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  Christian said as Ronald went over to Ashton.

  “Ashton, I do have to perform one last task. It isn’t pleasant but it must be done. I must erase both your and Christian’s memories of Allen. We have to do a full sweep and that includes memory erasure when a reaper dies.”

  Ronald took out a wand and waved it over both Christian and Ashton’s heads. It sucked up the memories of Allen as if they never knew he existed. Nothing else changed other than now they did not know why Ronald was in their room.

  “Liam will be meeting with you both tomorrow so I suggest you prepare and William really will kill you Christian if you hurt Calis or Ashton so do not think for one moment you are not being watched.”

  Ronald said as he flew out the window closing it behind him.

  When Ronald reached Calis and Sebastian’s room it seemed like world war three had hit as Calis was tossing things at William telling him to shut the hell up while Sebastian was catching them before they hit William.

  “I AM NOT A BLOODY CHILD!”

  Calis roared since he was sick of everyone treating him like a little boy. He hadn’t been a little boy in years and when Sebastian had sexual relations with him, it was Calis who instigated it not Sebastian. No stuffed suit was going to tell Sebastian off unless it was him and the reapers were walking on a thin line with the boy right now.

  William was shocked at first and then simply fixed his glasses on his nose looking at Kingsly who was making goo-goo eyes at Sebastian as the man gracefully caught objects as if it were a dance.

  “Oh Bassy, you are truly a marvel!”

  Kingsly gushed as he was swooning at the man who was in his long nightshirt and nothing else. Calis was also in his nightshirt fuming at the immortal adults in the room including Sebastian since if he wanted to break things on William’s head he had every right to do so.

  “Sebastian stop catching things damn it! I am going to hit him with something!”

  Calis yelled as he started throwing softer things like pillows.

  “You said I could refuse you and thus I am. You are throwing a tantrum my dear little Master and as adorable as it is, if you wish to be seen as grown up, then I suggest you settle down before I do have to spank you.’

  “William did much for us this night and you should be grateful. He is simply scolding me and I am fine with that. You were an immortal child when we instigated sexual relations and still are. I am an adult much older than you. We should have waited so I understand his feelings.’

  “It does not mean I regret anything, but he has the right to be heard and to make his point. I would kill me if I hurt you so it will be nice to have someone do that for me. Besides he is doing this because he cares for you just as Ripley cares for you and many others. I honestly think your parents would kill me if they knew about us.’

  “I know if I was your father and some demon came along to take my son’s soul plus had sex with him that I would rend the demon to shreds from the even if it took me to ends of the earth to do so.’

  “What I am saying, my dearest Lord, is that people who care about you will defend you and try to protect you even if you don’t like it. Accept this as it should be a show of deep affection and love for you. It really is a compliment if you think about it.”

  Sebastian said with a smile as Calis stood fuming although he was starting to calm down.

  “Fine……but you will all cease treating me like a baby. I am over a hundred years old now in human years and thus I do deserve a little respect.”

  Calis stated angrily as he finally calmed down and William smiled at Sebastian.

  “Thank you, Sebastian. I would have hated to break all those priceless items and make a mess of this room.”

  William said as Kingsly was a bit bummed since Sebastian catching things was so beautiful and Calis was quite good at his aim almost hitting William a few times. Kingsly had only hit William the day they first met and some days did want to still hit his beloved. William could be such a stiff sometimes and always so by the book.

  “Well we have to do a memory erasure of anything to do with Allen. It is what we must do when a reaper dies. Even we must have our memories altered, well except for William who is part of the board of directors.”

  Ronald said as he had William take the wand since everyone else had already had the memory erasure done. It was standard procedure.

  “Now this will not remove all I said however it will be somewhat confusing afterwards on why I said it. Thus, I will just leave you with a simple warning. Do not hurt Ashton or Calis because if you do Sebastian, I will kill you.”

  William stated as he waved the wand over Calis, Ronald, and Kingsly’s head. Then with a nod to Kingsly and Ronald he sent them on their way with a brief explanation to have Liam come to see Ashton tomorrow which was why they were here.

  “Well, we did not have to bother them tonight William with that bit of information.”

  Kingsly said wondering why the hell they were in Sebastian and Calis’s room in the dead of night.

  William got a strange look from Sebastian who wondered why his memory had not been erased. William simply told Kingsly he would meet him at home with a kiss and reminded him he needed to find a protégé soon.

  Calis was tired, angry, and confused to why the reapers could not use the damn front door for their visits. So, what if Liam was coming, it wasn’t like they couldn’t have told them this earlier in the day.

  “Sebastian, can I talk to you alone for a moment?”

  William asked and Calis just shrugged as Ronald flew out the window with Kingsly closing it behind him. William and Sebastian went into the main hall before William spoke.

  “Sebastian, can you hide your thoughts from everyone including Calis?”

  William asked since he had to know if this would work.

  “Yes, I can do so no problem.”

  Sebastian said although he was still wondering the significance of this. This information was privileged and not something that would ever leave him if William wanted things that way.

  “Good. I need a witness for these events that occurred to Ashton. I will need you to go with me to the Grim Reaper tomorrow. You witnessed the destruction of Allen and why he was destroyed. I am going to ask a huge favor of you. Do not for any reason piss the Grim Reaper off. Do not embellish anything, simply state word for word what you saw.’

  “Kingsly is in deep trouble since Allen was his protégé and I am in trouble because I let a good reaper go rogue. My punishment is nothing, but Kingsly would be placed in a desk job for an unlimited amount of time and possibly even lose his scythe for good.’

  “We both know how Kingsly feels about his scythe and taking it away would destroy him. A reaper’s very soul is attached to their personal scythe and part of everything that Kingsly is would be lost forever. Kingsly has suffered enough pain in his past which is partially the reason that he is as he is, a little mad.’

  “I accept my future husband is slightly psychotic since it is basically harmless. However, he is under review for several things such as killing humans before their term of death thus was why he now has no choice but to do his work with a partner until his ‘uncontrollable behavior’ is rectified. We both know his behavior will never be rectified which is why I made reaping fun for him with me. I shall be his partner for the rest of his life not just as his husband but as his true partner.”

  William said as he tried his best to keep from breaking down himself. William was always composed and in control. However, he was losing control over a situation and when it ended up involving someone he loved deeply it became personal.

  “I see.”

  Sebastian said feeling rather sorry for Kingsly. This situation was beyond Kingsly’s control and thus he would do all in his power to help these two reapers.

  “I am also going to bestow upon you a privilege. You will forever keep the information about Allen, but you must keep it hidden from others. If it leaks out even a little, it will bring
back memories and if it does, then Allen’s soul will escape his scythe. It will attach itself to a host and that host will become a rogue reaper who will come after Ashton again. This time though it will be to kill the boy and everyone associated with him.’

  “This is why I had to warn you of the immediate threat you may pose upon Calis and Ashton. If you even hint about this information to anyone, I will have no choice but to kill you. I don’t want that.’

  “I know you bought the pocket watch for me Sebastian and you do not know the significance of that gift to a reaper. That watch means more to me than you can possibly fathom and I treasure it. I also trust you.’

  “To prove that trust I am going to also ask you to do something unorthodox. I want you to make a contract with me. This contract will keep us in touch with each other on anything that may come to my attention that may head your way.’

  “I ask that you concentrate enough to put the contract on the palm of my hand. Kingsly and others never look there so it will be kept secret from everyone. Also, make it small. The contract itself will be on a higher level and if for any reason I die, you will get my scythe with my soul. That way Kingsly can still have a partner to gather souls with.”

  William said as Sebastian looked at him in shock and at this point wished he was a demon. William’s soul would be like Calis’, the King of all souls. It was the dream of a demon to have a powerful soul and William’s soul would allow him to kill even reapers. What William was offering was amazing, the only problem was he would be stuck taking care of Kingsly for the rest of his life if William died. Kingsly was mad now, but losing someone as much as he loved William might push the man completely over the edge. It would be like Allen except ten times worse since Kingsly would be literally uncontrollable.

  “I know what you are thinking Sebastian and if Kingsly does end up going over the edge of all sanity I ask that you mercifully kill him. Make a contract with him and kill him placing our scythes together so we can always be together if such a thing occurs. I doubt it will, but if it does I want us to be together no matter what form we are in.’

  “Now please do the contract since I can hear Calis coming and we do not have much time.”

  William said as he waited for Sebastian who closed his eyes concentrating really hard as William felt a searing pain on his hand and the tiny contract was formed.

  “Sebastian, it is late. Whatever you want, William, can wait until morning. I wish to retire for the night.”

  Calis said since he was tired and could not sleep without Sebastian at night. The reapers could do whatever they would, but Calis was not about to screw up his sleeping schedule now that Sebastian normally got him up rather early in the morning.

  “Well, I am leaving anyway Calis. I shall see you tomorrow Sebastian and I do appreciate your help.”

  William said as he wandered to the front door and walked out with his jacket in one arm before Sebastian went to the door and locked it. Sebastian knew from Ashton’s thoughts that a pocket watch apparently was a very personal gift to a reaper and he hoped William did not think he was coming onto him. Sebastian liked William quite a bit, but he loved Calis. Nothing anyone said would alter his feelings for his beloved.

  “So, what did you guys talk about?”

  Calis asked as they wandered to the bedroom.

  “Kingsly is on trial for killing humans that are not ready to die so I am going to help him so he doesn’t lose his scythe. William told me some things about the situation and the Grim Reaper wants to have a witness who is not a reaper vouch for Kingsly.’

  “I will do my best to keep Kingsly from trouble and William wanted me to form a contract with him just in case he perished for some reason so that Kingsly would be taken care of. It was basically William giving me his last rights and I am honored he trusts me enough to leave me with his most precious possession although if Kingsly loses complete control of his faculties I am to mercifully kill him with William’s scythe as well as the spell he left me with. Then I shall put William and Kingsly’s scythes together giving them to the reapers to insure William’s last wishes will be kept.”

  Sebastian said as he stretched and yawned climbing into the bed with Calis cuddling the boy against him.

  “I am surprised he picked you Sebastian. I figured William would have picked his protégé Michael or someone like another reaper. Why did he pick you?”

  Calis asked not quite trusting this. William was not the kind of man who did things lightly and Calis knew William trusted very few people. What Sebastian was getting from William was a big deal.

  “I am assuming part of it had to do with one of the Christmas gifts we gave him. I chose the pocket watch to give to him although we both signed the card so the gift was from both of us. However, he knew that I chose the gift and that even without your consent I would have bought it for him. Apparently, watches are important to reapers and I am sure there are other reasons, but I am honored none the less.”

  Sebastian gently caressed Calis’s cheek before giving him a kiss and getting ready to sleep.

  “Well do not get too involved with William. You are my husband not his.”

  Calis said with a pout. He knew William had liked the pocket watch, but he did not think it was that big of deal. It was simply a watch to Calis, but apparently to William it meant something more.

  “Oh Calis, you are so cute when you are jealous.”

  Sebastian teased as he smirked at his little husband. Calis was of course sputtering now and doing his best not to blow up.

  “I am not jealous damn you! I am simply stating for you to behave yourself around him! I know what kind of a pervert you really are Sebastian!”

  Calis stated angrily since he was not jealous damn it. Sebastian was just simply a male slut and Calis did not want his husband getting any sneaky ideas on having sex with any other man besides himself.

  “Calis I am not that perverted and William is merely my friend. I respect William and think quite highly of him. He is a noble man with strict convictions and absolute control of all situations since he does keep Kingsly from being a complete nuisance.’

  “I still do not understand why William and Kingsly are together, but they seem to be happy. I am glad of that since I do tire of dodging Kingsly’s advances. William seems to enjoy Kingsly throwing himself on him and really I do hope William never dies since I really do not wish to deal with Kingsly more than necessary.”

  Sebastian did not want to fulfill this contract since he also liked Kingsly even though the man was slightly insane and killing him would not be fun. However, Sebastian would make Kingsly’s death quick and as painless as possible if the man completely lost his faculties which would most likely happen if William died. Sebastian just hoped William would do him the same favor if he lost Calis since Sebastian knew he would end up jumping back into hell and going nuts taking revenge on everyone who harmed his precious husband. It would be a bloodbath of epic proportions and it wasn’t as though Sebastian was easy to kill. William could do the job though and Sebastian expected the reaper to also follow that portion of their contract as well as take care of Calis if he did die before Calis did.

  The secret about Allen, Sebastian would keep hidden deep inside his subconscious as he filed the information in a place no one could enter, not even Calis. Then Sebastian looked into Calis’s tired eyes.

  “Calis, I love you my darling one. Sleep tight.”

  Sebastian kissed Calis on the tip of that cute little nose and once on the forehead before closing his eyes to rest.

  “I love you to Sebastian. Goodnight.”

  Calis too fell asleep cuddling further into Sebastian as he wrapped himself around the man he loved. Calis even put his little head under Sebastian’s chin as he slept feeling safe, warm, and loved.

  Chapter 5

  (Sebastian and William)

  In the morning, Sebastian was up making tea and breakfast for everyone. Anne had come into the kitchen to help this morning since Ch
ristian was still asleep with Ashton. Anne liked Sebastian and he seemed pleased to see her this morning. Sebastian tried to get her to sit down and relax since she was a lady, but Anne said she had been a simple maid and had no idea on how to be a lady.

  Sebastian told Anne he would teach her how to be a lady and help her to find things to do around the house so she did not have to sit and knit all day long. Anne said she was good with a needle and Sebastian suggested that he would have her help him with the suits he was going to make, but she was not to prick her precious little fingers too much plus he would make her gown personally. When it came to making her gown, Sebastian would not allow her in his sewing room.

  Anne helped Sebastian make the Eggs Benedict, the sourdough toast, and she wanted to pour the tea this morning. Sebastian told Anne the name of the tea and how important it was to Calis to make sure the name of the tea was mentioned. Sebastian was also cooking up biscuits with country gravy to go over the top.

  Anne excused herself to go from room to room to pour water into the basins for the young gentlemen to wash their faces as well as Christian. Anne gently kissed Christian on his cheek and ran her fingers through Ashton’s hair before heading into Calis’ room smirking at the boy who was sprawled out on the bed with his little wings wide open looking so very cute. Anne gently ruffled his hair and moved a few stray feathers away from the boy’s face so that they would not irritate him.