Legacy of Temptation: A Demonica Birthright Novel by Larissa Ione

Author:Larissa Ione [Ione, Larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Larissa Ione, Demonica Birthright, paranormal romance, demons, Demonica
Publisher: Blue Box Press
Published: 2024-02-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

It only took half an hour and five games for Eva to win the best of seven battles. She’d let the boys win once out of pity.

The outer space game projection faded, leaving her sitting in the soft-floored room instead of inside a triple-engine starfighter. Crux and Mace stared like they’d never seen her before.

She winked. “Gotcha.”

“What. The. Fuck?” Mace shoved out of his chair. “How the hell did you do that?”

“Dude,” Crux said, his broad grin and mussed hair giving him a charmingly boyish look. And wasn’t it weird to think of a demon as boyish? And charming. “That was awesome.”

They filed out of the room and toward the living room, Mace shaking his head. “I did not see that ass-kicking coming.”

“And,” she said cheerily, “now you owe me a favor.”

Mace grumbled as he plopped back down on the sofa. “You cheated.”

“Well…I might have failed to mention that I was the number-one player in the world back in college. Oops.”

Crux laughed and gave her a high five. “Well played. And kinda hot. You think you’ll be around in a few months? Maybe a year?”

Confused, she looked at Mace, who shrugged. “He can’t have sex until his transition. He’s due for it any day now.” Leaning back against a couch cushion, he threw his feet up onto the coffee table. “But until then, he can only window shop.”

She had no idea how to respond to that. She did, however, need to pee.

“I don’t suppose someone could point me to a bathroom…”

Mace grabbed a video game controller. “There’s one down the hall behind you. It’s just off the kitchen to the right.”

“Thank you.” She hiked it to the bathroom, closing the door as the sound of booted feet rang out. Hoping it was Logan, she cracked the door so she could hear better.

“Mace.” Logan’s voice rang out. “Where’s Eva?”

“Bathroom. And, man, your girl is a gaming badass. Not that I’d ever tell her that. But it was hot. If she weren’t an Aegi, I’d—”

“Shut it. We have a problem.” His voice lowered, and she had to strain to hear. “A huge fucking problem. I just texted Blade and Scotty. I saw Draven while I was picking up Eva’s things.”

Eva’s breath caught.

“Holy shit,” Mace said, voicing what she was thinking. “What happened? Did you talk him down?”

“No. I thought I had him. Then guess who showed up.”

There was a pause. And then, “No fucking way. You can’t be serious.” Obviously, Mace knew who Logan was talking about.

“Yeah. I am. I’m guessing she was there to harass me, but she realized she could use Draven, and he fell right into her trap. I don’t know what he’ll be willing to give up about me, us, DART…”

“He wouldn’t.” The conviction in Mace’s voice gave her hope. “Not Draven. He lasted three days in a Necromancer’s dungeon once, and he didn’t give up jack shit.”

Another moment passed. When Logan finally spoke, he sounded defeated. “You didn’t see him. You didn’t see him, man. He’s almost gone.

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