Syn

I looked to my left when I heard the closet door creak open and I saw Saint crawl out. His blanket was attached to his leg and it dragged on the floor as he came towards us. I could only imagine what he must've heard while he was in the closet.

When he neared us he looked up at Queen who was wiping her tears and then to the empty spot where Bezy previously was. I watched as he crawled to it and sat down before he started crying. I knew he was powerful but was he powerful enough to sense the death of someone who was no longer there?

If he was, I wished he wasn't. He was too young to bear the pain that we were. They only met earlier today, but Bezy could make anyone love him. Queen cried when Saint did and his cries immediately died down as he watched her.

I watched as he looked at her curiously and a few moments later, all the lights in the room shut off. I wrapped my arms around Queen as I felt the glass around us burst and items crash down to the floor.

"What the fuck!" Cleo yelled.

The palace shook and I reached my hand out for Saint but I couldn't feel him. Queen surprisingly remained calm in my arms, but I had no idea why. A few moments later, everything stopped moving, and the lights turned back on.

We all looked around the room to see that the windows were completely fine and no objects were out of place. I could've sworn I heard things break but as I looked around, I couldn't tell.

"Oh hell no," Cleo said. "I felt that damn chandelier hit my foot." She pointed up at the ceiling and we looked up to see it in its normal position.

"What the hell just happened?" Caspian asked as he helped Cleo up from the floor.

A small giggle from in front of us answered our question. Saint sat completely drenched in blood and smiled towards us happily. I moved to pick him up and everyone remained silent as he quietly leaned onto my chest.

"Whose blood is that?" Xavier asked slowly.

The door burst open and Cain slowly walked in. He was covered head to toe in blood and a look of terror stained his face. His eyes were watery as he looked at us and of course, at the wrong moment, Queen started laughing.

We all turned to her in bewilderment and I was about to speak up until Cain started laughing along with her. We stayed quiet as they both laughed loudly and I looked around in confusion.

Cleo, Cas, and Xavier seemed just as lost as I was and Cleo began to speak, but then Saint started giggling. I'd never heard him laugh like he was right now and it was the most ridiculous laugh I'd ever heard before. It was so contagious that I began to laugh at it.

The sound of our laughs became so severe and stupid that Cain practically fell to the floor screaming. I turned to see the trio looking at us like we were insane and I lost it.

"Y'all are one weird-ass family," Cleo spoke up. "We're just going to ignore the fact that Saint and Cain are covered in blood?"

Queen cleared her throat and shook her head as she stood up. "Sorry, it was just his face when he walked in."

I stood up with Saint in my arms and faced Cain. "What happened?"

"Umm...I was walking downstairs with my mother," he started. "To take her to hell and the lights just turned off. I was holding her arm but it felt like she just-...like she just...boom!" His hands made the motion of some sort of bomb detonating and I raised a brow.

"She exploded?"

"Umm," he hummed. "Yes pretty much. There's blood and brains all on the hall downstairs."

I looked down at Saint before looking at Queen and she shrugged. The silence must've been too hard for Cain because he smiled and nudged Caspian's arm. "Clean up on aisle four, am I right?"

"No," Caspian said as he backed away from him and quickly wiped the blood now on his arms. "You are wrong! So wrong!"

"Anyways," Cain said.  "I'm going to go shower."

He moved to leave the room but Queen went to him and grabbed his arm. "Cain."

"Yeah?"

"Your mother is dead," she said.

"I mean duh, it looks pretty cool downstairs if you come to look at it," he said with a laugh.

"She was still your mother," she said. "Are you okay?"

"I have never felt better, Queen," he said happily. "I feel fucking amazing!"

"Well okay," Queen said. Cain cheered as he left the room and we all awkwardly looked around at each other.

"I'm pregnant, Queen," Cleo broke the silence. "It may be the wrong time but I wanted to tell you. I've been so nervous but fuck it. I'm pregnant as hell."

Queen's mouth dropped as she looked at her and Cleo's face dropped. "I should've told you sooner and you're my best friend. You shouldn't be the last one finding out, but I was freaked out," she ranted.

Queen walked towards Cleo and screamed as she pulled her into a huge hug. I expected her to be upset that she was the only one who didn't know but she seemed excited.

"Ahhh, I'm so happy for you guys," Queen said. She hugged the three of them and she and Cleo began talking about something random. Xavier walked over to me with his hands in his pockets and I nodded.

"Sorry I didn't tell you," he said. "We've been—"

"I knew," I said simply.

"What? How?"

"I was there when Cleo took the test," I admitted.

"Oh-...so why didn't YOU tell me?" He asked.

"I didn't feel like it," I shrugged.

Xavier smiled and wrapped an arm around my shoulder. I couldn't exactly push him away like I wanted since I was holding Saint so I was forced to stay this way.

"Look at us," he said.

"What?"

"Our family used to be just you and I," he said. "Remember?"

"I do."

"And now look," he said as he gestured to Caspian, Cleo, and Queen. "We've always wanted a big family."

"Stop being so sentimental," I groaned. "It's gross."

"How are you feeling about James?" He asked.

"I'm fine," I lied. I was the opposite but now was probably the absolute worst time to get into it.

"You'll tell me the truth later?"

I didn't know how after all this time he managed to see through my bullshit. But he did it.

"Yes."

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After everything happened, everyone dispersed into their rooms. We all needed the rest of the night to ourselves. I didn't want to overwhelm Queen so I cleaned Saint up and put him to bed in my room. When I was done, I went back into Queen's room and sat on the edge of the bed.

I knew tonight was harder on her than anyone else and I wanted to make sure she was okay. We hadn't talked much after what happened and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about her.

She left the restroom dressed in one of my shirts and tied her hair into a ponytail. She gave me a small smile before walking over to me and I pulled her into my lap.

"Hi," I said.

"Hey," she whispered.

"How are you feeling?"

She looked at her hands momentarily before nodding and looking at me. "I'm better than I should be. He's in a happier place, so that makes it easier."

"Yes, he is." I kissed her shoulder and she wrapped her arm around me. I looked up to see her studying me and I raised my brow. "What?"

"How are YOU feeling?" She questioned. "I know the whole James situation is messing with you."

I sighed as I looked down at her lap and shook my head. "I don't know what to do. I never thought my father would fight me on it."

"I mean, try to see it from his point of view too. He's not looking at how you might feel, so you need to be the bigger person in the situation," she said.

"I can only assume he's gotten attached to him," I muttered. "I understand that he's taken care of him since I died, but it's not like I chose for it to happen."

"I know," she whispered. "I support however you want to go about this."

"But what do you think?" I asked as I looked up at her. "Should I leave James with him? Would he be happier with him?"

"Syn," Queen started. "After you died, almost everyone didn't know what to do with themselves. Lucifer was a fucking mess, his entire world was falling apart, but the promise he made to you kept him from losing it. He may have used James to cope with the loss of losing a son, but he kept his promise.

James on the other hand, there was no coping with him. No matter what position Lucifer played in his life, he always saw you as his dad. For over a year after you died, he had nightmares where he'd be screaming your name. He didn't even watch TV because he hoped that you would be back to watch it with him."

"Really?"

"Yes, really. It took a lot of therapy and patience, but over time, the nightmares faded and his will to live life normally came back. But you know what never left?"

"What?"

"Memories of you," she said. "The kid could go on for days about some of the adventures the both of you had. He talks about you all the time, to this very day."

I smiled softly as I looked down and Queen lifted my head. "He didn't give on you, so don't give up on him. Yeah?"

"You didn't answer my question though," I pointed out. "I asked you who you think he should be with."

"I did answer it," she said. "But I'll say it another way. James is a smart kid. If you give him the choice, he'll choose what's best for him."

"You think so?" I asked.

"Yes," she said. "But you have to ask yourself how you're going to juggle being king of hell along with being a father."

My head shot up to her and I raised my brows in surprise. "King of Hell?"

"I mean the title belongs to you," she laughed. "If you want it, of course."

"Of course I want it."

"Well okay," she whispered.

"Is this you asking me to marry you, Queen?" I teased.

"Umm no. There is no way in Hell that I'm ever having a wedding again." I burst out into laughter at her words and she slapped my arm. "That's not funny."

"It kind of is." She pouted and I kissed her cheek. "We need to talk though."

She frowned and looked back at me. "About what?"

"Saint."

"What about him?"

"He's a lot more dangerous than the both of us thought, and he seems to kill people that make you cry," I said.

"I'll stop crying," she shrugged.

"Oh please, you're a crybaby."

"Boy-" She shoved my arm off of her and tried to move away but I held her firmly in place.

"It's true," I said. "But I'm afraid even if you were to never cry again, things will somehow happen."

"What are you suggesting then?"

"Eve was able to sense his energy. Before we do anything else, I want to cloak that. I don't want any Upperworlders finding him."

"I think I can do that," she said.

"Next, we need to teach him not to go after people that hurt you," I said. "I like the idea, but I would hate to make you cry one day, and...you know."

"Well you wouldn't die," she said as she tapped the bracelet. "But I know. We'll teach him."

"And we just take it day by day."

"Yes, sir."

"Moving on," I muttered. "I have something for you."

"What?"

I fished in my pocket for the item and held it out to Queen. She smiled as she looked down at the necklace, and looked back up at me. "How'd you find it?"

"Someone gave it to me," I admitted. It was a way for me to tell the truth without completely revealing everything. This way, I could keep Adam's request intact without continuously lying.

"Ahhh, put it on me."

She turned on my lap and I unclamped the necklace. She held her hair as I reached my arms over her and placed it onto her neck. I clasped the necklace before kissing her neck as she smiled as she turned back to me.

"I realized something," I said.

"What?"

"The necklace should also keep you alive," I said.

She held the necklace and looked down at it before looking back at me. "How so?"

"If I can't die because of this bracelet, that means that the necklace can draw infinite magic from me. That should resurrect you if you were to die," I said.

"Maybe," she said as she nodded. "Should we test that theory?"

"Absolutely not."

She giggled softly but our moment was cut short with a knock at the door. "Come in!" Queen said.

The door opened and a guard entered. He bowed slightly before standing up straight and holding his hands behind his back. "Sorry to interrupt, Your Majesties."

"It's alright," I said. "What is it?"

"There is a man downstairs who says he knows the both of you."

"What's his name?" Queen asked in confusion.

"He says his name is Adam."

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Author's Note
Ahhhhhhhhh😭 Is that you babeh 👵🏾

So I know these chapters were painful...but we have some good news. Eve is dead!🥰😌
Anyways though, is that Adam frfr?👀
Lmk your thoughts ✨

I wanted to do these chapters alone and tomorrow I'll release the rest❤️