CHAPTER 15 💜 16
Neriah woke up the next morning and carefully got up from the bed as she made to go out of the room. The full-screen mirror by the room caught her eyes and she moved towards it as memories of the the day before flooded into her head.
Unconsciously, her hand went towards where he had bitten her and she checked it in the mirror as her eyes widened in awe.
There was a picture or should she say a tattoo of a black wolf with sparkling eyeballs and beside it was a golden sword held by another creature with silver eyes. The tattoo was mesmerizing and shining on her neck and a smile crept in her face. Well,the smile didn't last long as she remembered who gave her this tattoo and what it stands for.
She sighed sadly as she made her way downstairs pushing back the tears that threatened to fall. The scent of baked bread and chocolate hit her nostrils and she followed the scent to the kitchen.
Her eyes almost popped out if their sockets as she saw the spotless back of a man as he flipped the egg in the frypan. She gulped down as she saw his muscle flex. Oh no!this was temptation.
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Lucifer woke up very early to prepare breakfast for his mate.
Yes,he had never cooked before but he was Lucifer, he should know how to do everything.
That was his wolf's response so here was he trying to cook. He already moved around the human world the day before and bought recipe books on how to prepare different delicacies and he could say that it was bothersome.
Why will you have so many ingredients and go through so much stress just to make the stomach filled??
For him,all he had to do was to kill an animal and roast it but for his mate he was ready to do anything.
He sensed her presence behind him and he tensed up but soon relax as he heard her thoughts. A smile crept into his face as he knew she found him tempting.He knew that he had a great body figure and his bare chest was something no one can resist.
Yes,he could now hear her thoughts as he already marked her and she could also hear his if she paid attention to him but he already blocked her out.
"Good morning,light" he greeted as he turned to her and her pupils restricted as she stared at him.
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Neriah stared at him with restricted pupils. There was something different about this psychopath. He wasn't putting on a mask and his full face was awesome. She could say he was the most handsome man she had ever met. Perfect jaw,tempting lips,pointed nose,smooth skin and his red eyeballs added a dangerous vibe to his perfection.
He was god-like and words stuck on her throat as she didn't know what to say.
"Don't forget he is a monster. He forcefully marked us and he is keeping us here against our will"her subconsciousness reminded her and her eyebrow ticked.
Yes,he is monster. She must be a fool to be mesmerizing over a look. A monster will always be a monster.
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Lucifer's jaw ticked as he stared at her in hurt. He was happy that she was drooling over him but she still thinks if him as a monster.
"This is going to be tough"he said internally.
"Mate is no fool to smile at you even after what you did. Deal with it on your own "his wolf barked and he clenched his fist as he put on a smile.
"I baked some bread. I hope you like it"he said slowly as he set the table and Neriah stared at him in anger.
Was he trying to please her with this little things??
He fucking snatched away her freedom,her life,her everything and he wants her to forget it all over a baked bread?!Never!
"I am not hungry"she said coldly as she moved up the stairs then she stopped and turned to him.
"And don't think you can get me to forget what you did to me by doing all of these. I neither forgive nor forget easily,it's a trait in the family. So it's better you stop now."Neriah said sternly as she walked into her room.
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Lucifer sighed as he watched her leave. A part of him ached a lot and he wished he could take back hands of time. He regretted marking her.
Suddenly,he felt a mix of sadness,longing and pain. These weren't his own emotions, it must be Neriah's emotions. He could now feel her emotions now that he marked her.
She must be hungry as she hadn't eaten anything since the day before. He sighed as he packed bread,egg and some chocolate into a plate that he placed on tray and he carried it up stairs.
He didn't go through all those stress for nothing but he also couldn't force her to eat it. He stood at the door and contemplated on whether to go in or not but he chose the latter.He should give her some privacy,if she doesn't want to see him then it's fine.
"Neriah!"he called as he knocked on the door and all he got was whimpers.
"Can I come in?"he asked yet no response and he sighed.
"I know I committed a grave sin and you might never forgive me but you have to eat something. Seeing you sick is what I don't want to see so please come out and take this from me"pleaded Lucifer still no response.
"It's fine if you don't want to see me. I will drop at the doorstep and you can pick it up. There's more downstairs if this is not enough."said Lucifer and he dropped the food down.
"I will be leaving now"he said as he waited a while before leaving with his shoulders slumped.
This was harder than he imagined.
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Neriah heard sounds of receding footsteps and she wiped her tears. His actions were surprising,he never for once asked permission before barging in and he didn't care about her.
Her stomach grumbled and she let out a slight chuckle.
"I guess I am hungry"muttered Neriah as she moved towards the door.
She opened the door gently and peeped to see if he was still there but he truly left. She looked down and saw the tray of food. She bent and picked it up as she went in and closed the door.
"Hmm mm...so delicious"moaned out Neriah as she chewed the bread.
It was well baked with the right amount of sugar just the way she liked it. The egg was well fried and she wondered how a man could fry eggs like this. This is the real taste of home made food but the only thing was that she wasn't home.
Shaking off the bad feeling,she enjoyed her meal. It would have been a loss if she missed something like this.
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Lucifer smiled as he heard her thoughts. He was glad she liked it. He had thought he would end up barging in and feeding her with the food if she still refused to pick it by the doorstep but that wasn't necessary anymore.
"I guess am one step forward" he muttered.
"Let's hope you don't fuck this up again"his demon said coldly and Lucifer sighed.
He truly hoped so too.
He stood up and went into the kitchen to clean up and prepare lunch. He wouldn't make mate starve for a minute.
TBC....