Chapter 14: Chapter 12. The Deal

Adrian stares at the ceiling for the longest of time, contemplating what his next course of action would be like. This was all fun at first. After a while, he tried hard to even remember his anger. Only the memory of the fire kept him going. But after a long time, even that had become meaningless. He tried to want to feel angry and more revengeful but that has become something tiring lately. His constant manipulation and games on other people, his hatred, will eventually become dull to him. This is the price to pay for the curse. He knew he had to act now while he still feels like taking revenge because eventually, with his extended life, he will become even more hollow than he already is now.

Victor and Kevin left him at the hotel early in the morning with a kiss on his forehead. It’s disgusting for him to think that those idiots even treated him like he is their lover. He was of course the unwilling lover. Their minds are full of sick perverted thoughts. He hopes they will receive their punishment sooner rather than later so that he will not need to entertain anymore of their antics. That plan was already set on motion. He just has to wait. But his patience is wearing thin. He had to pretend to be hurt this morning when in fact, his body doesn’t feel a thing at all. It was just tiring to pretend.

As he was lost in thoughts, the door to his hotel room is knocked repeatedly. He walks steadily to open the door almost forgetting to try to hear the thoughts of the person behind the door. He just feels slightly annoyed at the constant knocking. He just assumes that it’s room service but when he opens the door, he is stunned to see that it was Devon standing at the door. He looks to be out of breath like he had just ran a marathon. And there’s this concern plus angry looks on his face. “Adrian, what did they do to you?!” He yelled angrily as he storms into the room. The boy looks restless.

Adrian is left speechless and just decided to calmly shut the door behind him. Before he can even speak, Devon yells again as he notices the string on hickeys on Adrian’s visible neck. “I’ll fucking kill them! They dare do this to you!!!” It was at that moment that Adrian suddenly feels strange... Never before has anyone in his life got angry or murderous on their own without his demonic manipulation. Who is he to Devon? What makes Devon this angry? It’s almost like... the boy wanted to protect him? He didn’t even use any manipulation on the boy’s mind. Then, why? How come?

“Devon...” Adrian manages to call out, perplexed by the boy’s behavior. He can’t guess. He doesn’t know what the boy is thinking. “Why are you here? How did you know?”

“I heard then bragging that’s why!!!” Devon shouted. “And I asked their stupid henchmen where you are!” He then takes a glass from the table in the room and smashes it to the ground in anger. “I’ll fucking kill them!!!”

After the surprise, the only thing Adrian can feel now is amusement. So he smiles slightly. “Why?” He asked.

“Because they raped you!”

Yes, he was kind of forced but... “Why is it any of your concern?”

Devon then stops being angry for a while and it was like he was hit by cold water to the realization. Yes, why indeed. Only he knows of the reason but Adrian doesn’t know this. So should he confess? He contemplated but finally decided against it. How much can he tell? How much does he want to tell anyway? How much can he bear to tell?

Seeing him being quiet, Adrian decided to scheme. “Don’t worry. If one day I need you to kill them for me, I’ll let you know,” Adrian said, appearing to be joking in a calm manner but by hell, he meant every word.

Devon forgets about being angry anymore so he sits down quietly on the sofa, his eyes stares straight into Adrian’s. The scar on his eyebrow making that looks in his eyes seductive and dangerous. “Adrian...” he softly called out.

“Hmm,” Adrian answered nonchalantly.

“I know you’re a demon,” he said as-a-matter-of-factly. His eyes didn’t even blink.

Adrian was surprised at first but he quickly retain his posture and continues to smile hypocritically. “And I know you made a deal with the devil.”

Devon smiles back, matching Adrian’s hypocrisy. “Of course,” he simply agreed.

“I’m just not sure about the details of your deal. Care to enlighten me?”

“What if I tell you that, my deal with the devil has something to do with you?”

What Devon said drove Adrian madly into curiosity beyond words. It makes him angry just to the fact that he can’t read his mind but then he begins to understand now that if what Devon said is true, of course the devil won’t make it easy for himself to know about it. Hence why he can’t read the little demon’s mind. It’s funny that he keeps calling Devon ‘the little demon’ when in fact, he himself is the real demon. “What do you mean?” He asked.

Devon licks his lips before answering. “Adrian, I’m going to be honest with you. There will be constant lies and secrets between us in the future. But in time, you will understand why I do what I will do and why I did what I did. They are all for you. I just want you to trust me for now. Can you do that? No matter what I said or do, I just want you to trust me.”

Who in their right mind will tell someone to trust them when they said that they will lie and hide things from them? Oh yes, of course, only Devon Klaus will say something like that! Adrian only chuckles in answer, not knowing what to say.

“I can’t tell you much for now. I can only tell you that... the painting you’re looking for is with me.”

Stunned, Adrian looks at him in confusion. Is this true? Is this the lie that he was talking about or is this the truth? What the fuck is all this?

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“I can bring you to it,” Devon said. “But you must promise me one thing.”

“What thing?”

“Stop seeing Kevin and Victor altogether, stop having any connection with them, stop coming to the manor, just come with me. Be mine.”

“I don’t understand,” Adrian said. For the first time, he is confused over everything. Devon’s words twist and turn in his head. He still can’t find the beginning and end to the string of words.

“I mean, forget about your vengeance. Come with me, be with me, and the painting will be yours.”

Adrian scoffs at Devon for a moment. Leaving? Forgetting about his revenge? How can he do that? Stop going to the manor? Who is he kidding? He can sense that the painting is in the manor! Why the fuck must he stop?

“I’ll take you to the painting, I promise you.”

“The painting is at the manor,” Adrian snapped, refusing to be manipulated.

“Not anymore,” Devon simply informed.

“Then where is it? Take me to it. Now. Today. Show me.”

Devon smiles a little with a hint of abnormality in it. “I can’t make it that easy for you.”

“What do you mean?”

“I said I want you to be mine. Until I’m sure you’re really mine then only I’ll take you to it.” Yes. This is the only way for him to get what he wants, to get the other end of his bargain with the devil. It doesn’t matter. In time, his wish will be fulfilled. He needs Adrian to fulfill that wish and Adrian needs him to get the painting. Isn’t it a win-win situation? He just needs to get the two stupid brothers out of the equation.

“To be yours... is it to have sex with you? Is that what you mean?”

Devon smiles devilishly a little. “That will be part of it but that does not mean that it will entirely be based on sex.”

Adrian scoffs. “Then you’re no different than Kevin and Victor,” he commented.

Devon’s eyes narrowed his eyes a little to the comment. How can he be similar to those monsters?! “Deal or no deal?” He simply asked.

Adrian thought for a while. He is aware already that the painting is of course more important than anything. His vengeance can wait and besides, he already set that ‘plan’ of his on motion so... even without him there, the evil will be done. It’s just that he might lost the enjoyment of watching such sufferings before his eyes. But... the painting. It’s more important. It is a part of him. He needs to be reunited with it. He then nods his head slowly, admitting defeat. “Deal,” he simply answered.

Devon smiles like had won a lottery. In that simple moment, he almost forgot how angry he was at the beginning. It does not matter now. There’s no use to cry over spilt milk. What matters is the future. He got up from his seat and walks towards Adrian, brushing the back of his hand against one side of Adrian’s cheek. “Oh. And let me tell you how different I am from my cousins. Sex with me is exclusive. I don’t share and I won’t stop until you faint from exhaustion. It will be a long, painful, and most pleasurable night of your life, Adrian.” He spoke like a snake, twisting his forked tongue all around Adrian’s heart, seducing it with fear and anticipation. Something that Adrian had never felt before in his life. At this time, he would rather go back to being burnt alive than letting himself entangled with the snake of a person in front of him!

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