Mated To The Demon Prince-Chapter 52: Rain

That day, the sun was so high up in the sky that Charlotte thought it was going to be sunny all day. The sky darkened the moment she emerged from the subway and grew nervous. She looked down at her ironed pencil skirt and corporate blouse and whined at the picture of having this ruined by the incoming rain. Worst of it all was that, she wasn’t with any umbrella, and she was going to be so wet.

She kept moving.

She only had few minutes of walking to the newspaper company for her interview, and she was already late by three minutes. She increased her pace when the sky began to drip and little raindrops could be seen on her white shirt.

She walked faster as the rain picked up its pace, cursing several times when her knees would bend at awkward times to keep up, since this is her first time learning how to be used to heels as an adult.

Charlotte screamed when it became a heavy downpour, her bag, and certificate over her head and she ran to seek shelter immediately before she was disgraced.

Charlotte found one by an empty bus stop and began to pull out wipes or anything that could get the rainwater from ruining her dress. She sighed deeply and collapsed in frustration. Her hands in her wet hair as water ran down her exposed knees and legs. Her clothes were already clinging to her body, and she couldn’t imagine showing up to that company like this.

It rained for two hours! She sat there with a fixed frown on her face. Her arms crossed tightly on her chest, her face flushed in anger, silently cursing out whoever decided to surprise her with this rain on the day she was about to secure her place in a well-established newspaper company owned by a renowned billionaire, having branches all over the world.

She shouldn’t bother trying again because she has made a good first impression.

Tears burned hotly at the corner of her eyes, constantly reaching out to wipe the tears that streamed down her face as she sat there looking hurt and pathetic.

The gentle float of a leaf stopping before her feet made her to hiss and turn her head the other way.

"I am not talking to you. You said everything was going to be fine and that I would get this job and be favored," She muttered to no one as she stared angrily at the leaf beside her feet.

He should just leave her alone when he is this good at giving her false hope and embarrassing her like this.

The leaf moved on top of the flooded grounds and when it clung to her dark heels she screeched and dust it off immediately.

"Leave me alone."

She said again in a tone she has never used for him before. His presence at this point was just making her angrier, and it wasn’t really encouraging. Her heart started to race when the leaf indeed detached itself from her and began to float away before her eyes.

That made her cry harder now that he was leaving. Her lips quivering as she watched the leaf get sucked up in a nearby drain, and his presence left her side like a fast wind.

"Ree-ree..." she sobbed out. How can he just leave when she said he should? She never gave up and turn away from him whenever he is having a bad day.

Charlotte sniffed with reddened eyes, sobbing uncontrollably when he wasn’t coming back.

Her life was truly pathetic. Even her invisible boyfriend thinks so.

Charlotte went home to soak herself in the bath tub, crying for hours. Her cries could be heard all throughout her tiny one-room apartment. She was sure her neighbors would hear her cry.

She got out from the bathroom and put on the only night dress she owned. She sat in front of the mirror and her face looked horrible even after that intense shower. It was ridden with tears and her broken heart.

She has been trying for a job. The one she found that surprisingly asked her to come and be interviewed by them was taken away from her by the sudden rain.

Once her hair was dried and her bed was begging her to come and shed the rest of her tears on it, the rain started falling again!

It wasn’t supposed to rain today.

Why now, Of all times, she had finally found her way to redeem herself of being broke, did the rain now stopped her?

She decided not to overthink this too much and just go back to sleep. She fell under the covers of her bed and pulled it until it reach her neck before pleading with her body to forget all that happened today and sleep.

The moment the hands of the clock struck three, he appeared beside one of her open windows. He recently found out that he could manifest his physical and solid form in this world during this witch hour---but it is not long before he returns to being invisible. That pulsating dark energy that hovers around her wherever she went.

He moved, careful not to make even the smallest noise. She is not yet ready to see him in the flesh and know this side of him.

His eyes found his beloved sleeping peacefully. He lowered himself on one knee beside her bed and watched. His head tilting a bit to the side in admiration.

His dark red hair flowing loosely around his back as he gazed at the most interesting thing he has ever come to know since the time of his existence. Eyes fixed on her with both lust and compassion. She was the only one who reminded him of how it feels to love again when he has decided not to. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He locked that part of him a long time ago and threw away the key. But somehow...

He rose to climb on the bed and began to move towards her. He made sure to keep her still in this dream state.

He moved to be on top of her form, interlocking his fingers with hers as he had it pinned to the bed.

Loose strands of his perfect hair falling over her moonlit face. He always loved to watch her sleep like this. She was the most adorable and peaceful at this point.

He saw her get excited over being called for an interview and saw how happy she was about it, almost bouncing on her feet in excitement. It was the most beautiful thing to see her do.

But then...

His lips moved faintly over her soft lips and every other part of her face in satisfaction that he had to call the rain to stop that company from taking his beloved from him.

She was too happy about it that he scared him of it replacing him in her life. Only he should make her this happy and excited---nothing else. He was going to do anything to make sure that he was the only thing that would make sense in her life.

The demon prince on top of her moaned softly at her lovely scent when he moved his lips without really touching her down to her neck. The hold of his hands around her tightening as he moved down to the top of her breast and back to her neck.

One day, he was going to painfully mark her and she would be his forever. Even after her death.

His eyes growing a shade darker as he raised his head up to stare down at her in madness.

She welcomed him into his life, and he was going to make sure he was the only one she will ever know and love. He began to stroke the hair on her head with his bare hands. Loving how soft and beautiful it looked in-between his fingers.

He wondered the pleasure of it to get to stroke it forever with her permanently his and by his side.

This was the first time he has truly desired something in all of his existence, and he was ready to tear the heavens apart and raise the flames of hell if anyone should dare go after what was his.

His eyes grew softer when he noticed the tear that fell from her face. She was so pained by his decision that she cries in her sleep.

She wants to work, but he was afraid of loosing her in the process of it. She would get to interact with many people, which he doesn’t want. He only has her in the palm of his hands when she is lonely and there is no one to talk to.

Those small-brained humans might succeed in convincing her that he is not real, and he is all in her head.

He laid down by her side and brought her close to himself. Her back against him with his strong arms keeping her waist and his face buried in the crook of her neck to get lost in her scent.

"Forgive me, but this is what it means to be loved by me. I can’t handle seeing you smile when I am not the reason. It is always going to be me, you and nothing else in-between."

His hands then moved under her breast as he pulled her closer, completely enveloping her in his arms.

"Know your place; you belong to me."