop worrying that she&039;s going to har Ulfur and n wouldn&039;t do that? Surely he or she - "

"We&039;re commonly referred to as it," Sally said with a little smile at Terrin

" - surely it couldn&039;t be a demon lord, could it?"

"Evidently she can" Alec wrapped both ar her with the comfort he knew she needed

"But wouldn&039;t so the salanced at Asmodeus "Why would you not tell the other demon lords who she was?"

"I didn&039;t know It wasn&039;t until I saw the two of theether that I could see her for what she is"

"Separate, we&039;re nothing, justwell, just people," Sally explained "I made sure that Terrin never came for a visit while I was in ether"

"Until now," Cora pointed out

"Yes, well" Sally esture "It was inevitable that sooner or later soure it out and take the premier princedom fro forward to being the head demon lord I don&039;t suppose - "

"No," Asmodeus snapped "Make o unscathed"

Sally sighed "You just have no idea what you&039;reme as a boss Fine, you can have the job I&039;ll just spend all the energy I would have had to reorganizing Abaddon into thwarting your every move Happy now?"

Asmodeus just looked at her with an expressionlessto face toward Alec and the others "You have three minutes to leave Abaddon If you are here beyond that tireement between Abaddon and the Moravian Council - " Kristoff started to say, but was interrupted

"The agreement is null and void as of this "

Before Alec could do so reement that had stood between Abaddon and the Dark Ones for centuries, Asmodeus disappeared in a cloud of oily black smoke