Finding Retribution by Jana LaPelle

Author:Jana LaPelle [LaPelle, Jana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-19T22:00:00+00:00

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Lillie’s Torment

(Daxell)

Once outside of Luc’s fortress, Alaric quickly traces back to The Otherworld, putting his faith in me to return his daughter to him. Both my fathers are having a quiet conversation with my mother and I’m honestly not sure what my next step will be.

Poppy pipes up beside my right ear, her wings fluttering softly, “So? What’s the plan? How are we going to find Lillie? I can’t trace us to her because I have no idea as to where she is. This place is messing with me.” She doesn’t sound like her normal snarky self.

“I know. It messes with me as well. I much prefer The Mortal Realm to The Underworld.” I stroke the top of Cara’s head, trying to reassure her. The action helps to calm my nerves in the process, right now she is my only connection to LJ. When I find her, I’m never ever letting her out of my sight again.

It’s then that I see my father, Levi, and my mother, wink out of sight. Asmodeus walks back toward us where we stand in the courtyard. “We can’t go with you. You know this already. We will only bring attention to you and your kindred. Son, you’ll need to let your demon out. You will need to shadow-walk from here.”

“I can only manage one if Lillie has been compromised. Poppy is small enough to tuck under my wings or hitchhike easily, but I won’t be able to take Cara with me. There has to be another way, maybe I can call Onyx? He can take all of us over the mountains.”

“Listen to me, Daxell. I’ll take Cara with me and we will keep her safe. We are not going back to the Citadel of Depravity, Levi has taken your mother back to our Houses, the Houses of Lust and Envy. The citadel is Mammon’s domain, it is where he has established his house, the House of Greed and Depravity. You must avoid that place at all costs. This way, we are in control of who comes and goes from our residence. All those that dwell in our House are loyal to us. Son, The Underworld is dividing and those of us that reside as princes will have to choose a side. Either we side with Luc or we side with Mammon. Levi and I choose to side with Lucifer, the almighty Prince of Darkness. Wrath and Pride. Once you find Lillie, you will need to shadow-walk back to us. It is the one gift that I’ve bestowed on you that you rarely use. It is a unique gift and not many can do what you do, but you will have to let your demon come forward. It’s the only way to stay under the radar of those that seek to find favor with Mammon.”

I know he’s right. Holding Cara, I caress each side of her face and say, “This is my father, Asmodeus, but he likes to go by Dez. He’s a good male and he’s going to take care of you until I can bring Lillie back to you.

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