The Lady Shadowhive and her demon butler Lucius Dracovich

Tell Me The Truth (wedding part 2)

Jade's POV

The patio was empty and silent, the main portion of the wedding party was inside conversing with each other over how beautiful the ceremony was and how beautiful I looked in my dress. None of that interested me, the wedding cake was not appealing to me at the moment, the gifts i could have cared less about. Not even my new husband weighed heavily on my mind.. No.. the secret that Lucius has been keeping from me for many many months.. no matter how much i inquired, no matter how many tricks i laid he had avoided them all flawlessly.. It had been bothering me nonstop and I couldn't take it anymore.. I had to know what he was hiding from me. Sebastian had obviously figured it out and was teasing Lucius about it but i only wondered what it could be. Lucius closed the doors to the main room and then walked over to my side as i looked over the balcony railing and out into the garden.

"We are now in private Mistress, what is it you wished to discuss with me?"

I turned my head and looks at him with my brow raised, why would he bother asking a ridiculous question like that?

"You've been hiding something from me Lucius... What is it."

"Hiding? I do not know what you mean mistress, i have not hidden anything from you."

I sighed and looked out over the garden slightly annoyed, i hated these games.. He always pulled them when i was trying to get information out of him.

"Lucius you have a secret.... and i want to know what it is.."

"My lady some things are better left unsaid.. now is not the time to tell you."

I gripped the railing tightly in my fist, how dare he tell me when the right time for me to hear things was.. It was my job to decide this not him.. I turned and looked at him annoyed again and said angrily.

"Lucius do not make me order you to tell me.. now what did Sebastian say to you?"

"Michaelis was simply talking about your marriage to the Lord Phantomhive..."

His voice trailed off slightly as he looked away from me and out into the garden. Why would my marriage anger him? I didn't understand this demon... he confused me.. For the months before my wedding, i had kissed him so much.. i thought for sure he would try and talk me out of this, but he never said a word.. not even one.. no sign that he didn't want me to go through with this wedding when i had countless. no thousands of excuses to break off the engagement.

"Your not making sense Lucius, why does that anger you? Why do you look so angry when Ciel is holding me, when he kisses me?"

His body tensed, it was obvious because he sucked in his breath and clenched the railing in his hand. If i didn't know better I would say he was imagining thousands of ways to kill Ciel.. but he turned his head and looked at me. His voice was softer than it had ever been, and his eyes were the most gorgeous sea green i had ever seen. It made me want to just hug him tightly and never let go, to bury myself in his embrace and hide from this world of society and classes.. from this charade of pleasantry and flattery..

"Because mistress. I wish it was me... When Lord Phantomhive holds you, I want to rip him away and hold you instead. When he kisses you, i want to erase his presence with my own.. I crave your lips.. I crave your arms and your body, i want to hold it.. i want to cover you and mark you in my kiss.. Even now as we talk i want to cup your cheek and hold you to me. Kiss your lips and kiss your skin just to taste it.. For months my lady i have been fighting back this damned emotion.. for months i have been remaining silent.."

My heart was beating so hard in my chest i thought for sure it would burst.. i had to know... i think i knew what he would say but i wanted to hear it..