Free Seducing the Succubus by Cassie Ryan Page B

back fresh and bright. “I dictate as I write and then transcribe later, so when I said the words aloud, all hell broke loose. When things died down, Lilith was standing in front of me.”
    He scrubbed his hands over his face as he remembered his shock and disbelief when the most darkly delicious woman he’d ever laid eyes on had materialized in front of him. His cock had hardened so quickly he was surprised he hadn’t come inside his pants just from the friction of his skin against his jeans. But his logic told him his physical reaction was off and nagged at him until his cock had softened, his intense craving for sex draining away until it was a mere background hum.
    Dazed, curiosity had taken over, but changed quickly when Lilith told him to take his due—as in sex . . . with her .
    “You said you were doing this so you didn’t have to take Lilith.” Jezebeth’s words were a whisper as she glanced over at him, this time keeping the truck moving smoothly forward before she turned back toward the road. “Wait. Which incantation did you use?”
    He grimaced as he remembered. “The one that traded a night with Lilith for an eternity of damnation and torture.”
    Jezebeth whistled long and low, the sound slicing through the truck like a sharp knife through butter. “And she let you turn her down? You’re lucky to be alive, human.”
    “Noah,” he snapped. “My name is Noah. Not human. Okay? And I didn’t think it would really work. I thought it was fiction.”
    “Yeah, sure. Don’t get testy. I was just surprised, that’s all.” She cocked her head to one side and mouthed the word “wow” silently.
    “I saw that.”
    She shrugged. “Well, Noah . Even succubi have pride, and Lilith’s is legendary. She never does anything without a reason.”
    “Are you trying to convince yourself that it’s not a bad thing you’re stuck with me?”
    She shrugged. “I think you’re missing the bigger picture. We’re stuck with each other and all that entails, for the duration.”
    “And you don’t think I have any idea what that entails, right?”
    “Pretty much.”
    Noah sighed and tried to ignore the persistent throbbing from the wounds in his side. “Look, normally I wouldn’t mind bantering with you. And under other circumstances, it might even be fun, not to mention that I have a million questions I’d love to ask you for future books. But right now, I’m fading fast.” He swallowed hard and rested his head against the edge of the broken truck window behind him. “Why don’t we find someplace to rest and recover a bit and then we can pick up where we left off?”
    Jezebeth turned those milk chocolate-colored eyes toward him as she studied him with a frown.
    “What?”
    “I expected you to avoid the discussion entirely or do the male thing and just tell me to be quiet.”
    Noah chuckled. “Where’s the fun in that?”
    A slow smile curved Jezebeth’s lips as she turned her attention back to the road.

6
    Jez drove for hours, checking on Noah periodically after he fell asleep to ensure he wasn’t in mortal danger from the loss of blood or other injuries he’d sustained while defending her from the pestilence demon.
    Guilt bit at her for not stopping immediately and tending to his injuries, but if they were caught, he’d end up dead. She preferred the risk of painful injuries, which also by definition meant she hadn’t gotten him killed.
    It had been several hours since Noah had poofed the last demon back to Hell with the kosher salt balloons, and she was confident they hadn’t been tracked. If they had, they’d be dead by now.
    She winced as she realized all her thoughts led back to that outcome tonight. “Get a grip, Jez. You’ve stayed hidden for this long, what’s a while longer?” A nearly hysterical chuckle threatened as she reminded herself that now she had a human companion to protect.
    What had Lilith been thinking to send such an inexperienced human to accompany her? But then