Tempting Fate

126 Chapter 126: Change of Mind

Surprise and shock can be seen on the man’s face as he looks at Marita. Marita noticed the man’s reaction and smiled.

“Now I have fulfilled your request. Are you happy?” Marita asked.

“Who would be happy if someone died?”

Marita laughed. “You had a request, and I fulfilled it.”

“But only one person’s life and not two.”

Marita raised her eyebrows. “Do you wish I took your life and not his life?”

Avery drew her katana and placed it between Marita and the man. Marita looked at Avery.

“Try to hurt the boy, and I’ll be the one to fight you,” Avery said.

Marita smirked. “You’re in your territory. Shaman, don’t challenge me.”

.....

“You’re killing people...” Avery said.

“Why? Aren’t people benefiting from the requests that I fulfilled? There must be something in return for what I give.” said Marita.

“That’s enough,” Reed said, still sitting down drinking wine, as did Devin. “Marita, Avery is an ally..”

“Ally? Seriously?” Marita asked, then turned her back on the man and Avery. She approached Reed.

“Avery, please have a seat,” Reed said.

Avery looked at the man, and they sat side by side next to Reed. Marita couldn’t believe it and glanced at Devin, who just shrugged.

“Marita has a point, Avery. She’s not killing anything like the demons we’ve encountered before.” Reed said.

“He’s still killing,” Avery said.

Marita approached Avery. “You people, you are not as clean as you think. You killed for money. You kill to get what you want.”

“You don’t know how to be human. You don’t know what we humans go through and think.”

Marita chuckled. “Believe me. I know how you humans live. Isn’t it enough for you to see that humans come to me because they want something they can’t get until they die.”

“You use human’s weaknesses to make them fall into your trap...”

“Why? Don’t humans use my power to fulfill their desires? Humans or demons have the same desires..”

Avery took a deep breath. Marita, on the other hand, sneaked up on the man.

“As I said, you’re free. I got the reward for my fulfilled wish, so you live happily...”

Avery smirked but said nothing.

——-

After Ivy’s shift, she immediately stood up and took her bag. But to her surprise, Ian was standing behind her when she turned around.

“I- Ian, what are you doing here? Do you need something?” Ivy asked. She was no longer comfortable with what Ian was doing to her.

“Ah, are you going home? Go with...” said Ian.

His girlfriend came closer and wrapped her hands around the man’s arm.

“And why does Ivy have to come with us? She can go home alone.”

“But...”

“Yeah, I can go home alone. See you guys tomorrow.” Ivy said, then quickly walked away.

Fortunately, she booked a cab before she got off the building. The cab was already in front of the building when she came out.

Ivy also spent a few minutes on the road before arriving at their house. She even turned to the bar when a cab passed by that she could ride.

When she arrived at their house, her sister was surprised to see her. Ingrid was sitting on the sofa watching TV when she entered. It stared at her as she went straight to the room. She quickly followed him.

Ivy was facing the mirror inside her room when a knock made her turn to the door. She immediately walked towards the door and opened it.

“Ingrid, why?” she asked.

“How did you know my name?” asked the woman. “Wait, why are you in our house and my sister’s room?”

Ivy frowned and left the girl at the door; instead, she started to undress.

“Wait, Miss, my sister, will be angry when...”

“Ingrid, this is Ivy.”

“Seriously?”

Ivy took a deep breath. “You have a birthmark under your right breast...” the woman covered her mouth. Your boyfriend broke up with you because he went abroad. But for me, that’s okay because you’re still studying. Our parents died in a car accident, and our relatives grabbed our house because of their so-called debt... ”

“Ate Ivy? Is that you?” Ingrid said in disbelief.

“Are you studying?” Ivy asked.

“Well, I’m done studying...”

“Shall we drink?”

Ivy told her sister what had happened, and she couldn’t believe it. She was also passing by that place but didn’t see the bar.

“What are you talking about?” Ivy asked. “I just passed by there earlier.”

“Ate, tell me if they are doing something you don’t like about your work?”

“Ingrid...”

“Are you going crazy?”

“I’m not crazy. If I’m lying, how do you think my body can be like this?”

Ingrid stopped and looked at Ivy.

The siblings were walking together along the alley near their house. Ingrid wondered when they stopped in front of an abandoned building.

“There’s the bar...”

“Ate, there is no bar.”

“There it is, the bar. Can’t you see their signage?”

Worried, Ingrid looked around again. She couldn’t see any bar. She sees an abandoned and dark building.

“Let’s just go home, Ate.”

“But you don’t believe me, do you?”

“I believe in you.”

“Really?”

“Yes, Ate. Come on. Let’s go home.”

Ivy was hugging her sister’s arm as they walked.

Ivy was facing the mirror staring at her face. She gently rubs her cheek and runs her finger over her lips and nose. She also blinked her eyes several times.

“This face is so beautiful,” she whispered.

Ivy stood up and looked at her body. She borrowed Ingrid’s nightgown, which was almost too loose for her. Her palm stroked the curve of her waist. She measured her arm and leg and cupped her breast with two palms.

“Damn, this body is so perfect,” Ivy said. “This new me is so perfect...”

She flashed back to what had happened since she entered the bar. Ivy took a deep breath. She got what she wanted, to be beautiful and sexy. She also managed to get Ian to notice her as a woman.

“Why am I not happy?” Ivy asked herself. “Why did my life become more complicated.”

Later her phone rang. Ivy looked at the screen, and Ian’s name appeared there. She stared at her phone for a long time. Ivy waits for her to feel the excitement but feels none. She put the phone down and let it ring. Ian had no reason to call her. They’re not at work, and it’s late. She doesn’t want her to have a problem with his girlfriend.

——

Emy was fast asleep when Reed returned to her house. He just stared at his wife sitting on the bed’s edge. Reed left the room and sat on the terrace. He will no longer interfere with Marita’s work. There is no reason for him to forbid it. What happened to Dynir was because he tried to Emy before. He doesn’t care if the demons consume everyone in the world as long as Emy is not.

“You know it’s nice to hang out here when there’s something to drink...”

Reed turned around. A boy who he thought was about three years old sat on the other side of the table. It holds a feeding bottle. It was wearing pajamas. He already knew who it was.

“Can’t Emy’s memory be returned to me?” Reed asked.

“Why Reed? Why do you want Emy’s memories of you to come back?”

“I feel like...” Reed said. “Something is missing in me. It seems that no matter what I do, I’m still not satisfied.”

The boy smiled. “How will Emy’s memory come back if you don’t do anything for her?”

.....

“I don’t know how...” Reed said.

The boy nodded. “Hmmm, why don’t you start where you started?”

Reed thought later, he turned to the boy, but he was no longer by his side.

——

Emy was surprised when she woke up to find Reed standing on the edge of the bed. His two hands were in his pocket. Emy thinks the man is already bath, and she doesn’t know how he got into her room and why he is standing next to the bed.

“Good morning, my queen...” Reed said with a smile.

Emy’s face turned red when she saw his beautiful smile. He’s very handsome to look at. If she didn’t know it was a demon like Devin, she would think it was an angel.

“What do you need? Why are you standing by the bed?” Emy asked, then looked away from the man. She also stood up and started folding their bed.

“I missed going out with you.”

“W-what?” Emy said in shock. “W-what do you mean?”

Reed chuckled, then stepped closer to her. Emy stepped back and fell on the bed. Reed leaned over on top of her. She suddenly felt embarrassed because he still smelled like saliva.

“Take a bath now,” Reed said, then got off her. “I’ll wait for you in the living room.”

Reed turned and walked towards the door. She turned to Emy again before leaving the room. Emy was holding her chest. She thought she was going to pass out. Reed had a different effect on her.

—–

Ivy was surprised when she approached her table. There was an SB coffee sitting there. He looked around, but there was no one in the office but him. Confused, Ivy took the note attached to the SB coffee.

Good morning Beautiful

She smiled, but the smile disappeared immediately. Ivy shook her head, put the coffee on the table’s edge, and sat down. She started her work. Ivy cannot affect anyone who notices her because Ivy knows their purpose. She didn’t get such treatment before, so she was disappointed.