"My lord!" Hal was startled by Lucifer's hasty footsteps as he groaned and breathed loudly while making his way to his throne. He sat on it but still found it difficult to make himself comfortable as he kept breathing loudly, admist the groans.
"What is the matter my lord?" the tone of Hal's voice proved he was actually frightened by what was going on. This was one of the rarest times he was seeing him being unable to control himself. He tried to wrap his head around the situation and find a solution for his lord but he could barely understand what the problem actually was, what could make him this unstable and out control?
"Hal, go to Khalan now, stay with her till I return. Do well to make sure she is safe" he ordered, still trying to get a hold on himself.
"But my lord..." Hal tried to object, he would rather stay with his lord and make sure he was safe first as he was his priority and not Sheba but Lucifer cut him short.
"That was an order Hal!" Lucifer thundered, giving him the chills and with a bow, he left him alone to go be with Khalan.
Immediately he left, Lucifer heaved a sigh of relief. Now he was sure his Khalan was safe and he could finally focus on getting himself under control. Seeing Moist strip before him and touch herself while in a bid to seduce him filled his senses with so much disgust that was causing him an insufferable backlash from his demon mate conscience.
He already recognized Khalan, his Sheba as his one and only mate since her reincarnation and seeing another woman, whether spirit, human, witch or demon in a sexual light or even thinking about it within him would cause him a severe backlash and torture from his demon mate conscience. It was one very particular trait of demons and even Lucifer himself was subject under its control.
Once a demon recognizes a person as his or her mate. The demon mate conscience would make sure the demon remains forever loyal to their mates and ensure there would be severe repercussions if any. form of disloyal was shown, even the slightest form. So, even though Lucifer did not enjoy the show Moist put up for him, so long as he stood there and watched it, he was to face the backlash to its fullest unless he openly apologizes to Khalan his recognized mate. Telling her exactly what happened, how it happened and genuinely earning her forgiveness. That was the only way he could be free from the torture he was going through now.
However, Lucifer would rather bear this torture than explain himself to Khalan. Not as if he did not regret his actions, he just knew there was no way he could be fully honest with her, she would definitely him while she had no idea who she truly was in the first place. There was really no use saying anything to her as he was sure it would not work, only if he was being truly honest. In that case, he had to endure the pain till whenever it naturally wears off, in about six to twelve hours. That was too long of a time to leave Khalan unguarded in the mansion. Definitely not now that she was being sort after by the not just the sirens but also Moist and her dedicated priest that was too much forces to leave her unguarded.
Having Hal stay with her kept his mind at peace. He could have sent the twins, her birth brothers but he had more faith on Hal. He was very powerful and capable and if in any case things go out of hand, he was going to report back to him and he would not mind bearing the torture the was going through to go handle matters himself. To him, nothing mattered more than Khalan, his Sheba not even his sanity and wellbeing.
Nonetheless, he still had till whenever that happened to worry. For now, his main aim was becoming stable. The pain was not leaving any time soon so had to look for a way to walk it through till it leaves on its own.
*BACK AT THE MANSION*
Khalan was no longer asleep but she preferred to just lay there unmoving, rather than pace around while she waited for Nathan. He had been gone sine last night and she had no idea when he would be back. She had thought of staying up all night to wait for him but she had slept off unknowingly and waking up now to realize he was still not back broke he heart. She felt this tightness on her chest that made her want to cry and even though she found herself too lazy to sob, the tears flowed down the sides of her face to her ears, with her emerald peepers staring widely at the ceiling.
"Where did you go to Nathan?" she asked within herself, still not moving, not even blinking while her breathes were slow and steady.
Looking at her right now made Hal feel a little sympathy. He had been with her since the dead of night that his lord ask him to stay with her till right now and he chose not to reveal himself to her while he watched over her from the shadows. He knew she missed his lord very much but he could understand how deep their bond was for her to be this affected by his absence and for him to rather send him to watch her other than tasking him with other matters that bothered the demon race or better still allow him stay with him till he got better. He understood how deep the mate bond was and how it attached a demon to his mate but that only justified his lord's actions and concern over Sheba however, he wondered if witches had similar traits that was making it seem as if Sheba could not function without his lord by her side.
She just looked so pale and if not that he had forced her to sleep using his powers, he believed she would have stayed up till this moment waiting for his lord to return, not prioritizing her sleep and sanity. For all he knew, she was still and human and humans needed rest every night to keep their sanity intact.
Not for demons, they did not need sleep or rest, they could stay busy round the clock and still function well. Of a truth, sleep and rest made them vulnerable and weak. Hence, it was a very rare occurrence for them.
He was still in his thoughts when he felt the presence of a foreign being outside the mansion. His senses sharpened immediately. Although there was a protective barrier cast over the mansion by Lucifer himself, a threat was still a threat and he must not overlook anything. He must protective Sheba even if it would cost him his life if he wanted to be on his lord's good side and ignoring even the tiniest threats would really go against that.
At once, he created another protective barrier over Sheba as she still laid unmoving on the bed. She honestly had no idea what was going on. All she had in her mind was thoughts on when her Nathan would return and until he returned, she was not going to focus on any other thing or thought.
After making sure she was safe, he left immediately to look for it was that dared to pose as a threat to his lord's beloved. He teleported to the outside of the mansion and not just did he spot the foreign being, he also caught a very interesting scene.
'Finally' he smiled within himself, he was going to stretch his long hinged bones today. He stood quietly for a few seconds, observing the situation first and before things got out of hand, he ordered with his thundering demonic tone.
"Let the girl go."…