“Why the hell isn’t it working?” Osiris roared at the trembling demon at his feet.
“I don’t know, my lord,” Crescious sputtered. “She said this was all we needed.”
“She bloody lied.” The lord of the underworld huffed as he paced back and forth in front of the warded entrance to Dolion’s chamber. The book he needed to free the light royal elementals was just out of his reach, and he was not used to being denied what he wanted. He’d already given up the bride he’d decided he wanted, which made him pissy. Add that to the fact that one of his demi-lords was trying to take control of Osiris’s demons, and he moved from pissy straight to homicidal.
“Where is the witch who gave you this spell?” Osiris asked Crescious as he held up the folded paper.
“I’ll take you to her,” Crescious said immedi
