"I deserve that. I do. But I am not lying to you. Yes. I did things. Evil things. Things I am no longer proud of."
"Oh? Aren't you? You are the king of demons." She turned her back on him and spoke. "I saw what you did to Hella."
The name of his Mistress instantly angered him.
"Beatrice, stay away from Hella. She is dangerous. Do not tell her about the baby. Do you hear me? Beatrice!" He was talking fast now.
Beatrice wanted to trust him, but every time something terrible happened. He grabbed her by her shoulders and whipped her around. They were face-to-face. "Beatrice, dammit! Listen to me! If you have our child on Earth, you will die! Didn't that lecherous, Archbishop ever discuss the Antichrist with you?"
Looking back, Beatrice could only think of one time when the Archbishop had made mention of a demon and a witch reproducing. He had never spoken to her about a human unknowingly conceiving with a demon.