(MARRIED TO THE DEVIL SON)VOLUME 3

71

She knew it. Zamiel would never hurt her. He would never even look at another woman. If Rose had dared to lie to her, Heaven would have choked the truth out of her.

As relieved as she was, she was also confused. What did Rose mean by services? As if it was her job. Heaven had heard once that some women sold themselves, or were sold by other people. Was Rose that kind of woman?

Were someone forcing her to do this? And why did she go to Zamiel if he didn't buy her services?

She turned to Zarin, who looked shocked. His gaze hardened as he looked at Rose. "Why are you lying?" He asked her. "Then why did he pay you?"

Pay?

Heaven turned to Rose, who remained calm.

"No man has ever denied me, so I tried to pursue him because I didn't want to go back and tell everyone that a man denied me. My reputation depended on it. Lord Zamiel payed me handsomely just to be rid of me. He said he didn't want his Lady to misunderstand him." She explained then she turned to Heaven. "You must be her. You are a lucky woman."

Suddenly Zarin grabbed her arm harshly, causing her to grimace. "He made you say this, didn't he? How much did he pay you? What did he offer you to lie?" He shook her violently.

"Zarin, what are you doing?" Heaven pushed him away, appalled by his actions.

Zarin was fuming with anger. "Heaven. She told me something else in the beginning. He probably compelled her to lie. Don't you see what he is doing?" His voice was getting louder.

Heaven turned to Rose. "Are you alright?"

She nodded, looking down.

"I did lie in the beginning, My Lady. I was just protecting my reputation. I didn't know I was part of a game."

"What game?" Heaven asked.

Rose slowly lifted her gaze and looked at Zarin.

Slowly, the pieced started to fall into place. "Did he send you to him?" Heaven asked, despite already knowing the anser.

Rose gave her a weak smile and a slight nod.

"Yes. I did send her, but she is lying. I knew he would..." Zarin began to talk behind her, but Heaven wasn't listening anymore.

Ads by Pubfuture
She couldn't believe it. It felt like the world around her stopped for a moment and when it began to move again; she was burning. It felt like she was set on fire.

"Go back in!" Heaven told Rose.

"Where are you sending her? She needs to tell the truth. She..."

Heaven turned to him and glared at him furiously. He stopped and looked at her warily.

"Heaven. I only did that for your sake. Listen to..."

"Stop!" She yelled, surprising him.

He looked at her wide eyed.

"Who are you?" She then asked.

He furrowed his brows at her question.

"You are not my friend. You can't be. My friend would never do this to me. My friend cares about me. He wouldn't betray me, or hurt me, or disrespect me. You are not my friend. I don't know who you are."

The confusion in his eyes turned to pain. She knew her words hurt him, but it couldn't be greater than the pain in her heart. The one inflicted by him. Her childhood friend. The one she used to rely on, look up to and respect. He was not there anymore. Those eyes didn't belong to him. He suddenly looked like a stranger in her eyes.