Chapter-65. The control(18+)

[Asher Xipher]

"You don't even come close to the dirt they walk on. Ezra. Asher. Raven. They are my husbands. They are my demon lords! And they are never going down!"

A small smirk played across Raven's lips as he peered at Xanthea on his phone screen.

I arrived at the Aile castle a few minutes ago, but Raven had been here for a while monitoring Xanthea and Ezra using his butterflies that were invisible to mortal eyes in the mortal realm. I looked at all the gifts placed on the table. It looks like Ezra had bought her a new phone and a laptop.

"You look proud of her," I said.

Cocking a brow, Raven lifted his eyes off the screen and scowled at me.

"Why will I be proud? This is the bare minimum she should have done for herself long ago," he said. "Moreover, after today, it might be a pain in the ass to control her."

"Is that so? Maybe I misinterpreted your smile," I said, lying down on the couch.

"I will be proud of her when she gets her healer's license and then she can help me access the forbidden knowledge you have been trying to hide from me with all your power," he said.

I shut my eyes, replying with my silence.

I heard him scoff, and then he concentrated on Xanthea again.

'You wanted them to accept her just enough so that they don't kill her. They have gotten attached enough. They have linked their personal twisted goals with her. Raven wants her for the research and Ezra needs her to heal himself. It's time you pull their reins before their attachment turns into an obsession.' Icifer, my demon wolf's warning, echoed in my head.

I replied to him with my silence as well.

Icifer was getting impatient because of Xanthea, but everything was under control. I wasn't going to pull any reins until she got pregnant.

Taking a deep breath, I sat up on the couch, stretching.

"Can I have a look as well?" I asked Raven.

"Suit yourself," he said.

"Thanks," I said and sat on the chair beside him.

Raven's butterfly flew out of the dining room. Ezra was pacing right outside the door.

"He... looks anxious," I said.

"Of course he is. He has been disturbed ever since Xanthea snapped and began devouring the food as though she might as well cannibalize herself," Raven said. "Hmm."

Given Ezra's childhood struggles with eating disorders, such a reaction wasn't surprising.

"By the way. Her stepmother revealed something interesting about her mother," Raven said.

"About her mother?" I looked at Raven.

"Looks like our little omega has a far more interesting origin than we thought. Freya Plath isn't her mother's real name. She stole someone else's identity," Raven chuckled, contemplating me. "Oh," I said.

"Oh? That's the most you can come up with after such a revelation?"

Was I supposed to act surprised when I wasn't?

"You don't seem much bothered by it, either," I said.

"Well, I don't really care who her mother is. I wanted her mother's books and stuff, and Xanthea has it all stored in her brain. She'll be much more useful to me than her dead mother's identity," Raven said matter-of-factly. "Makes sense."

I looked at Xanthea as she walked out of the room and shut the door roughly behind her.

She stood before Ezra, taking deep breaths.

From the rhythm of her breaths to her heaving chest, I could easily tell she was scared. Her fingers twitched because they were cold and numb. The way she trudged closer to Ezra, she was trembling from within, barely standing. Her facade of strength wasn't convincing.

Overall, no improvement

But maybe Ezra had a different opinion.

to him, and then he pulled her

as he smiled, kissing the side of

angel," he said, stroking her back. "You did

the depths of my mind where he couldn't see Xanthea wrap herself around

"Alpha..." Xanthea whispered.

baby,"

is this? Some kind of cheesy high school romance?"

a... little drunk," Xanthea said, burying her face

rest a little," Ezra said, picking her in

sips of wine and she's already

Xanthea and then at Ezra before

a safe trip back home, my lord and...

sure know how to read the room, Atticus,"

a feeling you might not need another bride, my

eyes, I stared at

vain. For some, it's forging for the future and for some, it's karma for their past. And you must never pity the latter because their suffering is punishment for

my realm. We failed her as a society and as much as I would like to cover this up, unfortunately, it's the truth of today's society. The weak suffer and often by hands that were meant to protect

let out a dry

is far more unforgiving than yours. And I don't think a soul like hers would be able to find a home there, either. But you can pray. At least your prayers will be answered by someone. We don't have that luxury,"

to put Xanthea in

"Are we going back?"

"Yes," Ezra said.

not go back, please?" she said in a slightly slurred tone, holding his

she playing at

weakly. "Are we going to go back to how

in his eyes as

asked in a crestfallen tone. "So we should stop

crap again!" Raven ran his fingers through his

a little longer?

eyes softened as he gazed at

long as you want me," he whispered to her reassuringly. "Even when we go back, I don't think we'll be able to go back to how we were after everything

the full experience. You won't find the next chapter anywhere else. Happy

at

forehead, making her sit in the passenger seat. "Now get some rest, darling

blushed. Grabbing his tie, she pulled him into

was because of Ezra's advancement in the communication channels we could text and call

solo sex with her, he isn't responding," Raven got up, pacing across the room as

won't have a solo with

be

know Ezra well," I

him? You should say

Just turn on your butterfly surveillance and see what he

motion of my hand, I caught it inches away

than a minute, he teleported out of the Infernal

surveillance on Raven's

sex with her right now. Not even himself. He knows she is emotionally and mentally drained. So no matter how much he wants it, he won't allow her to be physically drained. At least until he calms her down and silences the voices in her head. He will give her time to recover. And for that,

was only one such place

I was right.

insinuations, Ezra tore himself from her and drove out

off almost

looked at the empty backseat of

Ezra said. "Aren't

of nothingness on the

his hands across his chest. "By the way, where are you

find peace," Ezra

castle performing her duties. She can rest after that until dawn. In case you are forgetting,

glared at him through the mirror

Ezra said, looking at Xanthea who

wrong with her?" Raven

just drunk,"

knit his brows, analyzing

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