Lucifer (Brimstone Heat Book 1) by Rayne Rachels Read Free Book Online Page B

work. I’m on to your game.”
    “But it’s a game I plan on winning, and you are my prize,” chuckled Lucifer.
    “Whatever,” she said as she shrugged her shoulders. Angie gestured to the stacks of books scattered across the floor. “Do you see the gap dividing the book piles into two sections?”
    “Yes.”
    “The books on this side are damaged in some way. The majority of them have had pages ripped out of them. The ones on the other side still need to be sorted.”
    “What about those in that box?” asked Lucifer.
    “Those are the few that weren’t damaged.” Angie sighed. “It took a log of anger for someone to do this much destruction.” Her shoulders slumped.
    Lucifer wanted to wrap his arms around her and comfort her, but he knew it wasn’t a good idea. She wasn’t quite ready and he was too ready. He carefully adjusted his stance to ease the pressure of his cock on the zipper of his pants. It had been a long night for him. Dreams of making love to Angie had filled his sleep. “So we need to sort books.”
    “That’s about it. Open the book and look for missing pages. Some are easier to see than others. To speed up things, Teri has been scanning the damaged books and pulling them out of circulation.” Angie took another sip of the coffee Lucifer gave her. She set her empty mug on the counter and sat down on the floor. “I’ve got to get back to work. Unfortunately, these are not going to sort themselves.”
    Lucifer took the last cup of coffee out of the tray and tossed the tray in a trashcan at the corner of the counter. He sat down on the floor in front of Angie and picked up a book.
    “What are you doing?” asked Angie as she watched him skim through the book.
    “I’m looking for any damaged books and putting them in that pile with the other damaged books.” Lucifer winked at her.
    “I can see what you are doing.” Angie rolled her eyes. “Why are you doing it?”
    Lucifer closed the book and laid it on a short stack of damaged books. He picked up another book and opened it. “The sooner this is done, the sooner you can get the library back into shape. Besides, it gives us a chance to spend some time together and get to know each other.”
    Angie stared at him. “What’s the catch?”
    Lucifer shook his head. “There’s no catch. No strings attached. Just one friend helping another friend.”
    “Are you sure you wouldn’t rather be chasing the bad guys? It would probably be more fun than sorting books.”
    “I’m letting my deputies chase the bad guys today. It’s good for them to stay in practice.” He raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Besides, I would much rather spend the day with the beautiful woman sitting across from me.”
    “Whatever.” Angie picked up a book and opened it. She shook her head and closed the book. “No need to look any further. The front pages are missing.” She started a new stack next to the stack Lucifer was putting damaged books on.
    “Angie, never have any doubts about your looks. You are gorgeous,” said Lucifer.
    She didn’t say anything and couldn’t look at him, but she did nod her head. She was secretly pleased that he thought she was beautiful, especially since she didn’t hear any deceit in his voice.
    “What’s bothering you?” Concern filled Lucifer’s voice.
    “I’m angry about the senseless destruction of so many books. I’m angry that I have to sort and dispose of them.” She looked at Lucifer. “I want whoever did this to pay.”
    “And when I find them, I will make them pay,” vowed Lucifer. “Now, let’s see how many of these books we can get through.”
    Angie nodded her head.
     
    *****
     
    A couple of hours later, Angie put the last damaged book on the stack next to her, and rolled her shoulders and back. She looked over at Lucifer. “We are finished sorting. Thank you for your help.” She smiled at him.
    “You are even more beautiful when you smile.” Lucifer stood up and stepped over to Angie. He held