She Belongs To The Devil

Bennett would rarely see Adeline smiling like that. So he could not help but ask the Princess if she had heard some good news.

Adeline was caught off-guard by that question. She thought that she was hiding her smiles but it looked like she was not doing a good job at hiding them. She gave an awkward smile and then blurted out some lie, "No… Actually, I had been to the Ethereal River yesterday. And I was recalling the peace that the river's sound gave me."

"You really had a good time then." Bennett's eye then caught a glimpse of the messy shelf.

Adeline felt as though he saw Theodore. She quickly followed his gaze and looked behind her. Theodore was standing at the other side of the room. But then she saw the mess that they had made. She nervously smiled and then said, "I was looking for a file earlier. But I ended up making a mess instead."

Innocent Bennett believed what the Princess said and instantly offered to help. "You should have called me, Your Highness. Which file were you looking for? I will take it out for you."

He was already taking a few steps towards the shelf and Adeline abruptly stopped him, "Ben, you don't need to worry about it for now. I will eat first and then I will call you later if I still cannot find it."

Bennett smiled at the Princess and said after a bow, "Then I hope you enjoy your meal, Princess. I will be in my room. Call me if you need anything."

"I will. Thank you, Bennett." Adeline smiled. She was thankful that he did not ask anything more like if she was done going through the report; nor did he insist on searching that non-existent file for her.

Bennett went out of the room and closed the door behind him.

Adeline let out a sigh, thankful that she was not found out. She was about to look behind at Theodore but she was surprised to see his face right in front of her. "Theo! Don't startle me so much!"

Theodore suddenly grabbed onto the chair and the table and trapped Adeline in between his arms. He glared at her as if he was angry with her.

"Theo… is something wrong?" She looked into his eyes to check if the color was changing and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I don't like that child that just left the room. And you just called him Ben!" Theodore mumbled out the words as though he was a jealous little kid.

Adeline blinked her eyes a few times, not knowing what he meant by that. "Yeah… because his name is Ben?" she asked confused.

Theodore frowned and pointed out, "No! His name is Bennett. And you gave him a nickname… Are you two that close?"

Adeline clasped her mouth with her palm because she was about to burst into laughter.

"What? Didn't I ever make it clear to you that you are not allowed to give nicknames to other men?" Theodore narrowed his eyes and said assertively, "You are only allowed to call me by my nickname and no one else." He removed Adeline's hand from her mouth and sucked her lips. Then he looked into her sapphire blue eyes and asked, "Do you understand?"

"Mhmm…" Adeline replied in a dazed state. His kisses were like a euphoric tonic to her. Her mind would lose sanity and she would just keep wanting for more.

So without even realizing it, she grabbed the collar of his cloth and pulled him closer. Then she kissed him again.

Theodore pulled away from the kiss and gazed at Adeline with a playful smile on his face. "Hmm… I think someone wants to repeat what we did in the morning. Shall we continue where we left?"

Adeline's cheeks flushed red and she averted her gaze away from Theodore. She looked at the food on the table and cleared her throat. "I should eat the breakfast while it is still hot."

Theodore was loving the way she was shying away like this. He wanted to tease her even more. "Yes, you should eat." He then brought his lips close to her ear and whispered while bathing her in his warm breath, "And I think you should eat another serving as well. You expended a lot of your stamina after all… you know when we…"

Adeline instantly stuffed a piece of bread inside Theodore's mouth so that he would stop talking about what they did in the morning and make her feel butterflies in her stomach all over again.

Theodore chewed the bread while smiling whimsically. He then waved his hand and a chair appeared beside Adeline. He sat down and rubbed his palm while looking at the plates on the table. "These beans look tasty."

Adeline glanced at Theodore and asked, "You want some?" she handed him the spoon and said, "Here, I will share my food with you this one time because you also look hungry."

But Theodore had some other plans. He turned his chair and sat while completely facing Adeline. And he asked, "Do you think the Devil Prince eats on his own? You should feed me."

Adeline pressed her lips into a thin line while trying to suppress her smile. And she mocked him, "Oh, Your Highness wants me to help you eat?" She narrowed her eyes and teased him, "What shall I do? I am also a Princess and I cannot ruin my reputation by feeding you."

She playfully took a spoonful of beans and shrugged off her shoulders. "Well, it cannot be helped then. I shall enjoy my food alone." And she put the food in her mouth.

"Then I guess I should eat on my own," he leaned closer to Adeline and pinched her jaw.

Adeline widened her eyes as she knew what he was going to do. And as she had expected, he kissed her, pried her mouth open, and then stole the food from her mouth.

He leaned back on his chair and proudly chewed the food that he stole. He swallowed it and whispered, "Ah! The food tastes even better this way. Give me more. I want more."

But unlike what he had expected, Adeline's eye rims were filled with tears.

He was concerned and asked hastily, "Hey, why are you crying? Don't tell me you are crying because I stole your food."

Adeline smiled while the tears rolled down her cheeks. Then she flung her arms around Theodore's neck and whispered to him, "I am so happy to have you back in my life, Theo. I think I would have died young because of heartburn and frustration if that spell had taken some more years to break."

Theodore closed his eyes and gently stroke her back. "Don't say that. It's all over now. And we are together again.. And I will never let something like that happen to you ever again."