The Devil's Temptation!

126 His Protector

“So you’re trying to explain to me that all this time you’ve been here, you’ve been playing with our minds and keeping us in the dark?” His eyes consciously narrowed into an accusatory slit, still undeniably shocked as he never predicted this sort of foul action from her.

He had his suspicions the first time he saw her, he didn’t want to have anything to do with them but somehow, he fell for her Innocence without even realizing it and now that he thought about it, was her kindness and generosity to him also an act?

He expected her to feel a bit remorseful after being exposed but instead, the look on her face was nowhere near that as she firmly began.

“I’m not denying the fact that my actions were totally uncalled for and I sincerely apologize for lying to everyone, but what sort of action were you expecting us to take?” Annalise couldn’t stop that question from slipping from her mouth as she anxiously turned away from him and said.

“We found ourselves in a world so different from where we came from, how we got here still makes no sense to me. Your assassins had their weapons pointed at us when we tried to figure a way out, your father wanted to end us without hearing the story from our side, so we had to come up with something to save ourselves.”

She truthfully explained before turning around to look at him, her big innocent chocolate-brown eyes that always drew his attention were now glistening with genuine worry, “Roshan is a half Demon, but he’s equally human. He’ll never hurt your people for no accurate reason.

“He’s still a demon, he has no heart which leaves him lifeless, just like the rest of them that go about taking innocent lives.”

“What are you talking about? He hasn’t even touched a soul all the while he’s been here!” She countered back, finding Nicholas’s words to be very offensive, “so it’d be completely unfair of you to punish us.”

“Miss Ann,” Nicholas started, taking another step forward, his tone unusually stoic and firm.

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“If one is neutral in the face of injustice, then they have chosen the side of an oppressor, which I am not.”

“Then..!!..”

The door to the room suddenly opened before Anna could get a chance of completing her phrase. It disrupted their conversation as their gazes diverted to the door and William quickly stepped in with a petrifying look on his face.

“Master Nicholas! There’s a de_”

“I know William.” He cut his words short with his not so quiet tone before returning his serious gaze back to Annalise who didn’t look away either, as though they were both having a staring competition that silently challenged them, that was until William quickly intervened, standing before Nicholas as though he was a savior and pointing a threatening finger at Annalise.

“Keep your distance from the Mayor’s son, you..!!..” he suddenly paused when he sensed no demonic aura around her, a bit surprised as he already clarified in his mind that she was a Demon as well.

“Are you a demon? Or do you have a special talent in hiding your true nature just like your brother!”

“He’s not my brother.”

“Then what is he? Your secret lover?” William randomly guessed but it sent a tinge of anger sprewing in Anna’s system as her fist clenched at her side.

“Don’t say things you know nothing about.”

“Well it doesn’t matter anymore now cause the mayor has ordered for him to be killed at the spot, it’s impossible to tell me that you’re unaware of Ark Ville’s dislike towards Demon. You outrightly deceived the Mayor and_”

“Killed at the spot?!” That was the only phrase of William’s that sank into Anna’s head while hearing him speak and it racked her ears like an explosion of steam-whistle, leaving her face ghostly pale. Kill him??

No! No! No! They can’t kill him! This is all her fault!

Without waiting for William’s to finish, she dashed out of the room, hoping it wasn’t too late to get to Roshan on time.

“Hey!”

“Let her go William.” Nicholas placed a hand on his shoulder, stopping the short middle-aged William from going after her.

“But master Nick, he’s a demon and he could lose control if we let him live longer.” William quickly explained the gravity of the situation at hand. Feeling somewhat lost, Nicholas cocked his brow at him.

“What do you mean?”

“He’s a half-devil! If he gets out of control, it might be too late to even stop him!” William quickly alerted Nicholas, “didn’t you sense his powers and how stupefyingly different it was from the rest Demons? It carries weight.”

William made a gesture by flexing his muscle, signifying the power was thick and Nicholas’s expression was now contorted with worry, seeing as Anna went after him.

What if he hurts her??

Shit! He shouldn’t have let her leave.

“Let’s go.” He quickly stepped out of the room, William’s following behind.

Anna, who ran through the corridor, desperately looking for Roshan finally spotted him at a corner except he was being held down by some sort of magic that restrained his movements. His eyes were bloody red and held a look of bloodlust, like he wanted to kill everyone at sight but a strong magnetic force held his feet to the ground, the doings of the assassins surrounding him.

“Hold yourself!” Came the Mayor’s strict words as he caught the glacier’s attention, “you wouldn’t want to lose your life in the hands of an Ark Ville.”

“Does it look like I fucking care?” Came his blatant response as the look in his eyes turned even redder. “I wouldn’t let go of this magnetic force if I were you.” His tone was menacing, sounding less like him and holding a deathly promise if they choose to free him.

“Seize him!” Came the Mayor’s orders and one of the assassins raised his sword, channeling some sort of power through the blades and getting prepared to stab the Demon when a voice threw him off guard.

“No wait!”

Anna’s panicked voice caught the attention of everyone and when they turned their heads her way, she was running towards Roshan, only to hug the glacier in front of everyone and stop the assassin from stabbing him.

“He didn’t do anything, you have no right to hurt him.” She said while continuously hugging him even tighter, refusing to let go as the fear of seeing him get stabbed clouded her mind.

Nicholas and Williams arrived at the scene and both beings were taken aback by the sight, most especially Nicholas.

Roshan, who didn’t expect the protective hug from Annalise suddenly went still before her, the fact she was hugging him despite being in a beastly state....

Wasn’t she afraid?

His fangs slowly retracted and the color of his eyes gradually returned to normal as his Demons calmed at her touch. But he didn’t hug her back, almost like he was confused on what to do, or how to even react to her warm gesture, but she was fine, and that’s all that mattered to him.

He was in the library trying to figure things out for himself when he heard the assassins yelling out their orders and he suspected something was wrong, leaving him restless without knowing why, but after hearing Anna’s panicked scream as she called out his name in his head, something in him lost full control and it unleashed his demons. He didn’t care if everyone died from that soulless, he only cared about the safety of his Annalise.

“Anna.” He called and she moved back, meeting his surprised stare, those demonic eyes of his were now calm and glimmered with emotions he couldn’t possibly say.

“I’m here, nothing will happen to you.” She assured him in a soft whisper.

“What insolence! Hold her back!”

Two Assassins hurried to get Anna away from Roshan, but she resisted their hold and swiftly turned, skillfully reaching for the sword that hung around one of the assassin’s waist and pointing it at him.

“Come near us and I won’t hesitate to use the sword on anyone.” She threatened as a sharp light flashed in her eyes. Her sweaty hands tightened against the hilt of the blade to keep her resolve in check as she positioned herself for a fight.

At least they weren’t soulless demons.

Roshan on the other hand blinked at her fierce demeanor in amusement, for a sec she looked nothing like the innocent Annalise he was used to seeing, something about her today was different and it left him feeling even more attracted to her.

His annoying woman was protecting him.

“Stay away from this Anna, this is between Ark Ville and a demon, a half-devil to be even more specific.” The Mayor calmly cautioned.

“No.” She refused, “if you want him, then you’re going to have to go through me.”

There was no hint of fear in her dulcet tone and she was going to stand by it. They both made a promise and she wasn’t going to leave here without him.