She Belongs To The Devil

Chapter 24 - The Devil Is Out

Margery and Muriel were still pulling each other's blonde hair and were cursing and shouting at each other when Vultrada reached inside their chamber.

Vultrada looked around with her furious brown eyes and saw that the Princesses' room was a mess. There was a broken necklace on the floor. Several decorations like flower vase and ceramic pots were broken into pieces and were spread all over the floor.

Margery's gown was torn on the shoulder while Muriel's face was smeared with black eye makeup. And yet they were not leaving each other from their grip.

"Enough!" Vultrada roared like a tigress and was giving a piercing look to her daughters. "I will take all of your jewelries if you continue this. Do you want to attend today's feast without wearing any jewelry?"

Margery and Muriel immediately left each other's hair and stood in front of their mother with their head down.

Margery immediately complained to their mother, "It was Mur who started it. She snatched the necklace I was wearing from my neck and even hurt me."

Muriel also defended herself, "No it was Marge who started it. She wore the necklace that I liked."

Vultrada clenched her fists and spoke while gritting her teeth. "I don't care who started it and I don't care who did what. All I care about is that you two stop embarrassing me in front of the maids. And I definitely won't forgive you if you two embarrass me further in the banquet. Gather your acts together and quietly prepare for today."

Queen Vultrada snapped her fingers and a maid came running towards her. "Clean all this mess up and make sure the Princesses are groomed and well dressed for tonight."

The maid bowed her head low and said, "Yes Your Majesty."

Vultrada turned towards her daughters and warned them, "Behave well for the rest of the evening. I don't want to hear another complaint about you two." Then she swiftly turned around, flipping her wet blonde hair, and left towards her own quarter to groom herself.

Hawisa finished waxing Adeline's body. She dipped the soft washcloth in warm water and wiped all the excess sugar and honey off of Adeline's body. Then she dried the Princess using a clean towel.

Adeline ran her palm over her hand and was amazed with the result. "The texture of my hand changed! It is so smooth, and shiny."

Theodore was gazing at the Princess when she commented on how smooth her skin felt. He wanted to feel the difference by himself. But he resisted the impulse to touch Adeline because the maids were still by her side.

Theodore put his hand on his chin and thought about a way to get the maids out of the room, even if it was for a brief time. An evil smile appeared on his face; he got a brilliant idea.

"Then are you considering of getting this process done frequently in the future?" Hawisa asked the Princess after seeing her smiling.

But Adeline straightaway denied the offer. "No thank you… I am not going through this pain again. I am good."

Hawisa and Osanna were preparing the materials for the next beauty treatment. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a huge green snake slithered inside the chamber. It hissed and moved its body and climbed on the bed that the three of them were on.

Osanna could feel a cold thing on her thigh and when she saw what it was, she almost fainted on the spot. "S-snake…" Osanna stammered softly so as not to spook the snake and make it attack her.

Hawisa and Adeline also noticed the huge snake which was now slithering towards Hawisa. But Hawisa was not going to just stay still and let the snake crawl on her body. She was too afraid of snakes. Instead, she jumped out of the bed, making Adeline's head jolt and land on the bed with a thud.

Adeline aggressively whispered at Hawisa, "Hey, watch out! Stop screaming Hawisa, you are scaring the snake." Adeline sat up on her bed and was rubbing her head. Adeline was not afraid of the snake, and she believed that if the maids did not create a fuss, it would slither away on its own.

But Hawisa didn't just jump out of the bed, she was screaming and crying and jumping. "Make it go away!" She screamed at Osanna but Osanna was not so brave either to catch a snake.

Theodore was enjoying the scene greatly. He was standing in one corner of the room, with one of his hands folded across his waist while the other hand was constantly waving and flicking, controlling the snake. His lips were giving off a devilish smile.

The snake made a circle around Adeline and headed again towards where Osanna was still sitting. This time Osanna also got off from the bed and went near Hawisa. "Stop screaming!" She tried to calm Hawisa down but it was useless.

The snake didn't do anything to Adeline; it also slithered off the bed and went in the direction of the maids, chasing them. Both of the maids now shouted with fear and made their way out of the room.

Their screams were now being heard further and further away from Adeline's chamber. Adeline was now left in her room, alone with Theodore.

Adeline sighed and spoke under her breath, "All they needed to do was keep quiet."

"It would not have worked even if they were quiet." Theodore whispered near Adeline's ear, making her flinch.

Adeline turned around to see Theodore lying comfortably on her bed. He was resting his head on his palm and was gazing at Adeline with passionate eyes.

She forgot that she was not in speaking terms with Theodore and she scolded him, "You startled me!" And what Theodore just said to her, sunk inside her head. She gasped and shouted, "Was that snake your doing?"

"Of course it was. I am a Devil, remember? I can control many things and make them dance with my fingertips." Theodore flicked his fingers proudly and then stretched his arm to dip his finger in a jar of wild honey that was on the bed.

"And why would you do that?" Adeline folded her arms and frowned at Theodore.

Theodore ignored Adeline's question and was now bringing his honey-dipped finger closer to his mouth. He softly parted his perfect lips and licked the honey from his finger. Adeline was trying her best to be angry at Theodore but there was something bewitching about him.

When Theodore was licking the honey, Adeline could feel a sudden rush of energy inside her body. Something was telling her to move closer to him, there was something in the air that was attracting her towards the Devil.

"Devil! Yes he is the Devil. Has he done some enchantment on me? Is that why I am getting attracted to someone who is… not just old but… ancient?" Adeline wanted to snap out of the pull that she was feeling but she was lost again, "But he still looks like he is in his early twenties. He once said that he is a son of the God. No wonder he looks so perfect."

Theodore was also studying the look on Adeline's face from the corner of his golden eyes. He could tell that the bond between them was growing stronger and stronger.

Theodore got up abruptly, bringing his face right before Adeline. "Because I was bored out of my mind and wanted to do something fun."

Adeline was caught off-guard. "Huh?" Adeline was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't understand what Theodore was talking about.

"Didn't you just ask why I brought that snake inside?" Theodore gave his most bright smile showing his beautiful teeth. Then he continued, "To be honest, I also wanted to feel your skin to check how much smoother it got; you know after all that pain those maids caused you."

Adeline got a hold of her overflowing emotions and warned him, "Don't you dare do anything of that sort. I am still angry with you."

Theodore just smirked and carefully looked at Adeline's face. He noticed that her face was now glowing than before. Then he slowly moved his gaze downwards, on her thin yet strong hand. It indeed looked smooth and was also glowing, and so was her whole body.

But Theodore was not satisfied by just looking at her, he wanted to touch her. That was the whole point behind chasing away those maids, so that he could touch her.

Theodore slowly raised his hand and approached Adeline. But Adeline subconsciously pulled back and shouted again, "I have already warned you, not to do anything like before. Or else I will…"

Out of the blue, Theodore's brows creased and his cheerful face turned grim. His golden eyes were now blood red and were staring very deeply at Adeline's eyes. He was starting to emit a dark aura around him. Adeline had never seen his blood red eyes which made a chill shiver run down her spine.

But before Adeline could react, in the very next moment, Theodore pushed Adeline flat on the bed and was on top of her. He pinned both of her hands down with his hands and whispered near her ear, "Or else you will what? You will shout for your maids again?"

Theodore sniffed in the sweet aroma that Adeline was giving off and gave a wicked smile, "Oh! I want you to try. I want you to try calling for your maids again. But don't be shocked when I seal your juicy and plump lips with my own lips."

Adeline had never in her life expected to see this side of Theodore. Yes, she knew he was the Devil but he was always very sweet and kind to her. And right now, she could tell that this was not the same Theodore that she had met decades ago. He would never do something like this to her.

Adeline tried her best to push Theodore away but she could not even make him move an inch. She was reminded again about just how powerful he was. "Theodore, get off of me now. You are hurting me."

Theodore gave a smoldering look to Adeline and glared at her. Then he whispered in her ear again, "You told me yourself that you are not that naïve little human anymore.. So I am going to treat you like a woman from now on… my woman."