Otherworld 10.2 - Lucifer's Daughter by Kelley Armstrong

Author:Kelley Armstrong [Armstrong, Kelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-04-25T21:39:27+00:00

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We didn’t trust that Nybbas was gone. After escorting everyone out of the exhibit, I assured my mother and grandmother that we were fine. Then, as the fire trucks arrived, we sneaked back inside and canvassed the museum. It was empty. No humans. No demons. Just us, staying two steps ahead of the fire crews.

We replaced the soul box. Keeping it would only alert the museum to the theft. Better to return later with help to seal the box forever.

We were heading for the exit when Karl whisked me into a closet.

“Someone’s coming,” he whispered.

“I don’t hear anything.”

He lifted me onto a crate. As he pressed against me, I felt a bulge . . . in his tux jacket. I slid my hands inside the coat.

“You did steal something!” I yanked out a box from the hidden pocket. “Damn you, Karl—”

“Shhh. You don’t want us to get caught. Particularly if I did steal something.”

“Bastard,” I hissed.

I pushed him away. It was a jewelry box, one he must have brought, so if he got caught, he might convince a naïve guard it held only a gift for his girlfriend.

I opened the box and tugged out the contents. A diamond solitaire ring.

“Not stolen,” he said.

On each side of the diamond, there was an engraved symbol for eternity, matching the charm Karl had bought for me last year. The writing inside matched my charm, too. Three words: No matter what.

“Yes, I haven’t gotten any more poetic. No more romantic either.” He gestured around the closet and made a face. “In my defense, I did try. It seemed perfect—returning to the place we first met. It didn’t quite work out the way I planned, though.”

I lifted the ring. “So is this . . .? I mean, is it what it looks like?”

“Ah, sorry. I’m making a mess of this, aren’t I? Let’s try that again.” He put the ring back in the box. “I know this isn’t what you want right now. That’s fine. I’ll wait. But someday, when you’re ready . . .” He held out the box. “Will you marry me?”

“You’re still asking after tonight? You saw what you’d be getting yourself into, right?”

“Let’s see . . . High-society in-laws on one side. The Prince of Darkness on the other. A demon princess for a wife. A lifetime of chaos and general anarchy. Is that what I want?” He met my gaze. “Absolutely.”

He lifted the box. Before he could ask again, I took out the ring, looked up at him, and put it on.

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