Page 25 of Hush Little Martyr, Don't You Scream

He swiped his tongue over his teeth before glancing at the floor again. “I couldn’t complete my assignment. My boss will understand.”

A weight eased from my chest and my knees buckled with the knowledge of what he’d just said. He was letting us live.

I opened and closed my mouth a few times, trying to wrap my head around what he’d asked me. “What about Isobella?” I questioned. “If I chose to go with you, where does that leave her?”

He shrugged in response. “She could come. But I do have to tell you that the only way into my realm is through death.”

A cold chill washed over me at that realization and before I could even contemplate it, I was already shaking my head. “I-I couldn’t do that to her.”

There was no way I was taking my sister’s life away just so I could go to some demon realm. In theory, the place sounded dope as fuck, but I wouldn’t do that.

“I’ll stay here then,” I murmured.

He didn’t seem surprised by that in the slightest. He blew out a loaded breath and nodded. “Very well.” Taking a step toward me, he pressed his lips to the corner of my mouth before backing away. “Until next time, Little Martyr.”

To be continued…