Lucifer's Love

Chapter 5

MIA POV

NEXT MORNING

I had it all set up and so far everything was perfect. We had the would be bride and groom ready and they were waiting for the ceremony to commence. I had received a lot of judgemental stares from the communal people of the church and saying that it didn't hurt would be an absolute lie. It did hurt when people condemn every single thing you do, every single thing you speak and every aspect of your existence. But truth be said, I didn't care about these people enough to give a fuck about what they thought of me. Today was a happy event and in no way was I gonna let it go to waste.

Me and Sasha were the maid of honor and bridesmaid respectively. We were currently with June making sure she looked good. She looked ethereal in the wedding gown. Her hair was in a low bun and the white strands made her looking motherly and were an accountance of her age. She wore a light yet gorgeous puffy gown with pearls decorating the overall waistband. It made her look so damn good. Sasha was in a baby pink dress which went till her knees and was flowy towards the end. Her hair was perfectly curled and her natural makeup made her look so damn good.

I wore a lilac dress which reached my mid thighs and was puffy down my waist due to the multiple layers. My shoulders were bare due to the off-shoulder style of the dress. I had my hair in a low ponytail with a white flowery headpiece securing it in place. A few strands of my hair were loose and framed my face. After Greyson and Alex helped us bring James and Sasha to my home, I invited them to attend the wedding ceremony tonight. They were hesitant at first but once June placed her hand on their cheeks and thanked them heartily while inviting them, they agreed immediately.

The ceremony had started and June walked down the aisle with me, as per her and James' wish, and I left her by James' side. They looked at each other with literal hearts in their eyes. I glanced around to hall to find a few people but none of them were in sight. I let out a sigh but covered it up with an immediate smile when I caught June glancing at me. The flower bearers and ring bearers, who were two little children from an orphanage I visit often, came along with Sasha behind them as June's bridesmaid. After about 10 minutes into the ceremony, I finally noticed the pairs of eyes I had been searching for desperately from the start of the ceremony.

There stood at the entrance the grey eyed Apollo and Greyson Williams in their full glory. He wore a black Armani suit while Greyson was in a blue three piece suit. They both were looking undeniably handsome as well as intimidating but once my eyes met his, I couldn't break the intense contact we shared. I kept looking at him for about a minute while he stared back but I smiled eventually making him nod his head in acknowledgement. As far as I have observed him, he is a man of few words. He likes to keep things to himself rather than have Greyson do the speak-ups for him in public than doing it himself.

I was about to focus on the event again when I met the final pair of my most awaited people in the ceremony. My Pops. He was finally here. I playfully glared at him and he mouthed at 'sorry'. I pointed at the watch at my hand and motioned that he was late. He slightly pouted and mouthed another 'sorry'. I sighed but eventually smiled at him and mouthed an 'its okay'. Pops gave me one of his comforting smiles and motioned me to focus on the ceremony and so I did. I had noticed Alex looking between me and Pops with a confused expression on his face but I will explain him things later. I have a lot to do right now.

ALEX POV

I debated at first if I wanted to come to the wedding ceremony of an old couple leaving all of my mafia and business related works but once June looked up at us with love filled eyes and pleaded us to come, me and Greyson knew there was no way in hell we could deny this. In this lifestyle, it isn't very often that you get to experience genuine love in any form. All we receive is fear, respect, fame, wealth and hatred. Probably one of the reasons why Greyson sleeps around so much. People respect us out of fear and they should too. If they don't want to respect a human in general sense, then they have got to do it the other way, out of utter fear.

It has been a long time since someone had touched me so lovingly. The motherly touch, the loving stare, the peaceful face and the words of blessing still ricocheted in my ears. My heart felt peace after a long time. I bet Greyson felt what I felt too since he seemed to be in the same trance I am in. I decided to gift my country-side guesthouse to James and June as a gift from my side.

Time Skip To Next Morning

The Wedding Day

I had a very important meeting next morning so I was late to the ceremony. I got in the car as fast as I could and Greyson decided to drive us there. He drove us to the church hall within 10 minutes when it would generally take us about 25 minutes to reach there. We entered the hall to see that the ceremony had started quite long ago. My eyes roamed around the hall in search of a particular electric blue pair of eyes and when our eyes met, it felt like everything else paused. It was like everything was in slow motion. I couldn't tear my eyes away from her.

The lilac dress made her look like a fallen angel. Her hair was styled perfectly and her face had bare minimum yet naturalistic make-up. Her eyes were my favourite. They were so deep that I could keep staring at them for an eternity. Her attention was soon drawn away from me when an elderly man came and stood beside me. They looked at each other and shared a silent conversation. Mia was playfully angry at the man for being late and he continuously apologised to her repeatedly. She gave me a final glance and smiled at me and it was like someone had knocked the air out of my system. She was effortlessly gorgeous and elegant.

Greyson proceeded into the hall and took a seat beside Sasha. I just stood there with the man by my side. The position enabled a full view of the hall and was less crowded so I just stood there watching the ceremony but mostly, watching her.

"She keeps trying to make others happy when no one even tries to understand her pain." The man suddenly spoke up. I looked around to see that there was no one else there other than me.

"Huh?" I spoke baffled at his sudden words.

"That girl in lilac at side of the stage, Mia, I am talking about her. She looks so happy right? But only she knows how much pain is hidden behind that smile. I just hope all the good things she has done till now pay her off with all the happiness that she has ever wanted in her life." He patted my shoulder and proceeded to take a seat too.

I just stood there processing his words. She was in pain? Why? Who caused her pain? Her smile which mesmerised me at the first glance, it was all fake? I felt a surge of emotions at this. Sadness, anger, curiosity. All emotions came to me all at once. I am known to be heartless, emotionless. Hell!! I am considered Lucifer's incarnate, then why am I overwhelmed with so many emotions? I haven't felt any emotion in a long time, then why now?

I was growing agitated and frustrated at the resurfacing of so many emotions. I was about to leave the hall but a small hand held my arm in a gentle grip. I looked behind to look at Mia.

"Where are you of to? The reception hall is only a few minutes away. Let's go there. The ceremony has ended here." She said.

"Come on, son. Let's get going now. We want you there with us. Please." June chirped in. I looked at her and released a sigh of defeat. I looked at them and nodded. They all cheered and proceeded. I felt a tug on my sleeve and looked down to meet the electric blue eyes.

"Thanks."

"For what?"

"Everything. You aren't the devil that everyone portrays you as. There is a good heart behind this tough exterior. I know." She smiled.

Something moved within me. My heart. It started beating louder and faster. Something that hasn't happened in a long time. She is changing me. But is it a good thing? Is it okay to let her change me? Is it okay to break my walls down and let her in? But most importantly, do I deserve it?

To Be Continued~