Free A Demon's Desire (Demon Brothers' Trilogy Book 2) by Marie Mason

to find herself alone in the giant bed. She allowed herself a small smile. The last two nights had been incredible. They had spent the day in bed, only getting up when food had been delivered to the door.  The emptiness in her stomach and the slight nausea she always experienced when first waking up told her she needed to eat something. Sitting up slowly she drew the sheet up with her. If she’d learned anything in the past two months it was to move slowly first thing in the morning. A sudden jolt to her system was usually enough to send her running to the bathroom.  Turning her head, she noticed a glass of orange juice and a saucer of crackers by the bed. She smiled as she picked up the glass. It was still cold to the touch. She took a sip before taking a small bite out of one of the white squares.
    Leaning back against the upholstered headboard, she gave a sigh of contentment. This was indeed heaven, she thought with a giggle. Finishing the juice and a couple of more crackers, she thought she was ready to face the day. Gathering the sheet around her, she headed to the bathroom, glad to see a stack of clothing had been placed on the bench inside. They weren’t the clothes she had worn when Remington had whisked them away from her house, they were new, still in the package. She quickly showered and dressed in the pair of jeans and the lightweight blouse. They both fit perfectly over her rounded baby bump.
    Looking around the still empty bedroom, she frowned. Now what? She’d expected Rafe to be back by now. Remembering the reason they were in heaven, anxiety rushed over her, erasing her happy mood as if it had never been. Opening the bedroom door, she went in search of her demon lover.
    A warm breeze that reminded her sharply of summer brushed over her as she walked down the wide hallways. The walls were white, almost translucent. She could hear a low murmur in the distance and followed the sound. As she got closer, she realized it was Rafe and his brother Remington. Smiling, she quickened her step. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard Rafe’s voice.
    “So what am I supposed to do now? She doesn’t belong here.”
    Julie backed away, her heart slowly breaking. He didn’t want her here. Didn’t want her period. She’d known that. Why, oh, why, had she allowed herself to fall into this warped reality? Men who looked like Rafe did not want women who looked like her. At least not long term. She cupped her belly. And certainly they didn’t want to be saddle with her as the mother of their child. She looked around wildly. What was she going to do? Seeing a large plant in the corner at the end of the hallway, she thought about hiding behind the container. Hysteria was almost upon her.
    She turned on her heel and headed to the bedroom she had shared with Rafe. As she did, she noticed another hallway. Maybe that was the way out. Almost running now, she saw an open doorway. Hurrying inside, she stopped abruptly when she saw a woman standing in front of a large window, looking at something down below, a pair of snow white wings spread out behind her.
    Julie gasped and the wings folded in on themselves and disappeared. As the woman turned, she realized it was Clementine, Rachel Conroy’s assistant. She turned toward Julie, an expression of almost sadness on her face. Not what one would have expected to see. At least not on the face of an angel in heaven.
    “Julie, how are you this morning?” A genuine smile spread across the woman’s face and the sadness fled as she walked toward Julie. As she neared, the smile turned into a frown. “Are you alright? Are you feeling ill?”
    She touched Julie’s arm and that broke the trance in which Julie had seemed to find herself.
    “I, I.” Julie didn’t know what she needed to ask. A ride out of heaven? “I need to leave.”
    Her flatly spoken statement took the other woman aback. “Well, I, umm. Let’s sit down, why don’t we?” She gently led Julie to a