I dropped my hands and gaped at him. “No. That’s impossible.”
“It’s the truth. The sooner you accept that we’re mates, the easier it will be on both of us.”
I sank back down on the bed, feeling suddenly weak again. “How is this even possible? This has to be a mistake.”
Belial watched me for a moment, and then opened up his closet and shoved his clothes aside, revealing a huge safe in the back. I’d seen it during my time snooping around the apartment, but obviously couldn’t open it. He entered a code and the door swung open, and then he removed a huge, sheathed sword from inside. Okay, that was not what I’d expected to be in there.
“Take this,” he said, holding it out to me hilt-first.
I stared up at him, trying to figure out why he was giving this to me, but his eyes were impassive. I
