CHAPTER ELEVEN

Anna Ashmedai's sudden appearance that night...

ENOCH'S POV

We quickly walk down the hall into my office. My heart beating rapidly as my chest tightens. I felt as if I couldn't breathe.

I saw her body burn...I saw her turn into ashes.

"Azazel."

"Yes your majesty."

"Go bring Anna's ashes. You know where I've kept it?"

"Yes."

I breath in and then out as I brace myself to open my office door. Slowly turning the knob. Upon opening the door, I scan my office room to see her standing near the window, her back facing me.

"A...Anna?" I stutter as I study her not sure if she's the Anna I once knew. Or someone else impersonating her. She slowly turns to look at me. She looked exactly like her. The beautiful honey blonde hair, her mesmerising blue eyes, her iconic plump pink lips and model thin body. But her belly, it was flat.

"Enoch." She calls out to me. Her voice so sweet and melodious just as I remembered. She slowly walks over to me. As I stare into her eyes. Something about them didn't feel familiar. It was as if I was staring at a stranger not my dead wife. I slowly back away from her. As she looks at me confused and hurt.

"Enoch my lo-"

"Your not Anna." I cut her off before she could utter another word.

"It's me Enoch. I came back for you." She pleads as she continues to walk towards me trying to embrace me but I push her away.

"No! Your not her." I shake my head in disbelief. My heart and mind were in war. My mind kept telling me it was her but my heart refused saying that it wasn't. I didn't feel any love for her. My heart refused it. My mind was only getting tricked by her appearance. It couldn't feel her at all. I couldn't feel anything for her. "I saw my wife getting burned to ashes."

"But I've risen from the ashes like a phoenix."she says but I could clearly see through her lies. The doors open as Azazel walks in with the urn in his hands his face in a worried expression.

"Your majesty, her ashes. The urn is empty." He hands me the urn as I quickly open it to find it empty. My face goes pale. As I turn towards the woman standing in front of me.

"Remember the texts that said that your queen will rise from the ashes like a phoenix. You remember?" She pleads once more.

Before I could answer the doors to my office burst open. "Blake what's wrong?" I stare at Blake's worried and scared face.

"It's Brooke. Something is happening to her."

I quickly teleport to her room to find Agatha chanting on her body. I swiftly move towards her side placing my hand over hers. It was so cold as if she was...no it can't be.

...in another place, at the same time.

BROOKE'S POV

I opened my eyes once more to see two silhouettes standing in front of me. My vision wasn't quite clear. I could feel my body was on a standing position. I try to walk towards them but I feel my legs being restrained.

"Look, she's awake." I hear a girl whisper and turn my attention towards her. My vision clear, I see Lucifer standing in front of me. His hands pocketed in his robe as he stared at me in amusement. I turn to his right to see...me. or a girl who looks like me. But she had huge horns, sharp canines, a very long tail, claws for nails and crimson red eyes. She looked terrifying and horrid.

"Are you-"

"Yeah I'm Lilith your demon." She cuts me off as she stares at me her intense eyes piercing through me.

"I'm glad you two got to meet eachother but there's no time for any chit chat." Lucifer says his expression now grim and serious. He looked really scary. I preferred his smug face more now.

"Why did you chain me?" I ask but I get no response as the two continue to converse amongst themselves.

"Okay it's time. Her body is ready for entry." Lucifer says as I stare at the both of them in confusion.

"What are you two talking about?" I raise my voice getting their attention.

"Your human self is dead. Now that Lilith is out. But she's going back into your body to take over."

"What happens when she takes over?" I ask scared of the answer I already knew.

"I'll possess your body. Dove Brooke is dead. But Lilith has risen from the ashes like a phoenix." Lilith says with a smirk on her face. I wasn't going back. I was never going back.

"Now Lilith!"

She suddenly turns into a gast of black smoke as she comes rushing towards me. "This will hurt." I hear lucifer whisper into my ear. As Lilith enters my body through my mouth. It was true it was painful. I felt as if my body was in fire and I was getting burned. I screamed and writhed in pain uncontrollably. Lucifer's laughter being the only thing I could hear. I felt betrayed and hurt. I had started to trust him. He sort of treated me well. But now I know he was pretending. I couldn't help the tears that started falling from my eyes as I screamed my lungs out.

...in the real world

ENOCH'S POV

Suddenly her body starts convulsing on the bed as we all try holding her down.

"What's happening Agatha!?" I ask my voice booming in the room. I was clearly panicked. What was happening inside of her.

"Her demon is trying to take over her body." Agatha says. She gets startled by the sudden screams that came out of Brooke's mouth. She was in pain. I immediately cuddle her as she continues convulsing over my body but I didn't let go. I turn to her face to see that she was crying. Her tears were falling like a waterfall wetting her beautiful face and clothes. I start shushing her as I whisper into her ears it was going to be okay and that she should be strong.

... inside Brooke's mind.

BROOKE'S POV

"Shhh! It's going to be okay. It's going to be okay. I'm here." I suddenly hear Enoch's voice as I quickly open my eyes and start searching for him despite the pain. I noticed that Lucifer wasn't there anymore. I feel my restraints being loosened as I turn to my side to find Enoch freeing me.

"Enoch?" I croak my voice hoarse and my throat sore. I feel my body fall but Enoch holds me before I could touch the ground. He slowly sits down and gently places me on top of him. My head resting on his chest. His slow rhythmic heart beat calming me down. "Don't worry I'm here. You need to be strong." He whispers as he places a gentle kiss on my forehead. I felt my body being taken over by someone and I knew that Lilith had succeeded. I felt myself losing control over my body as I myself felt trapped in my own mind. The real Dove Brooke being trapped inside herself. But I couldn't allow it. I hard to fight.

...in the real world.

ENOCH'S POV

She suddenly opens her eyes as she starts laughing maniacally but immediately stops as she quickly teleports across the room. She starts staring at everyone. Her crimson red eyes scanning the room like a crazed person. Blake slowly tries to walk towards her side but immediately gets thrown across the room by unknown force. Only to find out that it's Lilith who did it. Not Brooke. I knew immediately it wasn't my Brooke. She wouldn't hurt Blake.

"Hey! What are you doing!?" She yells to herself as she starts fighting something or someone.

"Brooke is trying to take control of her body. So that means-"

"She's not dead!" I exclaim in excitement finishing Agatha's statement. I turn towards Lilith/Brooke. "You've got this." I whisper towards her as I signal for everyone to calm down. They were all ready to attack. But I wouldn't let that happen.

"Noooo! You can't! It's impossible!" She yells again as she slowly falls to the ground but I immediately hold her. Careful she won't hit her head. I study her face once more hopeful that this time it will be Brooke who'll come back. I wanted her now more than anything. She immediately opens her eyes as she breaths heavily. I smile widely once I see those familiar brown eyes. She was back! My lovely Brooke was back.

"Enoch? Is it the real you?" She asks in a frail voice. As she stares at me in confusion and bewilderment.

"Yes. It's the real me." I immediately embrace her relief flooding my body. She was finally back. I slowly let her go to find her staring at Anna in a confused expression. "Who is she?" She asks as she turns her attention towards me. I wasn't ready to answer that question.