Duck Drama: BOOK 2

Chapter 81- Zehra - Valentines Day Specail - Part 3

LYRA POV 

I sit on the picnic blanket on the floor and bite my lip.

Zaylen wouldn't stand me up... right? He'd come...

He has to.

This is a very special day for me. He thinks I just wanted to met up to talk... but really, I'm going to confess my true feelings for him. 

That's how it works on Satan's Week. 

Well, no. It's where two lovers use the week to explore different sexual fantasies and such, but I'm going to use the mortal's holiday, Valentine's Day...

Hands cover my eyes and someone whispers, "Boo..."

I laugh. "Oh wow! I'm so scared, Zaylen! Ahhh!" I say sarcastically. He laughs, too and sits on the blanket. 

"What's this?" He asks and smiles at me, his red eyes glistening in the red sun.

I shrug. "Well, you've been so busy, you didn't have time to say hi last night..." I say in a sad tone.

He exhales and scrunches his face. "Lyr, I'm sorry. I was just so caught up in making sure our friends on the surface were okay, I forgot to check on my best friend."

My heart aches at the word.

Friend...

That's all I am to him.

But that'll change today.

Hopefully...

I roll my eyes. "Zehra and the others are fine, Z." 

I know he's been mad about Theo using him to bring Athena to him.

We're not the bad guys...

We're the unexpected good guys!

The rats in the villain's plan...

Zaylen becomes The Game Master and acts as if Theo has power over him, and tells Zaylen all his plans. Zaylen, being undercover, uses that and fills me in, while I fill him in on how Athena is doing.

We're trying to prevent the curse. Just like the sisters... but Theo's very... needy and makes it hard. 

Zaylen had to spike Zehra's drink to make Theo think he's on his side, and lost her on purpose so he didn't have to hurt her.

That's not our goal. 

Our goal is to end Theo's reign over this kingdom, because we're suffering. Demons, innocent demons, are having to give up their daughters and wives so that Theo and his sons don't get "bored." Men and boys from the age 13 have to sign up for his army, or else they get hanged for not "protecting the kingdom." 

Zaylen's dad and brother both died for Theo.

Not in a war, not an honorable way, just so that Theo could see what death was when he was a young boy.

I worked with my mom in the castle under Princess Emma, and Prince Liam's father's reign. 

We were maids. I never knew my real dad. All I know is that he's a mortal in the real world... and that my mom had to erase his memory so he doesn't come after us, and can be saved from this retched hell.

But now Theo wants to open a portal so he can bring ALL his demons and reign BOTH realms?!

That just means the reason my mom erased my dad's memory of us would be for nothing, and we'd live in the same world as him, watching as he gets tortured with his new family...