She Belongs To The Devil

Adeline came running outside when she saw that Ghoul. She just could not stand the sight of that ghastly beast. The fear of that Ghoul overtook her desire to see Theodore and she ran for her life. She planned to take Rion and head towards the Palace as soon as she could.

However, when she reached outside the entrance of the cave, she saw an intimidating silhouette of a creature with large horns and wings. And to make it even worse, that creature was standing right in front of Rion. She suddenly came to a halt. For a fraction of seconds, she thought it was going to hurt Rion.

But when she looked closely at the face of that devilish looking man, she realized that he was none other than her own fiancé. Her heartbeat became faster but it was not because she was scared. Strangely, she was not scared of Theodore even when she saw him in his Devil form. Rather, she wanted to wrap him in her warm embrace and hold him forever.

But before she could be happy that she finally met him, she saw Theodore flapping his wings and taking off.

She had seen Theodore turning into a mist and disappearing in her dreams for two whole years. And when he was about to leave after she finally found him for real, she panicked and pleaded, "No! Don't leave me this time. I just found you. Please!"

Adeline ran towards Theodore to get a hold of him. But when she was halfway through, the inscription spell on her forehead began to visibly glow. The seal that was holding her memories related to Theodore began to slowly crumble down. And the decade's worth of the memories that were sealed came flooding in her mind.

She could see all the memories playing in front of her eyes, from the first time she ever met Theodore to the last time she had met him.

And with all the precious memories also came the excruciating pain. The pain was similar to when Azriel had cast that inscription spell on her. She was grabbing her hair with both of her hands and was groaning in pain. But even when she was in such great pain, she shook her head and blinked her eyes to look at Theodore.

He was flying and was about to get out of her sight. "Theodore! Please! Come back!" she whispered from between her pain. And she kept on dragging her feet ahead while still grabbing her hair. The memories that were dancing in front of her eyes were making it hard for her to see anything clearly. And to add to that, it was still dark.

Adeline did not realize that she was walking too close to the edge of the road. Her foot slipped to the side and because she got misbalanced, Adeline fell down the cliff.

Rion, who was watching all the things that were happening, neighed loudly and signaled Theodore that something was wrong with Adeline.

Theodore heard that cry for help from Rion and abruptly halted in the air. And in an instant, he turned around and flew back at a great speed. He could see from far away that Adeline was no longer standing anywhere near the entrance of the cave. "What happened?" he shouted and asked Rion.

And Rion gestured to the edge from where Adeline had fallen and shouted with an angry voice, "She fell down, you idiot. Do you want me to go save her or will you get your arse down there?"

Rion didn't need to say anymore. Theodore maneuvered around to the edge and looked where Adeline was. She was close to hitting her head on the fast-flowing river. In the next second, Theodore teleported and appeared right below Adeline. And he caught her in his arms just in time.

Then in the next instant, Theodore teleported back to the entrance of the cave along with Adeline. Rion let out a sigh of relief seeing Adeline safe and sound.

However, she was not that safe though. The pain was getting even severe. The inscription was glowing even brighter and was shaking violently. And Adeline was clasping her hair with one of her hands and was clenching the other hand over her chest because she was having difficulty even while breathing.

Theodore's heart ached to see Adeline groaning and wincing in pain. He wished he could take away her pain or at least feel what she was feeling, but he could not. He could also see that the inscription on her forehead was acting strangely. And he thought of one person who could help Adeline. "I should call Azriel," he thought.

He teleported Adeline to his room and carefully lay her down on his bed. He could have teleported her to Azriel's place and made him check what was wrong with her. But he did not want to take Adeline back to the same place where all of this started.

Adeline was already drenched in sweat. Her eyes had already turned red because of crying. And she kept writhing on the bed because of the pain.

Theodore changed back to his normal form and sat down beside Adeline. And he slowly whispered, "Adeline, I will bring Azriel here, okay? He will see what is happening to you. Maybe he can help you. Everything will be alright then. Just hold on for some time."

However, before Theodore could teleport, Adeline caught him by his sleeve and whispered with the staggering breath, "I don't… want you to leave me alone. Just stay… by my side. And I will be fine."

"Adeline, you are in pain! I have to call…" Theodore wanted to protest but his voice got stuck. He could no longer hold his tears seeing her in that condition. He gave a loving yet pitiful glance at Adeline.

Though he wanted to teleport, he just could not do it while Adeline was tightly holding onto his sleeves. He felt like he was bound by the strongest spell in the universe. So he just held her palms and kept on giving her company.

After a while, Theodore could see that Adeline was somewhat calming down. It looked like her pain eased a little. And he also noticed that the inscription on her forehead was getting dimmer as time passed. "Is the spell lifting as Azriel told me?" he thought to himself as his brows knitted in tune.

And like he thought, after some more time, that inscription completely disappeared without a trace.

Theodore was hopeful seeing that her inscription had vanished, he was hopeful that she would remember their past.

He didn't know how she managed to find his cave, but he was sure that she accidentally stumbled upon his cave. He was sure that she didn't come here after already remembering him because the inscription was still there on her forehead until now. So, he really wished that Adeline would remember all their time together now that the spell was lifted.

"Adeline, are you feeling okay now?" He asked while tightening his grip on her palm.

Adeline nodded and finally heaved a sigh of relief. Her pain was also completely gone along with the inscription. But she felt really bad to see him silently shedding tears.

Theodore looked into Adeline's sapphire blue eyes and asked again, "Do you… remember me?"

Adeline's lips curved up a little. She gazed at Theodore with loving eyes. All of her sealed memories were back already.

"Theodore," she softly whispered his name and gestured him to pull her up.

Theodore smiled and obliged. He gave her a hand and gently pulled her up.

And in the next moment, Adeline wrapped her arms around Theodore and hugged him as tightly as she could. Theodore's happiness knew no bounds getting this kind of reaction from her. He also tightly embraced her.

Adeline inhaled his familiar fragrance and placed a warm kiss on his cheek. And she whispered in his ear, "I remember you. I remember everything. I am so sorry for forgetting you, Theo. I gave you a lot of pain, didn't I?"

Theodore gently stroked her hair and whispered back, "Don't say that! It was not your fault that you forgot me. You don't have to apologize for something that you didn't do."

He pulled away and gazed into her eyes again. He cupped her cheeks and spoke in a loving voice, "You remember me now and we are together again. That is all that matters." He smiled happily and said, "For you to come looking for me in the middle of the night like this… the wait was worth it."

Theodore then gently placed his palm on Adeline's nape. He leaned forward while his eyes fixated on her lips.

Adeline parted her lips invitingly and she also put her arms around his neck.

Their hot breath mingled together. And after years of waiting, Theodore finally got to kiss the woman of his life again.

Their lips moved in perfect harmony even after all this time. It was as if they were never apart. Their kiss was full of love and passion towards each other.. Both of them were grateful that they were back together in each other's arms again.