Authors pov
“Lucifer”
She breathed out when her eyes met those grey orbs.
Lucifer looked at her in a daze like she is a hallucination but felt more than real.
He couldn’t understand what’s happening to him.
“What are you doing to me?”
He whispered.
“Why are you playing with my mind like this?”
He was too close to her, his senses filled with her scent.
“You are hurting me… It hurts. I can’t take my mind off you… Tell me you are not real.”
He slowly wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He caressed her cheek gently and rested his forehead on hers.
“Stop this… Stop tormenting me”
He breathed out.
Serenity closed her eyes and inhaled his divine scent, she understood that he is in daze but when he will come out of it, he will spit venom just like Nicolai.
She placed her hands on his shoulders and her heart started racing. her eyes glowed when her met touched her.
Lucifer’s eyes snapped open when he understood that this Scent is real, her touch is not a dream and her Heartbeats were too loud. He looked at her and saw her glowing eyes.
Serenity looked at him sadly when he retrieved his hands back like she burnt him.
He looked at her with deep frown, he never thought that she will come in front of him after so many years. He has so many things to say but he has no heart to hurt her, he just can’t.
Serenity looked at her hand when it stung, her hand was still hurting but it wasn’t bleeding so river water was safe from her venom.
Lucifer looked at her hands confused, he saw bruises and cuts. He couldn’t understand what’s happening, he knows that she doesn’t even take a second to heal.
He thought she will try to talk with him but she didn’t. She swam out of the water and walked away silently leaving him confused.
Serenity can clearly see the hate in his eyes, she thought he will pour his hate on her but he didn’t and she realised that silence hurts more than words. She can’t stand it.
She wanted to leave but they already saw her, if she leaves now then they will call her coward and she can’t accept that. She haven’t done anything then why she should be running. She wasn’t going to talk to him, neither she wants to go near any of them. Like Nicolai said, they will think that she is trying to get them back which is not true. She has nothing to say. when she wanted to say they didn’t hear her, they decided her guilty without proof so what’s the point of talking to them. She isn’t going to humiliate herself more than that, she has few days left and she wants to die peacefully.
Lucifer went back to his chamber and Nicolai looked at his frustrated face.
“What happened?”
“She is here?”
Lucifer declared.
“Did she talked to you?”
Vincent asked.
Lucifer shook his head.
“Not even a word.”
“She can talk Vincent, she haven’t lost her voice. She told me the direction”
Nicolai assured him.
“What are you talking about?”
Lucifer asked confused.
“You know what Vincent thinks… He feels we are missing something”
Nicolai sighed.
“We talked about that Vincent… She might had different reasons, don’t think about it.”
Lucifer stated.
Vincent shook his head.
“No, Lucifer… Something is not right. I have that weird feeling and i am sure you are feeling that too. Since i have entered this place, i am feeling restless like something is slipping from my hands… Like i am loosing something…”
He sighed.
“She is working as a helper here… Why would she? What’s the point and need?”
“I think Vincent is right…”
Nicolai said.
“I saw her working… She was cleaning the floor and fetching the water from the well… Why?”
Lucifer looked at him shocked.
“And you know what was the shocking one… That she was struggling to pull the bucket out… Think about it, a girl who can burn the whole campus with just one blow, who can tore a man like piece of paper is struggling with small bucket.”
“It’s still not clear, we need to talk to her…”
Vincent said.
“I saw bruises on her hands”
Lucifer Said and they looked at him.
“She had cloth wrapped around her palm, it was injured… Something is wrong with her.”
Nicolai rubbed his forehead.
“Vincent, did we do something wrong… ”
His heart sunk.
******
After another sleepless and painful night serenity went back to work. She was trying to keep her mind calm and not let their presence affect her.
No doubt she loves them, she cares for for them but it doesn’t mean she doesn’t care and love her self-respect. Men who doesn’t even think twice before blaming her can’t be a part of her life anymore.
Yes she loves them but they no longer have a place in her life.
She was about to start cleaning but Nora called her.
“Sera can you please help me?”
Serenity looked at confused when she saw Nora on verge of crying.
“What happened?”
She asked confused.
“I am told to give kings their breakfast but i can’t go in front of them”
Nora sobbed.
“They have killed my mother… I agree that she was evil but still she was my mother… I love her, I can’t face them… Can you please take my place.”
Serenity looked at her in dilemma, she was about to say no but Nora hugged her.
“Please, No one ready… Everyone is afraid of them…”
She pleaded.
Serenity sighed.
“Okay”
“Thank you very much”
Nora said gratefully.
Serenity took the tray from her which had three large mugs of blood. It was heavy for her, she struggled to carry but finally reached to their chamber.
She saw two werewolves guarding in front of their chamber. They opened the door for her.
Serenity took a deep breath to calm her racing heart and entered the chamber.
As soon as she entered inside her scent dominated the place making their heads snap towards her.
She didn’t looked at them, she silently placed the tray down on the table and turned around.
She bowed in front of them just like everyone does, afterall they are kings and she is not their queen anymore.
She was about to leave but as soon as she reached the door, it got slammed shut. She gasped when Vincent grabbed her arm and turned her around to face him.