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"You called?" He muttered. Nanu? Did he sound annoyed? I motioned for him to follow me with my hand. 

"Why did it take so long?" I asked coldly. Ty sighed. He seemed to have realized that I had noticed how his mood was at the moment. 

"Nereus wanted to know what I'm up to," was his muttered reply.

"I see." I replied blankly. So Nereus had become more attentive. We'd have to be more careful. 

"Why did you call me?" He asked then. A few moments later we came back to the room. 

"From now on you will also listen to Nyria orders.", Was my only explanation. He stared at me perplexed. 

"Why?" He breathed. Didn't that suit him or was he just surprised? 

"Because I say that," I said simply. Nyria stepped up to me and gave me a brief hug, which threw me off course for just as brief a moment. 

"Thanks," she said with a laugh. I quickly recovered myself. In my mind I turned to Ty.

If you notice anything about them, tell me. And you will, just as you will continue to report to me, all right?

As you wish. it came back softly.

"We'd better get out of here before Zayn thinks something might have happened.", Nyria suddenly spoke up. She took my subordinate by the hand and pulled him behind her. When I heard him sigh, I couldn't help but smile. 

I paced nervously up and down. Nyria was not in hiding and when I asked where she was, I had no answer. So now I was impatiently waiting for her to return. Meanwhile, I racked my brains over Ezekiel. I can't believe he was defending me. Maybe I was wrong about him after all? 

“You worry too much about this girl. Wherever she is, she is fine. "

My brother's hand came to rest on my shoulder. He was probably right, but there was no other way. She had already done so much for me that I would return the favor.

"I can see, trying to calm you down doesn't work." Ezekiel muttered and withdrew his hand.

"Thanks." I managed to quietly. He looked at me equally surprised and irritated. 

"For defending me from Lucifer and for ... now," I mumbled and met his gaze. He smiled but couldn't say anything. Two arms wrapped around me from behind and a delicate body pressed against me.

"I'm back," she breathed. I immediately turned to take her in my arms. 

"Why didn't you answer me?" I growled, hugging her tighter.

"Because I have a surprise," she whispered, breaking free from the embrace. Tenderly she cupped my face with both hands, then kissed me short and deep. After Nyria stepped back, my eyes fell on my brother. But he just smiled. Laughing softly, she took a step back, then gave a low whistle. A man entered the room. When I recognized him, my eyes fell on Nyria again.  

"What is Ty doing here?" I asked perplexed. She grinned and patted Lucifer's servant on the shoulder. 

“From now on he is no longer under Lucifer's command, but also under mine. At the same time he is also Nereus' right hand man. So? Where is the benefit? "

She winked and I looked at Ty.

"What do you think of that?" I asked him. He looked down and sighed. 

"Order is order."

Only now did I look at Ezekiel. Apparently he hadn't expected to see Ty again.

"Who would have thought that you are actually not under Nereus' but under Lucifer's command?" He muttered, eyeing the winged demon.

"You haven't changed a bit in all these years."

"I could say the same thing," Ty replied. He also looked at his counterpart. Hopefully the two would get along ... 

"Why is he listening to your orders of all people?" I mumbled now and looked back at Nyria, who was still keeping an eye on the situation. She shrugged, then stuck her tongue out at me.

“Because Lucifer said it. Complain to him if that doesn't suit you. ", Was her casual answer. I snorted, but I wasn't offended. Nyria was in control, I knew that.

"What do you think of it when we take care of how we proceed next?", She said now, completely determined and looked around.

"She is right. We wasted too much time already. ", I agreed.

"You could have done something a long time ago." Ezekiel grumbled and gave both of us a derogatory look. Nyria and I also exchanged a look.

"As much as I hate to say that, I doubt that we could have managed it." Nyria coughed and crossed her arms under her chest.

“What exactly is the plan, Ezekiel? Do you even have one? "

The corners of my mouth twitched. Was she mocking? I really hoped my brother had at least developed a little sense of humor over the years as a fallen. He snorted, which finally made me laugh. But I got a bad look for it. Ezekiel cleared his throat.

“Thanks to Lucifer's little helper here, we'll find out everything about Nereus' next steps. Then it's up to us to thwart his plans. We will always be one step ahead of him in the future. "

His smile shows how sure he was of his cause. Both Ty and I wanted to say something, but Nyria got ahead of us.

"That has to be enough for the beginning.", She muttered and fixed her gaze on Ty.

"Has Nereus noticed anything of your double life so far?"

For a brief moment his eyelids drooped.

“I have to be more careful in the future, but no, I don't think he suspects anything. Why do you ask?"

For a split second you could tell Nyria was thinking. Then her mouth opened again.

"Do you think you will manage not to take your eyes off Nereus?"

The three of us looked at her in surprise. Was that what she really wanted to ask of him? Ty sighed and scratched the back of his head.

“It won't be that simple. As long as I suppress my strength, he won't notice me, but I can't keep it up for too long. I'll do my best, ”he muttered.

"Thank you very much.", Nyria immediately said happily, whereupon the demon managed a small smile.

"And you think that all of this will work?" I mumbled, to which Nyria gave me a stern look.

“It has to be. Or do we have other options? ”She said blankly.

I sighed and shook my head. No, at least none that I could think of. She gave me a look that should probably say "Well, what did I say?". I turned away from the three of them with a roll of my eyes.

"If there are any successes, let me know."

"What's wrong with him?" I heard someone whisper, but I couldn't tell who it was from.

 ........

Nereus looked over at his right hand. He had withdrawn a few times lately and now looked pensive and lost in thought again. Nereus didn't find this at all unsettling, but he was worried. He was his right hand after all.

"Ty, what's wrong with you?", He broke the silence calmly. Ty didn't react at all, Nereus had to give him a mental push first to make him look up. 

"What's on your mind? You're wondering about something, Ty. So out with it. "

His assistant lowered his eyes again and hesitated for a moment. It took a few moments before he opened his mouth.

"I was often among the people in order to find out more about Ezekiel."

Nereus raised his eyebrows.

"So you investigated on your own without my knowledge and without letting me know?" He asked. Ty nodded, and the archangel gave a weak smile.

“I praise myself for such enthusiasm. Could you find out anything? "

"Not about Ezekiel, no." Ty muttered, scratching the back of his head. "However, I saw ... Nyria."

Ty could clearly see Nereus' pupils contracting.

"Then why is she still alive?" He growled. Ty swallowed, but then squared his shoulders and looked confidently into his eyes. 

“In my eyes there is no reason to take this girl's life. She seems to be very helpful and understanding. ”He said his thoughts out loud.

The archangel rose slowly. A storm raged in his eyes and the demon sensed that it was now dangerous.

"I beg your pardon? I really hope for you that I have just misheard. "

A deep growl rose in his chest, but Ty didn't change his posture.

“No, you haven't misheard. I'm serious. After all, the danger comes from Ezekiel, not the girl. I've been watching her and she seems very peaceful. "

There was silence for a while. Nereus was stunned. Since when did Ty express his opinion so confidently? Nereus grabbed his subordinate by the chin.

“I'll tell you something now, boy! Should you meet this child again you will kill her, do you understand? No matter how innocent she may seem, she will not work with Ezekiel for nothing. "

Hot breath hit his face. If you only knew he thought and nodded inferiorly. 

"As you wish, master," he muttered, whereupon the archangel let go of him.

"I hope we hit it off," he growled and left the room. Ty swallowed, suppressing his aura. From now on he would follow his “master” at every turn.

"Babe, what's up?"