The Devil's Temptation!

120 An Unexpected Presence

Ark Ville

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Roshan barely knew how long he stayed beside Anna who remained unconscious on the bed. Time seemed to slow down for him meanwhile it was getting past noon and Anna still hadn’t woken up.

She looked sickly pale, yet so relaxed like a sleeping porcelain doll that didn’t want to be disturbed just yet. He took her hand in his and affectionately interlaced their fingers together, giving the back of her palm a gentle pat before letting out a sigh that sounded soft, yet desperate at the same time.

“Wake up Anna.” He knew his words couldn’t do anything, but he hated to see her like this. She hasn’t woken up since she passed out and it terrified him on the inside. Madame Alina had sent for their physician to come check on her, yet nothing was detected that must have triggered her unconscious state.

Her heartbeat kept deteriorating the more he heard it and he really wished there was something he could do to get her out of this awful condition.

He suspected her current condition has something to do with the meteor mark and this probably showed her time was getting really close. The thought of it frightened him and he didn’t let his mind cross to that area.

“I’ll get you out of this.” He softly said, sounding like he was making a silent promise not just to her, but to himself as well.

Somehow the people he manages to care about always end up in a situation that leaves him with no other choice but to drift himself away from them, and the same will happen with Anna after he gets her out of this condition.

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He’ll have to distance himself, whether he likes it or not.

“Can I come in?” Came the requesting voice of Nicholas who patiently stood at the door that was left ajar and Roshan was extremely tempted to say no.

“Yeah.” He dejectedly responded without looking at the door to even see who was standing there and he didn’t care, whoever it was definitely didn’t matter more than the person laying on the bed.

Nicholas walked in after taking permission and quietly stood beside Roshan who was sitting on a chair close to Anna’s beside.

He had been completely taken aback by the sight of the young man, it’s the first time he’s crossing paths with Anna’s brother and he used to think he was handsome, but definitely the man in front of him made him feel less of a man.

“How is she?” He asked, but Roshan remained mute.

“I just came to check on her health and see if she’s woken up or not.” Nicholas explained the reason for his presence and Roshan finally gave the Nicholas a little bit of attention as he turned his head to look at him.

No doubt, Nicholas was a charming man himself. His amber eyes looked calm and sophisticatedly gentle like a summer morning. Being a beastman he was attractively built and Roshan really had a reason to spite the young man for going near his mate.

“She hasn’t woken up yet.” Came Roshan’s short response as he leaned back on the chair, still refusing to let go of her hand and his Hazel-green eyes were filled with worry.

“She’ll be fine.” Nicholas assured him, “she took really good care of me and my injury so I personally wouldn’t want anything bad happening to her while she’s still here.”

Roshan held back a scoff. He could tell Nicholas was genuinely worried about Annalise’s health and instead of feeling grateful, he felt insecure about something.

What if Anna ends up falling for him? Nicholas looked decent and obviously a fierce beastman, he has a very captivating family that equally picked a lot of interest in Anna and if she ends up falling for Nicholas, he was sure he’d give her a better life, better than the one he could give her if she eventually stayed as his mate.

But it shouldn’t matter to him, should it? He already made up his mind to let her go after fulfilling his promise to her, but why did his chest feel heavy just thinking about it.

This isn’t him. Why is he thinking like this?

He rubbed his temples with a finger, trying to soothe a headache that was slowly creeping in and Nicholas awkwardly cleared his throat.

“Do let me know when she wakes up.”

“I will.” He responded and he made it clear in his tone that he wasn’t in the mood for any sort of conversation.

Upon noticing that, Nicholas respectfully dismissed himself from the room, closing the door after him.

The moment he left, Roshan’s worried gaze returned back to Annalise and an idea popped in his head at the last minute.

She was weak which meant she needed energy, if he forced his powers to transfer some of his energy into her, that should relieve her to some extent and she might just wake up.

“Tsk tsk tsk! Don’t tell me you plan on doing what I’m hoping you’re not seriously planning on doing.” Azazel’s voice caught his attention and Roshan instantly whipped his head in that direction.

The white haired being was actually leaning against the door, arms folded while staring at Roshan with a pitiful expression.

“I warned you.”

“You’re here.” It took Roshan a few seconds to register what just happened in front of him and he didn’t believe Azazel’s presence until the demon moved away from the door.

“It’s not your imagination,” he clarified, “I’m here and in case you missed me, tell me on time so I don’t break your heart.”

“You f**king scoundrel!” Roshan cursed but Azazel just shrugged to it and stared at Anna who laid on the bed.

“Using your energy would cause you severe consequences, be smart enough and listen to my advice this time around, don’t do it.”

“I can consider your other advice, but not this one.”