A Demon's Desire (Demon Brothers' Trilogy Book 2) Read Online Free Page A

did not make such a statement to a woman and expect to exit the conversation with his balls intact.
    Watching her eyes narrow had his cock hardening again in anticipation of showing her exactly who was more dominant. Him.
    “Fine,” Julie huffed in exasperation when she realized Rafe wasn’t backing down—or leaving. She didn’t want to have the conversation they needed to have in the middle of the diner, even if it was closed. She walked past the counter to the employee lounge in the back, ignoring his knowing smile. What else was she supposed to do? There was no way she could throw him out on his ass. Which was what she really wanted to do.
    Taking off her apron, she pulled her blouse from the waist of her pants. She needed to make sure there were no telltale signs of the larger than normal bulge of her belly that her apron had managed to hide. Thankfully, she could still wear her regular clothes and hadn’t had the added expense of buying new clothes. Her budget didn’t need a hit like that. She took her purse and coat from her locker, and drew in a deep, fortifying breath. Walking to the front door, she twisted the lock and held the door open for Rafe. She shivered under her lightweight coat as she locked the door behind them. The night had grown colder just as the weatherman had predicted. Too bad, he hadn’t told her there would be a chance of demon tonight. She was so tired she couldn’t even smile at her half-hearted joke.
    “My car’s over here.” She pointed to the far corner of the lot. It was dark since almost none of the lights worked. She’d complained to the owners but they hadn’t done anything about the situation yet. She didn’t think they ever would. “Did you drive?”
    “No.”
    As they walked toward her car, two shadows separated from the building. “Damn it,” Rafe cursed when he saw the two males.
    “Come here, Julie.” He pulled her behind him, placing himself between her and the danger.
    “So the demons are getting in on this too, are they?” The bigger male tapped a lead pipe against the palm of his hand.
    “What the hell are you talking about?” Rafe’s head was beginning to hurt along with the ache in his cock. All he wanted to do was get Julie behind closed doors. Convince her he loved her and take her every which way he could. He didn’t have time for this shit. Whatever this shit was. He hoped Remington would get back to him sooner rather than later.
    “The bitch there.” The shorter of the two jutted out his chin, indicating Julie. “Now hand her over and we might not hurt you. Too bad.” He smiled, showing he was missing several teeth.
    Against his better judgment, Rafe took a deep breath to identify the two individuals. Not that there were too many choices. Trolls or orgs. A whiff of rotting vegetables told him he was dealing with thick-headed trolls. He cracked his neck trying to repress the rage inside him. He needed to know why his woman had been attacked twice in one night. “If you tell me why you’re here, I might, just might, not put you through the bridge you crawled out from under.”
    The two exchanged glances, their expressions not quite as confident as before. He couldn’t blame them. His eyes were now flaming and his body had grown in size. Two trolls were no match for a demon, especially a Conroy demon.
    The smaller of the two men took a step forward. Rafe growled, letting the man know that wasn’t a smart move.
    “Look, we don’t want any trouble. We were just going to turn her in. For the bounty, you know? A bro’s got to make a little cash every now and then.”
    A bounty? Someone had put a bounty on Julie’s head? That didn’t make any sense. Julie was human. Even her association with him shouldn’t have warranted such an action. And he’d made absolutely sure that no one knew where she lived even before he knew how important she was to him. A bounty hunter—even one cursed into servitude— made enemies. Enemies who didn’t give a