Page 104 of Knight’s Absolution

Hell

The key slid into the door, turning easily as if it hadn’t sat unused for fuck knew how long. She pushed the door open and helped him inside before shutting and locking it after them.

“I found out some information about the rooms Lucifer created. The only entrance to it is the door we just came through, and without the key it’s impenetrable.”

Tobias stood and looked around the large space. It was a living room, with a large couch covered in cushions and lots of black and silver accented by touches of crimson. Several doors were leading from it.

Scarlet motioned to the one closest. “An office of sorts.” Then to the one beside it. “A dining room.” Then the last door. “That’s the bedroom.”

Was it just him or had her voice turned husky? “I don’t want to complain, but I think I’m going to fall on my ass if I don’t lie down soon. Do you mind?”

“Oh, of course.” She helped him again, moving to the last door. She turned the handle and pushed it open.

“Jesus,” Tobias muttered.

She giggled, and his stomach gripped tight at the husky, sweet sound.

“Who the fuck needs a bed that big?” Tobias said, eyeing the monstrosity.

“I don’t think he spent much time in it alone.”

No shit.

The room was decorated in more black. Black silk walls. Black velvet bed coverings with silver and gray cushions in velvets and silks. The furniture was deep mahogany, and there were silver candelabras and wall sconces and an open fireplace built into the wall opposite the bed. Between the fireplace and the bed was a large, soft-looking couch flanked by chairs, also in black velvet.

Lucifer liked black.

The room was huge, and he assumed the former king of Hell had spent a lot of time here.

Scarlet pulled back the covers, and Tobias screwed up his face. “Christ, do I want to get in there?”

Scarlet bit her lip, fighting a smile. “It’s fine. It smells fresh and clean. It always does. I guess Lucifer wasn’t a fan of laundry and made it so he didn’t have to do any.”

“Thank fuck for that.”

She laughed, and he paused on his way to the bed as the sound worked its way through him. That laugh, it was the one she’d make when they were fooling around, teasing, play fighting. Throaty and sexy. The one that usually ended with them fucking for hours.

“You’ll be safe here.”

“We,” he said.

“I need to return every day. There’s a female who needs me. Diemos calls for me personally to tend her. If I don’t come when summoned, he’ll know something’s wrong. And I won’t abandon her.”

There was no way she was going anywhere on her own, especially anywhere near fucking Diemos. She was never leaving his side again. “If you’re summoned, I’ll go with you.”

“It’s too dangerous.”

“I just need a disguise,” he said, grinning as he removed the cloak she’d draped around his shoulders. He just needed armor, the helmet would hide his face, and he’d pass as a guard. “It’ll be fine.”

Scarlet bit her lip at his nakedness. He glanced down at himself. He was filthy and scarred and covered in dry blood. “Is there a bathroom in here?”

She nodded and motioned to another door off to the side. “Sit there and I’ll get the bath ready.”

Tobias growled. He wanted a bath badly, but he hated that he was still so fucking weak. He needed to rest and eat, regenerate the blood he’d lost.

He needed Scarlet to remember who the fuck she was, who he was.

“Someone’s surly.” She smirked at him.