Silent Whispers

Chapter 25

  Since the pandora's box has already been opened, I continue the quest of asking things I shouldn't even ask. My body feels like it's floating somewhere. My brain is working overtime trying to comprehend everything Lucifer tells me.

"If my mother never slept with Asmodius, was she ever destined to go to Heaven?" Lucifer smirks at me, drawing me even closer to him until my crotch is touching his. I gasp again, wanting to seperate myself from him but...can't. Is my body willingly attaching itself to Lucifer or is he doing this on purpose? I'll ask that question later. My body is betraying me, and I need to focus on what's really important. Answers. I know this monster can feel me, and read everything that's going on in my head. He snakes his arms around my waist, and inwardly, I start to panic. He doesn't give me a chance to reject him.

"She worshipped me, Rose. She was never destined for Heaven. The gates of Heaven was never opened for her." He squeezes my waist, trying to pull me away from questions, but I cannot stop now. There's just one more question that's been nagging me ever since he told me where my mother is. While she's there having the fucking time of her life, I'm slowly dying here.

"What was the consequences?" I chance to ask, preparing myself for the worst to come. Lucifer gets deadly silent for a few moment. He's been throwing me answers without missing a beat, whereas now...he has paused. For what? I hold my breath.

"Your mother sold you to me. I gave her a position in my kingdom and in exchange, I get to keep you. Forever. I can keep you as a slave or I can keep you as a queen." I exhale, sharply. Completely unhinged. This revelation marks a new beginning for me I never saw coming. In this very moment, all the respect or love I had for my mother dissolves into thin air. For a long minute, I just stare into his eyes, unmoving. I think my body has went into a complete shock.

"Well? What's it going to be?" I challenge, more tears leaking down my face like a broken faucet.

"I already told you. I'm keeping you as my queen."

"And I can't refuse?"

"Your life is already sealed to me, Rose." The conversation ends on that note, and suddenly I'm turned until I'm laying underneathe him. I don't even know what to do anymore. Fight, scream, cry, beg or just give in?

"Where will Lilly belong?" I whisper.

"Her fate will decide that when she gets older. The more good she does, the better chances she has away from me."

"Have I not done anything good in life? Why is it that my mother makes mistakes and I have to face the consequences?"

"Rose, you're Asmodius's daughter. Maybe not now but when you get older, you're going to bring havoc into this world. The other half of you is going to come out." I slump my head against pillow, unable to hold my own weight anymore.

"I don't believe that. I know I'm good." Lucifer leans down and kisses my cheek.

"I know you are. But the world you live in isn't. Which is why you don't belong here." Lucifer is hellbent on trying to convince me to just give up my mortal life and go live with him down in Hell. It has got to be the craziest, most wildest, bizzare, unusual, stupidest thing anyone can ever say or do to another human being. I swing my head towards him in all seriousness and glare at him.

"For the record, Lucifer, anyone born on this planet comes from God. You may say I'm half demon, but you're also forgetting that I'm half human too. That part belongs to God. Stop trying to change my destiny. I'm old enough to make my own decisions, and I chose to live here. This world isn't all half bad. The reason why people choose to do stupid things is because of an entity like you. You and your demons drive mortals to do stupid things. You're not good, Lucifer. No one is meant to worship you. So, can you please just....leave me alone? Please." I'm pleading with tears in my eyes, and my words are sharp and meant to prove something and hurt his ego but I feel different. The feeling is unsettling. Lucifer goes deadly silent over me. No more quirky jokes or even a ghost of a smile on his face. Gone is his softer side. I hit a nerve, I feel it.

Lucifer gets off of me and in his super sonic, unnatural, inhuman speed, puts a good bit of distance between us. The warmth is gone. The aura feels dangerous. I think I loyally pissed Lucifer off, and I don't like that feeling at all. When he turns to look at me, his pupils are deadly black. He looks like an unwelcomed spirit who is about to suck my soul dry. I swallow, afraid to even move. I open my mouth to say something, anything, but nothing comes out. My heart hammers so hard against my chest I feel like it's going to give out any second and kill me.

"Naive little Rose." And just like that he vanishes. I'm once again alone in the room with nothing but a reminder that I just somehow hurt Lucifer with my words. Lucifer has no soul and harbors a heart made of stone so can he really be hurt? I told him to leave him alone but why does it actually hurt to be left alone?