Flame Inside ✿ Damien and Matthew

Chapter 24

The walk to the room was filled with awkward silence. Thalia gripped Damien's hand harder, reveling in the feeling of his hand in mine. Naturally, Damien smiled and kissed my forehead, "It's okay. Everything will be alright. I promise."

"I know. I wasn't worried. This is exciting. I've always wondered what the demon world was like."

Damien chuckled at her statement, "Only you would be excited about being in a different world."

She looked up at Damien, seeing him focused on their guide to get them to their room. Feeling her stare, Damien turned his head and looked down at me, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion, "What is it?"

"What do you think about this whole thing?"

Damien took in the question before turning to the hall once again, frowning a bit, "I think it's a really bad situation... You're trapped here..." As Damien squeezed her hand, Thalia felt her heart flutter a bit, "I want to help bring you back. I'll do everything I can to send us back home."

"Damien..." She smiled at him, melting at his determination to bring them back home. She hugged his arm to her, causing him to gasp a bit and look over, a faint blush running across his cheeks. "You are adorable..." She told him, causing his blush to deepen. She smiles at how flustered he is.

As they reached their room, she realized that the room was not the same as the one Emma and Thalia had the night before. The room was slightly smaller and had less extravagant decor. Stepping in, Thalia took a seat on the bed, feeling mild exhaustion sweep over her. However, Damien looked around the room in slight awe. It was cute.

Damien stepped around the room, looking around and observing every piece of decor. As he got to the mantle, he looked almost stunned to see the design and architecture of it. Thalia smiled.

"Damien?" Her voice caught his attention, causing Damien to jump and look at her in surprise.

As he calmed down, he rubbed the back of his neck in nervousness, "Sorry, I, um... I've never really been in a room like this before, so this is a bit of a surprise to me." Thalia raises a brow in surprise. "I never... had a room growing up..." He explained sadly. Thalia frowned and stood up from the bed. She walked over to him and hugged him tightly. He buries his face in her hair as he hugs her back.

She released Damien from the hug and walked him over to the bed. They both sit on the bed and she realizes something. "Is it safe to sleep here?" Thalia asks him.

He nods and replies, "I think so. This is Lilith Castle, after all."

"Really? This is Lilith Castle."

Damien nods again, "Diana is Lilith's descendant, so she now owns the place."

Damien smiles and wraps his arm around her shoulders, "At least we'll get some good sleep tonight."

"Yeah..."

Thalia could feel that they would be okay in this room. The castle was well fortified from what she knew and Diana seemed to be on top of making sure everything ran smoothly as did the other rebel leaders. She leaned her head on Damien's shoulder, letting out a small sigh, "I'm sorry..."

"For what?"

"For worrying you... I know it was only for a few hours in the human world, but I'm sorry nonetheless."

"It's okay."

Thalia bit her lip, "How did everyone react?"

Damien frowned before hugging her tightly, "We were all worried sick about you two..."

"Damien..."

Damien let out a small sigh and kissed my head, "When you and Emma didn't show up, we sent the girls back to find you while we managed to wipe everyone's memories and delay the wedding for a couple of days. We didn't know how fast it would take us to find you." Damien's grip tightened around her as he pulled her even closer to him, "There was no clue to where you two were taken. Once we figured it out, we came."