MATED TO THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER

CHAPTER SIX

She couldn’t believe it, she was staring at someone or something who looked exactly like her, but she could feel that she was very different from her , they looked the same , had the same colour of hair but her eyes...they were pitch black....and she had this very strong aura that was emitting from her, one that would ward people off.

Despite her being curious about what this other half of her was.....she couldn’t help but feel intimidated. She could feel the dangerous vibes that kept radiating from her and she couldn't help but feel tense. What exactly has she gotten herself too?

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Back in Rolax,

Rake woke up besides his wife. She looked very peaceful and beautiful. 

Yet he felt sorry for her. Any man would be lucky to have her as a wife, but he couldn’t just love her the way he should.....his heart already beats for someone else even if she was dead ....he couldn’t just forget about her.

His gaze lingered on her body, she was naked . her black hair sprawled on her body covering some of her intimate parts.....an evidence showing the intimate activity they had engaged in over the night , her lashes kissing her cheeks which were holding a faint blush.....she had a pale skin and had the most beautiful set of brown eyes he had grown fond of which were currently hiding behind her eyelids. He really cared for her and was also very much attracted to her.

But sometimes , he actually felt that anytime he was intimate with her, he was cheating on Nora....even if she was dead. It had taken him quite awhile for him to finally give in to being intimate with her. She had been his childhood friend and had loved him very much.

Shifting his gaze back to her , he stretched out his hand and traced her cheek....he really did care for her and sometimes he had thought he should just let her go, but she was quite adamant ... she refused to leave him, which showed she had decided to accept any kind of love, he shows to her.

As if reading his thoughts, she finally opens her eyes and stares into his

“ Good morning , my love” said Hope.....and he flinched. She always calls him that despite the fact that he had never reciprocated the endearment. He quickly tried to recover from his gesture, not wanting her to notice his discomfort, but she had seen it.

She frowned, ‘how long would it take him to forget about her?' ,she thought .... but she couldn’t help but smile sadly. It was painful for her .... accepting the fact that Rake would never love her and to live with it for a long time.... but she couldn’t go back now. She was sure that someday, he would finally let her go.

With this new inspiration, she quickly pecked him and moved to stand up from the bed, but before she could leave, he held her back.

“ Hope, i............ I’m sorry” said Rake ....she could see it, the pain....how hurt he felt that he couldn’t give her what she wanted but she loved him and she couldn’t leave him.

He was broken ,hurt and even lost and she wanted to help him....she loved him and she had decided to be with him and help him......he had gone through a lot and she was there, during his weakest point , she had seen him suffer and it had hurt her.

She was angry and jealous of Nora, but she had finally understood that one could never force someone to love one.....just like how she couldn’t force Rake to love her.

“ I know but don’t worry ...... I will always be with you “, saying this , she finally kissed him and he kissed her back, pouring out his emotions; hurt, anger, pain, regret . Without her knowing she had straddled him and Rake was getting very excited , she could feel him against her.

She immediately flushed, despite the amount of times they had done it. She still can't stop getting shy ......especially when she is naked. Rake noticed her blush and couldn’t help but tease her.

“ Why are you blushing, with all that we did last night.....one wouldn’t expect you would still feel embarrassed” teased Rake. And she immediately felt her heat pooling.... she couldn’t believe she was already reacting to him this much.

And Rake could immediately feel her, and he groaned ....he was clearly aroused and she was clearly very ready for him, but before he could pounce on her and satisfy both their needs, someone suddenly knocked.

“ Mother , father........Diana isn’t waking up” yelled Emma.

This was definitely enough to jolt the couple from whatever thoughts they had and they couldn’t help but feel relieved that they had locked their door the other night.

They immediately hopped off the bed and hastily wore their clothes....they were both very much worried, especially Rake. He couldn’t help but feel very worried because, out of all his children....Diana was the one he had seen that normal things don’t happen to.

When they both finally reached Diana’s room, they could notice that the room was very cold and all of them shuddered. They were affected by how cold the room was. Rake then moved closer to the bed, where he finally laid his eye on Diana’s sleeping form.... she looked so peaceful and her skin was pale

.... too pale ....it looked like she was dead...he then faced his son whom he had failed to notice by her bedside.

“I don’t know what happened dad. I just got up to check on her and noticed her like that, she isn’t responding and she keeps mumbling words, her heart beat is very faint, her breathing is shallow and she is very cold.... too cold “said Sam.

He was clearly worried; this was the first time he would witness something like this and he wasn’t sure what could cause this kind of sickness. “ Why haven’t you called the healer?” said Hope...

If something like this was happening, the healer should have been there to check on her. With these thoughts she quickly moved forward and laid her hand on Diana’s forehead. She couldn’t help but frown...she was too cold ...at that rate, she could die.

She immediately sent Sam to start a fire and kept huddling and wrapping Diana in a lot of blankets. ”Sam, why don’t you go look for a healer...she is just a few blocks from here” said Hope.

Immediately, Sam dashed to get help. Rake couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu.... this was almost close to what had happened to Sam....if it was, then no healer could help....it was only Luke that could help her, but with considering everything, he wasn’t quite sure how he could reach him, Luke doesn’t stay in the village permanently and he likes staying lowkey.

He was the kind that comes and goes whenever he liked, but there was a way he could reach him. He wasn’t sure if it would work but it was worth giving it a try ....

“I’m coming, stay with her.... I’m going to get Luke ...he should be able to help” said Rake....saying this, he also dashed out, leaving Hope with Diana.

Left alone with only Emma, Hope couldn’t help but worry. Diana might not be her blood, but it doesn’t change the fact that she cared and had brought up Diana herself….and she knew how much Rake loved her…he might not admit it but she could see it, every time he looked at her, and she knew the reason, she could see it…the uncanny resemblance between Nora and Diana….the only dfference was their eyes..which she would sometimes question , though she never voiced them out.

Though she wasn’t quite sure if Luke could help Diana, because she knew well enough Luke wasn’t a physician…she wasn’t a fool ….she always felt something didn’t seem quite right with Luke and anytime she tried to talk to Rake about it, he would always look for excuses and mostly would even divert from the discussion completely.

Though sometimes, she often wondered where the link was between Luke and Rake…she could feel there was something they were hiding and that thing had to do with Nora, especially after Nora’s death… Luke frequented his visits and they had become closer than earlier. Yet, she couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was and she had decided that when Rake was ready, he would tell her everything about it. 

Drawing herself back from her thoughts, she made her way to the kitchen and boiled some water ….she would do her duty because even if she hated Nora, Diana was only an innocent child in it all. She couldn’t transfer her aggression to her and besides…Diana is the lovable kind, she might be troublesome, cunny and extremely naughty….. still she couldn’t stop her heart from swelling with love and affection for her.