Page 29 of Mercy Reunited

Before I could answer her, she pulled me closer.

I should have resisted her.I should have pushed her away, refuted her angelic allure.

But devil strike me down, I was weak.

Perhaps more than her grace had poisoned me.

“What would you give up?”she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

“What I desire does not matter...”I told her, my throat tight.

I glanced down at Mercy between us.

“Not in the grand scheme of themes,” I told her.“There are much more important things to consider.”

I sighed, knowing the truth would be my undoing.

“I have nothing to give up, Valory.”I couldn’t look at her, so I closed my eyes, hugging Mercy tight.

“I’m a demon.I have no soul for sale.I have no heart to bargain with.That’s why demon deals favorus.”

I opened my eyes, capturing her gaze.

“Humans are willing to give up so much for so little.”I shook my head.

“They don’t understand how precious a soul really is.What it means to sacrifice it.”

Valory leaned her forehead against mine, and I felt her breath against my lips.

She smelled like sweet sugar and hope, and my heart skipped a beat.

I leaned into her space without thinking, the desire in me swelling like a storm.

Valory didn’t startle or push me away.Her fingers gently traced my jaw as I moved my lips slowly against hers.

I’d kissed Valory before, and those kisses were heavy, full of desire and heat.Fast and brutal.

But this kiss was a wish.A prayer.

Damn me.

Damn me for eternity, because if I had a fucking soul, I’d have given it up to keep them in a heartbeat.

My girls.

Valory broke away, her gaze flashing to my mouth, then to my gaze.

“Some things are worth sacrificing,” she said, shifting Mercy back against me.

I looked up at her, feeling more exposed than I’d ever felt in my life.

If I had a soul, I’d say it felt like I was bearing it.

Holding it out to her in my hands, hoping she wouldn’t shatter it.

Valory shifted, her wings popping out to cover Mercy and I on one side, and herself on the other.

Without thinking, my own wings unfurled, stretching to meet hers until we were both cocooned with Mercy between us.