Incubus Yule: A Christmas Interlude (The Incubus Series Book 4) by A. H. Lee

Author:A. H. Lee [Lee, A. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-11T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Jessica

“The quiet will end in approximately twenty minutes, darling. Mal is coming back.”

Jessica turned to see Lucy leaning on the doorframe of the hallway that led to her room. She was wearing a gold sequined evening gown that Azrael had given her and a diamond necklace that Jessica suspected had come from Jacob, although Lucy had been coy on the subject. Her mink half-cape was draped around her bare shoulders—white this evening. It was made of magic.

Jacob turned in his chair, his eyes crinkling into a smile that made him look ten years younger. “Merry Yule, Lucy.”

“Merry Yule, Jacob.”

She strolled into the room as though she owned it, circled the table, and sat down at her chess board. “Care for a game while the quiet lasts?”

Jacob got up and came to sit across from her. “I feel as though you and I have been playing chess for centuries.”

“We have.”

Azrael went back to his dishes. Jessica went to the long window to watch the snow as it turned the garden into another world. Lucy and Jacob’s chess pieces went click, click, click. Presently Jacob said something too low for Jessica to hear and Lucy laughed. Jessica glanced at them out of the corners of her eyes. Will Azrael and Mal and I be so easy together when we are old? I wonder if we will live so long. It didn’t seem likely, what with the kind of trouble Azrael got himself into. However long it is, I’m happy we’re here right now.

Their front door banged open. Jessica winced. It had to be Mal. He was the only person not inside who could enter without permission.

He came bounding into the kitchen the next moment, still in panther form, dusted with snow and dripping. “We’re home! We caught a solstice goose! They were amazing; you should have come. They are definitely from the astral plane. And they taste like colors.”

“The quiet has ended,” said Lucy.

Jessica walked in from the dining room. Mal raced up to her. For one moment, she was afraid he would jump on her like a dog and possibly lick her face. “Mal, I’m dressed,” she pleaded.

He dissolved into smoke mid-stride and came into her arms as a man. He was shirtless, in rumpled trousers, with wild hair, his green eyes shining. To Jessica’s amusement, he took her in his arms and danced her around the room. “You should have come. Their hearts glow like fire. Tod thought they were too pretty to kill, but then he helped me anyway. Also, I can make his shifting easier with magic. Did you know that?”

Jessica was giggling. “Sounds like you had a good time. Where is this goose now?”

“With the cooks. They said it should be ready by dinner.”

“Where’s Tod?”

“He wanted to sleep for a while.”

“Did you shut the front door?”

“Yes. Ren?” He released Jessica to scoop Azrael into his arms. Mal dipped him, producing a startled laugh, then danced him around the room in his apron.

Azrael’s smile was almost a grin.

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