You Won't Get Away Twice (Alastor x Reader)

Chapter 58: Just... a promise.

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As Alastor gets closer, he still doesn't say anything in response. Both Husk and Angel take a step in front of me, becoming a protective barrier between Alastor and me. Alastor's form starts changing, becoming more demonic. This can't be good.

I gently pull on Husk's and Angel's arms, pulling them back behind me. "Trust me, please." I whisper to them as I maintain eye contact with Alastor. Since neither Husk nor Angel argue with me, I will take that as a sign that they trust me.

I keep my ground as Alastor continues his stride. I keep my eye contact, and I don't back down. I'm honestly not sure if I should've run by this point. Did our plan fail? Is his mind compromised by Lilith? He was supposed to respond by now. I let this go on too long. Shit! I'm probably in danger.

It's too late now. Alastor is standing directly in front of me. His limbs and neck extended due to his demonic form. Antlers grown out and eyes like radio dials. I remember when this form was intimidating. Fuck, who am I kidding? It's still intimidating. His feet are basically touching mine. It's way too late. Our plan failed. He's compromised. He's going to kill me, isn't he?

I hope the others in the hotel are going to be okay once I'm gone. I don't know what Lilith will do. I don't know if Husk or Angel will make it out of here. I'm sorry guys.

What about Emma? We just got her, and she just got us. I just got my family, only to lose it the next day. What a cruel joke.

Alastor leans over so that his face is inches from mine. His head tilts in an almost unnatural manner. It's like he's trying to see what my last thoughts are going to be. Testing me. I made a mistake.

"My perfection." I try one more time. I feel the tear slip down my cheek. I didn't even realize my eyes were watering. I didn't realize I was showing how scared I really am at this moment. I'm sorry, Alastor. I tried. I tried to set you free.

I feel his hand on my face. His hand is almost as large as my entire head. Is he going to crush my skull? Will I feel it? Or will it all just go blank? I close my eyes, preparing myself as best as I can.

As I have these final thoughts, I feel his hand shrinking in size. Confused, I open my eyes only to be surprised by a passionate but gentle kiss from Alastor. His form goes back to his original state as he holds me close. Once he calms down, he pulls away and rests his forehead against mine.

"For now, and forever." He finally responds.

"Alastor!" Lilith yells. She sounds angrier than ever before. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?! Kill her!" She demands.

I see Alastor's eyes flash from her command before reverting to the lovestruck look he's been giving me the past few seconds. Thank goodness, it worked.

"What are you doing?!" Lilith yells at him again, angrily.

"The deal was that if he didn't do his job, you would own his mind, right?" I question Lilith, stepping to Alastor's side so I could look at her more clearly. "Did you take a second to actually look into his mind?" I ask her.

I can see the confusion on Lilith's face. She lifts her glowing purple hand towards Alastor. I notice that Alastor's head has the same glow. She must be looking through his thoughts. He doesn't seem pained, but he does seem spaced out.

"What the-" Lilith looks shocked, her eyes darting around. I wonder if she's seeing actual images or something else. What does it look like when you search someone's mind?

"It's... just..." Lilith looks back at me. "you." She states quietly. Everyone in the room can still clearly hear her. "His thoughts... they're consumed by you." She sounds surprised.

"They sure are." I laugh. As I explain I can feel Alastor's arms wrap around me. This level of affection is a bit out of character for him, but it is also what we expected. "You can have his mind if you really want it, Lilith. But know that all he will think about, every minute of every day, is me." I smirk at her. I love the look on Lilith's face.

"I don't understand." Lilith truly does seem confused. "How come he won't listen to me? He seems... mindlessly infatuated with you." She mentions.

"You're not wrong." I lean my head against Alastor, who lowers his head and hugs me tightly. "You see, after he set me free, I made a deal with him. It was quite simple." As I continue speaking, I run my hand along his cheek, which Alastor seems to enjoy at this moment. "I know he wanted to get out from under you. You see him as an all-powerful demon capable of protecting Charlie. But now? Under my deal, I removed the burdens of all his stress and struggles. In return, his every thought is consumed by me. He only ever thinks of me, nothing else." I laugh. "He's like a lovesick puppy!" I joke.

"There's no way..." Lilith looks from me and then back over to him. "Alastor! Kill her!" She commands.

Again, his eyes flash for a second before reverting, snuggling harder against me.

"Oh yeah, every time you command him to kill me, it just makes him more obsessed with me." As fun as this is, he's going to hug me too tight! "He's incapable of killing me. And if anyone manages to end me, he'll rampage until either everyone in Hell has been exterminated, or he's been eliminated. Who knows how many casualties there would be." I shrug.

"So, again, Lilith." I bring her attention back to me and the now extremely clingy and lovestruck Alastor. "You can have his mind. By all means, keep it. But I can't imagine you'll have much use for it. Unless you want to fall in love with me too?" I joke.

I can see Lilith grinding her teeth from where I am. She's put in a corner. Sure, she could kill me, but then she'll have to deal with Alastor's rage. He'd probably at least give her a fight. "So, what do you want from this?" Lilith asks. Perfect.

"I want you to release Alastor from your hold." I state clearly. I hope I can look intimidating enough even when Alastor is clinging to me like a teenage girl. "In exchange, I can assure you that while Alastor and I are at this hotel, we will help keep an eye on Charlie. That should suffice. But no deal, just... a promise." Lilith again looks angry.

"But Charlie already-" Lilith gets quickly interrupted.

"Mom?" Perfect timing. Charlie is standing at the end of the hallway with Vaggie, holding Emma. She looks extremely confused, but perfectly intact. "Mom? What are you doing here? What's going on?" Charlie questions. I'm sure she has a lot of questions for her mom.

"Charlie." Lilith says. I can hear the relief in her voice.

"Charlie is fine. She's been fine this entire time." I explain to Lilith. "We needed something to get you here so you would understand that you can't treat Alastor this way. By setting him free, we can do a better job as a team." I calmly explain. She doesn't look confrontational anymore. Good.

"What do you say, Lilith?" I ask her, waiting for her response.