Chapter 26 she changed me
Lucifer’s P.O.V. (Continued)
“I was with Vincent, not because of his face, but because of his heart.” She spoke further in a tired tone, but it felt distant, as if she were reminiscing about her days with Vincent.
I felt a sharp pain in my heart, right there where her finger was touching my chest.
She slowly looked at the scar on my face.
“You two really look like identical twins, but I know that you two are different. Your personality and your heart are completely different from his. You are not him, and he couldn’t be you.” She continued in the same hollow tone, circling on my chest with her finger.
I saw pain in her eyes, but she was still smiling faintly.
“It’s not impossible to move on, Anaya. You only need some time and." I couldn’t say immediately that I wanted to have a place in her heart.
The tightness in my chest increased. I felt suffocated, but I didn’t want to move away from her.
She was like an anchor to me that I had been searching for all my life.
She was still in love with Vincent, and I couldn’t blame her for that.
They had been in a relationship for a long time, and Vincent helped her through so many ups and downs of her life.
Which person will not love deeply the person who stays by their side all the way long?
Still, it hurt badly, and jealousy….
Well, I am a petty person.
“Apart from our first meeting, I never saw Vincent in you, Lucifer.” She added it in a calm voice and looked straight into my eyes.
My heart skipped a beat, and I blinked harder.
“And it’s not because of this scar.” She added it hurriedly, but my heart skipped another beat.
“She finds us disgusting because of the scar.” Beast whimpered in pain, seeping through every muscle in my heart.
“This scar.” She mumbled, tracing that scar with a finger of her other hand.
“I am actually curious to know about the story behind this scar, Lucifer.” She added it, and I blinked, confused and stunned.
“Yo…. You are not disgusted?” I questioned in a daze.
She frowned, and before I could even blink, she slapped me.
“What are you thinking?” she yelled while glaring at me.
“Have you ever seen fear or disgust in my eyes for you?” she continued, yelling at me, and I just blinked, dumbfounded.
“Aaaahhhh. I would rather not talk to you now.” She yelled, showing her frustration, and then closed her eyes.
I held her hands on my face and my chest when she was about to remove them.
“No. I am sorry.” I apologized in a daze and in panic.
I didn't understand why I was apologizing, but her anger was more brutal than every fearful eye looking at me.
“I am tired. I want to sleep.” She spoke in a cold and hurtful manner.
“You…. You …. You can’t do this to me.” I wailed in despair.
For the first time in my life, I panicked.
Not only was I panicking, but it also seemed that I was throwing a tantrum.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me in confusion.
“It has been twelve years, Anaya. My bloodline is cursed. There is a tale that states that one of my ancestors had a witch as his fated mate. He had sx with her for a good time period, and then he discarded her like a piece of spoiled paper. He rejected her because he didn’t want a witch as his mate. In a fit of rage, she cursed the whole bloodline.” I stopped and took a deep breath, and pain shot through my veins all over my body.
“Whenever a male heir in my family got his wolf, he also got this scar of curse anywhere on his body, destroying his ability to find his fated mate.” I was in pain, remembering the day I got this scar.
“The irony is that I am the only one who got this scar on my face. Thi… this is not from a battle or a fight, but from that curse.” I lowered my eyes because I didn’t want her to see pain in my eyes.
“I never felt disgust towards you, Lucifer. Maybe when you forced me to accept you, I felt a bit, but not because of this scar. I… I don’t know why, but it always fascinated me.” She whispered, her finger caressing that scar on my face in the process.
I didn’t know what to say or what to feel right now.
It took me years to numb my heart to those fearful eyes, filled with disgust.
And she shattered that wall with just one sentence.
“I…. I felt like I am drawn to it. This urge to touch it…. Stroke it…. Th… that’s a strange pull.” She mumbled in a daze, but every word coming out of her mouth made my heart thud hard against my ribcage.
“Did we put her life in danger by forcing her to accept us as her mate?” Beast mumbled anxiously.
“Am I in trouble?” she asked me, looking into my eyes this time.
“Can I hug you?” I asked her anxiously instead of answering her question.
She blinked, startled by my question.
I wanted to embrace her tightly to ensure that she was okay, and there is nothing wrong with her being drawn to the scar, but it really scared me to death now.
She slowly moved her hand on my face towards the back of my neck. I made no move.
This was my respect for her demands.
I am not someone who waits for other people to give their consent.
If I want something or someone, I have that.
But this was my mate, the one whom Beast and I desire the most.
She slowly pulled me towards her after grabbing the back of my neck. I could see hesitation and uncertainty in her eyes, but for now, it didn’t bother me.
This slow move was enough of a consent for me.
I leaned down, slipped my hand under her neck, and pulled her upper body slightly, embracing it tightly.
She still had one hand on my chest.
I am sure that she already knew how hard my heart was beating right now.
She wrapped her hand around my neck and sighed softly while rubbing her head under my chin.
I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of her breath on the base of my neck.
Suddenly, restlessness left my body as if it hadn't been there a few seconds ago.
My heartbeat steadied, and I started breathing calmly.
My body relaxed, and I sighed softly.
She is safe, and she is with me.
My whole world turned upside down in just a few days, but I had no regret about that.
None of us says a word, but this comfortable silence is what I needed right now the most.
She felt soft against my rigid body.
She was weak, which I could feel, but her mental strength is something that impressed me the most.