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How the fuck was I going to win her back?

ChapterSixteen

Jagger

“You knowwhat this is about?Why Lucifer asked us to meet him here of all places?”Lucifer didn’t leave Hell often, for several reasons, this had to be something big.

War strode down the long hall beside me and Lothar.“He didn’t share much, only that he might have a bead on Brick.”His gaze slid my way.“You gonna be able to keep your shit tight?”

I raised a brow.

“I hear you and Rune got into it last time you were here?”he said.

My fingers automatically curled into a fist just thinking about how I found Sutton in Rune’s apartment.“He used his demon powers on my female, had her in his bed.He’s lucky I didn’t rip his fucking head off.”

His brows shot up.“Your female?Worked that out, have you?”

I straightened under War’s all-seeing alpha stare.He didn’t outright call me a blind fucking moron, but it was implied with just that look.“Yeah, I worked it out.”

“And Sutton?”

“She’ll come around.”

War shook his head as we got into the elevator.I hit the button for the top floor.“Brother, you better have begging at that female’s feet at the top of the list of shit you’ll have to do to win her over.The way my dove tells it, you’d be lucky if she ever speaks to you again.”

Lothar grunted his agreement.“Never seen a male fuck shit up as badly as you.”

Didn’t I know it.

War nodded.“What’s your game plan?You’ll need one.”

I didn’t want to talk about this.I felt like a damned fool, but I needed all the help I could get.“I got her some herbs, rare varieties, expensive.”

“What else?”War asked.

My lip curled.“I beat the fuck out of that demon who touched her.”

Loth nodded.“Showed your strength that you could protect her.Nice.Now you need to get her in your bed, show her you can take care of all her needs.”He grunted again.“Make her come, feed her, keep her safe.She’ll come around.”

War turned to us, one of his “new” looks on his face.Since he’d mated and now felt all the fucking things, he gave us these looks, especially when we talked about females.“No wonder hardly any of us are fucking mated.The fates were obviously hoping we’d evolve.They apparently got sick of waiting.”

“Well, what do you suggest?”I fired at him, and hoped I didn’t sound as fucking desperate as I felt.

“Talk to her.I know it’s hard, ’cause you’re not there emotionally yet, but try to make her understand the reasons for what you did, and for your sake, I hope you have a fucking good one for rejecting her like that.Then apologize as many times as it takes for her to believe you mean it.”

The elevator stopped and the doors slid open.We strode up to Rune’s apartment door.“I’ll try to do it your way.”

“It’ll work,” War said and knocked.

It swung open a moment later, and Rune greeted us with a steely glare.“Gentlemen.”His gaze slid to me and his lips curled up, flashing fang.“Jag.”

I bit back my growl and gave him a good look at my extended canines.

“Lucifer,” War said, cutting off the insult I’d been about to fire at that piece of shit.

Lucifer sat on the leather sectional, looking relaxed.Ursula stood behind him, and she gave us a chin lift in greeting.

“Hey, Urs, you on your own?”Loth asked, taking in the room.