The Devil's Temptation!

Lifting her gaze from the running river to look at Azazel, she clearly heard what he said about not being able to remember this day once she returns, but why shouldn’t she remember how Roshan risked his life to come get her??

This is basically one of the biggest steps someone would take for her, and Roshan has done that without thinking about himself. How will she remain grateful to him if she can’t recall this day?

“But why not?” She asked, not shifting her gaze from Azazel who remained at the other side, his staff vanishing from his grip to assure of her of no further violence.

“This is not a place for a human like yourself to remember.” He began to clarify, “You’ve escaped it twice, which means you no longer have any business with the spirit realm, so you must return with no memories of it.”

Hearing him out, Anna nodded her head slightly, understanding his statement to some extent, but that doesn’t mean she’ll forgive him so easily for hurting Roshan this severely. Even if it wasn’t Azazel’s doing, isn’t it dangerous that his duty also possessed a strong hold on him? To the point he was capable of hurting literally anyone, no matter what that person meant to him.

“What about Roshan?” She changed the subject, since she gets leave, how will Roshan return?

“Leave him here.”

“Why?”

.....

“He’ll return himself, but you’re a soul, so you must return first to avoid further complications.”

The more he spoke, the more Anna found it difficult to believe that she was really going back. It sounded so unbelievable to her ears, but it was actually happening. When she found herself here, she thought her story had ended completely, and that there was no other way to change history or rewind time.

But because of Roshan, he gave her the opportunity to return and be by his side like she wished for. It was all supposed to end with her death but now she understood that even the impossible can sometimes lead to the possible.

Smiling at the thought, Anna looked at the face of Roshan one more time, he was still unconscious and his wounds hadn’t healed yet, but it didn’t matter, she’ll treat him to his very best and take better care of him when he comes back to meet her.

Letting her thumb graze through his cheek, the love in her eyes reflected like a thousand stars shining in them, as though words were not enough to say what she felt at the moment, but she wouldn’t hurry. Instead of wasting anymore time in this lonely place, she should return quickly to see Gemma, Becca and everyone.

Gently, she laid Roshan properly on the ground, keeping him away and leaving a safe distance between him and those fabricated bridges.

After confirming that he would be safe where she left him, she took a step back, and was surprisingly directed to the blinding passage again.

“Go in.”

Her brows creased in confusion, “but isn’t this the-”

“It was,” the voice corrected, “but since he changed your fate, everything else changes with it, now go.”

Staring at the blinding light without looking away, a smile that expressed many things displayed on her face and with that, she took a deep breath and finally went in.

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A month later...

It was already winter in the Viscarrian kingdom, the whole kingdom appeared quieter, like there was nobody that walked along the streets of Viscarrian, and the only thing heard was the cold howling wind as it rustled against the leaves of trees. The locals remained indoors, keeping themselves warm or making hot tea to get settled for the season.

The air outside smelled fresh and pure, and the trees, houses were covered in blankets of snow, even the Viscarrian palace wasn’t left untouched as everyone is forced to encounter the cold season, and it was blisteringly cold outside.

At the front yard, a carriage had stopped by the side with servants loading bags into it. Lady Iris stood by the side of the carriage with a smile on her lips, she was beautifully dressed in a raven black A-line long sleeve gown with a black fur coat draping around her shoulder. She wore a fancy white handglove to keep her hands warm from the cold and she was getting ready to leave for her home.

“I’ll have to take my leave now.” She bowed slightly at Lady Odette and Aunt Letitia who smiled at her commendable gesture.

“My family will be celebrating New Year’s Eve in our hometown. I’ll forward the invitations once they’re made and send them over. I hope to see everyone on that day.” She elegantly invited, and knowing her way of approach was always the best when it comes to inviting important guests, it didn’t surprise her that the two women were impressed by it.

“We’ll be glad.” Came the response from Lady Odette which in return, earned a satisfied smile from Iris.

“Oh! And I hope Gretta will be able to make it this time, since she didn’t come for the-” she abruptly paused without finishing her statement, recalling how terrible the family ball finally went and she just smiled before things got awkward.

“I’ll leave then.”

“Do send our greetings.”

“Of course.”

When the servants were done, the young demoness finally got into her carriage and the Coachman also lowered his head, a silent way of bidding them goodbye before starting the carriage and exiting the palace through the big gate.

“That reminds me.” Lady Odette turned her face and body to look at Letitia who was just about heading inside.

“What?”

“A whole month has elapsed and there’s still nothing that has been done to bury that human’s body. Roshan can’t be so absurd as to literally keep a dead body with him all his life.”

Hearing the words Odette had to say, Letitia fixed her coat properly when the cold wind was starting to sting her skin and she cooly replied, “I accept the fact she was treated unfairly, and I wouldn’t mind making things right between the two of them if she was still alive, but the situation is different, she’s dead and there’s absolutely nothing to we can do to bring her back.”

“What do you say we plan her burial then,” Odette suggested frankly, “if we do then surely Roshan and the rest will not be able to oppose it.”

“I don’t know,” Letitia folded her arms, “getting on Roshan’s nerves isn’t something I’d want to experience.”

“Let’s go have a cup of warm tea and see if we can find a solution.”

“That’ll be much better.”

After the brief conversation, the two women stepped into the palace.

Meanwhile, in one of the locked chambers inside the Viscarrian palace, a certain room was brightly lit up with chandelier light, and burning candles hanging at the top of it.

Anna’s body remained lifeless on the bed, and just as always, she had been changed and looked after by the maid, and most times, Becca was the one who volunteered to take care of Anna’s body, leaving the young lifeless maiden to look beautiful and neat with each passing day.

Her cinnamon-brown hair that was left unpacked, slowly and mystifyingly began to turn a shade darker, starting from the tip and mixing itself with the other brown color of her hair, leaving her to have two beautiful hair color mixtures that brought out the beauty of her pale face.

All of a sudden, her lips parted and her chest heaved as she took a deep breath, inhaling through her nostril and exhaling through her lips.

The meteor mark on her forehead slowly faded and when she opened her eyes, those chocolate-brown eyes flashed a golden light.

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We’ve reached a 200chap for TDT!! ..<