Apnea

Spider Lilly

Chapter 8

Jasper's perspective

"Question," he said, walking slower.

"Ask away."

"Why are you interested in me?" Ahhh, I knew this question would pop up.

I laughed dryly and responded, "I'm interested because you're intriguing—despite you being an Angel, I want to know more about you."

His eyes widened and I could see his brain processing my words.

"I-ok," he stuttered.

"Hey, just say the word and I'll leave you be," I said seriously.

"No! No." he mumbled.

~~

Markian's pov

Our stroll quickly came to a halt when Jasper received a business call. Does he work directly for Lucifer? Are they close friends? My mind wandered through many questions, but only Jasper could answer them. Speaking of the devil, I bumped into the last person I wanted to see right now.

"Markian! What a lovely surprise," Lucifer said caustically.

"What the fuck do you want with me?!" I sneered. His eyes darkened and I immediately regretted using such a harsh tone.

"I don't want anything to do with you, however Jasper does and that's a problem. I wanted to remind you that you're the son of an Archangel and that Jasper is the son of a notorious demon."

"What's your point—Actually! How is that any of your concern?!" I raised my voice.

"It's not my concern at all... just a warning from a previous Archangel to an upcoming one." Most of his words fell on deaf ears, but this particular part caught my attention.

"What do you know about him?"He asked.

"I should be asking you that... doesn't he work under you?"I snapped.

"That's a side hustle, love. How should I put it...he makes money off of his face and body. The demons just swoon over him! I think you should look into his work,"he said with a smirk. His face and body? Like pornography?!

A deep shade of red tinted my cheeks. "How close are you to Jasper?"

"No bad blood, but let's just say he isn't a fan of me and my work," he said before walking off. I need to learn more about Jasper.

Ever since I became a part of this conference, I've been pushed in all types of directions. I've befriended demons, clashed with the King of the Underworld, and even disobeyed my father. Maybe Lucifer was right...I'm only looking for trouble at this point.

~~

Even though my mind was heavy, I made my way over to the dining room for lunch. I automatically spotted Jasper and made my way towards him, so that I could get some answers out of him.

"Hey!"

"How did the call go?"

"Oh! It was ok, even though I'm not very keen on work calls when I'm off,"he sighed.

"Well it couldn't have been anything too bad," I giggled.

"Nah, just the cameramen setting up the date for my next shoot. Is everything good? You look tense," he said, while observing me. I wasn't sure whether it was the appropriate time to ask, but I asked anyway. "Are you actually interested in me or do you just want to fuck me?!" I said smoothly. I expected my random question to catch him off-guard, but his lips quirked up into a smirk instead.