THE DEVIL HERSELF | NYX ULRIC [UNDER HEAVY EDITING]

DODICI

ELENA

ELENA walked through the empty kitchen, a glass of water in her hand. She was dressed only in her bathrobes, fresh from her bath. Her hair was still dripping wet, leaving droplets of water wherever she went.

She could have easily had the glass of water sent up to her room, but it was late and she didn't want to wake anyone else up. A good night's rest is essential in order to put out your best. If you were tired from lack of sleep, you would commit countless mistakes. And Elena had no tolerance for mistakes.

There were a couple of light fixtures still open, lighting her way back to her room. Despite that, the manor was a bit dark and Elena found it difficult to make her way around. She had to be careful where she stepped, the last thing she wanted was bumping into a table and breaking a vase.

"You're back" Elena paused at the bottom of the stairs, looking up to see who spoke to her. She squinted her eyes to see clearer, but she already knew who it was based on his voice. "When did you arrive?"

"About thirty minutes ago" Elena replied, shrugging her shoulders as she climbed up the stairs. She slowly ascended, using the railings as her guide up the stairs. "How about you, what are you still doing up? It's late, you should be asleep"

"I was waiting for you" Nyx said as he walked down the stairs, meeting Elena halfway. He held out her hand for her to take, to which she gladly accepted.

"You should've gone to bed, you would've seen me in the morning" Elena replied as she held on to his bicep, letting him guide her through the hallways even though she knew they'd end up somewhere lost in the manor.

"I couldn't wait," Nyx said, lowering his voice to a whisper as he turned his head towards her. "And I missed you"

"Do you really miss me that much?" Elena smiled, tilting her head in amusement. "I've only been gone for a few hours"

"I'll miss you even if you've been gone for a few seconds" Nyx confessed, coming to a full stop to face her properly. He lifted a hand towards her, caressing her cheek with the back of his hand.

"You flatter me" Elena hummed, leaning towards his touch. With a quick glance around them, she was sure they were farther where they needed to be.

"It seems we are lost" Elena chuckled as she held onto his arm, pulling him in the right direction. Soon, they arrived at the front of her room.

"How was the hike?" Elena asked as she walked into her room, letting Nyx enter with her. "I hope my brother wasn't too exhausting to deal with"

"The hike went along just fine, we had a great time" Nyx replied, shrugging his shoulders as he remained standing by the door.

"And your brother was... great to be with" Nyx said as he watched Elena walk around her room, going about her nightly routine.

"Oh God" Elena groaned, pausing as she sat by her vanity. She turned her head towards Nyx, a look of worry clear on her face "What did my brother do?"

"Nothing" Nyx shrugged as he walked towards her, stopping when he was only a few inches away from her.

"He just said that he'll end me if I cause you the slightest of sadness" Nyx quoted her brother as he gripped the arms of the chair Elena sat in, caging her within his arms.

"Oh, well I suppose that's normal" Elena let out a shaky breath when Nyx leaned closer to her, burying his head into her neck.

"I'm sure your brother has had this talk with countless other guys,'" Nyx raised his head, tilting his head towards Elena. "Right?"