Tethered to You (Alastor X OC)

Ch 54

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Vox's POV

I cannot be fucking bothered today.

So much shit has happened recently, I don't even want to leave the penthouse. Yet here I am, shoved in front of twelve years worth of paperwork that Val doesn't want to do.

So, I'm doing it.

The pen I was using scribbled angrily against the document, and I was grumbling shit under my breath. I don't even know what I'm grumbling about.

The news was playing in the background, and suddenly something the reporter said caught my ear.

"The radio demon was spotted earlier today out on his balcony after nearly a month of quiet from the overlord—"

I tuned back out, rolling my eyes.

So he didn't drop dead...damn.

I was wondering when he'd show his face again.

Of course, no one dared to touch the prick's shit.

With a heavy sigh I pushed the papers away from me. My body decided then that I'm done with that bullshit.

Suddenly the door to the apartment slammed open, and the familiar click of heels made me sigh again.

"Voxxy~"

"What is it, Val," I said, placing my hand over my screen in exasperation.

"Aw, baby, it's good to see you too...anyway, you heard th' news jus' now, didn't ya?" He said, his voice holding a sinister undertone.

"Uh...yea, I did, what of it?" I responded, lifting my head to look at him skeptically. After the fucking fiasco of our first plan, he seriously wasn't thinking up another, was he?

Plus, he got territory in the end of all that.

"Well, Voxxy, since you fucked over our last plan," here we go, "I figured I'd come up with a new one. I've been sitting on it, an' I couldn't do anything with Alasta' falling off the edge of hell the way he did," he continued.

I turned towards him fully, "Val, do you not remember the detrimental ass beating I took last time? He almost killed me...I'm never going anywhere near that doe demon ever again."

For some reason, I just had a hunch his plan had something to do with her. She's literally the only leverage we have, but Alastor made it crystal clear what will happen if she's been compromised.

Val laughed, though.

"Oh, baby, you don't have to...you see, Voxxy, maybe we can't hurt her...buuuut," he drew the word out, his smile widening.

My eyes widened, "but he can..." I said just barely above a whisper. I then shook my head.

"What are you saying?"

Val sighed then, his smile falling, "I'm surrounded by fucking morons..." he grumbled, "Alastor is unstable, Vox. And in instability, there is a way to completely fuck up the inner workings of something. I happen to have just the little potion that will send our dear friend to crazy town," he chuckled darkly, holding up a vile of black liquid and waving it back and forth.

"And how is it you plan on getting that into his system?" I replied, bored of this conversation. I can't believe he's planning on something so risky.

"I get one'a my whores to do it for me...in fact, I have the perfect slut for the job, and he's already familiar with Alasta's little toy somewhat."