Chapter 64

Lucinda's POV

I rubbed my head from the growing pain that was throbbing there. What the hell happened? Oh right. I was a clumsy idiot who knocked herself out after her only ticket to freedom confessed his love and I freaked out.

Opening my eyes I was surprised to be met by darkness which originally wouldn't seem suspicious if only I wasn't laying on stone hard concrete.

I tried to adjust my eyes to the darkness to see whether I make out anything else in this room but was of no luck. After trying a few more times, even with my demon side, and still not being able to see anything I gave up and slumped back on the ground.

After a few minutes, a door somewhere in this room creeked open and I shot up from the ground to see who has entered. The person standing there was holding a clipboard jotting stuff down.

"Who are you? And where am I?"

He looked up from his clipboard in surprise before he regained his composure again and cleared his throat.

"Ah Miss Morningstar. You're awake. Mr Edenborough is waiting."

And then the piece of shit just walked away leaving the door open without answering any of my questions.

Wait a minute...

Did he say Edenborough?

Walking out of the cold room with my heels clicking against the ground and dress swishing between my legs I tried to keep up with Mr Clipboard over here.

I took the time to absorb my surroundings and felt a sense of nostalgic deja vu. As if I had walked down these halls my entire life and had only been absent for a short moment.

Walking down the familiar we made it to a large mahogany door with a gold plate on the outside with the label 'Mr Edmund Edenborough... Lawyer of the underworld' and it all clicked.

I was back in hell... But why?

Mr Clipboard knocked slightly on the door and a response from inside enabled us to enter. He only opened the door for me, bowed and then walked away. Staring at his retreating figure I wondered was his job was.

Out of everyone here who I knew, he was definitely new. But then again I haven't been here in six years, only the occasional deadline reminder and that was it. Shrugging it off I stepped into the office and closed the door.

I approached the large desk in the middle of the room and sat down in the chair opposite Mr Edenborough... Or should I say Uncle Eddie. I've only ever called him Edmund whenever Lucifer made him do something I hated just to signify my anger towards him.

"Sorry about my new assistant Troy... He's new and doesn't really know about the whole hierarchy of this place."

I leaned back in the chair and crossed my arms.

"What exactly are you apologising for?"

He looked up momentarily from his paperwork and cleared his throat.

"I foolishly tasked him with retrieving your subconscious from the human realm. So he's the reason for your fall and lack of bed in the de-contamination chamber."

Oh.

"Why exactly do we have de-contamination chamber here again?"

"Mr Morningstar doesn't want his kingdom to be corrupted by the, and I quote 'stench of human greed, lust and corruption' that clings onto you from the human realm."

"But since only my subconscious is here and not my physical being, I don't get why I have to be de-contaminated."

He seemed to take my words into consideration and nodded.

"I'll bring it up with boss man."

For a few seconds we sat there in silence and that normally wouldn't have bothered me but I was dragged here for a reason, otherwise then I didn't really find the point in staying.

Taking my chances I got up from the chair before Uncle Eddie spoke again.

"Sit."

I sunk back in my chair. So close!

I sighed and waited patiently for him to finish with whatever he was doing. Seeming satisfied with whatever he was holding he set it down before he picked up another.

"Uncle Eddie!"

"Yes Lucinda?"

Is he fucking with me right now?

"Why am I here? I know for a fact that it's not a deadline reminder. I know that I've got literally until the end of this month to find my soul so what gives?"

He rubbed his eyes and sighed. He set the paper down and interlocked his hands on the table. He only did that whenever he was getting serious about something.

"Lucinda... You know I've only ever wanted what's best for you right?"

He paused like he was expecting an answer and I just nodded.

"So I'm telling you this out of concern for your future. There has been some changes... Selfish decisions that may impact you greatly."

Is he talking about how I indirectly rejected Chase? Were they watching me the entire time?

"Beware of the screaming banshee. She is much more cunning that you think."

Screaming banshee?

"What are you talking about Uncle E?"

"I cannot reveal more that I already have. Just be careful... Okay?"

Still quite unaware about what he was talking about, I just nodded to reassure the nervous look on his face.

"You must head back to the human realm Lucinda for Mr Morningstar does not know that you are here..."

Uncle E broke the rules for me? Somehow that warmed my stone cold heart.

"Uh... Do I just go back to the uh dark room?"

"No no... Just wait here until Troy comes back."

It was only a few minutes before Troy walked through the large mahogany door holding a tiny silver tray.

"Sup Troy..."

He bowed lightly with a tiny tinge of pink on his cheeks.

"Your highness..."

I smirked at how embarrassed he must be feeling about his previous behaviour towards me. He approached me with the tray and walked past we really fast before I could see what's on it.

He set it down on the table and quickly regained his position behind me and a good distance. I looked at Uncle E with a raised brow.

"Okay... So Troy's here. Now what?"

"We rendered you unconscious..."

"What?"

I felt a sharp sting in my neck as Troy injected whatever that was into my body. Whatever it was, it worked fast as I felt my consciousness slip and everything started to become dark before I completely went unconscious.

Damn... That Troy really is something.

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HEY G. R'S...

'BEWARE OF THE SCREAMING BANSHEE. SHE IS MUCH MORE CUNNING THAN YOU THINK'

WHAT DO YALL THINK EDMUND IS TRYING TO WARN LUCY OF????

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER EDMUND FROM THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS?! 😭 OR AM I JUST SPIT BALLING HERE.

I BELIEVE I MENTIONED HIM BEFORE... CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHICH CHAPTER CAUSE I'M TOO LAZY TO LOOK 😹...

ANYWAYS... TILL NEXT TIME.

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