**Later**
**LUCIAN'S POV**
When we reached home, I stormed straight to my bedroom, tearing off my suit. "God, what an irritating day… I need to kill someone. I need to do something sinful."My eyes burned red with pent-up rage until a scent caught my attention. My tie carried a faint fragrance lavender, sandalwood, something delicate. "Women's perfume?" Confusion flickered before realization struck. It must be hers. That reckless, stupid girl.
After shedding my clothes, I stepped into a cold shower, letting the water numb my thoughts. Something had felt off since morning unusual, unsettling. I shook the feeling away. Wrapped in black tailored pants and a half-unbuttoned shirt, sleeves rolled up to reveal my tattoos, I headed to my private study a place forbidden to all. I buried myself in devilish texts and ancient scriptures until the room plunged into darkness, red dots flickering like embers. Hellfire dwarves. They only appeared for urgent messages. "Speak. What's new?" I demanded.
A grotesque figure slithered into view—a creature of jagged horns and molten skin, eyes like smoldering coals. His voice was a rasping whisper, serpentine and amused as he circled me. "I bring… interesting news, my lord."
"What?"
"A delightful revelation… You are bound to someone. Bound? A queen? In this modern age? Impossible.
"Have you lost your mind? Do you even hear yourself?"
"Oh, but we sensed it the moment you touched your bride today… Did you forget? The ancient texts glow in our hellfire when destiny is sealed. And they burned, my lord. We are… overjoyed." His grin widened, jagged teeth glinting. "You know who I mean… that white angel." Then, he vanished.
My vision flooded crimson. "Who the hell is it?" My mind raced Alex? He'd worn white too. "What? Alex as my queen? No. I'd sooner burn the world than let that happen."But no a queen had to be female. Then who? My fingers drummed against the desk until it hit me. *Lumina.* The pen in my grip shattered. "how it could be possible? I mean yeah I touched her....but how the hell is it even possible she is literally a mortal" I growled
"Your existence is a curse, little girl… Bound to be my queen? I'll show you what stands opposite a queen."
" How could this be?" Only one question roaming around my head
Why did I catch her? I should've let her fall. Stupid. Reckless. I would never make her my bride. That title belonged to one person my best friend, lost two thousand years ago. But devil laws were absolute, written by ancient fiends who now lounged in hell, laughing as they forced my hand. *"Those wretched old devils… binding me to someone unwanted." A devil must marry once his queen is found by force, if necessary. But I had no interest. That place belonged to her only her alone only.
I was so furious about it but rules are rules but the rules are made by fools. Meanwhile, Lumina remained oblivious in her little world, unaware of the storm coming for her bound to a devil who would move heaven and earth to despise her.
And then today morning I went to the Blackwood university again I was waiting in the hall and I told someone to call the girl named Lumina but I was not knowing her surname so it was difficult for the person to find the girl in the big campus somehow I managed him to say "The girl that was dancing two days ago for the welcome dance in the meeting in white dress"
The man "ohhh that girl okay sir I am calling but why do you need her? Any specific reason?"
"Just do what I say don't ask any further questions or it will not take me a second to take away your job" I growled angrily, the man flew away.
After sometime he came up with girl behind him, I told him to leave "you leave and you girl come here"
I can see she was hella nervous not even an once she looked at me seriously she was so small like am I that tall or is she that small? Nevermind height is not the fact here "Lumina right?" I asked
She flinched, how scared she is such a weak and pathetic girl, and the hell made her my bride "You have to marry me" straight to the point without any nonsense
Her eyes widened and she took a step back "W..what?" She asked surprisingly and looked up at me, she was more shocked to see me of course I know I am handsome but I know what she is thinking, she is thinking that what the same person is doing here who caught her
"don't think...you have heard me right...you are going to be my bride and I won't bear any tolerance" I crossed my hands waiting for her response
"w..why?" She whispered
"it's none of your business you have to marry me means you have that's it simple"
"sir how can you say this is simple....I don't want" she whispered again
Telling no to a devil I glared at her my eyes were red "What.Did.You.Just.Said? You said no" I growled making her flinch badly and instantly her eyes became teary
I moved closer and grabbed her arms and pulled her closer and slowly whispered in her ear, my hot breath touching her ears making her shiver more"Listen to me I don't want to explain you anything at all don't you dare to make me angry you don't know who I am....and I have no interest in marrying a girl like you but..." I paused "whatever"
"You have to"
*she sobbed and whispered* "sir please I don't want to marry you..."
**END OF FLASHBACK**