(Author’s POV)
"What just~ ... what just happened? How did~ ... you do that?" Elisa was left dumbfounded as she saw her skin returning back to normal with her own eyes. Her hands and feet, they were not burned by ordinary fire. They were the result of the mystical flames, the test set by the Compendium itself. So, it was natural for her to be shocked.
Aamon was expecting her flabbergasted reaction. He took her other foot, repeated his actions with great care, and when there was no blemish left, he wiped clean the not so visible dirt off her sole and edges softly. He did all this without breaking eye contact with her.
Elisa tried to ask once again, "Lord Aamon~ ... how~ ...."
Aamon interrupted, placing his index finger on her lips, "Ssssshhhh~ .... you tell me, how are you feeling now? Any irritation, pain or discomfort?"
Elisa moved her toes, then her feet; they were as good as new. She looked dead in his eyes and asked once again, this time with more seriousness in her tone, "Aamon, since when did you get the ability to heal the wound from mystical fire?" She was getting wary of him.
She couldn’t reel over the fact that even she, the demon queen, who was higher in status than the Marquis of Hell, in every way, never had the ability to do such a thing. Then how in absolute hell did he just pull this off? JUST HOW?
Only someone like the King of Hell, Ramiel, or a being similar in status to him could do something like this.
Aamon brushed the tip of her nose and said, "You want to know?"
Elia nodded, anticipating his reply.
"It’s~ .... ~a~ .... ~secret. But aren’t you glad? Didn’t I do well?" This time, he turned the question on her.
She didn’t know how to react to that. With an awkwardly weird expression, her eyes fluttered as she answered, "Of~ ... of course, you did well. I was just a little taken aback."
Listening to her words, a mischievous smile made its way on his already out of the ordinary face, making him look even more rakish, devilishly handsome. Seeing him like that, Elisa had an unsettling feeling. Behind that smile, Aamon was definitely hiding something. She was sure of that.
Next, he tried to reach for her hand in order to heal them, but before he could do anything, the sound of steady footsteps outside Elisa’s door reached their ears. Elisa covered his mouth, pressing her palm against it.
Boring her eyes in his, she said, her voice a mere whisper, "You need to go now."
"Why should I? I am not afraid of anyone," Aamon murmured playfully.
"Please~ ...." She almost begged. His presence would ruin everything. So, she wanted him gone as soon as possible.
Aamon relented as they finally heard a knocking on her door. He pulled himself up first, then helped Elisa up as well. With her eyes, she gestured for him to go out, while she adjusted her dishevelled clothes.
Aamon bent forward. He wiped her smudged lipstick carefully as he cooed near her ear, "I will come back~ .... Since we have some unfinished business. Get some rest, MY~.... QUEEN" And with that, he zapped towards the window and leapt out. The room given to Elisa was on the third floor. Her mouth twitched as she saw him disappear.
Another knock on the door pulled her thoughts back. She straightened her posture, adjusted her collar, and made her way to open the door.
To her surprise, it wasn’t the person she was expecting.
"What are you doing here at this hour, Ms. Everests? Do you need something?" Elisa asked, popping her head out of the door. Her body was concealed behind.


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