Chapter 10Lucifer sat alone in his office. His chiseled face was twisted into a deep frown. His fingers tapped irritably on the desk as his mind replayed the events of the morning. Katherine had seen him in his weakest and most vulnerable state, and—fuck, that thought made his skin crawl with resentment.Damn it, Katherine.How could she say that, offering him to try out cookies, of all things, as if he were a frightened child? He clenched his jaw tightly as he willed the memory of her soft and concerned voice out of his mind. The more he tried to suppress it, the more it replayed.But then his thoughts shifted 'unbiddenly' to the night before. The sex they had both had together. The feel of her skin, of her soft moans... of her innocence. That last part made him recoil internally. She had been a virgin. And he had been her first. For someone like him who was used to indulging in darker and way more sinful pleasures, the thought of taking someone so untouched left a bitter taste in
Chapter 11The moment Lucifer stepped into the room the air thickened with tension. His towering frame was silhouetted and his icy eyes swept over the scene before him as he assimilated what had just happened. Katherine was curled on the floor, she was trembling and her hands clutched frantically at the torn edges of her blouse. Her cheeks were streaked with tears and her disheveled appearance spoke volumes about the humiliation she had just been through. His jaw ticked. Natalia froze on the spot and the confident smirk she had on slipped as Lucifer’s eyes zeroed in on her. The other dancers, who had been laughing moments ago suddenly shifted uncomfortably under the intensity of his presence. “What is going on here?” Lucifer’s voice was calm but it was laced with a deadly edge and it made everyone to freeze in place.Natalia was the first to recover, she attempted but failed woefully to mask her unease with a sheepish smile. “Lucifer, we were just having a little fun with the new
Chapter 12The night was quiet and the soft hum of the city below was muffled by the thick glass windows of Lucifer’s personal chamber in the house. A single lamp was the only source of light that made out a warm glow over the room while it simultaneously highlighted the modern furniture and the polished mahogany desk where he sat.Lucifer leaned back in his chair with his iPad resting in his lap as he scrolled through reports. His sharp features were illuminated by the screen but his attention wasn’t entirely on the text. Beside him on the desk was a box of cookies and one was already half eaten and forgotten.He reached for the remaining piece absentmindedly and he bit into it as the door creaked open slightly. Tricia, his old housekeeper peeked in with a knowing smile, her grey hair was tied into a loose and messy bun at the top of her head. She had only just returned from her trip to see her family. “Lucifer,” she said and Lucifer could hear that her voice carried the usual gent
Chapter 13The club buzzed with murmurs and curiosity from both the staff and the patrons of the club the following evening. The usual crowd of gamblers shuffled cards and threw dice but the absence of one prominent figure didn’t go unnoticedThe middle aged man, Donovan was evidently absent. He was a steady patron at the club and was a huge part of the gamblers but he was no where to be found the following evening which was completely unlike him. There were rumors of him being found dead and badly battered right in his bedroom. But that was all there was. Many who witnessed the events of the previous night feared that he may have been killed by Lucifer Cain but no one dared say a word about that particular piece of information. The who. Word around town was just that he was mysteriously killed by unknown people. Probably people he gambled with and cheated since he was a huge gambler. Only a few .....heck a handful knew the true story. “Have you seen Mr. Donovan?” a tall man in a
Chapter 14Lucifer Cain was the devil himself, there was no surprise there. Underneath the dim lights of the club in the strippers backroom, news traveled fast and this time, the news held an element of surprise, mixed with shock and confusion.He had helped Katherine—a stripper. Something that had never ever happened in his club before.Katherine sat silently in a corner, pulling a sweatshirt over her skimpy dressing. Her face burned in shame as she managed to swallow the lump in her throat.The strippers who were huddled on the other side of the room were talking in not-so-hushed whispers, giving Katherine dirty glances every once in a while.“Is she the girl?” One, Marissa, asked chewing on her bubblegum noisily as her eyes traveled up and down Katherine's body. “Yeah, that's the one.” Natalia scoffed as she dragged her fishnet stocking up her thighs. She still couldn't believe that Luci would go that far for her.“So, Lucifer killed Donovan for that one.” Another girl rolled her
Chapter 15Katherine shot up from her bed, dizzy and disoriented. At first, it was a light tap on her shoulder, before it quickly turned into water splashed on her face. “Who’s there?” She called out, her heart racing. She rubbed her eyes as they focused and one of the maids came into sight. “It’s me, ma’am. I’ve been trying to wake you up for the past few minutes, but you were out cold… Are you alright?” Angelie looked down at her with eyes of concern. Katherine stilled for a moment, as reminders of what had happened last night crept back into her mind, her face still dripping water. After taking a deep breath, she shook her head frantically, “Yeah, No… I’m fine.” Angelie nodded, using her hand to usher Katherine out of bed. “Lucifer wants you to get ready.”“Huh? What for?” She groaned. She most definitely didn’t want to see him. At least not now. She could feel bile rising in the back of her throat once again, as she followed Angelie. She hoped he wasn’t going to take her to the
Chapter 16As Katherine turned and tossed in bed, the morning sun began to rise up over the horizon, shining directly into her eyes. She groaned, covering her head with the pillow and trying to drift back up to sleep.It wasn’t possible, the deed had been done and now she was fully awake. Her eyes fluttered open and she turned around but was met by crumpled sheets on the bed. Lucifer wasn’t there. Where had he gone?She sat up slowly, and her core tingled, along with it a dull ache which was a good reminder of the vigorous activities that they’d indulged in last night. She bit her bottom lip, and her face flushed as she remembered just how he had treated her last night.Although she was battling for dear life in some scenes, it was gentler compared to the first time they had had sex. She took a breath before managing to sit up and slip out of bed. She pulled her cover up on and made the short walk to her own room where she got ready for the day.As she stood under the shower, her mind
CHAPTER 17Katherine’s back hit a wall as she tried to move away from Lucifer."You were expecting me? Why?" she stammered, staying still as he moved so close she had nowhere left to go.Lucifer didn’t answer right away. His eyes studied her, calm but intense, like he was deciding exactly what to do with her. “Let’s just say I had a feeling,” he finally said, his voice low. “You just couldn’t resist sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong.”Her chest tightened, but she forced herself to stand tall. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”He let out a quiet laugh, dark and humorless. “Katherine, you’re a terrible liar. I knew you’d show up eventually. What I didn’t expect was for you to be this careless.”“I’m not here to cause trouble,” she shot back, though her voice trembled. "I just want...."“Stop,” he interrupted, leaning in closer. “Don’t waste your breath. Whatever you think, it doesn’t matter anymore.” His hand came up, but he didn’t touch her. Instead, he let it hover n
CHAPTER 129Katherine took a step back, her voice soft. “I’m not playing games, Asher. I just… couldn’t sleep. That’s why I’m here. But it’s fine. I’ll leave. I’m sorry.”Before she could turn, Asher grabbed her arm, firm but not rough. “Stay. I… want you to stay. And I want you to be comfortable.”She hesitated, searching his face. “Does… comfortable mean you’re okay with being vulnerable too?”He scoffed, dropping back onto the bed. “I’ve got snacks. Could get something for you if you’re hungry.”“I’m fine,” Katherine whispered, then quietly lowered herself beside him. Asher glanced at her. “So… what is it?”Katherine rubbed her palms together, her heart pounding. She could already feel sweat on her neck. This could either save her… or end her right here.What if he was one of them? What if he smiled, stood up, and went straight to Amanda?But she couldn’t hold it in anymore.Her voice dropped to a shaky whisper, barely there. “ Before I start, I need your help and I need you to p
CHAPTER 128R circled Giovanni’s table with a frown. “We've got nothing. There's no thrill. None of what we did could bring him down. What do you want the underworld to say? That he's tougher than you?”Giovanni shrugged and leaned back against his chair, with his tobacco in the corner of his lips. “He's stubborn headed. That's the problem with Lucifer.”R scoffed, with her arms crossed on her chest. “And stubborn headed people always win.”“He settled his debts.”“So what?” R chimed In coldly. “Anyone can do that. Listen. We need something more fascinating. Very thrilling.”“And what do you think?”She grinned as she leaned in closely. “I've got something. I wasn't going to say because it didn't matter to us but oufff…a girl can't stay so long without being busy.”Giovanni turned to look at her with amusement and confusion swirling in his eyes. “What do you mean?”R leaned forward and dropped her voice to a whisper. Her lips moved silently against his ears and by the time she had pul
CHAPTER 127Katherine’s legs wobbled like jelly. Every part of her trembled like her bones had dismantled beneath her skin. Her hand flew to the wall, looking for support. She was supposed to leave, to go far but her body betrayed her. Her mind blanked as the new truth hit her. Everything suddenly made sense, so much sense it felt like she had been adorned in stupidity all the while.She pulled herself back from the door, her chest rising fast, just as it flung open.She froze as the couple appeared. Ethan stood there, glaring at her with that cruel eyes and smug face. And Amanda, she looked like shit. Tears streaked her face and her eyeliner was ruined. Her lips trembled like she wanted to speak but was scared to do so.Katherine smiled. So bright it reached her eyes and lifted her face.“Hi!” she said in a chirpy voice.Her eyes flicked to Amanda again and dimmed for half a second but she looked away. “Oh dear,” she said.Ethan narrowed his eyes. “What are you doing here?”She tilt
CHAPTER 126Lucifer had waited for days. He knew someday the couples were going to use his card again. And they did. Every damn day after that.Almost every day after that day. They kept making purchases, payments and withdrawals like they had all the money in the world. His money.Lucifer clenched his jaw, his fingers tightening around the phone as he checked the latest transactions. These two were comfortable. Too comfortable.And that pissed him off.Two things nagged at him; one, where the hell was Katherine? Two, how did those nobodies get their hands on her card? Did they kidnap Katherine? That seems impossible. They don't seem like people that would pull a job like that. He had considered bringing the police into this but that was a waste of time. This wasn’t their problem.It was his.And he wouldn't want to scare them, they were his only lead to Katherine and he had to follow it up with kid's gloves. He dialed a contacts number. “Hello. Now is time, Find everything on them
CHAPTER 125“Okay I think I'm a bit jealous of your newfound relationship,” Katherine muttered as she sauntered in with the warm milk bottle.Asher was seated by the bean bag, cooing at the baby in his arms. Noah giggled, showing off his newly attained milk teeth. “I always knew I was going to be one of his favourite person's,” Asher bragged.Katherine sulked. “That's not fair. I carried him in my stomach for nine months and this is how he pays me back.”Asher took the milk bottle from Katherine’s hands and placed the nipple into the boy's mouth. Katherine watched in joy and silent pride.“You see,” he started, gazing down at the boy lovingly. “Boys can't help but be really close to the male gender. Someone they see as their dad.”“Now, that's a very untrue theory,” Katherine pointed out. “They tend to be close to their mothers. The girls always chose their dads.”“Or, that is how you convince yourself?” He teased.Katherine sulked. “It's a very popular discourse.”“And it's not exac
CHAPTER 124(Six months later)Lucifer sat in the corner of his office with a pipe in his mouth and shade on his face. He skimmed through the document before him before picking up his pen to sign.Antonio stood across from him, his arms folded as he watched. “You really want to do this? That’s a hell of a lot of money, even for you.”Lucifer didn’t look up, rather he turned his head to the side and puffed, tapping the pen against the paper before pressing it to the page. “It’s just money,” he muttered, signing with a slow stroke. “I can always make more.”“But—”“No buts,” Lucifer murmured. “He already kept his end of his bargain. I have to keep mine.”Antonio sighed and watched as his master closed the document. “All done. I'll need you to send a Copy to him as soon as you can.”“How about the Cassius?”Lucifer shrugged, smoking hard from his pipe. “They are in foster care and getting good treatment. I guess we're done with that phase.”Antonio nodded and took the document with a bow.
CHAPTER 123“Enough!” Amanda said when she finally tore them apart. “Can't you see She's in pain? Have you both lost your sanity?”Asher panted as he wiped his blood stained mouth on his arm. “Yes I can see. What she needs is a hospital.”“We can't take her to the hospital,” Ethan countered. “Yes I agree,” Amanda said as fear crept into her voice. “Because of what you all did, yeah? Now you're letting your mistake rub off on someone else,” Asher mocked. “Nothing better happens to her.”“We can't expose her to the public,” Ethan said, rubbing his hands together. “They'll ask questions at the hospital and we haven't got that kind of money on us.”“You're just scared you'll get caught and get arrested by the cops.”“Shut up!” Amanda screamed. “I'll do it. I've seen a lot of videos online.”“You're not about to experiment with someone's baby are you?” “I'm going to push,” Katherine screamed. “God…”Ethan held Amanda by the shoulder. “Babe, you can't do it.”“I can,” she said, slipping
CHAPTER 122Amanda stepped out of Katherine’s room, shutting the door behind her quietly. She barely moved before the muffled cries from inside reached her ears. Katherine’s ragged, pain-laced sobs echoed through the hallway.Her stomach twisted.“We've got a problem,” she announced, her voice heavy with worry. The two men rushed to her. They could still hear Katherine’s muffled cries.“What's going on?” Asher demanded, his chest rising and falling with anger, with his fists clenched tightly at his sides. His eyes flickered to the door where the wail was coming from. “And why the hell did you leave her alone? You know she's in pain don't you?”Amanda sighed, lifting her hands in utmost exasperation. “Shut up for goodness’ sake, Asher! I said we have a problem.”“What kind of problem?” Ethan asked.“She's—” Amanda swallowed, forcing the words out. “She's having a baby.”Asher’s mouth parted slightly. “What?”“That's not possible,” Ethan muttered, breaking into cold sweat. He shook his
CHAPTER 121Something was wrong with Katherine. It wasn't just the dull cramps that had been plaguing her all day, nor the strange, twisting discomfort that made her insides feel like they were being scraped raw with a thousand scalpels. It was like a bad omen and it sent a feeling of dread down her spine. She ached everywhere— her shoulders, her backs, her legs. It was like she wanted to tell and sit and cry and lay down at the same time.She had forced herself to sit at the dining table, her fingers trembling as she lifted the fork to her mouth. The moment she chewed, nausea engulfed her and her stomach clenched in protest. The potato tasted like paste on her tongue, and for a second, she thought she might choke.She swallowed hard as she struggled to keep her breathing even. She pushed her fork into the potato on her plate, lifting it for a second bite.Across the table, Asher’s gaze flickered to her again. He had been watching her for the past ten minutes with concern in his eye