Seven Deadly Sins

Chapter Six

Asmodeus POV

"And you're concerned?"

"Mother it's unprecedented. If this boy has an effect on us that weakens the sins, it weakens us as well. We are one in the same thing"

"No you are not. My son was not born with the dragon sin of wrath. You seven were chosen. Whether that was fair or not, that is the reality. I do not understand why you do not see your new mate as a good thing. I also do not see why you came to me. I told you that you shall not speak to me unless one of your mates is in trouble, or you are finally treating them better" my mother growled out. For years now, she had shunned me, not understanding why I allegedly 'mistreated' my mates.

"I have told you countless times. Someone needs to keep control of the sins. If my mates are not doing their due diligence, it endangers everyone, not just us mother" I was getting frustrated. We'd had this conversation too many times and I was not known for my patience. The opposite in fact.

"Son. Love is something I have dreamed about you having and enjoying. You were blessed with, not one, not two, but seven mates, each unique and precious. Yet here you are treating them like a chore you unwillingly accepted. When was the last time you told any one of those boys that you love them?"

My mother's rant was the same every time. "You act like you have not been burned by love. That wretch you were in love with left you with a baby. Left you for your sister! It broke you! You suffered from a severed bond and nearly died when I was only six! Yet you can sit here and act like love is an amazing thing. I have seven people who could potentially destroy me if they really tried. I will not let history repeat itself. I provide for them and protect them. That is enough."

My mother sighed and stood from her seat. I had inherited everything from her thankfully. Her long blonde mane matched my own short hair in color. She stood tall and she had blessed me with her strong features. I saw an image of my father and I looked nothing like the snake who left my mother to die. Family bonds, romantic bonds, all were trivial things designed for comfort. I needed no comfort. All I needed was control and honestly, this new mate was disrupting everything.

I needed my mother to give me insight but it always ended up with her chewing me out for my reasoning. There were seven of us. The others could survive without my love. There were other mates to get it from and I said as much to my mother. I needed to remain focused and not be blinded by emotions.

"Jules told me what you did."

Anger flared inside me, "Wha-...why would he-"

"Because he has no family! I became his mother the moment you mated him. That boy watched his parents move on without him. Reject him because he was a sin. They abused him even though the child in him knew that parents are supposed to love you. Now you are doing the same thing. You hate your father because of what he did but you are no better. For centuries you've been getting worse and now physically hurting your mates is normal to you!"

"Mother I-"

"No! I DID NOT use everything within my power to raise you, fight death to raise you, only for you to abuse your mates whilst still calling me mother!" My mother's eyes were ablaze. Honestly it was probably predestined that I received the sin of wrath because I would have inherited her temper anyways. She took a deep breath and calmed herself and quickly rushed towards me. She grabbed my larger calloused palms in her smaller weathered hands. Hands marred by the hard work she had to endure because of that man.

"Please darling. It is not too late. You can save your bond, but you have to start now. I fear Jules has had enough and Idris will follow if he leaves. Your new mate is important to you. He is an important addition. Please. Just this once, don't fear love. Embrace it!" Tears filled my mother's eyes as she spoke. I did not want to hurt her but I simply could not give her what she wanted.

"I'm sorry mother. I cannot do that."

Her expression broke and I almost took it back. I had to be strong. Love made us weak, blind, complacent. We needed discipline and focus. Mother stood and brushed the tears from her cheeks. She sighed and looked like she had aged another 100 years in the past 10 minutes. She turned towards the large glass wall overlooking her estate. Her blonde locks flowing around her.

"Then we have nothing more to speak about. Jared will see you out" she spoke curtly. I hated upsetting her but she refused to understand me. Now this trip here had not only been a waste but a mistake as well.

"Mother, please know I'm doing this for everyone's safety. You know better than anyone what happened to the last generation of sins. I cannot risk being blinded by my emotions" I tried to explain for the hundredth time but my mother was silent, refusing to respond. I sighed, fatigue resting on my body like an overly weighted blanket.

"Good bye mother."

I was met with a tense silence again. I had to find some other way to understand the effect our new addition had on us, especially me.

I had to remain in control.

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Short chapter but I just wanted to give a little insight on what's happening in Asmodeus' mind

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