Free (Skeleton Key) Game Master by Scarlett Dawn Page A

today.”
    He didn’t say what it was, but he had apologized.
    So, I forgave him.
    While watching him from the corner of my eye.
    Our two tests were done.
    Tomorrow we would know if we were part of the Guard.
    I walked into my room to Kingsley taking a bath in my cup of water I’d left out. My brows rose. “Seriously?”
    “One must bathe to look as good as I do,” he sang and dropped one of my mints into the water. His red head turned in my direction. “What do you call these wonderful bath salts? Their scent is minty fresh.”
    I blinked. “They're called a breath freshener.”
    He stared. “They aren’t for bathing?”
    “No.”
    His head tipped back in disgust, peering down into the water turning white. “I may need another bathtub.”
    I threw my hands into the air and walked back out of my room. I was too tired for the frog’s ego. It would be quieter in Lucifer’s room.
    As long as he didn’t snore too badly.

I stood outside Lucifer’s door and knocked.
    “One second,” he called.
    I rested a shoulder against the doorframe.
    He was closer when he asked, “Who is it?”
    “Arizona.” I yawned.
    The door opened.
    “I was just getting ready to take a bath.”
    Yeah, he was.
    Lucifer stood with a towel wrapped around his waist. He held it together with just his left fist. The rest of his body was bare. His toes were even perfect.
    I stared, my eyes running down all of his hard muscles on display. My mouth bobbed. I couldn’t speak as a flush burned my cheeks. My soul partner was built like a dream.
    His lips curved up on one side, and he rested his shoulder on the doorframe right in front of me. Our bodies were mere inches apart. The heat from his skin brushed mine, warming my body even further.
    He chuckled quietly. “Hello.”
    I blinked—more than a few times. “Hi.”
    He tipped his head and rested the side of it on the doorframe. His blue gaze quietly observed, his eyes flicking back and forth between mine. “Is there something you need?”
    I swallowed on a dry throat. “I wanted to stay in your room for a while. Except baths seem to be popular right now. Kingsley was taking one, too.”
    He hummed softly in his throat and leaned his head closer to mine. His voice dropped an octave, and his words were gently stated. “You can still come in.” He didn’t look away from me. “If you want.”
    It was an offer. To join him, in all ways.
    He’d given it once before.
    When I had first moved in with him years ago.
    I closed my mouth and gazed back.
    His blond brows quirked ever so slightly when I didn’t immediately turn him down—as I had done before. He took a step closer, dragging his bare shoulder along the doorframe. Only an inch separated us now. He lifted his free hand and ran his fingers down my arm, starting from my elbow and descending to my hand. His warm fingers played with mine with a delicate touch.
    He whispered, “Are you finally ready to accept me?”
    I gazed into the most beautiful blue eyes. “Why would you want to change what we have?” I still didn’t take my hand back, allowing his fingers to toy with mine.
    “Because that’s not all I want. You know that.”
    I inhaled a small breath and scented him. Sweat from fighting and his enticing cologne. My brows furrowed just a little, worry fluttering in my stomach. “What if it’s too much for me?”
    “Am I too much for you now?”
    “No, but that’s different.”
    “It is. And it isn’t.” He took another step forward and pressed his body against my front.
    We fit. We always had.
    “It’s time to accept this is where you belong, Arizona.” He held my fingers tighter and lifted my hand, maneuvering my arm so it wrapped around his waist. Only when I didn’t pull my arm away did he let go. His arm slipped around my hip, and his palm landed at the small of my back. He whispered, “Here. In this realm. With me.”
    I breathed in heavy pants, my chest lowering and falling against his body. “I want