"My Irene. Why do you ask all of a sudden. Is there an issue?" Hazel had a confused look on her face.
I took a deep breath before explaining.
"I had a dream. In the dream, I saw a little girl that looks so much like your great granddaughter so I asked her what her name is. But she told me her name was Layla."
"The little girl I saw is my mate." I added waiting for Hazel's reply.
"Your mate? You have a mate? This great news!" Hazel squealed in excitement.
" So where is she?"
"She currently lives among the humans. But that is all I know." As soon as she told me her whereabouts I disappeared.
I had stayed in the human world for about 6 months according to their time frame. I still haven't found my mate. I couldn't sense her properly and she was proving difficult to find.
One day, I sensed her, my men also notified me that they sensed a powerful aura.
I was surprised. If they could sense her, that means the underworld could also sense her and it would become dangerous again.
But a few minutes passed and all signs of her vanished without a trace. I knew that the enemies would be frustrated.
If I'm not mistaken, the little girl would be 11 years old in human age.
I rushed back to my world as soon as her trace vanished. I knew her family would be in danger.
As I arrived, I could see blood everywhere in their house a panic kicked in. There was no one in the house. I searched for a few more days, then one afternoon, I could hear Hazel's voice in my head. She was calling me! She gave me the address to her hideout but as I reached there I saw nothing. But I turned around again and saw a little cottage with Hazel standing in front of me.
"Come in, let's talk." Hazel said leading me into the cottage.
As we sat down o began questioning her.
"What happened while I was away? My men could sense Irene why is that so? And if they could I'm sure that the demons and the witches are aware of her existence."
"Yes they found out and came for us demanding her whereabouts. I could also sense her for that short period of time. My guess is she took of the bracelet and put it back on. I don't know why she did that but I pray she doesn't do that again." She explained.
" So when they came to you how did you escape?" I was really curious.
"when they came, they shed blood all over my house. We had severe injuries but I and the rest of the family were able to kill them all before we fled. We set up this little cottage and put an invincible barrier... Have you found her yet?"
" Not yet. I came back as soon as I knew your family was in danger."
" Please when you find her I want you to protect her with your life. She's your mate that the Supreme goddess blessed you with."
" You don't have to tell me. I won't let any harm come upon the mate I had waited over 700 years to meet. I assure you that she would be safe and I'll find her before anyone does."
"Please keep your word. Thanks for your concern. You can leave now, there's nothing to worry about."
" Before I leave I want to ask you something. Is Cherish aware that Irene is my mate? Is your family aware?" I just wanted to know.
" Yeah. They know everything."
" Okay then I'll be leaving." With that I teleported back to my mansion.
As soon as I reached my mansion I called Darius, Milo Mark and James my trusted men to accompany me back to the human world.
7 years had gone by in the human world but I still had no chance of finding her. I lived among the humans so I lived like them. I had several mansions, properties and companies that my subordinates operated for me while I was in the underworld.
With this amount of wealth, I'll be able to spoil my mate until she is ready to follow me back to her roots.
***************The Present***************
A month passed and I could sense her. I could smell her! I thought she had taken her bracelet off like in the past years but that wasn't the case.
Only I could sense her! I guess our mate bond has grown stronger.
I traced her to a college. It was late at night. I discovered that Irene stayed in a hostel in school. I stood at the foot of her hostel building wondering if I should go inside but I didn't want to scare her and I was eager to see her. After the first dream I had of her, she never appeared to o me again.
"Found you!" I said to myself as I stood in front of her bed and laid my eyes on the most beautiful woman ever. She has a really fair skin and her hair was in a disheveled state with some covering parts of her beautiful face. I was tempted to remove them but she stirred in her sleep. I quickly teleported out of her room.
I notified my men that I had found her and she would be coming to live with me. I asked them to run a background check on her. I needed to know whom her adoptive parents were and how she was treated.
"Find out everything about her down to her favorite colour. Nothing should be left out" I gave my order and went to bed thinking of the beautiful face I had seen today.
The following morning I went to see her. I his in the shadows and watched my beautiful mate prepare for lectures. She had no idea I was in her room. After she left, I received news for my men that their assignments were complete.
Her adoptive parents Christopher, had treated her worse that you would treat her. She had a step sister that treated her no less than her parents. They only paid her college fees and told her never to show her face in their house again. They disowned her. They disowned my precious mate and I will make them regret their actions.
This night I prepared to go see her. As soon as I laid my eyes on her my mind began to go haywire. I studied her sleeping figure and desire began to fill my heart as I noticed my eyes beginning to change color.I sat on her bed and kept my hands to myself but I couldn't. I trailed my fingers on her face appreciating her beauty.
As I stared deep into her face her pretty eyes fluttered open. But to my disappointment I could see traces of fear in them. She was scared of me, her mate.
"What are you? What do you want? Why did you sneak into my room in the middle of the night?" She asked. Her voice was like the cool breeze rubbing against my ears. I had tampered with her vision. Demons are known for their ability to see in the dark but I didn't want her to see me just yet.
But she indirectly called me ugly. I'm the most handsome demon you would ever find. Because of her remark I gave her back her night vision and turned the lights on with the snap of my fingers.
I looked at her as are gaze travelled round my body. She looked shocked.
"Are you done scanning my body?" I said startling her but she began to defend herself.
Minutes later I left her room.
I remembered among the documents my men gave me, her favorite color was purple so asked the maids to tidy up one of the guests rooms on the second floor. In my mansion each floor had a masters bedroom. So I renovated the masters bedroom for her, turning the whole room into different shades of purple. The mini parlour was also renovated and had some furnitures added to it.
As soon as they were done I went to look for her. I found her leaving the school's building with a girl.
I decided to make myself invincible to everyone except my mate. Soon she saw me and lashed out at me. Her companion thought she was talking to her but she apologized. She said she was referring to a fly that won't leave her alone.
She called me a fly. She dare call her mate a fly!!!!