CHAPTER EIGHT

ENOCH'S POV

I enter the room to find Cassandra, Beatrix and Agatha chanting some spells upon her peacefully sleeping body. I lean my body on the wall my arms folded on my chest watching silently and carefully. It's been a month since that dreadful day. She hasn't woken up and the three venefica had said she was in a coma and her body was healing slowly but they were always chanting those spells to fasten the healing process.

Blake and I have been taking turns watching her. I watch at night while Blake during the day when I'm busy with kingly duties. After my... His demise I was immediately crowned king. Luckily I was trained from a young age but still it was so overwhelming and tiresome. I didn't think it was this hard. Asmodeus made it sound like it was so easy especially when it came to torturing souls. I remember the first time he made me torture a soul, it was of a young girl probably in her twenties. She had killed her husband and children before lastly killing herself. The worst part that lead her to be brought to be tortured was that the children were infant twins. It was horrible but she had to be punished.

I would never forget her lost scared eyes and soft voice as she plead for mercy. Asmodeus taunting me to get on with it but being the naive little 12 year old I was I hesitated and he didn't like that. So he threatened me that it was either me or the girl. If I didn't torture her he would torture me. That time I was so scared and I had no other choice but to tear the girl limb by limb as she screamed in agony. The process would repeat itself meaning the girl was going through the same excruciating pain all over again. I don't remember much because after that I fainted and woke up the next day to see Asmodeus and my mother's happy faces for passing the test. They were so sick.

"We are done for today." Beatrix announces as I turn my attention towards her pushing all the traumatic memories away.

"How is she?" I ask as I turn over to Brooke and then to the witches.

They all looked happy and relieved making me to at least calm down a bit.

"She's healed now. Her wounds are covered up and the dark infection she had is gone. But..." Her face falls. " The scars will always be there."

"There's nothing you can do. No special cream or spell? I don't want her to be reminded of that day."

"We've already done our part now it's time for her to do hers." Agatha, the oldest venefica states as she looks over at Brooke who was now squirming his eyes and moaning softly. I quickly head over there placing her body on mine calming her down instantly. She was doing this frequently and the only way to calm her was if Blake and I would cuddle her and she would calm down. Agatha had said that she was with her father and at first I wasn't okay with it because the devil is cunning and mischievous. Who knows what he could do to her now that she was alone.

But Agatha assured me that he won't hurt her. I trusted her words because she was close with Brooke's mother and she was the same venefica who made her human when she was a child. I'm still mad at them for doing that. If they didn't Brooke would've been able to save herself. But I still blamed myself for it. I knew how Asmodeus was but I still let her go alone. I had an idea that he planned all of it starting from the inappropriate dress and the lustful stares he kept giving her. I just wished i could be able to turn back time and save her.

"I know what you are thinking and it's not good. Don't blame yourself for what happened. Nobody knew or predicted it. I don't think she would like to hear you blaming yourself." Agatha says now that we were alone. She was updating me about what was happening with Brooke and her father. I was relieved that he was only telling her more about herself and helping her to bring her inner self back. She needed it more than anything considering that now every incubus demon wants her.

They learnt about her existence and energy and that it can increase power to anyone who haves even a single taste. It wasn't a lie and that was the reason why Asmodeus wanted to have her first but I won't allow it again. I'll protect her with my life I won't fail this time.

The doors burst open revealing a worried Blake together with Azazel and some of my other trusted soldiers.

"Anna...she wasn't dead! She's alive!" Blake says his expression grim and sad as he looks over at me waiting for my reaction.

"Where is she?" I ask nonchalantly as I slowly place Brooke's body onto the bed giving Blake a small nod as I walk out together with Azazel leading me to meet my supposed dead wife!