All Chapters of Loving Lucifer's Daughter: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

The next instant, we materialized in my wing of the palace. The scent of lavender and old parchment replaced the heady aromas of the lust sect. Sebastian raised an eyebrow, a slow smile spreading across his face. "I must say, Luella, you continue to surprise me. Your father's face when we vanished...""Priceless, right?" I grinned, flopping onto my bed. The soft sheets were a welcome change from the rougher textures of the lust sect. "He forgets sometimes that I'm not a little girl anymore, I’m nearly 400 years old for fucks sake. Gotta keep him on his toes.""Well, that was something," Sebastian said with a raised eyebrow.I laughed, the tension breaking. "Come on, we need to shower and get ready for dinner. I'm not facing my father again smelling like sulfur and

After that charming dinner, we walked through the grounds surrounding the castle.I tugged Sebastian's hand, leading him down a winding obsidian path away from the oppressive castle walls. The air was thick with sulfur and brimstone, but I'd long since gotten used to Hell's pungent perfume."Come on, there's something I want to show you," I said, a mischievous glint in my eye.Sebastian raised an eyebrow but followed willingly. "Another surprise? You're full of them today."We rounded a corner and came upon a cascading waterfall of liquid fire, its molten streams casting an eerie orange glow across the craggy landscape. "Holy shit," Sebastian breathed, his dark eyes wide with wonder.

Sebastian must have sensed my inner turmoil because he quickly added, "You don't have to reply, Luella. I just want you to know that I'm serious about you, about us."I let out a breath I didn't realize I'd been holding. My mind was racing, a whirlwind of emotions I couldn't quite name. Part of me wanted to say it back, to let those three little words tumble out. But another part, the part that had seen 400 years of bullshit, held me back.Instead, I leaned in and kissed him, hard and desperate. My fingers tangled in his hair as I poured everything I couldn't say into that kiss. When we finally broke apart, both breathless, I rested my forehead against his."Sebastian, I..." I started, then faltered. "Fuck, I'm not good at this."He chuckled softly, the sound vibrating t

"Wait till you see the Labyrinth of Shattered Memories," I continued, expanding another section of the hologram. "It uses their own regrets against them. Every wrong turn leads to a personalized nightmare."Dad clapped his hands together. "Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" He turned to me, his face split in a wide grin. "You know, sometimes I forget just how much like me you really are."I rolled my eyes, but couldn't keep the smile from my face. "Don't go getting sentimental on me, old man. I learned from the best, that's all."As we continued dissecting the finer points of eternal torment, I caught Sebastian watching us from his armchair. His expression was a mix of fascination and... something else. Concern? Unease? I pushed the thought aside. He knew who I was, what I was capable of. This was my world, my legacy

Dad's eyes met mine, filled with an ancient sorrow. "She left, even though it meant leaving you behind."I sat there, stunned, trying to process this revelation. My mother, the woman I'd barely known, had chosen to abandon me. The hurt and anger bubbled up inside me, threatening to spill over."Fuck," I whispered, clenching my fists. "Just... fuck."I leaned back in my chair, a fireball dancing in my left hand. The flames licked at my fingers, but I felt nothing. My mind was a whirlwind, trying to process the bomb Dad had just dropped on me."Luella," Dad's voice echoed in my head. "I don't regret a second of it. Those few years were magical, and they gave me you."I snorted, rolling the fireball across my knuckles. "Yeah, we