Mr. Han Becker is waiting in his office, he's twiddling his moustache thoughtfully, while the two of them arrive at his father's office, he's usually a father who gives advice, at certain times he has to be more forceful, since Luke is always getting into trouble, and ends up taking his brother along with him, but in parts he's usually more malleable, except with training he's very demanding, he greets them:
"Good nigh boys, I'll be brief, I've just had a meeting with the Elder of the Becker's, they're already in Rivercity, we'll have the Engagement Meeting next Saturday, I suggest you be prepared, it's essential that you play some concert for the Elders, so try to practice with your instruments this week, I want you both ready on time, you'll define your engagement with the Bianchi's, on the other hand we'll have the participation of the Howards, so I suggest there's no kind of discussion, nor cause a fight, am I clear Luke?"
Luke smiles at Justin and whispers in a low voice:
"You owe me two shots tomorrow."
Mr. Han clears his throat, seeing Luke smiling and looking unconcerned:
"Rum, rum, did I say something funny, Luke?"
Luke turns serious and shakes his head negatively:
"No, I just can't participate in this meeting of an arranged and forced engagement, I already have a girlfriend that I chose myself."
Mr. Han has learned about his girlfriend, in fact he knows that they have a long-standing family friendship, he's not much in favor of arranged marriages, but he himself had his marriage arranged with Mrs. Stacy, he mentions about:
"I understand your point of view and I accept it, but my marriage was also arranged, but it's been more than a decade with your Mother, at first they chose her for me, because it couldn't be an ordinary person, it needed to be someone who knew the reason for my constant absences, and that if I needed to defend your children and your home in my absence, I control the Gate of Hell, I have more enemies than you can imagine, in the end I'm not the one who decides this, I can't cause an intrigue with the Greatest Descendant, your great-great-grandfather, we will even have a visit from your grandfather, your stay will be here at home, as usual. "
Luke looks at Justin, a little seriously, although his grandfather seems relaxed in parts, he is a little afraid of him, because he is a Prince of Hell, someone very feared and powerful, you can't go against his wishes and thoughts, but Luke insists on his choices:
"So, I'm sorry Justin, I'm going to end up burdening you with forming a future family, since I don't intend to get married or have children, I honestly don't even know if I'll be alive, one day I might be hunting, the next I might be hunted."
He points to his head with his finger, after all he has a demon possessing his body, it may be useful at first, but if he defies orders, he may in fact be hunted, or even exterminated, since his father has not yet discovered the correct way to conjure the demon in his body.
Mr. Han sighs, he knows that Luke is partly right, but he insists:
"I understand, but months ago you came to ask me about the Engagement, so I figured you were interested in Ana Bianchi, I also understand that you had an amnesia, and forgot, but it was exactly about her, doesn't that sound strange?"
Mr. Han knows that the demon can control him, but in some of his studies, he knows that a demon that can possess someone, can mess with their memories and even make them forget them, he dismisses the boys, since it's time for bed, he asks to talk to Justin in private, Luke leaves and goes to his room, sits on the bed and looks confused and thoughtful:
(So I really was interested in Ana, hence the memory of the kiss, this then really happened, I'm starting to remember, damn you, you're controlling my memories, what are you up to?!"
His host just laughs and says in his mind:
"Hi hi, you wanted to forget her, I'm just making things more fun..."
"What are you going to tell me you didn't like remembering kissing her, did you do anything else besides that...hihi"
Luke takes a deep breath, he seems to be very confused and he feels anxious now because all the time his memory of the kiss with Ana comes to mind, at least his head feels like it's going to smoke, he decides to take a shower and try to cool it down, which doesn't work very well, he punches the wall as he speaks:
"Damn it, that kiss won't get out of my head now, I've tried to avoid her at all costs, I'm trying to stay away, but she always shows up, and apparently there are other people interested in her, my brother is one of them, it's written all over his face, he's worried, if he knows I kissed her, I could make him upset, no, I can't do that to him, I'll keep avoiding her, it's better this way."