Chapter 49: Chapter Forty-Nine

Damien held my hand as we walked into the house, caressing my hand with his thumb, to make sure I kept my calm. He led me into the library, which had suddenly been cleaned and reset, as if Damien and Sinclair didn't try to kill each other in this room recently. I couldn't help but be surprised when I saw this, due to it still being a mess with a gigantic hole in the wall when I left the house this morning.

"Hello, you must be Bast." A woman's voice said, turning my attention to her, rather than the sudden restoration of the library.

"Um, yes. H-Hello." I responded, finding myself a nervous wreck. The woman was unbelievably gorgeous, yet terrifying at the same time. She had long wavy brown hair that fell to her hips, with a smooth caramel complexion. In direct contrast against her caramel skin, she had beautifully bright gray eyes. She was about 5'9 , with a curvy figure, and long slender legs.

"Sinclair tells me your name is Bast? Is that your real name?" She asked me, taking my hand and leading me to the couch.

"My real name? Bastet Isabella Morris." I said quickly. This woman terrified me more than Damien ever did. She gave off a powerful vibe, one I just couldn't ignore. Looking into her gray eyes was like looking into a storm, one that could destroy me at any moment.

"Why do you choose to go by Bast? Do you know what your name means?" She asked me as she looked up at Sam entering the room carrying a tray, with cups and tea bags.

"I know Bastet was an Egyptian goddess, yes. I just prefer to be called Bast." I responded, watching her as she poured two cups of tea, shaking my head when she offered me sugar. I'd always hated my name, and the only thing I hated more than my full name, was when someone said it.

"My name is Divinity, it's nice to meet you." She said, handing me one of the cups, before turning her attention to Damien, who had remained in the doorway, watching our interaction. "Lucifer, I presume?"

"Yes." Damien said, taking a few steps forward before bowing deeply. "A pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Ms. Divinity."

Divinity stood, and curtsied to Damien in response, smiling softly. "I understand the two of you wish to cement your love, with child. Correct?"

"Yes, correct." Damien said, motioning for Divinity to sit back down, before he sat across from us. Sometimes I honestly did forget Damien's age, but it was impossible not to remember it now, after seeing the way they acted towards each other. Sinclair and Sam stood off to the side, watching.

"I must tell you, it is not an easy process."

"Money is no object, but I must know if it will be dangerous for Bast."

"No, Lucifer. It is not dangerous to either of you." Divinity said, setting down her cup, then folding her hands on her lap. "Because you are a vampire, I must make a potion, which you will drink. That drink will purify you, and in turn, return your ability to impregnate Bast."

"It's not dangerous?" I asked, cutting in. The only issues Damien and I had with this, is that it could be dangerous and fatal to me. If it was neither of those, then there should be no dilemma!

"No, but it will be extremely painful, for Lucifer. The purification process includes temporarily removing everything that hinders his ability to impregnate you."

"The thing hindering his ability to produce offspring, is being a vampire." Sam offered, with a short laugh. Damien and Sinclair joined in with his laughter as well, finding something about it funny. It seemed only Divinity and I didn't find it funny.

"Yes, that is why it must be temporarily removed." She responded, not a shred of amusement on her face.

"Are you saying, that you can revert me back to human?" Damien said, his laughter cut short by the seriousness of the moment. I could see the hopeful joy in his eyes, the possibility exciting him.

"Only temporarily. The potion will devour your venom, and restart your heart. However, it only lasts for twelve hours. After that time, you will go through the pain of being turned into a vampire again."

"Will he be like a newborn? Our king cannot suddenly revert to a newborn, without consequences." Sam said, his eyes wide with worry.

"No, he will not be a newborn. The vampire will still be there, but in the background. It will only force it's way back to the reigns, after the potion has begun to wear off." Divinity explained as she poured more boiling water in her cup, then replaced her tea bag with a new one. "Is there still confusion, or do you understand the process?"

"What do I need to do?" I asked.

"Make sure you eat well and take care of yourself. A fetus cannot survive in a hostile environment."

"So... All I have to do is actually get pregnant. Whereas Damien has to go through the pain of having his impurities removed, then go through the pain of becoming a vampire again?" I asked, shaking my head. I couldn't ask Damien to go through that god-awful pain, just for me. I couldn't even consider asking Damien to do those things for me. "No, I can't do that. Please excuse me." I said before standing, and walking into the kitchen where I grabbed a bottle of wine, then poured myself a big glass.

"Bast, why did you tell her no?" Damien asked, walking into the kitchen behind me. When he saw the wine, he took it out of my hand before I could bring it to my lips, then dumped it down the sink. "Alcohol does not make a hospitable environment."

"Damien, I can't say I know from experience, what turning into a vampire feels like. But I know what the venom felt like, and I know how you explained turning feels like. I can't even begin to imagine how terrible it would be to have the venom burned out of you, from the inside." I said, wrapping my arms around him, nuzzling my face into his chest. "If it was the other way around, you would have said no immediately. I can't ask you to do something like that."

Damien picked me up, then sat me on the counter, placing himself between my legs. He kissed me softly before he responded; "You don't need to ask me. I want to do it. I don't care about the pain, I really don't. The opportunity to have a child, with the woman I love, is more than I ever thought possible."

"So you want to do this?" I asked him incredulously.

"Yes. Please, kitten?" He pleaded without hesitation, his eyes big and bright as he waited for my response.

I sighed before putting my arms around his shoulders, kissing his forehead. "Then I guess Divinity will need to get started with gathering the ingredients."