The Love of a Lycan

Hell is empty and all the Devils are here.

-William Shakespeare-

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Lucifer gulped down his scotch that burnt his throat like hell.Oh… how he missed that place, with all the torture and the agony that filled the air. Blood and scream.

He watched the flat screen in front of him with disinterest. 

The news anchor reported about sad news from the old family from Fulbright City, The de Medicci. This time is about the death of Remy de Medicci who was killed by his own younger brother, Ramon de Medicci, in his own mansion. 

Although his motive was still unknown, both siblings were known to not get along pretty well.Once they were fighting at the court over the family heritage, in addition to their finances that were nearly collapsing. 

If it wasn't for Donovan's company that had given them cash injection, and took over the nearly bankrupt company, they wouldn't have survived for long, leaving the great family's history behind as they faced their downfall.

Therefore, the most question that was on public'stalks was; why? 

Torak Donovan had helped them to reestablish their family's company, thus for what reason did Ramon kill his brother?

Lucifer shook the glass in his hand gently as the liquid swirled. 

"Apparently there is another person who dislikes the lycan to set foot in this city." Lucifer mumbled as he raised his golden eyes to look at the woman across the room. "Any news from the guardian angel?" 

It was Lilith, ambling at an easy pace towards Lucifer and sat down beside him. 

"What a heartless devil you are." Lilith pursed her lips coquettishly. "The first thing you ask is that little girl."

Lucifer frowned when Lilith rested her hand on his left shoulder, the wound from the brief battle with Torak before was still hurt. In the end the devil still had not regained his full strength, what a shame…

"Any clue who took her?" Lucifer gulped down the liquid that Lilith had poured in his glass, to dull the pain in his shoulder.He chuckled at this, his body becoming more mortal to each year that passed ever since the last battle centuries ago. 

It required him a great effort to rebuild everything, anticipating the resurrection of the dark days, when the realms in this universe collided once again. 

Lilith gave a nonchalant shrug. "I don't know, even the Alpha went rampant when he knew the guardian angel was missing." She propped her chin between her palms, cupping her small face. "His reaction was truly brutal. Such an excessive anger… he really became the dog of the moon goddess. Those Donovans aren't like the way they were before."

Lilith thought Torak's anger was because he blamed himself for the missing angel.Every creature in these realms knew that there would be time when three guardian angels were resurrected from extinction, but it would also be one of the signs of the resurrection of the dark days

"He didn't take an order from Selene." Lucifer informed her.

"No? Impossible." Lilith flicked her hair from her shoulder. "He had been keeping the Angel beside him, like a madman, and even called Serefina the witch to look after her."

"He keeps the angel not because of Selene, he keeps her because she is his mate." Lucifer said it lightly.

Lilith didn't give any response at first, but then her crispy laugh rang out inside the empty bar, as she was laughing heartily.

"Everyone knows that the Donovans won't have mates for their lifetime.It is their curse from Selene herself." She kept laughing, but then ceased down into a chuckle once she realized that Lucifer didn't have a change of expression.

"You mean, Selene will give them mates, if they are able to keep the guardian angels safe, right?" At this point Lilith didn't laugh anymore.

When there was no response from Lucifer, she frowned.

"Were you saying the truth? The Angels are the Donovans' mates?" Lilith widened her eyes in disbelief. She still didn't know about this, neither did Belphegor. Well, the latter was too lazy to find out about this matter to begin with.

"The sin of lie is not bestowed upon me." Lucifer eyed Lilith as he pushed his empty glass, waiting for her to pour another bottle for him.

"You don't need to be bestowed with the sin of lie to be a devil, even human lie." Lilith smirked while pouring down the red liquid from its expensive bottle. 

The red color that reminded them of the blood.

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It was almost dawn, when finally Torak and Raphael returned to the mansion, which Torak had bought the moment he decided to establish their business in the city, so he could be near Raine.

However, he lost her in the end.

The bruises that were still not healed yet and the blood, which stained Raphael's front shirt, was the vivid evidence of how brutal their battle before.

It was a good thing that Raphael still managed to stand on his own two feet, when he walked inside the room with Torak who looked slightly more sober. 

Torak didn't even spare Serefina a glance when he went inside the living room straight to his own bedroom. 

"The two of you alright?" Calleb asked in a low voice, afraid if his question would aggravate the Alpha again. They didn't need another battle now.

Raphael shook his head as he rubbed his neck, it was a close call when Torak bit down his neck and almost killed him.Sure enough he wouldn't try to get the bad side of Torak again, not for this witch.

Raphael walked in front of Serefina, she looked much better than the last time he saw her. "What do you have?" He asked with a stern voice.

"I have bad news and worse news." Serefina crossed her arms and legs defensively.

"Bad and worse?" Raphael shot a dagger look at her. "I should've let Torak kill you earlier." What did she mean by bad and worse news? He didn't save her life to hear that. He thought it would be a waste if Torak killed her just like that. Because probably she knew something that they didn't know, but apparently his judgment was wrong.

"Don't tell me that I didn't tell you the same thing before." Calleb chimed in, slumped his tall body on the sofa opposite Serefina.

Ignoring Calleb's sarcastic comment, Raphael gave his attention on the witch. "What is the bad news?"

"Bad news." Serefina gave a look of disdain to Calleb for his remark before she continued. "The person who took Raine is not Lucifer, Belphegor, Lilith or whatever creatures out there who want her."

Raphael frowned.

Before Serefina could explain further, Calleb had talked. "She thinks someone who took her was from inside her protection."

Serefina scowled because Calleb took her line. 

"However, there were noother people at that time except Jack and her." Calleb nodded towards Serefina. "So, she thinks Raine was the one who had made herself disappear."

"Nonsense!" Raphael growled incredulously upon hearing that theory. 

"That was also my reaction." Calleb nodded his head as he reckoned his own reaction when he heard Serefina's explanation. 

The witch closed her eyes, irritated. "Thank you for your explanation, but there is the part that you forgot to mention and is also important." Serefina glared at Calleb when she opened her eyes.

"Oh, right." Calleb flicked his finger. "She said Luna, unintentionally, inadvertently and accidentally activated her power." He exaggerated some part of his sentences as he felt it was ridiculous.

However, Serefina didn't think the same thing because she meant every single word that she said when the idea crossed her mind. 

"The worse news is that I don't know what power that she possesses, and where her power took her, or what will happen to her if she can't control it." Serefina said before Calleb could talk. "That I assume she can't."

"Torak will not be pleased to hear this." Raphael raised his head and looked at the second story of the mansion, where Torak's bedroom was located. "Serefina, if you don't have good news, or better news, you better stay away from him.Before he changes his mind and tears you apart."

Serefina scowled upon hearing Raphael's warning.But she knew what the Beta said was the right thing. Her mistake was fatal this time, Raine could be in danger because of her own power, or she could be somewhere that they didn't know.Anything could happen to her, and she was still not able to protect herself.

What an annoying job that the moon Goddess had bestowed upon her. Serefina snorted.