The Demon's Mate: Wrath's Delight

not what I want," and took a step back from him. Azazel, however, chuckled softly, noting that it was always the same with mortals. They wanted something, b

do that. I can't give you a child. T

n't believe that she had been so naive as to think that summoning a demon could be a means to an en

oss his face. "You should have thought this through, Olivia. You

as like a snake's hiss, sending chills throughout her body. She knew that sh

voice barely above a whisper. "I did

hat's the thing with summoning a demon, my dear. You never

back from Azazel. She could feel his malevolence emanat

s to be another way,

This is the only way. You knew what you were getting into when you called

. It was all her fault. She had been so desperate for revenge that

I can do this," she wh

. "Don't worry, Olivia. You'll get used to the idea. And once i

. She knew she should be afraid and running away from him, but for some reaso

e another deal?" she as

"I'm afraid not, my dea

alized that there was no escaping this. She had summ

est. Giving birth to a child for a demon was out of the question. She w

aven't even asked for anything yet," Azaze

ly confused. "What do you mean

ing with mischief. "Oh, I do want a child, b

bout what Azazel was asking for. She had heard enough stories about demons to know that the

even closer to Olivia. "I want your soul

trying to create some distance between them. "Wha

ng beneath the surface. "You dare to refuse me, mortal? You summoned

vity of the situation. She had always been interested in the o

u, then?" she asked, hoping that Azazel

"The consequence is that I will have to stay by your si

knew that demons were not to be trifled with, and that the consequences of dealing with them

ay from you?" she asked, hoping t

y to move away from me, something really evil will

mmoned a demon, and now she was paying the price. She didn't know what to do,

"There's nothing you can do, Olivia..." he suddenly said as he hovered over her, with his

with the devil, and now she would have to pay the price. She couldn't

side?" Olivia asked, a hint of d

ng. "You don't have a choice in the matter, Olivia. You summon

he had never felt so trapped in her life. She had made a foolis

r grandmother had been her rock, her confidant, and her safe haven. She missed her d

smell of freshly baked cookies and the sound of her grandmother's laughter. She remembered how her grandmothe

dmother for granted. She had been so consumed with her own selfish desires t

es crashing down upon her. She wished more than anything that her grandmo

o, no one to rely on. Her other family members had betrayed her, leaving her

e sense of what was happening. She didn't know how to get out o

her grandmother more than anything in the world, and

h Olivia's thoughts. "What i

ars in her eyes. "I can't," she

nt of anger in them. He reminded her that she had summoned him and rea

en so consumed with getting what she wanted that she never considered the consequenc

issed her. Her grandmother had always been there for her, teaching her about herbs, magic,

. "I won't do it," she said firmly. "I won't sacrifice m

," he said slowly. "But remember this, Olivia. You cannot summon me and then sim

ht, and she would have to live with the consequences of her actions for the rest of her life. But she also knew tha

had a long road ahead of her, but she knew that with her grandmother'