The Demon Master's Wife (Fantasy, Space Opera, Science Fiction Romance) (FORCED TO SERVE) by McDonald Donna

Author:McDonald, Donna [McDonald, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2012-03-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

The mist that was Malachi was sitting in the chair pretending to cross his legs and look casual. When Ania looked up from her seat on the bed, she laughed.

“Something funny?” he asked, finding pleasure in her amusement for once.

“Do you even have the sensation of sitting? You’re in mist form,” Ania said.

“I practice being normal just in case I ever get a chance to do so again. You try living in mist form and see how well you do at it,” Malachi said.

Ania shook her head. “I can’t believe we’re even having such as light-hearted conversation after all the creatures we killed yesterday. What we did lingers with me, Malachi. I know they deserved it, but I still feel bad.”

“Of course you do, but they did deserve it,” Malachi said confidently. “I could tell you more horrible stuff I learned from the ones I killed, but it would only distress you further about the females we left behind.”

“I’m sure that is true,” Ania said, frowning.

“Besides, your time would be better spent helping shore up Ambassador Onin. Her energy is too erratic to read. That female seems scared of her own shadow now, though technically I shouldn’t say that since I am a shadow,” Malachi teased.

“Are all demons as amusing as you?” Ania asked, not laughing but appreciative of his attempts to distract her from her darker thoughts.

“I assure you I am one of a kind,” Malachi said. “Don’t look now, but your mate and my master is coming to visit. Forget your differences and bond with him, Ania—go on. We deserve a break, and it will help you forget about what we did to those less honorable males.”

Ania snorted and waited for Malachi go back inside her before she went to open the door. It was no surprise to see Synar standing there. However, it was a surprise to see him holding a tray of food.

“I brought dinner for you,” Synar said quietly, looking hopefully at her frowning face. “I was told you haven’t eaten since your return.”

“And who would have noticed that?” Ania said, motioning Synar in and watching him set the tray on her desk.

“Dorian noticed,” Synar said, not bothering to cover for his friend. “Despite all the time he’s spent with Gwen keeping her in a constant state of irritation, he has somehow also managed to counsel all the other females we’ve rescued, report to me, and talk Chiang the Greggor into helping him do a healing ritual.”

Ania’s look of shock must have been great because Synar actually laughed. “I figured you knew most of the real news. That’s not even the most amusing, but you have to let me stay while you eat to hear the rest.”

Ania sat down heavily on her bed. “I am still dealing with what I had to do yesterday and wondering if I made good decisions.”

“You rescued Gwen and the ambassador. When a species is that corrupted in their leadership, sometimes it takes a lot of suffering to make them see the error of their ways,” Synar said, pulling out her desk chair and sitting.

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