Dove's POV

I was waiting for Belphegor at a park. He called me yesterday and said he had something to talk about; it had been three days since my date with Twilight. Just like Leviathan, Belphegor is always late too.

After waiting for more, I saw a figure wearing a dark hoodie with his head covered with the hood and his face covered with a mask and goggles. I sighed, knowing who it was.

"This is embarrassing," I mumbled, rubbing my face as I saw the way Belphegor was walking and especially his appearance. It was past six in the evening, and I don't have a clue why this man is wearing goggles and a mask.

The moment his eyes fell on me, he energetically waved at me. I know he's grinning; I can totally imagine it.

"Hey, Chaos!" he said loudly as he rushed towards me.

"What the actual hell are you wearing, Bel?!" I asked as I pulled his goggles and mask off his face. He dramatically gasped and covered his face.

"My eyes!" "They are burning!" He screamed dramatically, and we both got even more weird looks from the people.

"For goodness' sake! Bel!" "Stop acting like you are a vampire!" I scolded.

"But! Brightness hurts!" He whined. I smacked him on the head.

"When was the last time you stepped out of the mansion?" I asked. He thought for a minute and smiled.

"4 months ago," he chuckled. I smacked him again.

"Ow! Chaos!" He whined again.

"Stop whining like a baby," I said in a monotone. "Tell me, what is it that you wanted to talk about?"

"Nothing! " "I was just bored and wanted to eat ice cream," he shrugged.

"Not everyone is dumb like Mammon, Bel." "You think I'll fall for that?" I asked. "Tell me before I smack you again."

"Fine! "I will tell you!" He said that, raising his hands.

"The contract that you and Lucifer talked about, there is a plan for that." "Bethany will soon be helped to break out of prison." "However, while you're discussing the information you want from her, the sins will be present—not all of them, but most likely Asmodeus and Satan," Belphegor explained. "Your conversation will be confidential, of course, even though we won't know what you two talked about except for the sins present there at the moment." "You know how it is with Lucifer."

He didn't speak ahead of time, as if he was hesitant to speak. I chuckled knowingly. Of course, nothing is ever so simple with Lucifer.

"What's the catch, Bel?" I asked.

"There is another contract issued," he said.

"What sort?" I asked.

"The assassination of Bethany," he replied. I sighed. I saw that coming. Rather, Lucifer talked about it before too, so it was bound to happen.

"Well, Bel, I'm aware of that," I replied.

"It would be better if you didn't let Micah know about all this," he said. I sighed. Of course, I cannot tell her about it. After all, Bethany is her mother, and I don't know how she'll react when she finds out that her mother is going to get assassinated.

"I won't tell Micah about it," I said.

"But why do I feel like there is something more?" I asked. Belphegor stiffened. "It's about Lucifer, isn't it?"

"How did you..." he paused. "You are sharper than Leviathan, Chaos."

I gave him a proud, smug look. He shook his head, but he seemed a bit disturbed.

"What is the issue, Bel?" I asked.

"It's just that I don't have a good feeling about Lucifer keeping you around." "I feel like he has some ulterior motives," he said.

"Bel, we both know he can get no benefit from me." "What sort of ulterior motives do you think he might have?" I asked.

"Well, I don't know about that yet." "But Leviathan warned me not to get too involved with Lucifer," he explained. "Please listen to Leviathan and keep your distance, baby." "I swear it's too dangerous. just because I, Leviathan, and Mammon won't do anything to you, and probably even Asmodeus won't, but I cannot say the same about Satan and Beelzebub, especially Satan—he is Lucifer's closest comrade." "One command from Lucifer, and they will kill you with no remorse."

"I know; I understand your worry, Bel." "Don't worry, I don't just have myself to protect; I have someone else too," I said. Belphegor stared at me with a questioning look. I chuckled.

"I thought you were stalking me, so you would know by now," I said.

"I am not stalking you, baby." "I am just keeping track of your whereabouts through the network of your mobile and keeping a check on your bank accounts," he explained. Well, does that mean Lucifer has someone who is following me everywhere I go and the rest of the sins are not aware of that? But why would Lucifer go to that extent?

"Well, I have a boyfriend now," I said.

"Finally! Finally, you are dating Vinter!" "I am so happy!" Belphegor jumped around. Who would believe me if I said this man was a criminal?

"I am not dating Vinter," I said.

"What? Then who?" He asked.

"I'm dating Twilight Harris, Vinter's half-brother," I explained.

"Twilight Harris, of course I know him," he said. Sure, he does; after all, it would be Belphegor who would be collecting all the scattered information about Oliver Harris.

"Nice guy, Twilight is." "He doesn't share a particularly good bond with his father, but he loves his brother and mother a lot. is a tattoo artist; he's not struggling, but he isn't exactly famous. There is nothing exceptional about him; he's a decent-looking man. I mean, he's quite handsome, but not as much as Vinter. So, what exactly makes you like him so much that you started dating him?" He asked. "I thought dating wasn't your thing, and back at the juvenile center, you were also very happy about the fact that you have a soulmate." "So what exactly changed?"

Belphegor has an extraordinary memory; he never forgets what he has read. He's not only a tech genius, but Belphegor is a walking encyclopedia. Lucifer has assembled a fantastic team comprised of extraordinary individuals. Each sin has a specialty of their own.

"Twilight is one of those rare gems who has never judged me for my past." "He allowed me to explain what exactly happened back then," I said.

"He appears to be a nice man," Belphegor said.

"I almost thought you were with him to get back on Vinter," Belphegor joked.

"I really wanted to get back on Vinter at first, but I developed feelings for this innocent man," I sighed, recalling how warm he felt. His gentle touches, his blushing face.

"Simp."

"I am not a simp," I said angrily to Belphegor.

"Simp. Simp. Simp!" He teased even more.

"I'm not-"

"Um, excuse me." I paused when I heard a small voice from behind Belphegor. We both looked in the direction of the voice and saw a small girl shyly looking at Belphegor.

"Yes?" Belphegor asked.

"Are you... are you a vampire?" She asked. I snorted at her question as Belphegor chuckled.

"No, I'm not." "But I look like one, don't I?" He asked as he gently pulled the little girl's cheeks. The girl grinned as a small blush spread across her cheeks.

"You look very good!" She said. She got a crush on Belphegor, which made me laugh.

"Handsome man, you should break up with this mean lady!" The kid was glaring at me. I almost forgot to mention that kids don't like me.

"First of all!" "This man is not my boyfriend; he's my best friend, and second, I have a boyfriend who is way too hot!" I boasted. I wasn't lying; Twilight is the hottest man I know. I took out my phone and showed her one of the photos Twilight and I took on our date. I mean if anyone sees that body he has, and those tattoos just add to it.

"Tattoos are scary!" "You are much more attractive!" The girl whined, giving Belphegor puppy eyes. Belphegor chuckled as he patted her head.

"Of course I am," he said smugly.

"Freya! Come on, we are going home!" Someone said. The little girl looked at the woman who called her.

"Okay, mommy!" she said, returning her gaze to Belphegor.

"I hope we can meet again, handsome man!" Freya said. Belphegor nodded with a smile.

"I hope so too!" He said as he gave her a high five, and the girl ran to her mother later.

"What on earth was that?!" I asked, laughing.

"That small kid fell for my charm," Belphegor stated proudly.

"More like she was hoping to have a vampire romance story." "Kids these days," I said, chuckling.

"Hey Chaos, can I ask you something?" Belphegor asked.

"Yeah what?"

"I want to meet Vinter," he said.

"No"

"What? Why?"

"What do you mean by why?" "First of all, I am not exactly on speaking terms with Vinter, and second, what am I going to tell him?" "Hey Vinter!" "This is Belphegor, my best friend from the sins!" I said.

"But I am like his biggest fan!" "Please, baby!" "Can't you do this much for someone who raised you?" Belphegor gave me his puppy eyes.

"Leviathan raised me; you just created trouble for me, and there are other ways too to meet Vinter," I said.

"Yeah, but I want to meet through you."

"Why?"

"So I can fix things between you two," he said.

"No need," I said. "The last time you tried to mend things between me and Mammon, you ruined it even more," I added.

"Yeah, that was because you and Mammon are too much alike."

"Well, so are I and Vinter." "So don't bother Bel and just leave it alone," I suggested.

"But!" "I ship you with Vinter!" He whined more.

"You ship me with Mammon, you ship me with Vinter!" "How many people do you ship me with?" I asked.

"Mammon was nothing! "I was just kidding!" He excused.

"When we were in the juvenile center, you locked me up in a room with Mammon for a night. You were hoping we would do "things" if we were alone," I pointed out.

"At that time, I genuinely thought he was your soulmate!" He said. I sighed. This man is unbelievable.

"Bel! I'm leaving!" I said.

"Okay fine! I won't ask you to help me meet Vinter." "But can I at least meet Twilight?" He asked.

I thought for a minute, then I sighed.

"Why are you so adamant about meeting the Harris brothers?" I asked. I know he's not asking just for fun; he has something in mind.

"I need to double-check a few things; I'll tell you about them after I meet with him." "Please, will you take me to meet Twilight?" He asked.

"OK, if we're lucky, he'll still be at his tattoo shop." "Let's go meet him, but Bel, are you okay with it? I mean, at that studio, his other two best friends might also be there". "You will be seen by a lot of people," I said.

"Yeah, don't worry about it." "Everything is just going as I planned it," he said. Did he plan it? What did he plan? Belphegor isn't exactly a master planner or anything, but he's fairly good at it. This has to be something related to Oliver Harris. What if Lucifer is planning to do something to Twilight and Vinter?

Belphegor got up from his seat, but I pulled him back down. I coldly glared at him.

"Is Lucifer planning to hurt Twilight or Vinter?" I asked. "If he is, I promise he won't like the consequences."

"Dove, that's not..."

"If anything happens to either of them, I promise to take Lucifer down, and you know I can do that, don't you, Belphegor?" I said. He sighed as he placed his hands on my shoulder.

"Lucifer does not play dirty, Dove." "You know this better than anyone." "I promise you nothing will happen to your lover or soulmate," Belphegor said, calming me down a bit.

"Okay, I trust you," I said. "I am sorry, Bel." "I wasn't doubting you; it's just that I don't trust Lucifer. No matter how hard I try, I cannot trust someone that I cannot figure out. I know he's a man of his word and won't do anything wrong. But now that I finally have a weakness—not just one but two—I often get paranoid."

"You know Dove, Leviathan, and I love you the most; we will not let anything happen to people you love." "I promise," he said. I nodded with a smile as I placed my head on his shoulder.

"And about your father?" "What are you planning to do about it?" He asked.

"I have a few things in mind, but I will tell you later about them," I said as I raised my head from his shoulder.

"Let's go meet my boyfriend," I said as I pulled him up.

"People get manhandled; I'm getting womanhandled," Belphegor commented as I dragged him with me towards the direction of Twilight's studio.

I wish even Leviathan would be able to meet Twilight one day. It would give me the feeling of my boyfriend finally meeting my father. I'll make it happen in some way.

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Am I complicating this story too much?