Tempting Fate

99 Chapter 99: The Proposal

Reed started his day off with an early morning jog the next day. When he was halfway through his sprint across the village, Devin joined him. Devin is already sweating, Reed thought he has been running for quite some time, while he has only just begun.

“Why aren’t you hanging out with Emy?” Devin asked not looking at Reed. He kept running, and Reed kept up with his pace.

“Looks like you’re growing interested in her,” Reed said.

Devin looked briefly at Reed. “Why are you jealous?”

“Why should I be jealous of the prince?”

Devin smiled. “Why not?” Devin asked. “Do you think that every time you kiss her, she thinks of you?”

Reed stopped running but Devin didn’t. Reed quickly let out black smoke and quickly attacked Devin. Devin stopped running and turned quickly toward Reed to stop his attack. Reed attacked Devin, but he quickly came out of the smoke and used it as a shield.

“Why don’t you just admit it, Reed? Emy may look at me and forget about you. My power lies in her body. You’re worried that she’ll forget you in a second and think of me instead.” Devin said this to tease.

Reed frowned but didn’t say a word. He was right.

.....

“I can give up wanting the throne for Emy. I will help you.”

“Is Emy the replacement?” Reed asked. “You know I chose her, so why do you...”

“You already know the answer to your question Reed,” Devin said. “You don’t have the power to save Emy. All you can do is protect her, but when her life is in danger, there’s nothing you can do. You need me to make sure the queen you chose stays alive, and Emy needs me.”

Reed’s eye color changed. He tries to calm down but he can’t.

“It won’t matter if you kill me now. Anyone who saves someone’s life and uses black power will stay in their body until they die.”

“I will not let Emy go.”

“But so am I, Reed. Now that we both have a place in Emy’s life, why don’t we just help each other? Protect her, and I’ll make sure her life is taken care of. But we have to share a bed with her. But of course, you are not the only one who can have sex with him. I also may claim her whenever I want.”

“You can’t touch her, Devin. I’m warning you.”

“Even if I don’t approach her, she will come to me willingly. She will need me as much as she needs you, Reed. Face the truth, Reed. The two of us will share the woman you chose.” Devin smiled as he turned his back on Reed and started running again.

Reed took a deep breath, and then he suddenly vanished from his spot.

Reed was on top of his favorite spot on the tallest building in the city. He shouted while clenching both of his fists. He unleashed a potent force from his body, which resulted in the formation of strong lightning and thunder. The entire city darkened, and the wind became stronger. Even if Devin was correct, he couldn’t accept it. When it happens, there is nothing he can do. Emy could forget him and just remember Devin. And that the two of them would have sex with the first woman he wants to be his own, with no one else, is a great insult to him. He can’t stand the thought of Emy having sex with Devin. Emy, Emy is his one and only, and he will return to being a vicious and terrible demon as long as the queen he selected is not taken away from him.

Devin stopped running, grinned, and looked up at the sky.

“Someone’s ticked off!” Devin said, smiling.

Eve and Dynhir peered out of the window. They could see lightning in the dark sky, but it did not rain. Dynhir turned toward Eve.

“Which of the two did you think was the angry one?” asked Dynhir.

Eve didn’t answer. She watched as Dynhir walked back to the couch after leaving the window. Eve didn’t leave. Instead, she kept looking up at the dark sky.

When Emy’s family looked up at the sky, they all made frowning faces. It was supposed to be a sunny morning, but the clouds rolled back in unexpectedly. Eddie let his children, including Emy, into the house. The wind was strong.

While Avery and Jasmin were watching television, they noticed an odd shift in the weather that was reported on the news. It reported no bad weather that day, but because the weather changed so quickly, the government made an announcement.

“Jeez, what’s going on?” Jasmin asked. She eats breakfast while sitting on the couch and watching TV.

When Avery opened the window, she immediately felt a dominant force coming from the outside air. She immediately closes the window.

“Strong power...” Avery said. Jasmin faced her. Avery glanced at Jasmin. “I think Sir Reed is furious. He is extremely upset...”

“Sir Reed?” Jasmin asked, shocked. Jasmin immediately got out her phone and called Emy. suddenly worried about her friend. Avery sat beside her.

Emy was in the room, and she had just come in after the rest of her family came out to see the dark sky. Her father was watching the news while she went straight to her room. Reed wasn’t there when he woke up, and he did not know where he had gone. When she heard her phone ring, she rushed to the bedside. She immediately answered when he saw Jasmin’s name on the screen.

“What’s up, Jasmin? You got a call?” Emy asked in the other line.

“What’s up, Miss Emy? Did you guys fight? You and Sir Reed?” Jasmin asked.

“Huh? Not at all...” Emy said. Last night, they fought again, in bed, of course. “We didn’t fight. Why did you ask?”

“Do you see what is going on outside?” Jasmin asked. “The sky’s too dark.”

“Yes, I saw it. It looks like a storm is coming.”

“Is Sir Reed with you?”

“Huh? He’s not around. He probably went jogging. “Why do you ask?

Jasmin gave Avery her first glance. “Oh, because Avery said it wasn’t the storm that made the sky darken.”

“What? Not a storm?”

“Well...” Avery took the phone from Jasmin. “Hi Miss Emy, this is Avery.”

“Avery...” Emy said. “What is Jasmin saying?”

“There was a powerful force in the air. And no one else has power as strong as Sir Reed’s. So I’d like to know what upset him.”

“Did Reed make the sky darker?” Emy stood up and left the room quickly. She went out onto the veranda of the room and looked up at the sky. She had a flashback to the realm where Reed lived. It looks just like the sky there.

“Did you argue?”

“We did not fight. It’s just that when I woke up, he wasn’t next to me. “Avery, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know, Miss Emy either, but with what Sir Reed did, many sleeping demons will wake up because of the power he released.”

“What exactly do you mean?” Emy asked. “Which sleeping demon?”

The demons like Sir Reed and Sir Demon aren’t the only ones in our world; there are other demons, and that includes humans. And because Sir Reed might wake up those demons, Sir, the city will have a big problem. You know, just like what happened with vampires, face-ripper demons, and sex demons.”

Emy got nervous suddenly. He did not know what had happened to Reed.

“Are you there, Miss Emy?”

“Y-yes...” Emy said. His voice was a little hoarse. “Oh, well, I’ll just go look for Reed. I’ll call you later.”

Emy quickly hung up the phone. She let out air and looked around.

The sky keeps rumbling. She wondered what could have made Reed so upset. They were fine last night. She and Reed had sex all night, which she seemed to be used to.

Reed was already sitting on the rock on the edge of the tallest building. To get his frustration at Devin out of his system, he took a deep breath. He looked at the dark sky. It must have been a mess, which is why he should have to face the consequences of what he did.

‘Reed, where are you?’

Reed closed his eyes as soon as he heard Emy’s voice. Emy was looking for him, and she must have spotted the sky. He didn’t know how to tell the girl what had happened. In the blink of an eye, he was gone from his seat.

—

He found her standing on the veranda of his and Emy’s room when he got home. She didn’t realize he was there, so it surprised her when he hugged her from behind.

“Are you looking for me, Wifey?” Reed whispered into Emy’s ear as he kissed her earlobe.

Suddenly, Emy faced him. She cupped both of his cheeks and looked at him. He wanted to laugh at how she reacted. She seemed both worried and confused.

“Are you mad at me?” Did I upset you?

“What?”

“The sky, you did that, right?”

Reed couldn’t say a word. A strong wind can be heard blowing all around. It looked like a powerful storm was coming, but there wasn’t one.

“That will also be gone after 1 hour,” Reed said.

“You didn’t answer my question. Maybe you are angry with me, and I don’t know why.”

Reed had a chuckle. “There’s only one thing you can do to make me mad, but I’m not mad at you right now...”

“But the sky is...”

Reed grabbed Emy’s other hand that was touching his face. “You’re right. I was angry, but not with you.”

“Why are you upset?”

Reed smiled, then gave Emy a sweet kiss on the lips. A powerful wave of sexual desire took Emy’s entire mind over for just a moment. Reed smiled when he saw Emy’s response to his kiss.

“I’m glad you reacted that way to my kiss,” Reed said.

“Emy!” After hearing Eddie’s voice, they shifted their attention to the door of the bedroom.

“Come on, they are waiting.” Reed said, “Let’s go,” and he grabbed Emy’s hand and pulled her through the door.

—

They served breakfast at the same time to everyone. They are all quiet, and no one wants to start a conversation. Reed looked over at Eddie then.

“Dad, do you remember what you said to me the last time?”

Eddie glanced at Reed. “Which one is it?”

“About the Mayor.”

.....

Eddie glanced at Emy and then at Reed. “Ah, yes. Why? So, what about that?”

“Can they do this during the day?”

“Y-yeah.”

“Emy and I are getting married today.”

Everyone was stunned by what Reed said. Even Emy could say nothing.

‘S-seriously?’ Emy thought.

Reed stared at Emy. “Will you let me have you as my queen, Emy?”

Emy looked at her father and her siblings, then at Reed.

“Yes!”