Kelda released her Lady's hand, and Beth passed her glowing fire over Ira’s wounds. As she did so, the melted flesh molded back into its regular shape and returned to its original peach skin tone. Once the petite, black-haired elve had been healed, Beth released her spell and stood back up. Logan reached down toward Ira, and she cautiously accepted his hand. He pulled her back to her feet, but then she took a few steps back in caution. “I appreciate what you did for me today,” she confessed, “especially the rough foreplay.” She raised a finger. “But this changes nothing. I am still loyal to the King of the Fourth Circle, as is my dominant half. The next time we meet, you’ll get to feel her wrath.” “What about your promise just now?” Kelda reminded the elve. A sly smile slid up Ira’s face. “Very well. I’ll give you a hint.” The dark-haired elve quickly summoned a ball of turquoise flames into both of her hands. She hurled one of the fireballs at Logan, and

“Just don’t get into too much trouble,” Logan pointed his finger in the general direction of Rafe’s voice. “Moi?” The goblin sounded hurt. “Get into trouble? Never!” Rafe let out a mischievous giggle as he ran toward the beach, and miniature hoofprints appeared in the sand behind him. Logan and the elves began to walk down the boardwalk, and the girls marveled at all the sounds and sights. Not far from where they parked was a small shop that carried all sorts of beach attire and novelties. “This looks like as good a place as any,” Logan said as he opened the door for the girls. The inside of the store seemed to be designed in the modern chic style, with lots of dark grays, whites, and hardwood floors. The store wasn’t very full. A few surfer-looking dudes with black shirts and name tags were folding clothes at the racks, and a few bikini and trunk-clad tourists walked around chatting as they looked at products. Logan pointed back at the wall o

They continued to lounge by the beach for hour after glorious hour. Each of them had their own lounge chair, and Rafe had joined them by constructing his own makeshift bed out of a pile of sand. The five of them basked in the sunlight, only getting up occasionally to stretch or to shoo away a seagull that thought they were an inanimate object to perch on. Then Logan felt that dull, warm, irritating sensation on his skin.“Ah shit,” he mumbled as he sat up. “I need to reapply my sunscreen. I’m gonna look like a lobster for days.” “Relax, Jakey,” Rafe’s voice said from his sandy throne. “I grabbed some of that stuff while you guys were off playing dress up.” “Oh thank God,” Logan sighed. “Can I borrow some?” A bottle seemed to appear out of thin air next to the goblin’s location, and Logan plucked it out of Rafe’s grasp. “So, I’ve been meaning to ask you,” Logan said as he squirted some of the liquid onto his arm and began to rub it in. “Where

“Why would she want to do that?” Logan asked curiously. “Wouldn’t that make her weaker?” “At first, it was just for her clients who were too timid to get in on the action for themselves,” the redhead explained. “She would split herself into two halves and then put on a show for her summoner.” “Instant threesome, just add magic,” Rafe cackled. “You joke, but it’s true.” Abina shrugged. “We all use our Hellfire powers to give us an edge in the bedroom.”“Or the couch,” Kelda added. “Or the sleeping bag. Or the backseat of the car.”“Or a floating platform in the middle of the desert.” Beth looked at Logan and bit her lip. “But I digress. Ira has a dominant half that does the dominating, and a submissive half that enjoys taking sexually charged abuse.”“And that was the submissive half we fought?” Logan asked. “Bro,” Rafe’s voice chuckled. “She asked if you were going to bludgeon her to death with your schlong. If that was the submissive side, I

“Oh, now, it was a blessing and a curse,” the redhead retorted. “I got to leave Hell for full days on end without recourse, but in return I had to come back and manage all of these girls. As you can probably imagine that was no small feat.” “Small price to pay,” Kelda cooed. “You know you loved every minute of it.” “I did,” Beth said as she ran her hand up and down the blonde’s back lovingly. “And now that I followed you and Abina to Logan, I’m loving it even more.” “Oh boy,” Rafe’s voice intervened. “Am I watching a Lifetime original movie over here?” “Don’t pretend you’re not loving this whole thing too, Rafe,” Logan rolled his eyes.“No doubt, bro,” the goblin’s voice agreed. “Chicks dig the Rafester and his massive schlong. Plus, we get to go around doing badass demon-slaying shit. It actually makes me kinda bummed that we’re only killing humans this time.”“Even with the context, that sounds horrible,” Logan laughed and then looked down at hi