Playing with a demon -1

"Hahaha, that was sick!" Kate laughed out loud making Ziana blink in confusion. She was trying to come up with a convincing lie but Kate's reaction shocked her.

"Zayden told me how you both played the marriage game every week. I didn't believe it but now your reaction answers everything." She added forcing Ziana to smile.

Marriage games? Who would play such a thing? What else did this jerk say to her?

"I heard you even stole Aunt Norah's ring and proposed to him. Is that true?" Kate asked in delight. She missed some quality popcorn here.

Ziana turned to Zayden and sent lasers at him. What did you say? She asked in her glare, and he shrugged in response.

All he said was that Ziana loved pretending to be his wife during their childhood days. And he was teasing her earlier in the morning when Kate caught them in her bedroom. But Kate insisted on hearing more and he played along with his words.

"She was really obsessed with me until middle school."

"I was obsessed with killing you!" Ziana grumbled, clutching her knife. She really wanted to stab him and rip his nasty mouth.

"Hahah, you guys are so funny." Kate laughed at Ziana's words. She had never seen this girl bicker with anyone, especially with a male as they were rare creatures to her. It was nice to see her comfortable around a guy after months of heartbreak.

"When is Aunt Norah coming back? I cannot wait to meet her." Zayden said as Ziana burned with rage. He couldn't wait to see her mother and take her blessings.

He was also curious about her personality. General Kaylan always adored her and treated her with respect, something uncommon among past-generation husbands.

"They will return in a few days." Kate replied instead of Ziana and smiled at Zayden. Aunt Norah would love to have a guy like him around her precious daughter. Hopefully, she might even give him a chance to take Ziana out.

"I heard you created a huge scene when they left the city. Is it true?" Kate continued making Ziana sick to the stomach.

"She lay in front of our car and declared that we could only pass over her dead body. Aunt Norah had to drag her away."

"Oh my god, that's scary." Kate mumbled with a chuckle. Ziana was really into this guy during her childhood.

Zayden laughed, not hiding his amusement. Ziana felt her face flush with anger. She wished the ground would open up and swallow her right then and there. Seriously, they were taking it way too far now.

"I am done!" Ziana placed down her fork and gulped down the water. She glared at Zayden one last time and walked towards her room.

Bang!

Zayden and Kate laughed as Ziana slammed the door.

"Poor thing. We teased her a bit too much," Kate said. "We should apologize to her later."

Zayden nodded in agreement but he didn't completely agree with her. This was just the beginning and he planned to torture her more until she apologized to him. He believed in tough making sure people understood the consequences of their actions.

Ziana slumped on the bed and buried her head in the pillow. Why was the universe so against her?

"Just kill me already!" She grumbled and cried in frustration.

[A few minutes later.]

'Hey, beautiful.'

'Come out now!' Ziana heard a voice behind her and frowned in confusion. She tilted her head and looked around her room but found none.

Was that jerk playing with her mind now? She thought and sneered in disbelief. She tried to ignore it but the voice kept echoing making her groan in frustration. Taking a deep breath, she sat up from the bed and marched out of the room.

She had enough of his games and needed to end this torture!

But when she walked towards the kitchen, she found only Zayden. She frowned not seeing Kate around and her eyes widened in shock.

Wait, did he do something to Kate? Panic hit her nerves and she rushed to him.

"Wh-where's Katie?"

"She went to buy your favorite ice cream." Zayden answered looking up at her. He continued scrolling through his phone and she sighed out loud.

"If you ever try to play such cheap tricks again, trust me I will cut you into pieces." Ziana glowered and glared at him. He better not play with her poor, pea-sized brain!

Zayden looked at her and blinked in confusion. Was she talking about teasing her?

Ziana sneered at him and walked into the kitchen. She decided to do the dishes as Kate had cleaned the dining table and thrown away the garbage. It would have been better if she had also thrown out this piece of crap.

Wearing gloves, she turned the tap on and soaked the dishes. Taking out the scrub, she cleaned the plates and glasses.

'Do you need any help darling?'

The voice echoed around her again and she shut her eyes. Taking a deep breath, she ignored him and continued with her task.

'Come on, you can't keep ignoring me.'

The voice echoed again and Ziana put down her plate. Turning around, she glared at the man innocently looking at his phone.

"Do you want to die?" She screamed in annoyance.

Zayden looked at her over the kitchen counter and blinked in confusion. He frowned at seeing her angry for no good reason.

"I am already dead, darling." He replied with a smile. Ziana gritted her teeth.

"Stop playing with my mind." She warned for one last time and turned around to do her chores.

She needed to practice yoga and learn to ignore this annoying creature. If not, she might die of high blood pressure during these three months of suffering.

Zayden blinked in confusion but didn't comment. He needed to focus on creating these damn social media profiles linked to his wealthy human family.

Soon Kate came with a bunch of plastic bags. Ziana pretended to be angry and continued cleaning the kitchen counter as Kate walked towards them.

"I brought all your favorites!" She smiled placing the bags on the dining table, but Ziana didn't reply. Zayden put down his phone and searched in the bags for something different. He tasted these delicacies once, specifically mint chocolate-flavored sundaes.

He took one of the boxes having a green lid and opened it. Taking one of the spoons, he started savoring it making Ziana frown.

This damn dude! How could he choose her favorite Daiquiri Ice out of all the options?

"Come on! You cannot resist ice cream. Can you?" Kate came to her and held her arm. She had crossed the limits earlier and needed to make up for it.

"I am sorry alright?" Kate pleaded with a pout. "Stop sulking now."

"Promise me you will never talk about my childhood days again." Ziana demanded as she was rebuked by his disgusting lies. And the most annoying thing was being attached to him in every story.

"Okay. I promise to never bring it up." Kate nodded though she wasn't completely sincere. She just needed to be patient until Aunt Norah's return. Later, they would be able to join Zayden and tease her more.

"That's good." Ziana nodded and threw the cleaning cloth away. She rushed to the dining table and took all the bags from it.

Glaring at Zayden, she walked into the hall. He better not touch them anymore.

Sitting on the couch, she turned to Kate. "Come let's eat and watch some shows."

Kate smiled and shook her head. This girl was as silly as ever. She thought walking towards her.

Zayden scoffed at her reaction and ate his ice cream. He would make her pay for it later.

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Later in the evening.

Ziana woke up from her quick nap and sighed looking at Kate beside her. Her best friend was having a rough time these days and that made her sigh again. This stupid girl had been battling severe migraines all her life and she just hoped her mental health to not take a toll again.

Slowly getting up from the bed, she walked out of the room and closed the door. Her annoying husband finally left for some good reason, and she hoped for him to never return.

"God, please drag him back to the afterlife." Clasping her hands, she begged walking towards the kitchen, "Please God! I will serve you with a rich banquet."

Tonight's dinner was on her and she decided to cook something simple. Taking a few vegetables, she thoroughly washed them and took the chopping plate. Mac and cheese and some healthy salads were all she learned to make, and Kate would be honored to eat the same tonight.

Ziana cut the tomatoes and cucumbers while humming her favorite song. But before she could finish chopping, someone gripped her wrist.

Her eyes widened as she couldn't move her hand and clutched the knife tightly.

"Damn! Am I having a spasm?" She thought trying to move her hand but felt someone holding it tightly.

Her brows furrowed when she realized who was playing with her again. Taking a deep breath, she demanded, "Zayden stop it!"

"But I am not Zayden, darling."

Suddenly a man appeared right beside her and she shrieked stumbling back in horror. He gripped her wrist tightly as she looked at his face.

Blue pale skin, hollow eyes, and a bruised lip.

Wait, was he a ghost?!

"No, I am a demon." The man calmly answered with a smirk.