Married to the Devil's Son novel Chapter 300

Chapter 300: 177

There were a lot of good things happening around Heaven. She had defended the castle successfully, and she got along well with most soldiers who fought by her side. Her father was on his way back with victory, and her wedding was being planned. Her grandfather suddenly decided to leave them alone and not cause more problems, and her grandmother's recovery was going well.

Everything was perfect, but Heaven felt an emptiness in her heart that she couldn't get rid of. She had a hard time sleeping at night and when she managed to finally sleep, she was haunted by nightmares.

She would wake up in the middle of the night, soaked in sweat and panting, and tonight was just the same. She dreamed about opening a box and finding a dead body inside.

Screaming, she woke up, waking Zamiel in the process. Her heart was racing inside her chest.

Zamiel wrapped his arms around her. "It was just a dream." He assured, stroking her back just like many previous nights.

What was wrong with her? She could see that he was getting more and more worried about her. She didn't want to worry him and she didn't know why she was having these dreams. She wanted them to stop.

Zamiel held her in his arms, whispering calming words until she fell asleep again.

The next morning, her father and the royal army arrived at the castle. The first thing her father did was to come and see her and make sure that she was alright. He hugged her, and she cried in his arms again despite fighting it.

The fury she saw in his eyes told her he would cause chaos. Truth was there was already chaos. Her grandfather and Zamiel had caused terror among the witches.

Heaven wanted see it with her own eyes. See the enemy destroyed. She thought she would be happy about it and feel better after destroying those who killed her child, but that only left her with more emptiness. They punished them. Now what? That wouldn't bring her dead child back.

Her father wanted to make sure that there were no more witches in the castle, and he and Zamiel took care of that as well. They made sure to read all their thoughts and even compelled them. Either there were no more enemies or they knew how to hide from demons.

While her father was busy the celebration of their victory already began and they went to join.

The large banquet hall was already filled with soldiers and there was music, food and drinks. Some of the soldiers came to her to congratulate her for her success. Others were bitter and ignored her.

Heaven had no energy to care for them, anyway.

"Can I have your attention?" General Kian said, standing up at the table. He held a glass of wine in his hand and was a little drunk.

"I am proud of each one of you for fighting so fiercely on the battlefield. You have once again proved that our army is undefeatable." He began, and the soldiers cheered.

"And His Majesty was the fiercest of all as always." He continued, and the men cheered again in agreement.

General Kian's eyes then went to her. "Her Highness has proved herself to be a fierce warrior and a great leader, just like her father. I think she deserves to get an appropriate title now." He announced.

Half the men cheered in agreement.

"Thanks to Her Highness's brilliant plan, we could defeat the enemy in no time, save a lot of resources and many lives."

The soldiers clapped for her, and General Kian continued. "My father and I have made the decision for Her Highness to join the Royal army and become the second in command." He said. "Does anyone have an objection?"

He looked around the table and waited for someone to speak, but everyone remained silent. "Very well then. Let's drink for our future second in command, for our victory and for the future of Decresh." He said, raising his cup.

Everyone raised their cup and toasted before gulping their drinks down. The night ended with more drink, dance and music.

Heaven wasn't one to drink, so she excused herself to retire for the night. Her father came after her and stopped her in the hall. "Heaven. Are you alright?"

"Yes," she said, but he looked at her with concern.

"It's alright to not be alright." He told her.

"I am alright father. I just became second in command." She smiled.

"Congratulations. You deserve it." He said.

"Thank you."

He looked at her for a moment before pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly. Heaven hugged him back without thinking too much.

"What is happening here?" Suddenly, her mother stood in the hall with a smile. "Am I being excluded again?" she joked.

Both opened one arm for her at the same time and then chuckled. Her mother joined in the hug.

"Do you know that our daughter just became second in command?" Her father asked her mother proudly.

"No, I didn't. But I know our daughter can become anything she wants." She said, turning to Heaven and cupping her cheek.

"Of course. She has her father's wits." Her father said.

"And her mother's looks." Heaven added.

Her mother chuckled.

"Oh." her father raised a brow. "Well, I couldn't win a beauty contest with the two of you."

Both smiled at him, and he hugged them at the same time. "Well then, me and your mother will go to our room. I think someone is here to escort you."

Heaven looked around and found Zamiel standing in the corner waiting for her.

"Have a good night." Heaven said.

"Good night, daughter." Her mother smiled.

Her father gave her a tap on the arm before walking away, hand in hand with her mother.

Heaven watched with a smile as they walked away.