“You vant to sit in your backyard on chance zat he shows up?” Kirill asked dubiously.
“He will show up,” I said confidently. “Katila's too confident in his own success. I gave him the perfect place to find me alone. In his mind, I said it to him for a reason—even though I thought he was Trevor at the time. He'll be thinking that it was a subconscious invitation; that I've given him a rendezvous location, and I'll show up when I've decided to accept his offer.”
“You can't go immediately,” Hades murmured thoughtfully. “It would be too suspicious.”
“I was thinking I'd give it two days,” I said.
“And then what?” Finn asked in his light Irish lilt. “We surround you and jump him when he appears?”
I shrugged and nodded. “I thought I might hit him with a little more crazy too.”
“What does that mean?” Mrs. E asked warily.
“Her lunacy magic,” Trevor said. “It's an aspect of the Moon.”
“You want to make a crazy man even more insane?” Thor asked with horror. “What do you think you'll accomplish? Besides making him more volatile?”
“He's a functioning lunatic right now,” I pointed out. “But if I tip the scales a bit, he may become a drooling, gibbering mess. Easy pickings.”
“Gross,” Artemis muttered.
“I don't know, Vervain,” Odin said. “I agree with Thor; you could make Katila even more dangerous.”
“It probably won't be necessary anyway,” Blue pointed out. “With all of us there, he won't stand a chance.”
I glanced at Blue and then back for a longer look. He lifted a brow at me. I looked over his handsome face and deliberately brought up the memory of one of our most intimate moments in that wrong timeline. I saw it play out again, but my heart didn't race. Blood didn't rush to my face. I didn't get the least bit aroused. I smiled at Blue, and he gave me a soft smile back.
Hurriedly, I transferred my stare to Thor. The same thing happened; I could remember us together, but I felt no guilt or lust. It was just a harmless memory. Thor was a friend; nothing more. I loved him, but it wasn't the same love I'd once had. Things had changed. The Wolf had changed them.
I finally let my gaze settle on Trevor, and he gave me a secret smile. He knew. My pain was gone, my heart focused, and my love for my men was stronger than ever. All because Trevor had reclaimed his place in my life. A memory flared in my mind as I stared at my husband; one I had no shame or doubt over. I let the shivers take hold of me and simply enjoyed the ride.
I saw the glint of the Wolf in Trevor's eyes and knew that he was remembering too. My body tightened and my gaze went soft as I reached for him. Trevor took my hand and the memory became sharper. Shared between us; it spread out to blanket the room. It was only Trevor and I. No; the Wolf and I. We were back in that cabin. He was moving inside me; his face buried in my hair. Thrusting. Biting. Squeezing. He was doing that thing with his hips; grinding his pelvis into me. My legs were shaking—
“Save the insanity for a last resort,” Azrael said; jolting Trevor and I out of the memory. “If it looks as if he might escape, drop it on him.”
“All right,” I whispered and then took a deep breath.
Trevor smirked at me, and I winked at him.
I tore my gaze away from Trevor to announce, “There's one more thing that I forgot to mention; I asked Katila how he's able to take a god's magic.”
Every eye in the room focused on me.
“He told me that he's special,” I said with a grimace. “Is it possible that he was born with the ability?”
“Doubtful.” Odin frowned. “I've heard rumors of spells so terrible that they could alter the balance of magic. As a demon killer, it's possible that Dhumorna has come across such spells. But the price for them is too high to make them worthwhile.”
“A mother will do anything for her son,” I said as my hand strayed to my stomach.
“What's that?” Pan pointed at my hand. “Why are you holding your belly and talking about children?”
“You didn't tell them?” I asked Odin.
“It's not my news to share,” Odin said softly.
I looked at Trevor. “Go ahead, Honey-Eyes.”
Trevor beamed at the God Squad and declared, “We're going to have a baby!”
Congratulations were given; everyone standing up to either hug Trevor or shake his hand. I was surrounded by excited goddesses who were already touching my belly as if Vero was big enough to be felt. That's the one thing I never got used to with being pregnant; my belly becoming public territory. Even strangers feel like it's okay to walk up and give me a stroke. So bizarre.
After the well-wishing was done, I got us back onto the subject of trapping Katila. We couldn't figure out how he was taking demon magic, but we were certain that he was. That was all we needed to know for now. We could figure out the rest after we killed him.
“Who wants to come along?” I asked.
The entire Squad looked at each other, then at me, and nodded. It was going to be a full house.
Chapter Forty
We waited two days to set our trap, and on the second morning, demons started dropping all over Hell.
Luke called—an actual call and not a text—frantic because six of his demons had collapsed from being pulled into possession. It was much sooner than Luke had
