Page 66 of His Little Devil

“Thank you,” I mumble with a smile.

I'm surprised to see him. He'd mentioned having to guard the portal today.

“I'm glad you're here.” I tell him honestly. I don't know what's between us yet, but he has become someone to lean on. And today my nerves are shot.

Not to mention he is sexy as hell in a black on black outfit, with tight leather pants that fit him so well.

His eyes glow red and he groans, tasting the lust in the air.

“Behave, Silver. I am not permitted to have you until after the wedding night,” he grumbles, and I laugh. He has his lower lip stuck out in a pout, and I want to kiss it, but he’s right.

I'm about to walk down the aisle. I need to get my head back in the game and out of the lust-filled gaze of one sexy as hell Incubus.

Tonight is all about Luke and I. I give him a shy smile, and he sighs before waving his hand and making my dress glow. I gasp and he gives me a wink, then offers me his arm.

The doors open for us and I get my first look at my husband… Well, in a few minutes he will be.

Standing under an altar, wearing a blood-red suit with the jacket open, he looks like a demonic model. His chest is bare, and it looks like he’s carved some kind of symbols or sigils into his flesh.

The skin is raw, and I know this should freak me out or make me cringe, but I’m not. He gives me a smirk, and my knees go weak. The air all around us is hazy with smoke, and I can’t see who is sitting in the pews.

There are candles everywhere, and the ceiling is spelled to look like the night sky.

There is a clove, amber, and vanilla scent perfuming the space, and I find it calming as Kane guides me down a black carpet that is covered in more flower petals. I didn't want roses, so I'm glad Merida listened.

When we are halfway down the aisle, a sharp pain hits my chest, and I stumble. Luke gives me a look and takes a few steps toward me, but after a couple of seconds, and a rub of my chest with my fist, I’m fine.

Kane leans closer and whispers just for me. “Are you okay?”

I nod, and we continue walking. I wish I could see who was here, but maybe the fog will clear after our vows.

When I reach Luke, he takes my hand and pulls me into his arms. “You are breathtaking, Little Devil, and now you are all mine,” he says with a smirk, and I smile.

There is a man in front of us wearing a hooded robe, holding a large leather-bound book in his hands. I can’t see his face, but there is something familiar about him.

“Today we are here to bind these two together in life and death. Lucian Diavolo, do you swear to protect Silver Forest in all things, to destroy all her enemies, and take her fears as your own. To keep her beside you as your queen forevermore?”

“I will,” he replies, before a ring magically appears on my finger. It’s got a blood-red diamond with black stones in the design of a pentagram. It’s rather beautiful actually.

“Silver Forest, do you take Lucian Diavolo to be your king forevermore? To hold his soul in the palm of your hands and protect it. To keep him wise and strong in his times of weakness, and to bear his heirs, continuing the Diavolo line?”

I look at the man standing next to me and pause. Why are my vows so different from his? I knew they wouldn’t be traditional by any means, but those are just weird.

“I will,” I stutter, and Luke gives me a huge grin.

I can’t keep my eyes on his face for long. His exposed chest, and the drying blood, has my panties soaked. Tonight, I will finally get to have him in my bed, and I can’t wait.

I can only handle so much edging.

“Now that you have accepted each other, Luke would like to say a few words to his bride,” the man in the robe says, before backing away into the shadows once again. Luke turns to me and takes my hand.

The fog begins to lift, and I see a few people I once knew. I wonder if Jade is angry that I left too. I didn't have a choice, but I hope after our vows are done and I'm officially Queen of Hell, I can return to the Academy.

“Little Devil, you are my light in times of darkness. You are my dream within the nightmares. Without you, I would be a lonely monster in search of souls who need punishment. It was a desolate land before I found you. I swear to take your fears and demolish them. To always listen to your council, and take it into consideration. You are my queen, and I will always be your dutiful king.”

My eyes water, and I discreetly wipe a tear from my cheek. I never thought Luke would become this type of person. He was always so cold, collected, and cruel.

“Silver, is there something you would like to say?”