(Sixteen years later)
"Nathan? " khalan called as she walked into Nathan's room. "Nathan? ", she called again as she got no response to the first call. "Nathan! "She called again but raising her voice slightly this time. "Nathan where are you?", she called again with a slight worry in her voice. "Where could he have gone this early morning, where you Nathan? " she said getting worried.
She ran outside immediately screaming his name on top her voice with all the breathe in her lungs. "Nathan?where are you? " she went round the hut and then came back to the front of the hut still calling for Nathan. She kept shouting and calling for him till she got tired. She just sat at the front door of the hut crying. She knew she couldn't go beyond the hut's vicinity because there was a barrier they set by Nathan to protect her since she was a child. She had never in her life gone beyond the huts vicinity, because Nathan always says its dangerous. But had promised to tour her outside the barrier on her sixteenth birthday, and that's why she was so excited about today. It was her sixteenth birthday, but Nathan was no where to be found. She went to bed last night with excitement bubbling inside her. She could wait for today to come. Finally, she would go outside the barrier. Now the day is here but her escort and only friend was nowhere to be found. She just sat there crying her eyes out.
"Khalan? " Nathan called with concern. Khalan raised her head and saw him standing before her with a concerned look on his face. "Where have you been?" She asked in tears. "I have been searching for you all morning. I thought something bad had happened to you or maybe the bad people outside the barrier had taken you as captive " she said within sniffs.
"No khalan, l am totally fine as you can see", he said drawing her up for a hug. "Besides, l went plan for your tour today. I didn't forget it was your birthday" he said with a smile. Nathan(Lucifer) had gone to inspect the whole Cullen, all the routes they would take, to make Khalan doesn't encounter any danger. Although he would be going with her, he didn't want to take any chances nor did he want anything to awaken the sleeping Sheba. "Really? " she said said excited, pulling away from his chest." l thought you forgot about the tour you promised me two years ago" she said with a grin.
Lucifer was ogling her at the moment, she was very beautiful and looked ravishing with that beautiful smile, he felt the urge to pull her in for an intense kiss or even take her to bed. He had watched her grow is since she was a baby. He made her see him as a friend, but all these while he saw her as a mate and wanted nothing but to claim her. 'Today she turning sixteen, just two more years to go' he thought to himself being very impatient he wanted her already, her looks and beauty was provoking the devil in him. He has always wanted Sheba and now he has her though not her real self but her reincarnation but they were the same. She still had her looks, emerald eyes, long black hair with touches of green at the end and beginning , caramel skin and same voice as well. He had watched Sheba grow up before and now he is the one raising her.
" Nathan! "Khalan called jolting him from his thoughts. "Yes of course, l didn't forget my promise and the tour is still on " he said with a smile.
Khalan was so happy. She hugged him immediately and thanked him. Lucifer was trying his best to control himself with her full breast pressing hard on his chest, though it wasn't fully mature yet but it was luring. "How about you go inside and get dressed and l will get the horse ready. " he said trying to end the hug so that he won't snap out his self control. "Ok" khalan said as she ran inside, with a grin on her face.
Khalan got into the bath immediately, she washed herself thoroughly and the slid into the dress that Nathan had bought for her the day before. She combed her hair and let it fall, she then applied scent oils. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and felt satisfied. She ran out again to meet Nathan standing by the horse. She walked to him and spinned gorgeously "how do l look? " she asked with a smile.
Lucifer's jaw dropped on her sight. She looked breathe taking, his Sheba, his and his alone. He was called out of his daydream by her question. He would have poured out her heart, but remembered she was still underage and would misunderstand any of his compliment as him having ill feelings for her. He raised her, making her believe he was her guidian and friend, not her mate or husband.
"Good, you look good"he said with a slight smile. "Shall we" he said , motioning her to the horse she smiled and got on it with his help. Since she couldn't ride a horse, they were going to share the horse. Nathan sat behind her and saddled the horse to move. He had already removed the barrier so they just passed with ease.
"Oh my, this place is beautiful "khalan said as she opened her mouth in awe. They were now in the capital of Cullen. They left the horse at the public stable, as they strolled in the capital. Khalan kept smiling and grinning at the things she saw, she was really excited. Lucifer read her and knew what she was thinking but just smiled to him self and felt satisfied.
He knew what a risk it was for her to leave the barrier. Due to the fact that Moist could easily sense the presence of witches in the whole of Cullen. And to make matters worse, she was not just a witch, she was the enchantress supreme and her presence would be too obvious to Moist.
He had used his powers to subdue her aura. Although she has not woken, but she still has her aura and magnificence. To everyone around, both mortal and immortal, she was just a normal human.
He had to sacrifice the heart beat of his mortal heart for twelve hours to get that done. Which he had already fulfilled in the world of darkness before returning to her that morning. He felt a little weak but he was sure he could manage just to fulfill his promise to her.
She bought more clothes, hair clips, underwears, and other feminine things. All her life, Nathan had been the one doing the shopping, but now she's getting things for her self. She was very excited and shy at the same time. Nathan understood and decided to give her space. He excused himself from the stall and steeped out a bit, not losing sight of her.
Khalan was relieved that Nathan stepped out. She didn't understand how her body reacted to his presence nowadays. She found herself blushing to his every word, smiling at his every compliment. She just couldn't understand. However, she didn't want him to see her as an ungrateful person by showing off her untold attitude. Infact, she was very grateful to Nathan and appreciated his impact on her life after he found her in the woods like he had said. He was indeed a good person and she didn't want to ruin their good relationship. So whatever it is that she was feeling or noticing, she has to end it for the sake of his genuine care.
After buying all the items she needed, she stepped out of the stall with the items in a bag she carried on her right arm. She walked towards Nathan where he was standing. She didn't loose eye contact with him as she stared at him with admiration he seemed too beautiful to be true. She brushed off the thought immediately scolding herself 'khalan what is wrong with you, don't disrespect Nathan like that' her cheeks were flushed and she lost focus on where she was going. Suddenly, a strong arm grabbed her and pulled her into his embrace and they just vanished into thin air.