Touch of the Angel (Demons of Infernum, #3)

Author:Rosalie Lario
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: rosalie lario, siren, angel, shapeshifter, bounty hunters, demons of infernum, demon, shape shifter, urban fantasy, new york, incubus, dragon, succubus, paranormal romance, fae
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: 2011-10-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Asmodeus stood on his balcony and observed the surrounding buildings. The fact that he could see nothing from this vantage point rankled. When he’d ordered Gofrey to retain the services of a group of demons, he’d been sure the Detainors would be spying on him from nearby. But now the gut feeling that told him he was being watched had receded. He hoped it was because his hired goons had captured them. Perhaps they were on their way here at this very moment.

The buzz of the intercom drifted in through his partially open door. He pushed away from the balcony and went inside to press the answer button. “Yes?”

“I’ve heard back from one of the demons we hired, master.” The low tenor of Gofrey’s voice indicated something was wrong.

“What is it?”

“The Detainors have gotten away.”

Asmodeus took one long moment to process that. When he spoke, he let all of his fury show through in his voice. “What?”

“There were twelve of them, including two raya—rayamaras,” Gofrey stuttered. “They carried the four binding nets we had sent to them. Who would imagine they’d be able to escape that?”

“You jackass. You should have hired more demons.”

“I...I didn’t know how strong they would be.”

“Don’t you think you should have checked?” Asmodeus bit out. “Surely someone would’ve been able to enlighten you.”

“M—my apologies, master. We’ll hire more demons. Better ones. We’ll get them—”

“Silence.”

Gofrey immediately quieted, and Asmodeus rubbed his chin as he considered what to do next. His element of surprise was gone now. The bounty hunters knew he was on to them. A sliver of fear pierced his gut at the thought of how strong they were. Something told him he wasn’t quite ready to take all four of them on himself yet. He would have to evaluate how best to entrap them without getting himself captured in the process.

The stress of the situation caused his stomach to churn. Instinct made him long to seek out Belpheg. The dark fae had solved so many of his problems. But Asmodeus didn’t want to risk his fury. Not after he’d assured him he would be able to catch the brothers with the binding nets Belpheg had sent him.

He couldn’t afford to upset Belpheg right now, and in all honesty, the dark fae unnerved him beyond belief. Every time he met with Belpheg, it felt like he lost some intangible part of himself. Ridiculous, but he couldn’t help the feeling. If only he could free himself from the dark fae’s clutches without suffering any consequences, but he’d agreed to allow Belpheg a one-time use of his abilities when he gained full power. If he tried to back out now, Belpheg would strip him of his powers. He couldn’t live with that.

When another spasm wrenched his gut, Asmodeus realized he was hungry. He needed to feed. And he knew exactly who he wanted.

“Gofrey.”

“Yes, master?” Gofrey sniveled.

“Send Solara up. Now.”

Asmodeus sat back to wait for her arrival, when a thought struck him. He’d used his scrying bowl earlier and had seen a few images of Amara with those Detainors.

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