Chapter Fourteen
Silas
I’m with Lorenzo trying to locate Furcas. We still haven’t figured out how his frame is black, but I have no doubt that is who attacked my bride. I saw the fear in her eyes, and you can’t fake that kind of terror.
“Don’t worry, brother. We will find him and get the answers we need,” Lorenzo tells me.
“I know, but I’m not only worried about my bride; I’m also worried about everyone else’s. Seems kind of silly we can’t just bring them all in at once,” I mutter.
“I think it probably has something to do with the magic, and the soul ties that Lilith had used. From what dad told us, our souls are waiting for the right time to finally connect. I’m not sure if I understand it all myself, but I’m also not in any rush to be tied down,” he tells me.
“Why don’t you want to find your bride?” I ask curiously.
He shrugs but seems to think for a moment.
“Being Wrath, I think having a bride would be a bad idea. I feel anger pretty much all the time. I wouldn’t want my bride to have to live that kind of life. What if I end up being angry at her all the time?”
“Being your bride, I think it would be something she could handle, or it could be something you won’t feel around her,” I tell him.
“How would I not feel angry around her? It’s engrained in me,” he asks, looking confused.
“With Serenity I don’t feel a constant lust. I had always gone out and projected my power to have some being to fuck for a few days.
Serenity needed things to move slowly because of what Furcas did to her.
I find myself being surprisingly patient with her, and I know I would never rush or push her into anything she didn’t want fully.
Sex had been my life, but I now see that life is much more than sex, and that I am more than just my sin,” I say.
He seems to take in everything I say before he responds.
“Maybe you are right, but I can’t imagine what kind of woman would put up with me,” he states.
“She will be exactly what you need,” I tell him.
He looks like he doesn’t believe me, but he will have to see for himself when his bride comes along.
“Anyway, are you ready for your boys’ night?” he asks to change the subject.
I nod.
“I am, even though I’m not sure what you have planned, and dad refused to tell me what he’s doing with Serenity.”
“It’ll be a good weekend,” he says.
I look at him and my mouth drops open.
“A whole weekend? I thought it was just the evening,” I state curiously.
“You can spend more than a few hours away from your bride,” he mutters while rolling his eyes.
“No, I can’t!” I snap.
“Well, you are going to. Dad and Serenity will be gone for a few days too, so she won’t even be home,” he tells me.
“He’s taking her out of the palace?!” I shout. I’m ready to portal to dad to give him a piece of my mind. He can’t protect her himself.
“Are you telling me that I can’t keep my children safe?” my dad’s voice shouts in my head.
“I didn’t mean it like that,” I start.
“How did you mean it? Between your bride and me, we have enough power to protect ourselves,” he says.
“You know I’m just worried about her, since we can’t find Furcas or Bernael,” I tell him.
“Just for the doubt, I’m tacking on an extra day,” he says.
“But-” I start.
“Do you want to make it two extra days?” he asks slowly.
“No father,” I reply.
I turn and look at Lorenzo who looks like he’s holding back laughter.
“Wait until it’s your turn,” I mutter.
“You never know when dad is listening. You can say his name, and he immediately checks in,” Lorenzo says.
“Maybe if we say his name three times, he will appear,” I say.
“I heard that,” my dad says but, this time, it isn’t in my head. I turn around to see him and Serenity standing there. She looks very excited about whatever they are doing. I instantly feel bad for thinking that they would stay in the house. She has been cooped up for too long.
“Thought you might want to say ‘bye’ before we leave,” Serenity says and rushes towards me.
“Have fun with whatever it is, baby,” I say before I kiss her.
“You too! Papa Lucifer said he would let you know we are safe every day. So, if you don’t hear from us by nightfall, come looking,” she says like she isn’t giving me a mini heart attack with her words.
“Don’t say things like that,” I hiss into her ear.
“Sorry, but you need to know just in case,” she tells me.
“Just be safe. If anything feels off, leave immediately,” I tell her.
“Will do,” she says before giving me a soft, quick kiss and leaving with my father.
“They will be fine. You know how strong father is,” Lorenzo says, clapping me on the back.
I nod my head.
“When do we head out?” I ask.
“In about an hour,” he replies.
I have no idea what they have planned, but I’m sure it’ll be fun.
Serenity
I’m so excited and confused when Papa Lucifer and I travel through a couple portals for precautions. Lucifer said it was to make sure no one was following us. I just nodded my head and went along.
We ended up at a restaurant after we had dropped off our bags in the hotel we would be staying at.
This specific hotel was one of the places he preferred to stay at whenever he was up top.
Apparently, the owner is part demon. It is strange to think about this guy being the product of a demon mating with a human.
I intend to ask my family more about things like that another time.
“Why are we here? We ate a couple hours ago,” I tell him.
“Let’s sit, and then I will explain,” he whispers.
“Table for two?” the hostess asks.
“Yes, for two,” Lucifer replies.
“Okay, we are seated, so tell me you just had a sudden hankering for steak and ribs?” I ask.
He smiles at me and shakes his head.
“No, though they are good here,” he teases.
“Okay great,” I mutter.
“Hi, welcome. Oh Lui! It’s been forever, and who is this?” a new voice asks.
“Lucille, I have been busy with family matters. This is my daughter, Seri,” Lucifer tells her with a genuine smile.
"Oh, a daughter. That’s precious!” Lucille says with a huge smile.
I get a look at her in her waitress uniform. She has blonde hair in ringlets, bright lavender eyes, and the biggest smile on her face. She looks very innocent and appears to be a morning person; one of those morning people you want to stab before you have had your coffee.
She takes our orders before leaving to enter them into their ordering system.
“Little young for you, pop,” I hiss at him.
He looks appalled at my assumption.
“I would not. You can’t say anything, or hint to her we are not human. She cannot know yet.”
It takes a second to realize what he’s saying.
“Are you saying that is one of the brides?” I ask in an excited tone.
“Shhh…” he hisses.
“She’s one of your sisters. We are going to check up on all of them, which is why we need to travel through several portals; but they can’t know who we are. I thought this might be special for you,” he whispers.
“I get to meet them all?” I can’t help but squeal out.
“Yes, you do,” he tells me.
“Oh my; she’s so perky. Please tell me she belongs to Wrath,” I say, putting my hands in a praying motion.
He smirks at me.
“Okay, we will do this your way Lui,” I whisper.
“They can’t know our real names since mine is a dead giveaway, and you never know if any beings are lurking around,” he says.
“Like demons?” I ask, sitting up straighter and looking around at everyone.
“Demons, vampires, witches, shifters; you know, that sort of thing,” he says with a shrug.
“Shut up; you didn’t just tell me that vampires exist,” I hiss at him.
“They really aren’t as fascinating as movies and tv make them out to be,” he says with an eyeroll.
“Whatever you say Lui,” I chuckle.
Lucille brings us our food and chats with us for a couple minutes.
I watch her interact with other customers and find it hilarious that the grumpy Wrath will have this cheery person as a bride.
I think Lucifer and Lilith did that on purpose.
They picked women who are opposites of what each brother was. I can’t wait to see the rest of them.
We are going to try and see two of them a day. Other times of the day, he’s taking me around the world sharing ancient stories that have been long forgotten by mankind.
I already see the world through new eyes.
It’s a good thing he can make portals because we can literally go anywhere in seconds.
During the evening, we head to see another bride. We are walking up to a country bar. You can hear the music from outside and, immediately, my interest is peaked.
“Which one is she?” I ask as we walk in, grab a table, and order some drinks.
He points to someone climbing up for karaoke.
“That’s Lettie. The one about to sing,” he states.
I look at the woman who has bright red hair and is pretty much the most gorgeous woman here.
“She’s stunning,” I tell him.
“She is. All my daughters are beautiful,” he says.
Once the song starts, we sit back and listen. She has an amazing voice and, when everyone cheers loudly, she gets this blush on her cheeks that’s just adorable. It’s like she doesn’t believe how amazing she is.
I can’t wait to meet the rest of them. I can tell by looking at them that these two have stories behind their eyes, but I won’t risk shaking their hands until they know the family secret. It wouldn’t be fair at this point.
For now, I will just sit back and enjoy this weekend.
I was feeling down about not being able to have a girls’ night, but getting to see all of the brides before the sins do makes me happy.
I have something to look forward to now.
Even if we don’t get along right away, we have an eternity to hash out any differences between us.
I also wanted to give Silas time to spend with his brothers without feeling guilty with the thought of me being stuck in the home pouting. I want him to have fun and enjoy his time.
We are only a couple weeks away from the ceremony.
I can’t wait.