(MARRIED TO THE DEVIL SON)VOLUME 3

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Her grandfather?

Heaven's mind went blank, then got flooded with many questions. What did this mean? Did her father have siblings? And did she have uncles or aunts she didn't know about? Did her grandmother know anything about this or her father?

No! Heaven refused to believe this. Her grandmother would be hurt if she didn't already know this.

"I am sorry." Zamiel apologized when he noticed her confusion.

"No, don't be. I am glad you told me."

But she wasn't alright. She asked Zamiel to take her back home. When they arrived at her room Zamiel looked at her with concern.

"Will you be alright?" He asked.

Heaven forced a smile and nodded. "Yes. I am fine."

He told her not to think much and get some sleep. Then they said goodbye, and he left. Heaven went to clean up and change into her nightgown and then came back into her chamber. She was surprised to see Zamiel standing next to her bed. Why did he come back?

She walked further in with a questioning look.

"I... It didn't feel alright to leave you like this." He said. "I'll only stay until you fall sleep. I can sit there." He pointed at the couch.

It was the first time she saw him a little nervous. It made him look more human.

Heaven wanted to assure him she was fine, but she wanted him to stay, so she went to bed quietly. She lay down facing where he sat on the couch and just stared at his face in the dim light. He smiled at her.

It reminded her of what he said earlier. That he was willing to marry her. What would that mean for her, or her family, or the kingdom? She had never thought of it before, but getting married would mean giving up to rule.

"Zamiel. Do you think I will succeed in becoming a ruler?"

He thought for a while.

"I don't doubt it. But it will take time and you have to think of it as climbing up stairs. You have to take the first step up to the throne, yield some kind of power before having it all."

Heaven nodded, but her brain was too tired to think of what it meant. So many disturbing thoughts occupied her mind. She pushed them to the back of her head and continued to watch Zamiel in the dim light. Looking at him helped her forget everything. All of her problems.

"You are... beautiful." She told him. It just came out of her, but it was true. She had seen many beautiful men in her life, but no one like him. Any man standing next to him would pale in comparison.

Zamiel was taken aback for a brief moment before his gaze darkened. "You shouldn't say that in the darkness." He said.

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Was he displeased by her compliment? He closed his eyes and leaned his head back, but she could see his hands clenching into fists.

Not understanding how she disturbed him, she decided to stay quiet and eventually she fell asleep.

When she woke in the morning Zamiel was gone. How could she already miss him?

She prepared for the day and went to her fighting lesson with Roshan. Roshan was waiting for her, as usual. She looked around for Zarin, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Good morning." Heaven greeted.

"Good morning, Heaven."

Heaven was glad that Roshan acted as usual. He didn't seem angry with her like Klara, but she still wanted to make sure he wasn't.