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Owen were in the supernatural-beings-only hideout, my brain took me to someone familiar. I didn’t do it on purpose. And the second time, I was technically trying to find Zeus. It was only a coincidence that Asmodeus was with him.”
    Kala tried to downplay any kind of connection she had with Asmodeus. Talan had never once tried to make her feel bad or guilty about kissing the Demon, but she could see it in his eyes that it hurt.
    Talan quickly tried to mask his emotions as he responded, “It’s okay, Kala, you don’t have to deny it. You have a connection with Asmodeus, it’s that simple. So why don’t you try calling him in your head, like you did with me.”
    Kala knew that was difficult for him to admit, especially if it worked. It would be further proof to Talan that Kala and Asmodeus truly were bound in some way.
    Speaking carefully, Kala said, “I’ll give it a shot.”
    She closed her eyes and concentrated on trying to picture Asmodeus: his tall stature, perfectly straight nose, sandy brown hair and his signature sexy-pout. Kala was about to call out to him in her head when…
    “Hello, my lovely,” Asmodeus’s voice was right in front of her.
    Kala opened her eyes, relieved it only took seconds for the Demon to arrive. She was getting good at this telepathy thing.
    But surveying the room, Kala’s heart dropped.
    Yet again, she hadn’t summoned Asmodeus to her – she had teleported herself to Asmodeus.
    Her chest squeezed in sympathy for Talan. She imagined him standing in her apartment watching as the woman he thought was his soul mate disappear to be with the king of Demons. Kala cared enough about Talan to know it was a mean thing to do, purposeful or not.
    Kala switched into soldier-mode before she allowed herself to feel any worse. The mission was all that mattered.
    “Don’t call me lovely,” she chastised sternly.
    But Asmodeus only smiled. “How did you find me? I’ve been cloaking myself from all supernatural beings since our last encounter.”
    Kala was at a loss and didn’t really want to come up with theories. It would only encourage the Demon and that was the last thing she wanted to do. “Who knows? I need your help, I tried to send some sort of telepathic message and I ended up…” She examined the room they were in. “…Where is this place?”
    It was a fairly large room with leather furniture and wood floors. But what made it spectacular were the wall-to-wall shelves filled with thousands of books. Not just any books, but old, ancient tomes, bound in leather with gold plating. Kala was never much for libraries, but this place had a warmth to it that made her want to curl up in one of the plushy leather chairs and read all day.
    Asmodeus eyed the room with a hint of pride. “This is my safe place. No one knows it’s here. No one except you . I guess I’ll have to kill you now.” He reached out and brushed his hand against her cheek.
    The tingling sensation Kala felt only made her more determined to stay away from the Demon. She took a step back. “If only you could kill me. Immortal, remember?” But she knew he hadn’t been serious, Kala simply wanted to create a slight distance between them.
    As usual, Asmodeus was unfazed with Kala pulling away. “So, what can I do for you?”
    Kala jumped right to the point. “I need to locate Hades.”

Chapter Three
    Asmodeus raised an eyebrow with curiosity. “Hades, hmm? Did Zeus ask you to find his dear brother?”
    Kala knew she needed to tell Asmodeus the truth. He had the ability to see through her anyway, so why bother trying to hide it. But she decided she was only going to tell half of what she saw in her vision. She wasn’t sure how Asmodeus would respond to her dying. If she were to guess, he’d probably sabotage the whole mission. It was no secret he was fascinated by Kala. Plus, she wasn’t exactly sure where he stood on the whole world ending issue as well. The first go around with the Demon he had wanted her to