Sweet Revenge (Dueling with the Devil) (34 page)

“
Yea
h,
I guess she thinks you’re the one
.”
Bell shrugged.

Etienne cleared his throat
.“
I would love to continue this lively bante
r,
but I have angry wolves waiting. I don’t want them to start destroying my house. We’ve got to tell them something
.
”

“
We’ll go down with you
.”
Behemoth headed to the door.

Jacque followed
.“
I guess the honeymoon’s over
.
”

“
We need to find a way to end this for good. I’m not planning to spend the rest of my life fighting Lucifer
.”
Xavier shoved his brother
.“
And I’m not putting up with Bell if this bullshit interferes with our wedding. I have a feeling she’s not going to be as understanding as Angel
.
”

“
You know me so wel
l,
bab
e
,
”
Bell called after him.

Laurent pulled on his robe and stood.

Bell glared at her brother
.“
Where do you think you’r
e
g
o
in
g
?
”

“
If the girl got into trouble to save m
e,
then I’m going to help find her
.
”

“
You’re in no condition to go running down to Hell. Haven’t you had enough
?”
She chastised.

“
I’ll be fine. We’re not headed off to fight right now. Just chat with the wolves
.
”

“
You’re so hard headed
.
”

“
Yep. Stubbornness runs in the family
.”
Laurent kissed her on the cheek
.“
I’m happy you found someone
.
”

“
M
e,
too
.
”

“
I told you things would change when you found him
.
”

“
I know
.”
Bell watched her brother leave.

Marie looped her arms through both Bell’s and Angel’s
.“
Ladie
s,
this is going to be a long war
.
”

Xavier caught Bell as the ladies passed him. She coiled her arms around his waist. The heat of his hands burned at the small of her back. With a finger under her chi
n,
he brought her gaze to meet his. Reflected in his eyes was the love she felt for him. He skimmed his lips across her chee
k,
then captured her mouth in a desperate kiss.

“
You promised to always come back to m
e
,
”
she whispered.

He nuzzled her nec
k,
enjoying her scent
.“
Alway
s
,
”
he replie
d,
in a ho
t,
wet whisper.

Bell relaxed her body deeper into his embrace. In his arm
s,
wrapped in his lov
e,
she was home.

t t t

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