My Demon of Earth

My Demon of Earth REBEL DEMONS BOOK 3 ROSEMARY A JOHNS Contents Rebel Demons Book Three Books In The Rebel Verse Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 What To Read Next: My Demon Of Water! Other Books By Rosemary To Read! Rebel Gods A Familiar Murder About the Author Appendix One: Elementals Appendix Two: Demons Appendix Three: Humans Rebel Demons Book Three When I save the life of an enemy demon prince, I never expect him to claim me… I’m a human healer, who’s trapped in the underworld by a rebel cult. After I see the sinfully sexy Demon of Earth being wounded in battle, I defy my captors to break the spell that’s sent the prince into a deep sleep. He’s…gorgeous. But he’s also a dark sorcerer and a winged cat shifter. Every moment that I’m with the cocky playboy prince, I’m in danger. Yet it turns out that I’m his fated mate. Terrified, I reject our bond because my cult will kill us both. But the prince offers me a deal: if I stay with him in his enchanted citadel for a week, then he’ll protect me forever. It’s hard to push away the wickedly handsome demon, when all I want to do is grab him by the horns and claim him. But I have a secret that’s even more dangerous than the war that rages around us and it could tear us apart. MY DEMON OF EARTH: REBEL DEMONS BOOK THREE © copyright 2023 Rosemary A Johns www.rosemaryajohns.com Copyright notice: All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This is a work of fiction. 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Books In The Rebel Verse RECOMMENDED READING ORDER ALL BOOKS ARE STANDALONE SERIES REBEL ACADEMY - WICKEDLY CHARMED COMPLETE SERIES COMPLETE BOX SET CRAVE CRUSH CURSE REBEL WEREWOLVES - COMPLETE SERIES COMPLETE BOX SET ONLY PERFECT OMEGAS ONLY PRETTY BETAS ONLY PROTECTOR ALPHAS REBEL: HOUSE OF FAE - COMPLETE HOUSE OF FAE REBEL GODS - COMPLETE SERIES BAD LOKI BAD HADES BAD RA REBEL DEMONS MY DEMON OF FIRE MY DEMON OF AIR MY DEMON OF EARTH MY DEMON OF WATER REBEL ANGELS - COMPLETE SERIES Complete Series Box Set: Books 1-5 VAMPIRE HUNTRESS VAMPIRE PRINCESS VAMPIRE DEVIL VAMPIRE MAGE VAMPIRE GOD REBEL VAMPIRES - COMPLETE SERIES COMPLETE SERIES BOX SET BOOKS 1-3 BLOOD DRAGONS BLOOD SHACKLES BLOOD RENEGADES STANDALONE: BLOOD GODS THE SHADOWMATES SERIES - COMPLETE WOLF TRIALS WOLF FATES AUDIO BOOKS LISTEN HERE… CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE PACK BONDS OMEGAVERSE REBEL & HER KNIGHTS EMBER & HER MARSHALS ANGEL & HER CHAMPIONS SOCIETY OF SECRETS STANDALONE ELITE ONE SECRET RULE BOOKS IN THE OXFORD VERSE RECOMMENDED READING ORDER OXFORD MAGIC KITTEN MYSTERIES A FAMILIAR MURDER A FAMILIAR CURSE A FAMILIAR HEX A FAMILIAR BREW A FAMILIAR GHOST A FAMILIAR SPELL A FAMILIAR YULE A FAMILIAR BRIDE OXFORD PARANORMAL BOOK CLUB BITING MR. DARCY HEXING MERLIN Chapter 1 Mayor’s Mansion, The Hill, England BRIAR “I don’t care that it’s the night before my wedding,” I hiss. “If your dad’s summoned the demons to devour you, then we should be running.” “I don’t run.” Maxton tightens his arm around my waist. “I fight.” Maxton is my gorgeous college aged cousin with dirty blond curls and caramel skin. His hair is pulled back by a white ribbon at his nape. Since we’re both only children who’ve lost our mums, we’ve clung to each other in the midst of our loneliness, while raging at the world. He’s three years younger than me, and I’d do anything to protect him. I’d die for him. My pulse flutters in my throat. My heart beats wildly. The wood-paneled ballroom gleams with a checkerboard marble floor and high, molded ceiling. Ranks of glittering chandeliers chase the shadows to the edges of the room, and silver drapes hang at the arched windows out to the starry night. I wrinkle my nose against the perfumed, intoxicating scent of the ballroom, which lulls me into a drowsy state. I clutch onto Maxton’s shoulders, as we dance amongst the swirl of beautiful people in the Mayor’s mansion. There’s a ripple of excited chatter, as the guests laugh and gossip, taking selfies at one of the biggest events of the year. My wedding tomorrow will be the biggest. My blond hair is damp with sweat, and my feet in tight black shoes ache. My muscles are heavy with exhaustion. All day, I’ve been supporting a patient with diabetes at the clinic, and I’d give anything to be back there working, rather than partying in this mansion. Somewhere, my fiancé is preening amongst all these peacocks with their black tie and bejeweled evening dresses, showing off that he’s marrying into the Mayor’s family because he’s the prestigious Doctor Oliver Greel and runs the only clinic in our town. Who cares that this is an arranged marriage between our families? Oh yeah, I fucking do. Tomorrow I will become Mrs. Briar Greel. On the Stones, I hate it. Fuck, I’ll be stuck with a surname that sounds like a dying rat. Tonight, is my last night of freedom. Except, when was I allowed a choice in