She Belongs To The Devil

Dragomir kept on staring at Azriel with hopeful eyes. He was waiting for Azriel to say something but Azriel just kept on drinking his tea, even when the tea was burning hot.

He had already butted in the love life of his brother once and he did not want to make the same mistake again. That was why he was thinking of avoiding Dragomir until he gave up and went home.

However, Dragomir's eyes never left Azriel's face. He was looking at him with so much intensity that Azriel finally put his cup down and sighed.

And he said with a serious tone, "That Devil that you are talking about is my younger brother."

Dragomir's jaw almost dropped down to the floor. He didn't even know how to feel or react to that recent discovery. Hell, he could not even believe that. How could he? One of the brothers was their Deity that everyone worshipped and the other was the Devil that everyone was scared of.

Azriel looked Dragomir in the eyes and then spoke on behalf of his brother, "And I can assure you that my brother has not cast any kind of spell on Adeline, neither has he done some trick on her. They both love each other very dearly and I am the witness of their love."

The King was stunned to hear that the Deity already knew about the love between his daughter and the Devil Prince.

And he also suddenly felt really guilty for having accused Theodore of doing voodoo on his daughter. And to add to that guilt, he even talked badly about his Deity's brother right in front of him. He accused Theodore of doing some trick on Adeline without even investigating it properly.

He lowered his head in front of Azriel and apologized, "I am extremely sorry for accusing your brother, Dragon Immortal. I am but a father. And I could not help but worry about my daughter's association with the infamous Devil."

Azriel did not want to mess up again so he quickly tried to speak good about Theodore. "A human of your caliber should never believe in rumors, Dragomir. My brother is nothing like your folklores portray him to be. He is a gem. I think you should give Theodore a chance to impress you and prove himself worthy of your daughter."

However, Dragomir was still not ready to accept Theodore as his daughter's suitor, not even when the Deity himself told him otherwise.

So he expressed his concern openly, "Dragon Immortal, a mere human like me is daring to speak up against your brother. I don't think that the two of them belong together. They belong to two completely different worlds. How will their relationship ever work? It will only pain both of them in the end."

Yes, Azriel knew what Dragomir was trying to say. But he still spoke for the two love birds, "Dragomir, does it matter how much time they get to spend together if they are so much in love?"

He leaned forward and reminded Dragomir of his own love, "Do you love Auvera any less because you got to spend only a few years with her?"

Dragomir averted his gaze because Azriel was speaking the truth. He still loved Auvera more than anything and anyone in the world. It didn't matter if their time together was just a few years. Those few years of memories with her were precious enough for him to live on.

Azriel could tell that he had hit the right spot of Dragomir. He softly smiled and continued, "No, right? I bet you would have married her even after knowing how much time she had left."

Dragomir swallowed his tears and whispered in a sad tone, "Yes, I would have married her even if someone told me that I would only get to spend an hour with her."

"See… It is the same with Adeline and Theodore."

Azriel's eyes dilated making him remember his own distant memory, no matter how one-sided it was. "They love each other so much that their love can last till eternity even if one of them will perish away." His eyes rims glistened with tears as he said those words.

Dragomir reflected back to yesterday when Adeline had told him about Theodore. He did not want to take Adeline seriously but from the way Adeline talked about Theodore, it felt as though she was head over heels for him. And from the way his Deity vouched for their love, he could tell that the Devil also loved his daughter very dearly.

Azriel could see that Dragomir's heart was growing softer for the couple. So he added some more butter, "Adeline and Theodore already have my blessing. If Adeline says that she wants to get married to my brother, then I am ready to bear witness to their holy matrimony."

He clapped his hands as though he just realized something amazing. And he exclaimed, "This marriage will turn you and me into relatives! How wonderful is that?"

After seeing his Deity already excited for the marriage of his brother, Dragomir did not have the heart to act aloof and cold towards his daughter's choice.

So he decided to give a chance to the Devil Prince. He smiled and said, "I will meet the Devil Prince soon and decide on this matter."

"Great!" Azriel had this different spark on his face, almost as if he got some new purpose in his eternal life. "Do you want me to arrange a meeting with my brother? I don't want to make it difficult for you so my brother and I can visit the Palace to talk further about this marriage."

The only times Azriel would visit the Palace was when he would come to pick up the candidates for the test.

And Dragomir was not going to say no when his Deity was saying that he was going to come to the Palace for some other purpose. Even if the talks about the marriage would go south, he would still get to host his Deity.

So he gladly accepted, "I would love to welcome you and your brother to my humble Palace, Dragon Immortal."

"Okay. I will talk with my brother and inform you about the details later," Azriel replied with a wide smile on his face. He could not wait to take Theodore to Wyverndale Palace and properly ask Adeline's hand in marriage for his brother.

After having a chat for some more time, Azriel dropped the King in front of his carriage that was waiting for him at the foot of the hill.

He then returned back to the same meeting room and shouted, "Hey, how long are you planning on being a statue?"

He squinted his eyes to take a good look at Theodore's face and poked him on his chest, "I can't tell if you are petrified or if you are extremely happy by the talks of your marriage."

Theodore had arrived there when the King and his brother were talking about him and Adeline. He had been quietly standing in one corner of the room while even controlling the sound of his breath. And he had heard most of the talks between Dragomir and Azriel.

And all of a sudden, Theodore hugged his brother tightly and whispered in a broken voice, "Why do you always have to be the bigger angel, Az. Why do you have to do so much for me? Why can't you simply let me hate you? Hating you is so much easier..."

He gulped and whispered as a drop of tear fell down his eyes for the second time in his life, "I am sorry. I am so sorry for hating you..."

Azriel's eyes were also filled with tears.. But he pretended to chuckle and taunted Theodore, "Oh, don't cry! You're such a baby."