Sacrifice of the Septimus: Part 1 (Afterlife saga Book 7) by Stephanie Hudson Read Free Book Online

this time it was coming from my husband when he lovingly pulled me to my feet and off the bed only to then smooth back the hair from my face.
    “Don’t keep the chair next to mine empty for long love. A Queen’s place is beside her King.” I blushed and so as not to ruin the moment by releasing a nervous snort, I kept it simple and safe with a nod. He smiled at me as he ran a thumb over my heated cheek and then whispered,
    “Parfait.” I was about to ask him what he meant when Sophia cleared her throat and Draven closed his eyes as if for the first time in his forever, hating his job. So I placed my hand on his cheek and whispered back…
    “Deep breaths sweetheart.” His eyes snapped open and before I knew what was happening he said,
    “The world can wait!” He pulled me forward suddenly and took no time before kissing me like it was to be our last for the rest of the year. This time no amount of throat clearing would have worked as we both lost ourselves in the kiss, not giving a damn about the rest of the world as like he said…
    The world could wait .
     
    Shortly after this Draven left to go to his council meeting and Sophia wasted no time in proving that she was not only my sister-in-law but a true friend first.
    “Thank Lucifer, I never thought he was going to leave.” I frowned bending down to search for my runaway trainer that decided under the bed was a fun place to hide.
    “Why, what’s up?” I asked giving up on trying to hook it out with an outstretched hand and instead shimmying half my body under there…thinking that Supernatural cleaners obviously didn’t get the memo that beds in the human world weren’t immune to dust bunnies. Jesus but these bad boys could devour me whole or at least take an arm off!
    “Bloody hell Sophia, not to be harsh but I would sack your cleaner. I think the dust bunnies down here just took my trainer as a hostage!”
    “What on Earth’s plane are you doing down there?” Sophia asked sounding frustrated.
    “Looking for my shoe, aha, got ya…! OUCH!” I banged my head when I tried to wiggle my way out once I got the shoe and the next thing I knew I was being dragged out. I rolled to my back and looked up to find Sophia looking down at me like I had two heads, so I lifted up my shoe and said,
    “See, found it,” giving it a wiggle. 
    “Keira this is serious,” she said after rolling her eyes and letting go of my leg with a thud. I mouthed the word ‘oww’ and rubbed the heel of my foot when she turned her back on me. I got up and kicked my feet into my worn trainers after smacking the dust off the right one and like her and her brother, rolled my eyes at the ‘lost sole’ that I gathered had been sacrificed to the dust demons that lived under there.
    “Okay, so I’m listening… what’s up?” It was only when I saw her face that I knew something wasn’t just up…it was way up, as in resting in Heaven and couldn’t get any higher.
    “Sophia, what is it?”
    “There is someone that I need to tell you about, well more like someone… someone that came back to Afterlife that works…” I held up my hand to stop her and said,
    “Let me guess, names Ranka and looks the spitting image of someone that no doubt has a picture of my head on a dart board…actually, scratch that, let’s be honest and just go with my picture on a wall that she throws knives at…that kind of someone?”
    “Wait, how did you…oh hell no, please tell me that he didn’t?!” Sophia said interrupting herself with the right answer to her own question.
    “Oh hell yes , he totally did.” I replied giving her that ‘yes your brother can be an idiot sometimes’ kind of look.
    “Men! Seriously, what was he thinking?” She scowled and I decided to give him a break and point out the only saving grace he had.
    “In his defence, he did say that she only just turned up minutes before I walked through the door and I do feel kind of bad for trying to strangle her.” This is