Their Secret Obsession (A Reverse Harem) by Pippa Moon

Lottie POV

"You are lying." Knox gasped, both of us knowing under no circumstances would Kane beg a demon to pursue our daughter. Shaking my head slowly, I looked back at Knox, who was staring at Astaroth with hatred. I could see the primal need in him to protect us working its way to the forefront and knew I had to do or say something to defuse the situation.

"What do you get from this? What do you get from messing with people's lives?" Knox spat furiously. "You are a sick fuck." he added with a growl, but to my relief, he stayed with Kane supporting his brother's exhausted body. My heart ached to be closer to them, but I wanted the demons to remain focused on me.

"A beautiful and powerful mate at my side and on my arm forever. I thought that would have been clear." The demon laughed, shrugging as he looked between us.

"Enough. I can't even... deal.. With you!" I hissed, waving my hands in the air. "Release Kane, now!" I added, my furious eyes finding the amused eyes of the demon who had until now held all the cards.

"You do not make demands of me..."

"I am serious, release Kane from your wicked hold and heal him and Chase. NOW!" I seethed, crossing my arms over my chest, knowing I was acting like a spoiled brat, but honestly, I couldn't take much more.

"We have been puppets in everyone else's game for long enough. No more! You need me a hell of a lot more than I need you! Remember that and do as I ask!" I seethed, visibly shaking from the rage eating at my core.

"Is that so?" He chuckled, the sound seeming foreign in this place.

"You need me to agree to your plan. Because, like you said, you want or rather need my daughter? But why the hell would we agree to any of this when, so far, you have given me no reason to trust you, with a paper bag, let alone a child of mine?"

"Tell me freak..."I spewed, my eyes rolling when Astaroth mocked me by acting insulted by my insult. Ignoring him, I carried on. "Why would we want our child, our daughter chained to you by the bonds of fate?" I asked, raising a brow and nodding for him to explain. "I am not that bad... I did expose your father's plots."

"After YOU killed my father!" Knox expressed, through what I knew was clenched teeth.

"Yes, yes, but that was so a deal could be struck. I knew he wasn't dead.. Dead!" Astaroth stammered, showing the first signs of trepidation. The look of shock on my mate's face only served to rile me up further.

"Really? Laura didn't know that when she grieved her mate's loss though, did she?" I started to say, but Astaroth silenced me by raising his voice.

"I went to visit your Luna, I took away her suffering." He tried to plead with me, but I shook my head angrily.

"And what of Knox? He didn't know your plan when he went through hell and untold anguish thinking he was responsible for his father's death I spat, feeling the fury boil in my blood chasing away and chills left by this demonic filth.

"I needed him to.."

"So you could trick him?" I cut him off, arching a brow furiously as I tried to ignore the pleading look on Knox's face for me to stop

Qu

antagonising the beast who held us captive. "Like I said, not exactly giving us reasons to trust you."

"Enough Lottie." Knox fumed. "This isn't helping!" But he couldn't see Astaroth or the panic he wore on his face. I had hit a nerve. I had to keep going.

"I exposed your father's deceit." He repeated, making me scoff.

"We already knew of that." I snorted, shaking my head. "And from what you have said you had a hand in that deceit too. Sounds to me like you want your cake and to eat it too."

"Careful, girl!" Astaroth warned his

outrage, presenting itself and

sucking what little light was in the cathedralinto him. Quickly, the

shadows in the room began to net

dance as if feeding off their master's irritation, casting the cathedral with an eerie glow.