Chapter 86

Pearl turned to discover that she was in the same room they’d arrived in. The room that would eventually become her nursery.

Her first instinct was to break down the door and rush to protect Kain. For all of his courage, he was no match for a pureblood demon.

But his last words continued to echo in her mind.

Trust me.

How often had she demanded that he offer her his trust? To insist that he believe in her ability to make her own decisions?

Now that the shoe was on the other foot, she discovered it wasn’t as easy as she assumed. In fact, it was taking every ounce of her willpower to accept that Kain could handle the large demon.

Closing her eyes, she sucked in a deep breath and tried to clear her mind. Any second, Ethan would be coming down the corridor with the demon. She couldn’t afford to be distracted.

Almost as if to mock her grim determination to be prepared, there was a sudden tingle of power that crawled across her back. With a muffled gasp,