Chapter Seventeen

Devlin and Rose hid in one of the storage closets, waiting for nightfall. Devlin held Rose close to his body part of the afternoon that she ended up falling asleep in his arms. He smiled as he watched Rose in a restful state, her slow, rhythmic breathing becoming hypnotic as her chest rose and dropped like ocean waves. Rose slept so deep that Devlin was able to create a little pallet from the towels and other linens in the closet so he could sneak out every so often and investigate the palace. He never ventured too far from her. Thought Devlin knew the only ones that would go in and out of the linen closets were the slave kids, he didn’t want to chance someone else finding Rose asleep and alone. He observed a small cluster of people unshackle and drag Duncan towards a door that led downward into the belly of the palace as dusk approached. Either he was going to be torture more down there or he was being taken back to his cell, Devlin couldn’t say for certain but was leaning towards the latter.

Devlin didn’t need much sleep because he was a vampire but in times like now, he wished he could rest fitfully like Rose. The more stress Devlin put his body through, the more blood he would need to replenish it to help keep him going and though there were ample opportunities to feed in this palace, the picking so far have been scarce and Devlin was getting hungrier with each passing minute. Devlin watched Rose closely but his gaze always went to her carotid artery, this close the blood that flowed there was like a dinner bell ringing. He knew that on several occasions that Rose had willingly offer her neck to him, but Devlin refused it each time because he didn’t want to harm her, but now…

Devlin cuddled next to Rose and inhaled the sweet pheromones she naturally put out as well as her exotic blood that lie just beneath her skin. Devlin’s breaths became heavy as he got excited and aroused by the sleeping beauty lying next to him. He pulled her closer and then Devlin began caressing Rose’s prone body as he slipped his hand underneath her shirt. Devlin’s eyes fluttered as his hand grazed across the bottom of Rose’s soft but ample breast. “Soft as a cloud and just as heavenly too.” Devlin murmured under his breath. Rose let out a soft moan as Devlin cupped her breast in his hand and rubbed her nipple with his palm.

Devlin’s keen sense of smell picked up that Rose was getting aroused and if he dared slip his hand down into her pant, he knew she would be slick with lust for him. Devlin groaned as his member stiffen at the thought of Rose wanting him. I shouldn’t be doing this, he thought, not here and not in a fucking broom closet! Devlin slowly pulled his hand away but Rose pushed it back on her breast. Devlin was shocked and surprised by this because Rose was still asleep, as far as he could tell. She mumbled incoherently as she made Devlin squeeze on her other breast.

Lust was warring with his hunger as Devlin was torn between sinking his teeth into Rose’s soft skin or yanking her pants down and having his way with her. Fucking angelic magic, Devlin mental cursed, if I could teleport right now I could get away from her without waking her. Devlin squeeze on one breast and then slid his hand over to the other on. Rose whimpered as she rubbed her legs together, trying to ease her arousal but from what Devlin could smell, it only made it grow more. Maybe I should help alleviate that problem for her, Devlin thought as he managed to maneuver his way from Rose’s breast and avoided her grasp. He was shaking the thought of pleasing her from his mind but when Rose let out a pitiful pouting noise, it did the vampire in.

Devlin closed his eyes and checked on Duncan to see if there was a change in his current state. As far as he could gleam, Duncan was growing stronger, stronger than when he was being tortured, which meant he had to be resting and his magic was caring for him as he slumbered. Devlin opened his eyes and looked at Rose who was now squirming with want in her sleep. “Turnabouts fair play, isn’t it my sweet Rose?” Devlin whispered as he recalled what she did to him in the cave weeks ago. Devlin gently rolled Rose onto her back and waited to see if she would awaken.

Rose was still sound asleep so Devlin tugged her sweater up, exposing her breast. They were just beautiful sight as they were when all she wore was that skimpy bathrobe, her pink nipples were rock hard and swollen from his touch. She shivered slightly as Devlin got on his knees and place on of her plump breast into his mouth. He swirled his tongue around her budding nipple while sliding his hand down her abdomen to unfasten the buttons on her black, skin tight pants.

Devlin didn’t want to risk tearing them so he stopped suckling on her breast and straddled her abdomen to tug down her pants. She whimpered as she groped her own breasts as she slept. Devlin wondered what it would take to wake her up if she was this tired. He peeled her skin tight pants down past her knees and then he proceeded to gently to part her thighs. Devlin gazed down at Rose’s glistening core and sighed as he murmured, “So beautiful and perfect.”

Devlin slid off Rose and laid next to her hips. He cupped a hand over Rose’s wet, hairy mons and caressed his palm over it as he massaged her core. Rose moaned as her lips parted but still didn’t awaken so Devlin slipped his thumb down onto her clit and slowly rubbed in a circular motion. Rose let out a gasp and more whimpering as she rolled her hips, wanting more, but Devlin was basking in the fact that he was making her body respond to his touch in her sleep. Devlin slipped one finger inside Rose’s slick core and swirled it around a few times before slowly penetrating her. Rose moaned even louder as her breaths came in quicker spurts as Devlin increased his pace while his thumb played with her swollen clit.

Rose’s arms shot down and grabbed fistfuls of her pallet as her bleary eyes opened. She slightly raised her head to see Devlin was working her into a feverish pitch so she bit out, “Two…”

“Ah, you’re awake! Did you say something, my love?”

“Two…two fingers…”

Devlin flashed his wicked grin as he casually replied, “Two fingers, you say? I could do that if that’s what you really want.”

Rose’s lip quivered – “Devlin…p-please…”

“Are you sure that’s what you want Rose?”

“Yes! Damn it Devlin!” Rose glared at the chuckling vampire, “Stop teasing me and give me a release!”

“Ooh, so feisty! I want to do this for you Rose, but I fear I may have crossed the line and broken your trust. You asleep and then there’s me…” Devlin eyes grazed over her body with hunger as he slipped a second finger inside her dripping core, “peeling off your clothes to have my way with the only Goddess in my life!” Rose rolled her hips in rhythm with his hand the best she could, but Devlin was using his vampire quickness and it was driving her wild.

“YES! Ooh Gods!” Rose blurted out as her core started to spasm as her climax was rising higher. Her head thrashed from side to side as the vampire wickedly reached up and squeezed onto her tender breasts roughly. She arched her back, trying to ride this pleasure wave but Rose felt like she was in deep waters and in way over her head. Rose’s head was in a daze of ecstasy and barely heard Devlin ask her, “So tell me Rose, when was the last time you were licked clean?”

“W-what? F-forever…”

“Time to fix that sweetheart. Now be a good girl and keep thrashing for me, because I’ve haven’t started to show you what naughty thing I can do with you yet.”

“Oh Gods!” was all Rose could respond to the wicked vampire. Devlin pulled his fingers from Rose’s core and slipped them in his mouth. He suckled on his fingers as his eyes fluttered as he rasped, “The sweetest nectar that I’ve ever tasted…I believe I shall ring more out of you but I doubt I could ever sate my hunger for you, my little Rose petal.”

Did I hear him right? An endearment from Devlin? Rose couldn’t help but smile because no one had called her by any pet names or used any endearments like Rose petal and at that moment, Rose believed that Devlin was the one man who could treat her as an equal and not some fuck and toss toy. Devlin gently lifted Rose by her hips as he slipped his head between her thighs and rested them on his strong broad shoulders. He then spread her slick core apart and hungrily asked, “Is all of this nectar for me?” He slowly let his tongue travel up each side of her swollen lips, making her shutter, “Now all of this is mine to devour.”

Rose got hit with a wave of heat and arousal from that proclamation from Devlin. She was used to be in control in the bedroom because she had needs that she wanted met but now she was the one under another’s control and that turned her on more. Devlin buried his face into her core and let loose that sinful tongue of his. He licked and lapped up her juices with incredible speed that she came before she realized it happened. Rose’s breaths were shallow and quick, but then Devlin caught her off guard and left her gasping for air.

Devlin moved his wet lips up to Rose’s sensitive clit and engulfed it with his mouth. He stroked the base with two finger while licking and suckling on the clit similar to the oral pleasure Rose gave him back in the cave. Rose exploded with the hardest orgasm that she never knew could be brought out of her and Devlin was being relentless in his assault on her clit. She screamed and growled at the same time as she attempted to push his head away but Devlin didn’t budge. He made vibrations with his mouth as he kept suckling and licking.

Rose panted, trying to catch her breath, “Okay…STOP!...No more please!”

Devlin sensually removed his lips from her clit with a small smack from the suction hold he had on it. Rose put her hands on her face, still trying to catch her breath and keep the room from spinning. She noticed that Devlin was taking her boots off and then rolled her pants off and cast them off the side. He spread her legs apart and methodically maneuvered his way up her body with fiery red eyes on her throat. Rose let one of her hand slide down and touch her neck as Devlin pulled her up into his arms and quickly pulled off her sweater.

“Will you let me catch my breath for a moment?” Rose pleaded.

Devlin growled – “No, Rose. If one of us doesn’t make it out of here alive, I don’t want the love I feel for you be wasted and never have the chance to stoke the flames of our passion. I want you Rose!”

Rose jut her chin out at the vampire and said, “You can either fuck me or drink your fill from me. I can see it in your eyes that you’re hungry so…” she careened her head to expose her neck to Devlin, “pick one, you wicked beast!” Devlin locked his gaze on her neck for a moment then he looked into Rose’s teary eyes. He could see that she was both excited and scared by the way her pulse was racing and her pupils were dilated. In one fluid movement, Devlin had his pants down and pinned her against his body and commanded, “Why pick one when I can have both? I told you that I wanted our first intimate time together to be somewhere exotic and fun but I can’t resist you anymore, Rose. I won’t hurt you, never fear that, but know that I’m going to make your whole world quake and have you begging for more.”

Rose gulped and winced at how scratchy her throat was now. Rose trusted Devlin with her life but at this point, uncertainty crept into her mind. Will he know when to stop drinking my blood if he’s in the throes of sexual passion? If his sex game was on par with his oral skills, then maybe I should be worried. Rose bit her bottom lip and wondered why he was holding back and not tackling her to ravish her defenseless body and then it dawn on her.

“If you can control your feeding, then I give you permission to do whatever you want with my body, but we really should be rescuing Duncan and the children.” Rose announced and partially wondered if she signed her death warrant.

Devlin let out a pinned up breath and sighed. She was right and it was selfish for him to be behaving like an adolescent horn dog. Devlin let Rose go and turned from her to pull his pants back up, feeling ashamed at himself.

“You can still take your fill of my blood. I know you’re hungry.”

“I know this!” Devlin bit out harshly as he managed to uncomfortably wrangle his swollen erection back into his pants, “But if I did, you would be useless and passed out from it so I will find another source of food.”

“Can I take a rain check on tonight? I promise when this is all over, you do have my permission to do…” Rose shuttered as recalled the pleasure he gave her minutes ago, “whatever wicked things that comes into your mind.”

“Trust me when I say I have centuries of knowledge at my disposal, I will put it to good use on you the next time we get some down time to ourselves.”

Rose gulped as she went to gather her clothes when suddenly the door was yanked open. A burly man came rushing in with an iron mace, snarling at Rose “Unclean one! I don’t know how you got in here but you won’t be leaving this place!” He swung his iron mace in a wide arch, barely missing Rose’s head. Devlin tackled the man from behind and they both went tumbling down on the floor, causing his to drop the mace. Devlin locked around the man’s beefy neck to choke him out but the burly man was strong enough to stand up despite have Devlin draped over his back.

Devlin used his free arm and began punching the burly intruded in the ribs. Despite hearing the man’s bones cracking, he was still fighting to get Devlin off his back. He backed into the nearest wall and smashed Devlin into it as he roared, “Get off me! Fight me like a man, you fucking coward!”

“Sure thing,” Devlin grunted as he got slammed against the wall again, “when I break you in half I will do that!”

Rose hoisted the heavy iron mace up and reared back to swing it. The burly stumbled to the center of the closet as he appeared to be losing consciousness from the lack of oxygen so Rose swung the mace like it was a golf club and bashed it against the side of the man’s knee. Under his and Devlin’s weight, the burly man crumbled down to the ground screaming in pain. He tried to rise up once more as he shot Rose an evil glare so she swung again and took out his other knee.

“AHHHHH YOU FUCKING BITCH! I’LL KILL YOU FOR THIS! I WILL – OOMP!”

With one more swing of the iron mace, Rose shut the belligerent man up as she slammed it down on the back of his head that made a nasty crunching noise. Devlin stretched his back and arms while eying the downed man and said with a chuckle, “Like I said before, I never said you were incapable of protecting yourself and now he know too.”

“I couldn’t let YOU have all the fun play piggy back with Godzilla here.”

“I wouldn’t necessarily call that fun, but it had to be done or he would have split your head open with that mace. Ha! Now he knows what that feels like.” Devlin kneeled down next to the unconscious man and added, “Karma’s a bitch isn’t it? Oh well, dinner is served and it’s a buffet.” Devlin opened his mouth and his sharp fangs extended as he bit down on the man’s beefy neck, his teeth making a slight popping sound as they punctured the flesh. Rose walked over and picked up her black skin tight pants and tugged them on but couldn’t keep from watching Devlin as he fed. This wasn’t the first time she had seen him drink blood but he tended to do it in privacy so each time she saw the act, Rose wondered how it would feel if he ever decides to take her blood.

Would it hurt? Rose knew when Devlin drank from Todd the sadistic rapist, he wasn’t gentle with him but she couldn’t blame him either. The man had hurt Devlin’s friends and it was a form of punishment he met out on the bastard. Seeing him feed caused Rose’s heart to race with excitement and it also seemed to turn her on for some odd reason that she couldn’t explain. Rose grabbed her blue sweater and slipped it on and as she did, a fantasy kept playing out in her mind of Devlin taking her neck by kissing and licking it first and then his fang would somehow seamlessly slip in. The thought got Rose worked up once more as her body heated up and her breathes became shallow. Rose noticed that she was touching her neck, mimicking what a lover’s lips would feel like on that spot and also Devlin noticed too as he wickedly grinning at her as he fed.

Rose blushed as she reach over and picked up her calf high leather boots and tugged them on. Is it wrong to want to be bitten by a vampire, Rose pondered as she adjuster her gloves that had slid around and got twisted from all the clenching during their little sexcapade. Rose slung her katana onto her back and then unsheathed it and said, “When you finish up with your Slurpee, I will take care of the rest.”

Devlin lifted his head up from the man’s neck, still grinning as he licked the blood from his lips and asked, “What were you thinking about over that as you got dressed?”

“W-what? Nothing.” Rose blurted out as she

Devlin licked one of his fangs suggestively as he eyed Rose. Her body responded by heating up all over and even her core became aroused once more. Devlin chuckled as he back away from the downed man, with a wave of his hand, Devlin said, “Hack away sweetheart.” Rose stepped forward as she reared her katana over her head and then she brought it down on the burly man’s neck but the blade didn’t go through all the way and got stuck. She put her foot on the burly man’s shoulder as she bent over to wiggle her sword free. Devlin leaned his back against the wall as he licked the blood from his lips as he took in the view.

With a plop, Rose’s sword came free. Rose huffed as she saw the vampire ogling her so for good measure she hacked at the burly man’s neck and this time the blade went through unimpeded. She wiped the blood off on the dead man’s back and asked, “Enjoy the show, tick boy?”

“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t but then again, you enjoyed yourself as you watched me feeding, didn’t you?”

Rose ignored him as she walked towards the door. She paused so she could peer out into the hallway to see if the coast was clear. Devlin crept up behind her and whispered in her ear, “I know it turned you on to see me drinking that prick’s blood. Your body betrays you, even now you’re excited by the thought of the act. I wonder why that is.” Rose’s breath hitched as the heat from his mouth cascaded down from her ear to the curve of her neck. How could he affect me so easily? Wanting to remove herself from his closeness, Rose stepped out into the hallway with her katana in hand.

Devlin stepped out with his hands clasped behind his back. He caught up with her and walked by her side but he spun around, walking backwards to make sure no one snuck up on them.

“We need to find the stairs that will lead us down into the dungeon or basement, whatever it called in a place like this. There’s so many doors, where do we start?” Rose said as she looked from one wall to the other. All the doors looked the same, like they were all copies. How could anyone actually navigate through a place like this?

“Around the corner, there’s a set of stairs. It will be the sixth door on the right.”

Rose glanced at the vampire as they rounded the corner and asked, “And you know this how?” Devlin smiled as he turned around and confidently replied, “I did some exploring while you slept. What? I never left you for long.”

“Awww someone’s still worried about wittle old me?” Rose snorted.

“I shall always be like that when it comes to your safety, my love.” Devlin commented as he put his hand on the small of her back, “Not that you need my protection, but I didn’t want someone like that mountain of a man find you sleeping and attempt to kill you or do other things…”

“I can handle myself just fine, thank you very much. Besides, I’m a light sleeper so – What’s so damn funny?”

“Nothing!” Devlin let out a belly laugh as they reached the door. He reached for the handle to open it, but Rose leaned against it with her arms crossed and glaring at the vampire. “Start talking tick boy! What’s so funny about me being a light sleeper?”

Devlin smirked as he tried not to laugh as he answered, “If you’re a light sleeper, then I’m the fucking Pope. I’ve watched over you as you slept these past few weeks and there’s one thing I know is true about you.”

“And that is?”

“A violent thunderstorm along with bomb explosions couldn’t rouse you from your slumber. It took you a while to wake you up as I played with you minutes ago.”

“Maybe I love the sound of thunderstorms, ever think of that? I’m one with nature in all its aspects.” She pushed herself away from the door and added with a seductive tone, “How do you know I wasn’t pretending to be asleep? Maybe I was wanting you to touch me because I knew it was you.”

“Not a chance because I know when a person is actually asleep from the rhythm of their heart as it pumps the blood. You can’t fake that sweetheart and you certainly did respond to my touch.” Devlin pulled the door opened and was greeted by a familiar face.

Surprised, Devlin asked “Danny? What are you doing here?”

“I came looking for you – to show you the way to the cells and your friend.”

“Danny!” Rose chirped as she leaned down and hugged the little frail boy, “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, as well as I can be in here.” The little boy replied as he hugged Rose back. Danny pushed away to start down the stairway and said, “We have to go now while the others sleep.”

Rose sheathed her katana as she walked down right behind Danny but Devlin waited for a moment. He watched the little boy as he took each step carefully, wondering if Danny was trying to be quiet as he stepped down sideways or if the boy had a medical condition that forced him to move down the steps that way. Devlin walked down the steps and kept at least four steps between himself and Rose so if anyone came at them from behind, there would be a gap between them and Rose.

Rose put her hand on the wall trying to keep up with Danny’s pace as he side-stepped while motioning for them to follow him. The stairs seemed to go on forever at the snail pace that they had to move but Danny knew this place and the schedule of its inhabitants well so why complain, Rose thought. The stairway was lit using small fiery orbs that clung to the ceiling at different intervals and walls were bare for most of the way down but after passing a certain level they were ordained with decorative gold vines and gems of all different colors.

Must be nearing the ground floor by now, Devlin thought as he touched the wall and noted the difference in temperature plus the stairs were noticeably more worn from foot traffic. Rose started to shiver slightly at the drop in temperature and wished that she had a light jacket on or back upstairs in Devlin’s embrace. The thought of his touch and being intimate with Devlin always elicited a response from her core and now was no different. She glanced back at the vampire, who was smirking as he tapped his nose and wiggled his eyebrows at her.

“Oh grow up, Devlin.” Rose whispered.

Devlin let out a soft chuckle - “Hey, I’m not the one who’s constantly happy when she thinks of me.”

“Oh I forgot, every thought I have must revolve around you. Typical male!”

“Your body doesn’t lie even when you lie to yourself, Rose.” Devlin said as he polished his nails on his shirt.

“I think I should start calling you a bloodhound because you tend to have that damn nose in my business!” Rose hissed as Devlin giggled.

“I definitely was all up in your business not that long ago.” Devlin grinned, flashing his fangs slightly.

“Shhh!” Danny quietly berated, “We are close now. People are resting but not everyone. We don’t want them to know you two are here. They would do bad things if they caught you.”

They made it to a small landing with a door that had more of the decorative gold vines on it, which was a far contract to the ones on the upper levels. Rose wondered if this place was more elaborately decorated in the main areas of the palace since it was used and seen more often than the upstairs area where they housed all the cleaning supplies and some of the ghouls. Thinking of the ghouls, Rose whispered to Devlin, “Were there any other rooms that had ghouls hidden away upstairs?”

“Only one and it looked like a training room of some kind. Maybe that’s what the big man was up there doing, training with the ghouls but somehow found us.”

“The dead folks you saw probably ratted you out to Gil the Giant. He’s working to be an elite warrior and dead folk master so he has to control the dead folks with talk or his brain.”

“Like telepathy?” Rose asked.

“I don’t know what that is but some of the people can talk without moving their lips and do the same with the dead folks. It’s so scary and spooky.”

Rose nodded as Devlin pulled the door opened just enough to peek out. It looked like a long open corridor that led to the main courtyard. The floor was decorated with four oversized runner rugs that formed a crucifix and at the center where they intersected was a half sphere made from gold with the top smooth and flat. A place of worship came into Devlin’s mind as he pushed the door open further and walked on through. Danny stepped out in front of Devlin, looking around in almost a panic before saying, “The door on the far left leads down to the dungeon where your friend is being kept. Hurry! Follow me!”

Rose had an uneasy feeling come over her, a sense of dread and foreboding assailed her mind. She glanced over at Devlin and notice that he too was on guard and tense for a fight. Maybe because they were now out in the open and closer to the inhabitants of this palace than they have ever been caused her to feel the need to hide. Devlin kept his hand on the hilt of his sword, expecting someone to walk out of the many entrance ways and sound the alarm. He shook his head as he watched the little scampering along, still walking like he did going down the stairs. This was knew because when they first met Danny, he walked like a normal, emaciated boy should.

“Danny, what’s wrong with your leg?” Devlin whispered.

Rose gasped as she noticed his movements – “Yes, when did you hurt yourself?”

Danny froze in his tracks and let his little, boney shoulder slump as he hung his head. He sniffled as he uttered, “I didn’t hurt myself. I-I was punished today.”

“Who did this to you Danny?” Rose asked as she grabbed Danny’s arms to look him in the eyes but he kept averting them from her gaze. Suddenly the fiery orbs along the walls brightened up that made all of them shield their eyes. When the lighting in the corridor dim to a tolerable brightness, Rose and Devlin saw that they were surrounded by huge throng of people, each carrying a weapon. Another bright light shined as it descended down and landed on the half sphere.

“Ah, thank you little one for delivering these assassins that killed our fallen warriors and Gil. I see that Duncan has loyal friends willing to die in a futile rescue attempt.” Jesus merrily spoke.

“Danny?” Rose blurted out, “I thought you -”

“Helping you two out?” Jesus interrupted, “My child, he was until we persuaded him to help draw you two out of your hiding spot in exchange that I don’t toss him in the barracks to sleep with the fallen warriors.”

“By persuade, you mean that you beat him and broke his little body?” Devlin snarled as he unsheathed his sword and made a bee line for Jesus with Rose charging with her katana drawn. Jesus lifted his hands and both Devlin and Rose were stopped in midstride. He flicked his fingers and disarmed them of their weapons.

“Pathetic humans!” Jesus said with a smile but behind it, Devlin and Rose could sense Sorath’s anger and malice, “You thought you could come in here and murder me? I am a God and no mortal can slay a God, especially one as powerful as I.”

“Wow, and an ego the size of Texas too!” Rose sarcastically shouted, “I guess you have to keep reminding yourself that you one and not a pitiful fallen angel with daddy issues!”

Jesus cast a killing gaze on Rose, trying to break her will and have her bow but she somehow was able to defy him which infuriated him more. Devlin noticed the exchange and once again he had some control over his own body so he dropped to his knees and mockingly bowed and shouted out while cackling, “We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy! All must bow before the mighty asshole!”

Jesus pointed at them and commanded – “Bind them in shackles and take them to the arena!”

Rose looked down at Danny, who was sobbing and glancing up at her every so often, and stated, “It’s okay, Danny. You didn’t do anything wrong. Everything will be okay so enough.” Devlin was yanked to his feet as several men had swords aimed at his neck and heart as a woman placed iron shackles on his wrists. When the woman approached Rose, she sneered as she backhanded rose across her cheek. Rose was held back as she thrashed and kicked at the woman, but one of the men beside her slammed his fist into her gut.

“Leave her alone and cuff her already!” Devlin snarled and got backhanded too but he didn’t flinch.

The woman yanked Rose’s arms up and slapped the shackles around her wrists and then she slapped her for good measure before walking away. Jesus laughed in amusement as he mocked them while they were being escorted away, “Maybe next time you will obey, harlot. Though in a few hours, that will be moot point as you will both die along with your friend, Duncan Morgan! But don’t fret, I have a special punishment in store for the two of you.”

Next Chapter: Chapter Eighteen