???? THE DEMON’S BRIDE ????
( I Fell Into Your Charms… )
CHAPTER 39&40
By; Succie Brown.
DON’T BE A GHOST READER ‼️
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⟨ CHENG & TATIANA ⟩
Waylon was heading back to the room Cheng was in, when he heard the sobbing sound of someone. He furrowed his eyebrows, and traced where the sobbing sound was coming from, and he sees Tatiana squ-atting on the floor crying.
“Tatiana” He said rushing to where she was, and Tatiana raise her head to look at him, hiccupping in tears.
“Why are you crying Tatiana?” He asked with a worried tone, no doubt he still cares for her, more than anything in the world.
“Cheng can’t remember me Waylon. He knows nothing about me, and he asked me to stay away from him” Tatiana said crying.
Waylon sighs, not knowing what do to at the moment, he too hasn’t digest the fact that Cheng can’t remember Tatiana. Why he can’t remember her, was something Waylon couldn’t understand.
“Stop crying Tatiana, you have been crying since last night” Waylon said.
“I can’t help it Waylon. When he didn’t remember our childhood moments together, I was able to understand him, but now I don’t know what to do anymore Waylon. He promised not to forget about me, but he did, and it hurts so much, it hurts so much that I feel like dying” Tatiana said crying the more.
Waylon cleans her tears.
“Don’t ever think about dying Tatiana, a lot of people will get hurt if you do”.
Tatiana looks at him, hiccupping in tears.
“Just be patient with him, I’m sure he is going to remember you” Waylon said.
“What if he doesn’t remember me? What should I do then? He can’t even remember meeting me years ago. What if he doesn’t remember me forever?” Tatiana asked with tears, falling down her eyes.
“Don’t have negativity thinking Tatiana. Let’s just hope he remembers you. My brother cares about you a lot, and he will come back to you before you know it. Just be hopeful, alright”.
Tatiana nod her head, cleaning up the tears in her eyes.
“Thank you so much Waylon” She said and Waylon smiled at her.
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⟨ MARCELLUS’S HOUSE ⟩
Marcellus walks around the compound of his house looking for Swati, but he couldn’t find her, and he was at the verge of giving up on looking for her, when he saw Jaya.
“Jaya” He said, signaling her to come to where he was standing.
Jaya dropped the water bowl she was carrying and approach him, bowing her head to him.
“Where is little witch?” He asked.
“Little witch?”
“I meant to say Swati. Where is she? I have been looking for her in every corner of the house, but I can’t find her” Marcellus said.
“Swati asked me to deliver this message to you” Jaya said.
“What message?” He asked.
“Well today happens to be the memorial ritual of late master Gu” Jaya said.
“Master Gu? Who is he?”
“He is the first master who raised Swati and also the one who found her in the woods when she was a baby. She wanted to tell you, but you were sleeping soundly. But don’t worry Marcellus, she will be back before you know it” Jaya said.
“Alright” Marcellus said. He turns to leave, but he halt his feet and looked at Jaya.
“Did she by any chance tell you where Master Gu’s house is?” Marcellus asked, hoping Swati told Jaya where the late Master Gu house is.
“Yes she did. And even if she didn’t tell me, I know where the late master Gu lives. He was a popular merchant when he was still alive” Jaya said.
“Where is this Master Gu’s house?”
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⟨ THE LATE MASTER GU’S HOUSE ⟩
Swati lights a candle near the late master Gu’s portrait and she bowed three times to the portrait before letting out a sad smile.
“Is being 15 years since you died Master Gu, but it still feels like it was yesterday. I want to thank you for taking care of me, and loving me like I was your own daughter. You will always be the best master to me, and don’t worry about your princess, because I grew up to be very beautiful, and very loyal to my masters” Swati said smiling.
“Really? You? Loyal to your masters?” Someone asked from behind her.
Swati furrowed her eyebrows and looked behind her, to see the person that spoke, and she saw Marcellus waving at her, with some fruits tied together in a bunch in his left hand.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
Marcellus smiles and completely approach her, he placed the bunch of fruits in the table near Master Gu’s portrait and knelt beside Swati and bowed to the portrait three times.
Swati only looked at him, blinking her eyes, wondering why he was performing master Gu’s memorial rituals with her.
“Master Gu, I might not know you, but I want to thank you for raising this little witch when she was abandoned by her family. She indeed grew up into a beautiful maiden, just like you have wanted her to, but being loyal to her masters, that’s Zero over 100”
“Are you here to bad-mouth me? I’m always loyal to my masters” Swati defend herself.
“Master Gu, did you know this little witch bamboozled 65 coins from me, by claiming a house which wasn’t hers?”.
“Are you still holding on to that? I thought you have longed forgotten about it?”.
“Yes I have. I just want to tell Master Gu that you grew up knowing how to bamboozle people, at least he is going to know what kind of a person who grew up to become” Marcellus said.
“I’m not a hoaxer, you’re the first and last person I have conned”.
“Really?”
“Yes, and I only hoaxed you to pay off Master Gu’s debt” Swati said.
“To pay for his master Gu’s debt?”
Swati sighs sadly and said. “I didn’t want master Gu to have a bad name even after his death, so I worked my whole life trying to pay off his debt. I was looking for a means to pay off the 65 coins he cadged, and then you showed up, I felt it was the heavens that brou-ght you to me. I know it was wrong to have bamboozled you, but that was the only way to pay for Master Gu’s debt, and I am sorry” Swati said.
Marcellus looks at her and smiled lightly. “Is fine Swati, now I understand why you did that. Besides 65 coins is nothing to me”.
“Really? It’s nothing to you, and you chased me around Maelstrom”.
“That’s because I was so angry that I was hoaxed. You are so small and yet you were so good at running”.
“That’s what I live for” She said fluttering her hair.
“Or maybe is because you are a witch” He said, and they both laugh.
“Master Gu, your little witch is in save hands, and I promise to take care of her like a good master will take care of his servant. She might be a little hard-headed, but she is kind of funny and a little bit lively, and that is why I am going put up with her” Marcellus said.
Swati looked at Marcellus with a smiling face.
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⟨ BACK IN THE PALACE ⟩
“I see you haven’t left the palace yet” Waylon said with a smile as he entered the room.
“I’m about to leave anyways” Cheng said trying to leave, but Waylon held his hand.
“Don’t leave just yet Cheng. Stay here in the palace still you have fully recovered”.
“Do you know how many injuries I sustain while living in the cottage alone? It was a lot, and I was able to take care of myself at a young age, so what makes you think I can’t do it now?” Cheng asked.
“Now you are making me feel guilty for being a bad brother”
“You were a bad brother, if you don’t know” Cheng said, and Waylon takes in his li-ps.
“Yes I was. But I want to make it up to you, stay here in the palace, so I can take care of you still you have finally recovered”
“I don’t want to” Cheng said.
“C’mon Cheng, stop playing ha-rd to get, you’re not a woman” Waylon said with a smile placing his hand on Cheng’s shoulder and Cheng sees the injury in his forearm.
“What happened to you?” Cheng asked.
“I got a little injury while practicing archery” Waylon said.
Cheng takes his hand and just a little move of his eyes, Waylon’s wound disappeared.
“Wow, how did you do that?” Waylon asked looking surprised.
“There’s a lot more I can do if I am not being controlled”.
“Really? Then why can’t you heal yourself?” He asked, Cheng looked at Waylon and scoffs.
“I’m not a vampire”.
“I never said you were a vampire. If you can heal others why can’t you do the same for yourself?”
“That’s what I can’t do. I can do all kinds of dark magic, except healing myself with it” Cheng said, while Waylon looked at him.
“So do you still want me to stay here? If I am being controlled, I won’t hesitated to kill you”.
“I still stand on my ground that you should live in the palace with us Cheng. The king already unrestricted his orders. Stay here in the palace and let’s find a way to look for the person controlling you”.
“You finally believed I am being controlled and not acting up”.
“Yes I have. Back then I thought you were indeed a curse child, but after you saved Tatiana from dying, and also stabbing yourself so you won’t hurt her, I believe you are not a curse child, that someone is controlling you”.
Cheng only sighs.
“What the voice you always hear anytime you start acting up?” Waylon asked.
Cheng closed his eyes and said “Is the voice of a woman”.
“A woman?” Waylon asked.
“Yeah, and I think she is a witch” Cheng said.
“A witch?”
“Because anytime she controls me, she always speaks in incantations”
“What kind of incantation?” Waylon asked.
“Incantations like Alakazam Hocus pocus or Sim Sala bin – mojo” Cheng said.
“Does she often say calamari miertic grimoire?” Waylon asked.
“How did you know that?” Cheng asked looking surprised.
“It’s also one of the magic spell used by witches with great power. Maelstrom consist of two kinds of witches. The white witches are the ones who got their powers from the heavens, they are also know as angels, while the dark witches are those who used their powers to do evil” Waylon said.
“How come you know so much about it?” Cheng asked, and Waylon smiles.
“I have been reading lots of books. I’ll try to find a way to discover who possessed you with the power of the demon”.
“You are going to do that?” Cheng asked.
“Yes I will, to make up from the times your big brother neglected you, and I am going to start asking around from the brothel since hearsays is best discovered there, and I will let you know if I get any information about the dark witch that possess you”
“Thanks Waylon”
“In exchange for wanting to help you find the dark witch that possess you, you should come back to the palace”.
“I’ll think about it” Cheng said dryly, and Waylon smiles.
“What about Tatiana? Don’t you remember anything about her?” Waylon asked, and Cheng looked at him
“I don’t know her, Can we stopped talking about her?” He asked and Waylon sighs.
Someone who have been listening to their conversation, frowns and walked away.
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“I am glad you are finally back in the palace” Zelda said smiling, but Tatiana didn’t say anything to him.
“Are you still mad at me?”
“I will be going now, I need to attend to Princess Narmada” Tatiana said, and tried to leave but Zelda held her by the wrist.
“I’m sorry if I sounded mean, I was just worried about you”.
“I’m not mad at you Zelda, I just want a moment alone” Tatiana said.
“Is it because of Cheng? I heard he can’t remember you” Zelda said.
Tatiana fights back her tears and tries to take her hand from Zelda’s grip, but he held her tightly.
“What do you think you are doing Zelda? Let me go!”
“Why do you choose to be with a man like Cheng who will always hurt you and make you cry?” He asked holding her tightly.
“I love him no matter what he does to me, so let me go” Tatiana said struggling to break free from his grip.
“But I love you Tatiana. I love you so much and I will never hurt you or make you cry, choose me instead Tatiana, I love you so much” Zelda said trying to kis-s her, but she resisted.
Zelda pined her to the wall, hanging her hands above her head, trying to kis-s her again, but Tatiana kepts resisting.
“I don’t want to kis-s you Zelda, let me go!!” Tatiana screams trying to break free from him, and at the same time struggling so hard, so that her li-ps won’t collide with Zelda’s li-ps, but Zelda kept pushing, trying his best to kis-s her.
He was still trying to kis-s her when breeze from no where blew him away from Tatiana. He flew and landed his back on a tree and he lost consciousness immediately.
Tatiana was almost landing to the ground, but Cheng quickly caught her, wrapping his arms around her waist, and Tatiana looked at him.
“Are you all right miss?”
Tatiana pushed him away when he called her miss, and began walking away.
“Hey, where are you going?” He asked going after her.
“You said you don’t know me, so stay away from me” She said with a crying voice, still walking.
“I just want to know if you are hurt”
“Is none of your business if I get hurt, so leave me alone”.
“Tiana!”
Tatiana stopped on her track when he called her Tiana, and she turned to look at him.
“Did you just call me Tiana?”
Cheng sighs scratching his hair slightly.
“Answer me Cheng! Did you just call me Tiana!!”
“Fine I did. I never forgot about you Tiana, after I almost killed you, I wanted to push you away by saying I don’t remember anything about you”
“What”
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TBC