Page 9 of My Demon Husband
I end our kiss and pull back with a deep breath.
“Someone…” I start and clear my throat before I continue. “Your wife paid me a visit.”
He winces and cocks his head in confusion.
That’s a good sign.
“My wi— Lilith was here?”
Dammit. Why does he know her name? That’s not good. That’s not good at all.
“So it’s true?”
Lucian drops to his knees and grabs either side of my face, inspecting.
“Are you okay? Did she hurt you?”
I don’t like his reaction at all. He still hasn’t denied their relationship. Wouldn’t that be the first thing he’d do if she’s lying?
“She tried to, but she couldn’t. I think she just wanted to warn me anyway.”
Lucian growls and spits her name out.
“I’m gonna kill her.”
I look down at the book I’ve been reading. Potion-making will have to wait. Although I’m tempted to return to my studies to avoid this conversation.
How did this happen?
How is it possible that my life was perfect only a couple of hours ago, and now it’s about to fall apart like a house of cards?
I close the book and turn back to him. I’m no coward. I can take it.
“So it’s true. She’s your wife.”
Lucian stares back at me with knotted eyebrows, his chin still wet from his spit, and grimaces.
“Ex-wife.”
Relief floods my insides, but I’m too scared to let it out. I don’t want Lucian to think I doubted him. I don’t want him to think I made up a whole alternate reality where he’s still married to the demoness and I’m the side-piece.
“Wait a minute. Did you believe her?”
Oh, goddess. Great job, Yu-jin.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t…I just…for a split second. When you didn’t deny she’s your wife.”
How do I explain it to him?
“All my life, I’ve trusted people, and they’ve turned out to be…less than savory. I didn’t want to believe it about you, but when your first reaction wasn’t correcting me, I thought… I’m an idiot. I’m sorry.”
I drop my head and sigh. I’ve ruined everything. Haven’t I?
“My darling. My love.” Lucian grabs me by the hand and pulls me off the chair and into his arms. “You don’t need to apologize. You don’t ever need to apologize to me, understand?”
I look into his eyes. They’re so dark and big and beautiful that I have no option but to believe him, though I don’t know if I deserve it.
“But I doubted you. It was only for a second, but I still doubted?—”
