" Carter!" I yelled, laughing and running to him. He seemed so pleased to see me, and I shared those feelings in return. But everything began to go gray and my sight was black and white. Carter's expression did not change as I dropped to the floor.

I woke up in a cold sweat. I may have been the child of a demon, but my reality was extremely human. I lie next to Joshua, who wasn't quite asleep. His eyes fluttered open and he looked up at me. He sat up as well and moved closer.

" What's wrong?" He whispered, moving my hair aside. His elegant face always milked the truth from my thoughts.

" Nothing, just a bad dream." I whispered into his chest.

" You know it's day time, correct?"

" No..."

" See for yourself. It's just always darker here." He whispered, yawning a little. I chuckled at him. My hair wasn't too bad. Just a little disheveled from all of the activities I engaged in with my fiancé last night. I stood up and realized once again, I was bare.

" Let's shower and get you food." He murmured. We showered together, still slightly laggy from sleep. I ran downstairs after him to get food. He knew my cooking was okay, but was flawed. He decided to take over and make lunch. I read the clock and it was almost 11 a.m. I hurried to finish and leave with him.

At least once or twice a week for the past 3 years, I woke up in his bed. I was promised to him and him, me. Our main issue as a couple was we argued over almost everything. Though it always was resolved, we argued and disagreed with certain things.

For instance, He has the tendency to attempt to choke me whenever I'm not looking. Yes, that kind. Choking while tongue kissing is much more complicated than it looks. I complain about it and he says sorry, but it gets so carried away, I end up choking and kissing him.

We've argued in front of my parents before. They didn't like it when we argued, especially not Carter, but arguing was sort of normal in a relationship. I had another party to attend with my father again tonight anyway.

We were all going except my mother and Carter. They weren't very known in hell. But whenever I walked in a party with my dad and Joshua, everyone stared. Some women glared and some men looked at me lustfully. I learned to avoid those stares and just look into my fiancé's eyes.

FLASH FORWARD

" Let's get going, Cassie."

" DON'T CALL ME THAT!" I yelled from the dining room. I heard his soft laughter and ran to him, play fighting.

" Let's go home." I giggled. He closed the door and speedily drove me home. I hadn't been home in almost 2 days. I would love to see everyone before I came back to Joshua's house next week. I lightly knocked and the door opened. My father looked stressed and my positivity wavered.

" Is everything okay?"

" Come in. Both of you." We came in quickly.

" Daddy, what's wrong?" I asked, worried. Londyn and Ashton came down the stairs.

" There's no real issue at all. Your mother... Is pregnant."

" You-"

" I did. And it was not smart, but... I must bare the consequences." I had so many questions. The first being when and where mom was now.

" She needs to go. Either that or be damned."

" Even then the child's identity will not change. She must concieve again on earth and I will hide the baby here." He sighed.

" Where's mom now?"

" I have her in a room, being tended to."

" Wait, how long does it take... You know...?"

" less than a week to concieve." We took in this dark news.

" There are also people stalking you, which means you stay between here and there for extended amounts of time, because I just slaughtered only a few of your admirers. They've threatened to get too close and I will not compromise your safety. I need you to stay with Joshua, for a while. There will be issues... And I don't want you involved." My spirit was crushed. Yes, I got to stay with my fiancé but I wouldn't get to see my mom or dad for a couple of days. My father gave Joshua a look and he nodded.

" You can stay for now. But tonight, you stay with Joshua. Carter will stay with his mother and they will be sent back to that realm." He whispered. Something in his eye reflected back false. His voice had and extremely low tremor to it, but I didn't question it. Londyn and Ashton stood by my side no matter what.

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I look back on that day ever so often. How my father treated me preciously. And how I felt the underlying tension. The way my father grabbed my face and planted a kiss on my forehead. And the way he whispered goodbye, princess. I also felt the slight betrayal, that Joshua had known and I was left to ponder, unknowing that satan himself came to my father's estate and completely obliterated him...

I loved him.
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I didn't care that I didn't get to know him so well...
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... All I could feel and think in those moments of brutal emotion...
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Was that above all others... I loved him most.