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 walk to him, and then he pulled her into

brows knit as he smiled, kissing the

angel," he said, stroking her

retracted himself in the depths of my mind where he couldn't see

"Alpha..." Xanthea whispered.

fine, baby," Ezra

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

drunk," Xanthea said,

ok, rest a little," Ezra said, picking her

few sips of wine and she's

and then at Ezra before

my lord

know how to read the room, Atticus," Ezra

not need

my eyes, I

"No soul suffers in vain. For some, it's forging for the future and for some, it's karma for their past. And you must never pity the

of 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

out a

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," he said before walking through the corridors of the Virgo palace to

put Xanthea in the car

"Are we going back?"

"Yes," Ezra said.

she said in a slightly slurred

the hell is she playing at now?"

go back..." she whispered weakly. "Are we going to go back to how we were

at her, hesitation clear in

crestfallen tone. "So we should stop pretending to be in

that crap again!" Raven ran his

you stay?" she said in a quivering voice. "Can you please stay for a little

softened as he gazed

want me," he whispered to her reassuringly. "Even when we go

forget to visit 00005s.org for the full experience. You won't find

she looked at him

kissed her forehead, making her sit in the

blushed. Grabbing his tie, she pulled him into a

his butterfly and began texting Ezra. It was because of Ezra's advancement in the communication channels we could

sex with her, he isn't responding," Raven got up, pacing

have a solo

you be so sure?" Raven asked

Ezra well,"

know him? You should say

to complicate simple things. Just turn on your butterfly surveillance and

phone at me. With the swift motion of my hand, I caught it inches away from my

minute, he teleported

the surveillance on Raven's phone and

her because he won't let anyone have 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

there was only one such place

I was right.

Xanthea's insinuations, Ezra tore himself from her

off

looked at the empty backseat of his

your butterflies earlier," Ezra said. "Aren't you too eager

of nothingness on

stopped by to check on you guys," Raven said, folding his hands across his chest. "By the way, where are you

find peace," Ezra

the Aile castle performing her duties. She can rest after that until dawn. In case you

through the

know," Ezra said, looking at Xanthea who stirred in her

wrong with her?"

just drunk,"

knit his brows, analyzing

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