CHAPTER 2
Liam's POV
If not for the fact that I need to get some money, I really won't be interested in leaving my lovely Amelia for any other woman.
As I entered the mansion of the Lord which I worked for, I began to daydream of how it would all be mine after I marry his daughter Barbara.
The mansion stairs were made completely out of glass and the rails were made of pure gold. Other floors of the mansion were made of Marble.
Each and every painting that hung on the wall of the mansion was made purely of a gold frame. I am surprised that such a wealthy demon married his fellow demon.
Normally demons with this kind of wealth marry witches in order to gain more power, if a poor demon such as myself marries a witch I'm then the people of Oecia will see it as a crime. That is why I need to get some money so I can finally marry Amelia.
I was still thinking of different ways to entice Barbara when I saw her coming down the stairs, indeed she was beautiful but I will always prefer Amelia.
As she came down the stairs she missed a step and was about to fall when I managed to wipe in on time and caught her in my arms. She hung onto me for a while before letting go.
She tried her best to pretend as if my touch did not have any effect on her but unfortunately for her she was bad at it. So I decided to take advantage of this opportunity.
"Lady Barbara, are you ok?" I asked her as I held her hands.
"Hmm..?" She asked probably out of shock or confusion.
"I mean we're you hurt?" I asked her again, this time licking my lips while I stared into her brown eyes.
"Yes.. I mean no, I am fine and it's all thanks to you" she smiled.
"Well I'm glad I could help" I told her as I let go of her hand and walked away to continue my work.
I was just a mere guard for my Lord ( Barbara's father) but I'm sure my looks and fake attitude made her want me.
Although I was backing her as I walked away I could feel that her eyes were still fixed on me.
"Liam" Lord zaka( Barbara's father) Calle me.
"Yes my Lord" I replied
" I want you to escort my daughter to the market. She wants to find me a good pet, keep your eyes on her and make sure nothing happens to her" Lord Zaka ordered.
"Yes my Lord" I said as I bowed my head in respect.
About 10 minutes later Barbara came down from the stairs in a bright yellow dress that hugged her body. The dress was very short which made her look delicious.
I was with 2 other guards that were meant to escort her along with me. I opened the door for her to get into the car while I drove the car.
None of us ( the guards) dared to start a conversation with her because if she found it either frustrating or annoying, we knew we would end up in the dungeon so we all kept quiet.
When we got to the destination (market) . I opened the door for her to step out. She came down from the vehicles and just when myself and another were about to accompany her she turned around and said
"You may wait for me here. I don't want any disturbance".
We had no choice but to wait for her in the car. Moments past and we still hadn't seen her, I got worried because if anything is to happen to her then I'm sure I will pay with my life.
I went out of the vehicle and began to pick up her scent, I followed her scent until it got to a secreted area.
I was shocked, I saw her with another guy talking. I couldn't tell if he was a demon or a wizard or even human. I hid at a spot and listened to their conversation.
"What took you so long to get here? Don't you know that I have been waiting for over an hour now" the guy said to Barbara as he leaned on the wall.
"I'm really sorry for keeping you. You know how my dad is. He even asked guards to come along with me" Barbara replied as she tried to plead with him.
"Is it ok baby. You look very sexy today" he complimented her.
She just blushed and looked down. She really seems to like this guy.
"Baby I brought the money you asked for. Can we go now? I'm afraid one of the guards will come looking for me, '' Barbara said.
"Yes we should leave now. I will take you to my house on the wizard side of Oecia. Your day won't be able to find us there. We will live together, just me and you" he replied as he took the bag of money from her.
No wonder she took that bag with her when we left the palace. Does this mean she is planning to elope with her lover, a wizard. I thought she had feelings for me..
Anyways I have to stop them before they succeed and also get me into big trouble. I was about to come out of hiding to stop them,but they teleported before I could do anything.
Oh no! I am done for. I returned to the car and told the other two guards what had happened, we all knew we had little or no chance of survival if we told Lord Zaka. Lord Zaka was known to be brutal and merciless.
Many feared to work for him but because he pays his workers more than most Lords, demons like myself are left with no other choice.
"No, I can't go back and die in such a way. I'm leaving" the first guard blurted out.
"Are you mad? Do you think Lord Zaka won't find you. Don't be stupid, he might even accuse you of taking his daughter" the second guard said to him.
The second guard was right, no matter the decision we take now we won't survive it. We had no other choice than to return to the palace and break the news to Lord Zaka.
"How dare you come to me and tell me you can't find her? Where were you when she eloped?" He said to an unfortunate man who broke the news to him the moment we arrived at the palace.
"I'm sorry my Lord. She asked us to wait by the car and when I decided to track her down it was already too late as she had met with her lover and they both teleported before ei could do anything" I explained as I hung my head down low.
Before I knew what was happening he gave me a resounding slap. I almost fell on the fall.
"How dare you give me such a stupid excuse. I give you 48 hours to find my daughter or else I will send your head back to your family ``Those were the last words he said before he left the sitting room.
I began to feel cold all of a sudden, I was scared to the core. This demon will not have mercy on me I am sure.
Now he has given me just 48 hours to find his daughter.
How I'm I going to look for her in the wizard part of Oecia?
Amelia's POV
I wanted to surprise Liam so I went to his house and prepared one of his favorite meals. I even made sure it had fresh blood in it,.just the way Liam liked his meal.
I had my own key to his house so getting into his house wasn't really a difficult task.
Liam returned home late.
"Liam baby you're back. Come and sit I have prepared one of your favorite meals, it even has blood in it" I said to Liam as I helped him take off his clothes from the doorstep.
" Why are you in my house?. Haven't I warned you to inform me first before coming into my house? Just because you have a spare key doesn't mean you can just work in here anytime you like" he shouted at me as he pushed me away, I fell to the floor immediately.
I began to cry. I wondered what my offense was this time around.
"Liam I'm sorry" I said as I picked myself up from the floor.
He slapped me "do you think sorry will be enough to correct your mistakes huh. You forsaken witch" he said as he shoved me aside.
He ate the meal and didn't compliment it. I felt bad but I got used to it.
Liam had started doing this quite often and I didn't have any other choice than to endure it. No one else would want to date or marry a witch and I can't go back to the wizard side of Oecia where I come from because my family had been banished.
I was too scared to sleep on the same bed as Liam that night. I thought I had avoided any more trouble but I just made things worse for myself.
As I was sleeping Liam came to wake me in the middle of the night.
" So you decided to sleep here hu?. Why?" He asked, almost shouting.
I was still feeling very sleepy and it was as if I was still asleep.
But the sleep vanished from my eyes when he dragged me out of the bed and threw me on the floor.
"Go to my room now, take off your clothes. I want to sleep with your naked body by my side" he ordered
I didn't even want him to say anymore as I got up from the floor and started to undress myself.
I went and slept on the bed.
"I have changed my mind. Get up from the bed and sleep on the floor, that's where I want you to sleep to night" he said to me and I got up and slept on the cold floor naked. While he slept on the bed.