Chapter 10.10

Susan’s POV

I stare at the clothes Abbadon selected for me and I must admit for a demon, he sure has a great taste in clothes.

One particular dress catches my attention. It is a white cocktail dress with thin straps and a pretty long slit that will no doubt show off my long legs.

I see he has also placed a set of jewelry to compliment it and a pair of silver colored high heels to is placed beside the bed.

I also find that a grand dressing mirror and table which was not previously in the room has now been placed in the far left corner of the room.

I move to the mirror and find various women beauty materials, crisp powder, mascara, foundation which is surprisingly one for my skin tone and other things, some of them that I do not even know what they are used for.

‘Wow’ I exclaim quietly to myself as I slip on the dress and stare at my reflection in the mirror.

‘I take it as you like the clothes I picked out for you?’ Abbadon shouts from outside the door and I just roll my eyes.

I forgot the damn demon can even hear my whispers.

‘Do not flatter yourself. I would have been able to choose something better than yours. besides, your selection is plain normal.’ I tell him. I am not going to tell him that I like the clothes he picked.

His ego is already full I stroke it any further, it is going to overflow all over the place.

‘Oh yeah? Your wow explained otherwise though plus let me tell you a secret, I can read your mind and go through your memories if I want to.’ He says cockily and I just feel like I should move out there and wipe the smirk which no doubt is on his lips from there.

‘You are a pain in the ass, you know that?’ I ask with a brief chuckle.

‘I did not know but anyways, thanks for the compliment.’ He says proudly.

This man is really something.

I just ignore him and go on to get ready. I put my hair up in a simple bun and apply only a mascara and a red colored lipstick. I am not really good with makeup so I choose only the mascara and lipstick.

I put the simple yet delicate diamond necklace I found beside the dress around my neck and an expensive silver wristwatch decorated with diamonds around my wrist. Abbadon really went all out for me.

Even though I was born into a wealthy family, I never used my money on lavish and flashy things like these, diamond necklace, expensive diamond decorated wrist watches, fine and expensive dresses not to talk of all these expensive beauty products.

Since I have them at my disposal now, I am not going to hesitate to use them and besides, I am the mate of a queen, a royalty and I am going to leave up to that status.

‘Are you planning to use the whole day to get prepared?’ Abbadon screams with a dramatic despair in his voice.

‘I am almost done, just give me an additional five minutes.’ I tell him and he just replies with an impatient hum.

To not waste anymore time, I slip on the heels and spritz on some rose scented perfume.

I look at my reflection in the mirror and I must say I look different, more attractive if I may say. In the human realm, all the clothes I wore were mostly jeans and tops but right now, I am loving myself in this dress.

The dress fits and rest on my curves so gently and the slit is showing a lot of skin which I do not really mind. I mean, it will help me gain some recognition in my stone-hearted mate’s eyes.

‘Oh okay, I am all done. Should I come out or ..?’ I ask Abbadon.

‘No need to come out. I need to give you something before we leave.’ He tells me and I wonder what else he would want to give me. I mean, he has already given me enough things.

Abbadon comes to stand at the door and when he sees me, he does not try to hide the admiration in his eyes.

‘You look good, mate.’ He says as he enters the room properly.

‘Um.. thank you.’ I say, smiling as a blush creeps on my cheek. However, Abbadon, being the douchebag of a demon he is makes makes the smile disappear from my face with his next words.

‘Do not flutter yourself. I wanted to say the clothes I picked for you look good on you.’ He says with a stupid smirk on his lips.

When he says that, I find the sipper for the dress and intend to open and take the dress of me, I plan to remove everything he has given me off my body too.

‘Will you please excuse me?’ I ask him with a very firm voice, the playful tone from earlier gone with the wind.

‘Huh? But you told me you were done? What do you need to do again?’ He asks as if what he just did is very right and normal.

‘Where is my old clothes?’ I ask again, ignoring his question.

‘I threw them away and besides, why would you even need those dirty things when you have a whole closet full of clothes of all types and colors that are even way more nicer and of better quality than your previous clothes?’ He says cockily. The guts of this man! Whom does he even think he is?

‘My clothes may be of low quality but at least you did not insult me when I was in them but right now, you are telling me the clothes you gave me are more nicer than me myself, do you realize how mean and disrespectful that is?’ I tell him with shaky voice, trying to let him know how much his words hurt me.

To be honest with myself, I do not even know why I am making a big deal out of what he said, I do not really know why I am feeling like he should not have said that, I am feeling like he should rain compliments on me and tell me how beautiful I look in the dress he personally picked for me.

Something in me is yearning for his appreciation and acceptance. It is not like I dressed to impress him but I am feeling like he should appreciate my efforts and beauty.

‘Hey, calm down alright? I was just playing with you, it was just a joke mate, I was just pulling your leg. I do not get why you are making a big deal out of it.’ He says innocently. I know he is right. Me myself, I do not understand why.

‘Um sorry okay, I myself do not even understand why your words got to me like that. Something in me just makes me feel like you should have told me I am looking nice, it is like all what I have done, the clothes, my hair and everything I have put on, I am doing it for you and no one else. I just do not seem to have any control of that side of me.’ I explain to him in a whisper, my head bowed down. I just feel so shy, baring my soul completely before him, I feel so exposed before him after letting out all my feelings.

‘Hey, no need to feel embarrassed about it. It is normal among mates, you are feeling that way because your soul has started to connect to mine, it has given the mate bond power over your feelings. It is very normal for you to want me, for you to feel an attachment to me, it will make you see me as the only attractive man.

In short, what I want to tell you is, it is completely normal for you to experience all those emotions you say you are feeling.’ He explains quietly to me as he steps more closer to me.

With him that close to me, I find all my senses on hyperactivity. I am feeling an intense sense of want for him. My knees begins to wobble when he uses his index finger to raise my chin up for me to stare into his eyes.

‘You seem to know a lot about this mate thing, which makes me wonder, am I your first mate? I mean, you are an immortal and has probably lived a lot of years so I just want to know if I am your first mate ever or you have had previous ones?’ I manage to ask in my dazed state. I just can’t seem to get myself to focus on anything other than him.

‘You are a very smart and observant human. Aren’t you?’ He asks with humor in his voice. I do not even know why he finds this even funny.

‘Yes, I do not mean to blow my own trumpet but I agree, I am pretty smart and I observe things too.’ I tell him, a bit proud of myself.

‘I must admit you humans are not all that dumb. You are smart in your own humanly ways.’ He tells me as he moves closer to me, staring more intensely in my eyes.

He knows exactly what that look does to me and I think he is trying to use that as a way to distract me and evade the question I asked him and that even makes me more curious. I mean, if he is trying to avoid answering my question, then it means there is a mystery behind that and I love mysteries.

‘Yes, we humans are smart in our own ways. Now, will you please answer my question?’ I ask him, still staring in his beautiful eyes.

How can someone possibly be this perfect?

Oh right, your question. The truth is, we demons or supernatural beings in general are supposed to have only one mate in all our lifetime and yes, I have had a mate before you.’ Abbadon explains and I see the spark which was in his eyes completely disappear.

I know that should be a sign for me to stop with my questions about that topic but I just can’t seem to stop myself.

‘If you are supposed to have one mate for life, then why did nature choose me for you? And why is your first mate not with you?’ I ask with a curious voice.

‘My previous mate was also a demon but something happened and she died and for you, nature decided to give me another chance at a soulmate but it decided to not give me another demon for a mate so a human was the only option.’ He gives a curt reply.

‘But I am a mortal? What will happen after I die? Will nature again give you another human mate?’ I ask the question as my heart squeezes in pain.

The thought of Abbadon been with another woman already makes my heart want to break into tiny pieces.

‘Yes you are a mortal and you are meant to die and you are my last chance, if you die, I will be alone forever and the pain of a mate bond breaking is the worst thing that can ever happen to a demon.’ He says and I just stare at his face, looking for an emotion but I see none, he has just a blank look on his face and in his eyes too.

‘There is nothing you can do about that?’ I ask with a hopeful voice.

‘Actually, there is. Mates are supposed to mark each other as the owners of each other’s souls. If I give you my mark, then you will become an immortal. You will not become a demon or anything, you just be enhanced, you will not remain a normal human.’ He explains calmly but this time, he has an emotion I can’t quite decipher on his face.

I think he is trying to hide something from me and I am going to find that thing.

‘Then why don’t you mark me? I mean, it will be painful for you when I die and I would not mind to transform from a normal human and I have nothing to loose again since this is the reality now, I am your mate and it is with you I have to be with all my lifetime.’ I tell him but he just stares at me with his jaw clenched.

‘No, I am not going to give you my mark.’ He says and I stare at him in shock.

‘Does this decision have something to do with your last mate?’ I ask him and his expression immediately changes which makes me very certain that his decision is indeed connected to his last mate.

I mean, if it is not about something that happened, who would want to go through an unbearable pain for all their lives if they have a solution?

‘I do not want to talk about that. Let us focus on the meeting we are going to gave.’ He says with a firm voice, leaving no room for me to argue.

I will stop with the question for now but I am definitely going to get answers through any way.

When he is certain I am not going to throw anymore questions his way, he moves more closer to me and draws me in his arms and I just stare dazedly in his eyes.

Ever since we came into this realm, his eyes have changed to a very light shade of silver with specks of gold and I must say it is very breathtaking.

Right now, as we stare into each other’s eyes, his eyes starts to glow a bit and within a blink of an eye, his mouth is on the crook of my neck.

‘Abb..Abbadon?’ I manage to question him. I like what he is doing but I need to know what is causing such a sudden change.

‘Shh, I am going to introduce you to my people and I need to give you a partial mark for them to know that we adore each other and you are indeed my mate.’ He says as something sharp grazes my shoulder blade.

‘Oh okay, it feels good though.. do not stop.’ I tell him but as my eyes begins to close, he stops.

‘Why did you stop?’ I ask him as he gives me a cocky smirk. Ugh! This damn demon.

‘I can see you are enjoying yourself but we need to go plus I am done with the mark. With this partial mark, you will have heightened senses, heightened sense of hearing, heightened sense of taste, heightened sense of feel and a heightened sense of hearing and I guess for the strength, you already recognized it in the human realm.’ He explains as he turns me to stare at my reflection in the mirror.

‘Wow.’ I say as I touch my shoulder blade to feel the mark.

‘Now, it is time for you to meet our subjects.’ Abbadon says and my heart skips a beat.

I can’t deny I am super nervous. I just feel like this demons and lost souls should accept me as their queen, I hope they do accept me.

‘Okay, let us go, it is now or never.’

Author’s note;

Thank you for reading, stay safe.