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Level Seven Hell

Lilith stood before her husband, her breathing nonexistent, her body as still as stone A curtain of darkness covered her along with a sheen of terror-produced sweat

"So, where does this leave us?" the Unna on a weary sigh "Explain your position" For a moment she couldn't force her vocal cords to respond as he circled her, the echoing sound of his hooves against the cavern floor a reminder of his vast destructive power

"My son, Dante, is gone Slain by a Neteru My grandson exterminated by his own mother - Evea Neteru now undoubtedly elevated to finally reign with Aset for her selfless act Tell in our dance of pain?" He'd breathed out his question with such eerie calainst the impenetrable darkness to see him She didn't have to; she already knew the beast within hih

"We are where anted to be," she finally said, her tone resigned "There is no more to say to you than that, beloved Do what you ithchuckle filled his bedchamber "We are where anted to be,"

he repeated in a flat, sarcastic tone "I cannot fathom what I should do with you for this debacle Come, come, now, my dear You can do better than that" Tears of remorse filled her eyes and she shook her head "You warned me, and Cain is extinct What else can I say? There is no way to hide the truth from you That is where we arewhere we ultimately wanted to be"

"How interesting Where anted to be That you will have to explain further, before I snuff out your very existence from my realms"

He walked away froer heard hooves but just the soft pad of his bare feet against the stone floor

"Aood attempt, just for the sport of it, at least For you see, I am so bereft that even I wonder at the need to co myself whether it would be more efficient simply to scorch the earth with my wrath and be done Yet even I aood while I await the appointed hour of battle between the Light and the absolute Darkness Tell ive me pause" He lifted the pitch blackness around her and returned her night vision so that she could fully see hi as the hideousbefore her, his arms folded over his massive chest with a wry, sexy smile on his handsome face This was far from what she'd expected and a much more deadly version of his fury than he'd ever shown her The terror his quiet composure produced made her breaths shallow They stared at each other for a moment

"Your heir lives in the realm you could never breach, as pro cultivated within a living, hybrid woe, black feathered wings, casting a shadow over her body, but she was glad that he was still cal leather ones he owned hadn't presented She watched his dark eyes, also noting that they hadn't begun to glow, and then allowed her eyes to study his s Yet the pain he could exact didn't require a transfor each word as though it ile seconds of aht now, they are blind -the Guardians, the Covenant, and the Neterus, and probably both Neteru Councils as well They think they've won, and are in celebration This gives our heir a chance to develop and grow unmolested Patience is the key However, the loss of Cain was unavoidablehe allowed ee to rule him, and he prematurely rushed in - "

"And was therefore expendable," her husband said coolly, coh to touch her cheek "You did well," he added, delicately caressing her face with a smooth palm

"Cain had delusions of grandeur and thought he could replace even me Very foolish His extinction was only a h I would have liked to have delivered that fate myself I suppose I will have to be mollified with the eternal torture of his soul You robbed ain"

Lilith stiffened "It was never my intent to rob you of any pleasure, oal was honorable"

He s sood intentions We both know that So, perhaps I should be thankful that you found your way home, hmmm?" He let his hand fall away froe who have

been recently released to the Light, I'lad you haven't made a run for the border" His smile widened "I'ainst me, or try to resurrect some old bond with Adam That would have been very unfortunate - would have made me truly irrational"

Relief shot through her so quickly that it made her liainst you, beloved," she whispered, staring at her husband's eyes to sense for any ain, he's a dead man"

"You know the time is near?" Her husband tilted his head and assessed her from head to toe

She nodded but couldn't speak as her husband's strangely melodic voice coated her insides with hot desire But she staved off the sensation, knowing that he was at hismost seductive

"I take it that you are aware by now that I rode Cain's energy the night he descended to Dante's throne? What a rushI had forgotten how amorous you could be" She dared not speak, not sure of his strange erous entity before her closely

"You didn't know, did you?" He laughed and then sighed "Therefore, what you saved, really, is our heir, Lilith which is the only reason I didn't rip your lungs out for being so presumptuous about the fruit of my loins"

"I meant no disrespect," she whispered, and quickly averted her eyes to the barren rock floor

"Look at entleness to his tone He waited until she coraced her husband's face as he arched an eyebrow and chuckled, shaking his head "Yours, mine, and ours I couldn't resist, not when you and Cain barreled down to h my doors So erotically insane - I was moved"

"I' her eyes off him, lest he turn instantly violent

He sainst her throat "Oh, I definitely enjoyed it You tere spectacular together" He chuckled again softly and loosened his grip "Cain and I have bonded in seed to penetrate your ovaso, tell me, who is this host womb?"

"An angel hybrid," Lilith said just above a whisper, and then held her breath awaiting his reaction

"An ange l hybridin Nod?"

"Yes," she said, stiffening again to brace for a hard blow To her surprise, her husband's black wings enfolded her in a feathery blanket and he threw his head back and si so delightful steals my breath Stay with me on Level Seven for a while, yes?" Stunned, she sih she had the option to refuse any command?

"As you desire, always," she said quietly

"No" he murmured, his voice low and seductive "Only if you also desire to visit for a while"

The way he was speaking to her reminded her of how they first met; that first seduction when she ran froe in the Darkness and under the power of his raven-black wings Gently stroking his square jaw she nodded, allowing her body to finally relax and yield into his eht flicker of blue-black flames rim his nostrils and a wave of wanton desire filled her as it oozed fro heat

"I caave me sanctuary" She ran the pad of her thu for safety the entire time "When you speak to me like thisthere is no other place I'd rather be"