Haunted Devotion

34.

How many times do I have to die?

I could see Nolan and Gerald reach my body but Rowen carried my soul away getting ready to digest it.

Gerald runs to the car getting my relic only to do a spell that woke me but not the real me.

I watched it all happen until Rowen said a spell and I was sewed into her bones more than I wanted to.

It was like I was an outsider looking in through her eyes.

This is what Linus feels when Nolan is in control? Kind of sucks honestly.

You can't actually leap out and claim your body again, you just have to go along with the meat suit your soul is forced into.

"Time to get mama a new look," Rowen says while scrunching her hair happily looking young.

"Why couldn't you just leave me dead," I yelled into her cranium forming a huge migraine for us both.

"Shut up and enjoy traveling in such a gorgeous body such as your mother."

If hell or death limbo was an option I would have ran there by now.

Rowen grabs her bag, leaving out to some store while I had to watch inside of her.

****

Gerald stays up studying ways to fix everything but right now it's all jumbled into a big mess.

"She's showering," Nolan—Linus says, taking a seat and pouring themselves coffee.

Holding his head focused, Gerald ignores him, underlining a few words that stood out to the issue they were having.

"Keep her inside. Don't let her out of your sight. God knows what she's capable of doing with no soul or humanity."

Saluting Gerald, Nolan—Linus goes back into Devlin's room getting dressed.

"Oh—sorry," They say, giving her privacy by turning away.

Devlin chuckles low, "You act as if you haven't seen me naked."

Clearing their throat they say, "Are you hungry? Want to order takeout? Maybe some Tai?"

Devlin shook her head just staying in an oversized t-shirt and knee high socks.

"Damn she's gorgeous," Linus says to Nolan mentally.

"Breathtaking, of course."

Devlin turns to hear Nolan—Linus say that.

"But you won't touch me, why is that?"

Laying on the bed in a teasing position, both men are fighting the urge to give in to what she wants.

"You need rest."

Devlin shook her head, "N...No I need you in me."

Both men's groin area starts throbbing with anticipation.

"I'll have Gerald send the food in," Making their way to the door, Devlin stands going over grabbing their hand.

"Stay...won't you stay the night?" Licking her bottom lip, Devlin stands on her tippy toes, leaning against them trailing her hand down to their jeans.

"Stop love," Nolan says through a tightened jaw.

"Stop? Stop what? Stop this?" Slowly kissing his neck, she presses herself against him, feeling his heart race.

"I don't think we can hold back," Linus says to Nolan.

Nolan closes his eyes letting out a frustrated sigh but then crashes his lips on Devlin's.

Grinning, she pulls him onto the bed getting on top.

"Permission to go further?" She teases while pouting her lips sensually.

Nolan just grabs the back of her neck bringing her down to where he can kiss her lips more than when they were standing.

"Isn't this sickening? She asks heaving with pent up heat.

Nolan looks at her seeing the freshened scar on her neck making him rethink his decision on actually going all the way with her.

"You're right. I can't. You're not her."

Moving her to the side, he pushes his hair back, now disappointed in himself.

"What do you mean? I'm yours aren't I?"

Looking to the side he says, "You'll always be but not without your actual soul."

Devlin sits at the corner of the bed now kissing their back not really caring about her soul not being present, she just wanted them and that was torture for them, "You love me...isn't that enough?" With a voice so melancholy, luring and manipulative, Nolan–Linus turned to hold her face, "Like I said, you're just not her." Moving away from her touch, they walk to the door making it out this time and seeing Gerald stressed.

"I'll take over. You go feed that lustful Dev that's making us go crazy."

Gerald takes his reading glasses off placing them on the counter.

"Did she say what she was hungry for?"

Linus was about to answer until Nolan took over, "Just takeout that's it."

Nodding, Gerald leaves making his way into town only to see Rowen frolicking with her new profound beauty.

Carefully watching, following in pursuit to get a better idea on how to lure her to her own death was the only thought lodged in Gerald's mind.

Tracking her, seeing what she was doing, Gerald had thought up a solution that would cause great sacrifice.

His own soul.

****

"Would you stop screaming? Gosh. It's like raising an infant all over again. Oh wait—your father did that."

Rowen says to me as all I keep doing is yelling murderer into her skull.

"Go to sleep will you? You're not making this experience fun for me."

Continuing to drive her insane, she takes all the shopping bags she had placing them on the couch, then makes a potion to put both of us to sleep.

"Let's see how you'll talk now," Yawning she lays down shoving the bags to the floor dropping right on the thing knocking out.

Even though she was asleep, I wasn't

Trying to take control wasn't that hard as she was fast asleep. Dumb mistake.

Her body sits up as I get her to her feet trying to make a run for it.

"Come here you wicked bi—" Gerald takes Rowen's hair and takes a knife to her throat like she had done to mine.

"Gerald! Gerald it's me! Dev! She's asleep inside! I found a way to gain control!"

Stopping, he turns Rowen around and sees me in the reflection of her eyes.

"Dev?" He almost weeps now bringing me into a deep hug.

"Hey...dad..." I say feeling awkward while in Rowen's body.

Taking a step back he smiles relieved, "Are you okay?"

I nodded, "Just ready to get out of this body and into mine for the fourth time."

Gerald hugs me tighter almost as a farewell hug scaring me a little.

"I promise you I'll fix everything so you and them can finally live happily," Patting my back then holding both sides of my arms, he then cuts Rowen's throat taking the tool she had used, breaking it, letting my soul loose then cutting his throat exchanging his soul to replace mine.

By doing so, Rowen's body starts decaying as it's a magic filled soul she needed, her own daughter's, to stay young and immortal.

"Gerald!" I vaguely yelled but I drift off having everything go black like last time.