at his mistress, but now he was angry at himself too. "God damnit, James," he whispered to himself, "Why the fuck did you say those things?" He'd never seen Lilith so enraged… or so hurt. James knew he had overreacted and pushed the demoness too far. He tried to reach out to her mentally, as she had taught him to, "Lilith," he spoke in his mind, directing his thoughts to the demoness, "Lilith, I'm sorry. Please, talk to me." No answer was returned; James wasn't even sure his