Morgan Kingsley #03 - The Devil's Due by Jenna Black

Author:Jenna Black [Black, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Epic, Fiction, General, Contemporary, Fantasy Fiction, Occult Fiction, Demoniac Possession, Unknown, Philadelphia (Pa.), Exorcism
ISBN: 9780440244929
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2008-11-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

I wanted to reach up and rub the sleep from my eyes, but Lugh didn’t seem to feel the same need. He pushed himself into a sitting position, then swung his legs out from under the covers. Raphael backed up to give him room.“Am I speaking to Morgan, or Lugh?” Raphael asked.

“Lugh. At least for the moment.”

There was a chair in the far corner of my bedroom. It was too heavy to move easily, but that didn’t stop Raphael from dragging it over to face the bed and then sitting in it. Sometimes, it must be nice to have demon strength. Of course, I currently had it myself, and I’d just as soon have done without. I wasn’t used to letting Lugh control me like this, and all my primal survival instincts shouted at me to fight, to run, to do something to win my way free.

I felt Lugh’s muscles tense, then relax when I resisted the urge to struggle.

Was this what it was like for Andy? Could he feel everything Raphael did with his body, feel the coarse fabric on the chair’s upholstery under his hands while being powerless to move those hands? If so, how could he stand it? Could I really believe my brother was alive and well inside his body?

“How is your host faring?” Lugh asked, shocking me and, judging by the look on his face, Raphael as well.

“The first time we’ve been able to talk to each other outside of an immediate crisis for perhaps a century, and that’s what you want to ask me?”

Mentally, I started. I knew, of course, that demons were long-lived, if not immortal. And I knew how badly Lugh and Raphael had gotten along. But it had never occurred to me that they hadn’t spoken to one another for so long.

“Remember, brother,” Lugh said, “unlike yourself, I’m in partnership with my host. Which means her concerns are important to me. So tell me how Andrew fares.”

Raphael shook his head. “Why should I bother? Neither you nor Morgan will believe me if I tell you he’s fine.” I’d never seen my brother’s face look petulant before. It wasn’t a flattering expression.

I felt my teeth grinding and knew that Lugh was struggling to control himself.

Don’t throw a conniption fit on my behalf, I thought at him. You know I’ve already had this conversation with him, and his assurances haven’t made me feel any better.

“Do you blame us for not fully trusting you?” Lugh asked. “Would you trust me if our positions were reversed?”

Raphael crossed his arms over his chest and slumped in his chair. I swear he looked just like a sulking teenager. “Nothing I ever do is enough for you. No matter how many risks I’ve taken for you, no matter—”

Lugh growled. “Stop whining! If the only reason you’re helping me—if you are indeed helping me—is so you can use your cooperation as emotional blackmail, then don’t bother.”

The demon Raphael flared in Andrew’s eyes, and for a moment I thought he was going to launch himself at us.

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