the devil's bride

the devil's offer

Elana woke to the sound of beeping machines and the smell of tranquilizers.

She opened her eyes and looked around the ward she was in.

"You’re awake," she heard a deep voice and immediately snapped her head to the direction of the voice.

There she saw him,

He was sitting on a small couch, looking intensely at her.

Who was he?

Was he the one who pushed her out of the way?

Seeing her confused expression, he spoke first. "Hello, Elana.i am the one who saved you,do u feel pain anywhere?"

Elana’s didn't answer instead she asked her own question. 'What do you want from me?' she asked, because this man gave her a very dangerous feeling.

He looked intently at her as if he could see through her soul, then drawled, "What I want... is you."

Elana felt a chill down her spine. 'She had a feeling this man was very dangerous. And what did he mean by he wants her?'

"I want you to be my wife," he spoke again after seeing she didn’t understand,"It’s that simple my dear".

Elana froze. "W-wife?" Her whole system shut down. She snapped at him, "What do you mean by your wife? Do I look like just some cheap girl you could pick off the streets and then tell this nonsense?"

He chuckled, Clearly amused. For a moment Elana got mesmerized...

How could someone's chuckle be so tempting?

"Oh dear Elana," he spoke with his deep voice, his grey eyes staring deeply at her. She got uncomfortable at the way he spoke and looked at her.

"Don’t you want your revenge, hmm Elana?"

Elana once again felt a chill down her spine and She gulped. "H-how did you know?"

"Because..." he drawled once more, something Elana noticed he like doing, "I know everything

And also I investigated you."

"I know every little thing that's going on in your life. I know that you're a runaway bride that is currently being chased down. Just as I know that you're homeless with nowhere to go."

He smirked and then looked at her, dark and assessing. "Should I continue?"

Elana immediately shook her head. Just who was this guy to be able to investigate everything about her in mere hours?

"Who are you?" she managed to utter.

He smirked once more. "Oh deary, forgive my manners,Let me properly introduce myself."

He stood and straightened his suit. "My name is Ethan Allen, CEO of the Allens Corporation. But most people call me 'the Devil'."

Elana gasped, shock clear in her chocolate eyes. No, it couldn’t be.

Who wouldn’t know Ethan Allen? The name that could silence a noisy room in an instant,The name that would make grown men tremble in fear,

No wonder she got this dangerous and eerie feeling around him.

She had been talking so carelessly to the Devil himself and she didn’t even know.

Of course she knew him, Everyone knew him. Alexa had always squealed about how rich he was, how he was feared, and how handsome he was.

Plus Daniel had always been jealous of Ethan, mainly because Ethan was more powerful and richer than him.

She knew him, although she had never seen his face before.

Now this Ethan had saved her and was currently here asking her to be his wife.

Suddenly agreeing to be his wife didn’t seem so absurd to her anymore.

She thought.

_Click. Click._

She snapped out of her thoughts when Ethan clicked his fingers. It seemed she had zoned out.

,

"Now that you know who I am, marry me!" he walked slowly towards her.

All Elana’s instincts screamed at her to run, but for some reason she remained rooted to the bed, staring deeply into his eyes.

Soon he was in front of her,He picked up a strand of hair and tucked it behind her ear,Raising her chin to make her look at him, he said:

"Marry me and I’ll make sure you get all the revenge you deserve. I’ll make sure you’ll never suffer again. That’s a promise."

She immediately looked down nervously, and for some reason her heart raced,She was kind of touched by his words.

Marrying him was not such a bad idea. Currently she was nothing more than a homeless beggar, but with him she would become feared and powerful. She could get revenge on her family and Daniel.

What was stopping her from saying yes?

Oh right...

She could not trust him this man, What if he was just playing her? And besides, what could he possibly gain from marrying someone as useless as her? He was the Devil for a reason.

Eventually she gathered her courage and spoke. "Why should I trust you? Why exactly would someone like you marry someone like me? What could you possibly benefit from this marriage?"

The more she thought about it, the more ridiculous it sounded. He shouldn’t dare say it was because he was kind.

People like him never showed kindness without a reason.

"Elana," he called her name softly and lifted her chin with his hand and used his other hand to cup her face. "You’re more special than you think. This marriage benefits me the most, but in a way you’ll never understand, Don’t doubt me. What could I possibly gain from causing you any harm?"

The tone of his voice was really soft and sincere. His grey eyes showed utmost sincerity.

Elana couldn’t believe this. For a second she started to doubt if this was really Ethan Allen, the one who was said to be cold and ruthless, devoid of any emotion.

So she opened her mouth to speak her doubts. "I don’t think yo—"

Before she could finish speaking, somebody pushed the door open and entered the ward.

"What do you want!" Ethan immediately snapped angrily It seemed that Ethan knew this person.

The stranger, upon seeing Ethan's angry expression, immediately started trembling in fear, cold sweat dropping down his neck.

"A-am s-so-sorry for disturbing you, Master Allen. But I just came to inform you that the meeting with Silvergolds has been cancelled."

Ethan sighed and just nodded, then he motioned for the person to leave,the person didn't waste time and immediately scurried out of the room.

Elana watched as the person scurried off in fear, and her doubts were immediately cleared.

Making up her mind, Elana decided to marry him, Marrying him would give her the resources to get the revenge she wanted. She had been given a second chance and she wasn’t going to waste that chance on the street.

the least she could do was to make an effort.

Taking in a deep breath, "Master Allen," she called softly. "I have made up my mind. I’ll marry you."

She dropped the bomb with her chocolate eyes shining in determination.

Elana wouldn’t just be having her revenge.

Of course she would also uncover the truth about her mother’s death.

Her eyes gleamed coldly. _Watch out Daniel,Watch out all Carson family._ She was going to bounce back and regain her glory.

They thought... they had won...

But this...

Is merely just the beginning.