Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Two months later.

It’s been two months since Diana and Zachary have finally come on good terms and soon their wedding bells were about to ring. Although Zachary wanted to marry Diana as soon as possible she denied it. She wanted more time. And this time Angel’s move had exasperated and triggered the Demon Prince badly.

After dating Diana for one month and expressing his true feelings to her, Zachary thought that she would finally agree to his proposal. But Diana still denied or can say again rejected his proposal which made him extremely furious. Although Zachary was trying hard to change and control himself after all a leopard can’t change its spots. He is a Demon after all and on top of that the Demon of Wrath. There’s no way he will be able to change his true self. He can only hide his emotions but can’t change his real identity.

When Zachary came to know that Diana was still asking for some more time, he became enraged. He decided to give up on this stupid plan of winning her heart and taking her by force. He was even determined to set the entire Moonland on fire if her family comes in his way but Calix controlled the raging beast down and told him to ask her the reason for the last time. Although Zachary was in no mood to deal with this shit anymore for the sake of Diana, he decided to pay a visit to her.

Moonland

“I WON’T LET THIS HAPPEN, NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS”

Ariel screamed at the top of her lungs glaring at her husband and in-laws.

“Ariel, this is not the way to talk. You are forgetting your manners perhaps? Don’t forget you’ll be the future Queen of Moonland and I won’t tolerate this pathetic immodest behavior of yours”, Aurora spat in anger while glaring at her with pure disgust.

“I don’t care about all this. All I care about is Diana and her future which you all are trying to make dark”, Ariel spoke sternly, her eyes shining with unshed tears. Arthur grabbed her left arm and pulled her towards himself harshly.

“What the hell are you saying? I am her brother for heaven’s sake. Zachary loves her so much; I’ve seen it in his eyes. She will be happy with him”, he tried to make her understand. Jerrick also supported him.

“Exactly and my daughter will be the future Queen of Hell. This is such a pride moment for all of us and you’re creating an unnecessary nuisance. You should be happy for her, Ariel”, he spoke in a calm and composed tone. Ariel looked at them in disbelief.

“What are you all saying? We are Angels, he is a Devil. We are born enemies. That Zachary of yours, he is putting all this charade for revenge. Have you ever heard of such a story before? A Devil marrying an Angel out of love? No, right? That Devil Prince is just attracted to Diana. He even threatened us to marry her. Can’t you see? Can’t you all see this? Or you are deliberately ignoring it and turning a blind eye? You are putting your sister’s life in danger, Arthur. Why can’t you see this?“, she spoke with exasperation feeling helpless to make them understand. Arthur huffed in frustration.

“STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT NOW! WHEN I SAID DIANA IS GOING TO MARRY TO ZACHARY THAT MEANS SHE IS GOING TO MARRY HIM ONLY AND THAT’S FINAL!! NOW I DON’T WANT ANY CONVERSATION NOR ANY ARGUMENT REGARDING THIS, IS THAT CLEAR?“, he growled while glaring at his outrageous wife who was glaring at him back with the same intensity.

Ariel looked down and shook her head in disappointment. She then raised her head only to see the three souls staring at her with scorn. She scoffed and walked towards Arthur, her high heels clicking against the shining marble floor. She raised her hand and held his shoulders as she spoke while staring deeply into his eyes.

“I don’t know what kind of black magic that Demon Prince has done on my Diana as she had fallen head over heels for him. I don’t know what kind of sorcery is this that my own family has turned their backs on me? I don’t know what’s wrong with you all when you all are well aware that this marriage, this stupidity will only lead to catastrophic results. But there’s no use in crying in the wilderness. If you all have decided everything on your own then I am no one to interfere. Do whatever you want to”

With that she released his shoulder, her glossy eyes staring at his husband with despair. Arthur’s gaze softened. He was about to speak but his words died in his mouth when Ariel flashed him a cocky smirk.

“And I’ll do whatever I want and You can’t stop me”

She spoke with determination. Arthur clenched his jaw as he was so done with her.

“Do it then but I am warning you, don’t try to snatch the happiness of my sister. Don’t do something that makes me doubt our holy relationship”, he spat, his fierce gaze boring holes in her body. Ariel looked at him in shock, the tears that she was trying to hide for so long started falling like a waterfall. Eventually, she calmed herself down and wiped her tears furiously. Giving him a last look, she turned around and walked away from there. Arthur sighed and looked down.

He was tired of making her understand that Zachary loves Diana but Ariel strictly discarded it every time and told him that Zachary is doing all this as he is out to seek vengeance from the Angels. She had even tried multiple times to forbade Diana from meeting him but Arthur always came in between and didn’t let her become successful in her plans. Slowly this forbidden marriage of the universe was creating a huge gap between Ariel and Arthur and he feared that it could tear them apart.

Suddenly thick, black smoke started crawling up the white walls of the large hall. Arthur knew who it was. He turned around only to see a humongous thick, black fog swallowing the fresh air present in the room. Two shiny dark red crystals sparkled amidst the ghastly obsidian fog. Soon the smoke started fading away revealing a tall, burly masculine figure.

Arthur came forward, his lips curved into a bright smile. “Welcome King of Hell”, he bowed to him respectfully but soon his brows got furrowed when he saw Zachary staring at him with cold eyes.

“Where’s Diana?“, Zachary spoke in a gruff tone. Jerrick frowned when he noticed his clenched jaw. He looked at one of the maids and gestured for her to call the Princess. She quickly bowed and left to call the Angel.

“Please take a seat Demon Prince”, Aurora spoke softly but Zachary ignored her as he was in no mood in dealing with all these pleasantries. She looked at Arthur nervously. He just smiled at her although he was himself confused by Zachary’s weird behavior.

“Dad, you called me?”

Zachary immediately twisted his neck towards the source of that melodious voice. His eyes sparkled with love when he saw Diana standing near the staircase looking at them with her big doe eyes. She was wearing a beautiful pinkish lace gown and was looking very beautiful and adorable.

Diana looked at him, her lips breaking into a heartwarming smile. Zachary’s heart skipped a beat as he saw her smiling at him softly. She quickly descended the stairs and ran towards him, her brown hair swirling in the air with delight.

“Zachary-”

But before she could speak, Zachary pulled her to himself and disappeared in thin air leaving everyone confused and shocked.

“Why don’t you want to marry me? Give me a reason and this time I want a genuine one” Zachary snapped at Diana and looked away from her before his obsidian orbs turned into blood-red.

They both were currently in the garden of the palace. Diana asked him many times to go to the Rose Garden but he completely ignored her. She could easily see that his mood was sour because since his arrival he was giving her a cold shoulder. She knew he was upset and she was the reason behind it.

Diana looked at him sadly. She knew that he was trying very hard to win her heart and her constant rejection had for sure pissed him off. She smiled at him and grabbed his left hand in her small ones.

“Zac”, she called him softly. Zachary didn’t look at her instead scoffed at her endearment. Diana felt hurt noticing his coldness. She moved closer to him and finally decided to confront him.

“You told me that our worlds are completely different. We are poles apart but you want me. You came by yourself to ask my hand for marriage from my brother, your parents didn’t come with you which clearly shows that they haven’t accepted me and are against this marriage?”

Zachary’s eyes immediately shot open as soon as he heard her. He swiftly turned his face towards her and looked at her in shock.

“N-No, who said that? They aren’t against our marriage, t-they... they have accepted you”, he smiled nervously. Diana raised her left brow.

“Zac! Don’t lie”, she spoke sternly. Zachary looked at her for some time, Diana’s dubious eyes clearly showed that she won’t buy his lie. So, he won’t even try then. He huffed in anger.

“So what? I love you and you love me. End of discussion. I will marry you and no one can stop me. Ouch! What the-“, Zachary glared at her which she returned and gave him another hard punch on his right forearm.

“YOU!!! HOW DARE YOU!! Is this a say to talk to your parents?“, she scolded him. Zachary’s jaw ticked. He wrapped his right arm around her waist and pulled her to himself with a jerk. Diana yelped and bumped into his chest. She lifted her head and looked at him angrily.

“You don’t know anything sweetheart. I will get what I want and no one can stop me. I have worked hard for my plan so I warn you, don’t ruin things up and try to play with me, Got it?“, he spat furiously. Diana felt offended by his words. She scowled at him like a kid and stomped her heels on his boots while pouting in anger. Zachary smirked as she was looking like an angry baby. He wrapped his other arm around her waist too and lifted her off the ground. He flushed her fragile figure to his rock-hard chest. She flinched and immediately wrapped her legs around his waist and wrapped her hand around his neck.

“PUT ME DOWN, YOU GIANT GORILLA!!!“, she yelled at him and at the same time tightened her hold around his neck as she stuck onto him like a leech. Zachary chuckled as he saw her glaring at him but she was looking like a scared little kitty as her eyes kept getting enlarged and her lips quivering in apprehension. She was holding on to him for her dear life but at the same time was trying to act as a fighter.

Zachary scoffed and roamed his eyes around until they landed on a beautiful gazebo. He walked up to there while carrying Diana in his arms like a baby.

“No, I won’t. I like it this way. And you call me what? A Giant Gorilla? Now, this gorilla won’t spare you, little fairy”, he sneered. Diana stared at him in horror and immediately buried her face in his chest too afraid to stare into his dark eyes. Zachary laughed and patted her head gently.

“What happened to my fierce kitty? Why are you clinging onto me like a koala, hmm?” He mocked her. Diana immediately looked up. She frowned as she saw him laughing at her. She started punching his shoulders with her tiny fists.

“You’re so bad. I hate you. I will never talk to you. I won’t marry you. Go away, never talk to me. Leave me, I hat-”

Diana immediately stopped herself as soon she realized what the hell she was saying. She closed her eyes guiltily and mentally cursed herself for blabbering nonsense.

A few minutes passed in silence. Nothing could be heard except Zachary’s deep breaths. Diana flinched when she felt his chest juddering. She slowly opened her eyes and her heart dropped to the pit of her stomach as soon her gaze landed on the voracious wild beast who was glaring at her with pure anger.

A small scream escaped her lips when all of a sudden. Zachary pushed her onto one of the pillars. Her heart started palpitating wildly in her chest as she was extremely terrified of him at the moment.

Zachary was looking at her fiercely. His intimidating gaze was enough to pin her on her spot. His jaw was clenched and she could hear the sound of his teeth chattering which meant he was mad. Streaks of blood-red covered his iris completely and his beautiful black eyes turned into a hideous ones. Her heart lurched in her throat while her own eyes turned watery. She started shivering in his hold like a leaf but Zachary kept glaring at her ignoring her trembling state. His smiling face got replaced with a cold and grim one.

Diana flinched when Zachary abruptly cupped her right cheek in his right palm and smashed his lips onto her soft ones. Her eyes turned wide as saucers and her body turned stiff. She froze on her spot while Zachary kept kissing her hungrily. She jolted when he bit her lower lip and started sucking on it madly. She finally came out of her trance and grabbed his shoulders for support. His kiss was intense, rough, and passionate. Diana closed her eyes as she couldn’t process anything. Her mind turned blank but she could feel tingles in her stomach. She knew she had crossed the line and for that, he was punishing her. She was the reason behind his anger. Tears trickled down her eyes as she blamed herself for everything. She silently bear his fierce, punishing kiss but Zachary wasn’t calming down.

Diana slowly lifted her hands and touched his face. Zachary immediately froze as soon as her soft fingers made contact with his cheeks. Diana smiled and held his face in her small hands and started caressing her thumb delicately on his cheeks. She slowly pulled away from her lips from his and looked at him only to see him staring at her with a cold yet shocked expression. She smiled and kept caressing her face.

“I am sorry”, she spoke sweetly as she stared at him with guilty eyes.

“I am very sorry. I didn’t want to hurt your feelings. It wasn’t intentional. Neither I mean that. I was just angry and started babbling. It’s one of my habits. You can say a silly one”, Diana chuckled with teary eyes. Zachary’s gaze turned soft. He moved his right hand behind her back and threaded his fingers in her soft silky brown hair and pulled her closer to his face. He rested his forehead on hers and closed his eyes while taking deep breaths.

Diana kept staring at him, his face held an expression of pain and uneasiness as if he was too hurt. Her heart turned heavy as she knew her wrong choice of words had hurt his feelings badly. Her chin and lips started wobbling and more tears escaped from her blue eyes.

“I am very sorry Zac, I didn’t mean to hurt you. I was just trying to”

Before she could complete Zachary pressed his lips on hers swallowing her cries. She immediately held his shoulders for support as she sobbed in the kiss. Zachary pulled her closer to himself and kissed her deeply. This time his kiss wasn’t a punishing one but a soft and gentle one. He started sucking her lips softly to calm her down. With his thumb, he kept wiping away her tears and tilted her head a bit. Diana fisted his shirt tightly.

She jolted when he licked her lower lip with his tongue to get access inside her mouth. Zachary started moving his left hand sensually on her waist and squeezed them a bit. Diana gasped in shock and surprise. Zachary immediately took advantage and rolled his tongue inside her warm mouth. He started coaxing her dry tongue with his hot one making it dance with his own. Diana shut her eyes tightly, her innocent mind had no idea what the hungry stallion was doing to her. But she obliged to his rough demand recalling her mistake and wrapped her hands around his neck.

The submission of his little princess made the Devil go overboard. He groaned as Diana slowly started massaging his silky black locks with her soft delicate fingers and kissed him back slowly. He pulled her more if that was possible and started devouring her mouth like a hungry beast. The kiss turned hot and steamy slowly while small moans started escaping her lips. Zachary was too rough and the little Angel was finding it very difficult to match his pace. Her brows got squeezed together as she tried her best to copy him. Zachary smiled in the kiss as he found her tactics so cute. He kept touching her sensually and lovingly as they both drowned themselves in the lustful and passionate make-out session.

After finally quenching his thirst, he slowly pulled off and opened his eyes. His eyes were heavily drunk in lust and carnal desire. Diana’s eyes were still closed as she took long deep breaths. Her cheeks had turned into the darkest shade of pink and her ears were glowing red. Her soft pink lips had swollen up due to his lewd assault but it only craved him to kiss those petals more and more. Zachary leaned forward and brushed his lips on hers and slowly kissed them. Diana gasped as he started licking her lips to soothe the pain that his ravening kiss had caused on her delicate rosy lips. She shuddered as he continued licking her lips and sometimes kissing them gently. He freed his fingers from her hair and brought his hand in front of her face. He started rubbing his thumb slowly on her closed eyelids.

Finally placing a soft kiss, he detached his lips from her. Diana opened her eyes slowly and looked at him. Zachary kissed her forehead and lingered his lips there for a while. He then finally pulled away and looked into her ocean-deep blue eyes which were staring at him nervously. He knew she wanted to tell him something.

“Say”

Zachary spoke softly while he kept tracing his fingers on her cheeks and neck. He put her down gently. Diana looked at him but flinched back in fear when he abruptly slammed his hands on the pillar caging her in between his arms.

“SPEAK? TELL ME WHY YOU SAID THAT?“, he shouted on her face. A sob escaped her throat as she was terrified of his sudden violent outburst.

“I am s-sorry. I did-didn’t m-meant it”, Diana stuttered while crying. Zachary raised her chin with his index finger. She looked up at him with tears streaming down.

“I didn’t ask you to answer this. I knew you didn’t mean that. I want to know why you don’t want to marry me? You love me, don’t you? Then what’s stopping you?“, Zachary growled menacingly, his tone laced with anger.

“Because I know that your parents aren’t ready to accept me”, Diana held his hands and answered him in a meek voice.

Zachary groaned in frustration and slammed his hand beside her head making her jump. “I told you it doesn’t matter. Didn’t I?“, he snarled with a clenched jaw.

This time Diana also looked at him with angry eyes. She placed her hands on his chest and spoke firmly.

“It does. It does for me and the same goes for you too. I can’t marry you while making your parents unhappy. It’s my final decision, Zachary. We won’t marry unless and until your parents approve of our marriage”

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