When Darkness Fall

Lavender

Dianna rolled her head and slightly twitched her eyelids open. She could barely feel the pain in her head until she grazed it against the window. Dianna suddenly recalled that b***h hurling something knocking her out while she protest a dreaded marriage to the Demon Jerald.

For a moment she felt constricted by the close proximity of the SUV they were riding in. she must know the reasons behind this sudden need for him to have her. Then she thought about many ways to escape him and grab her information linking to her hidden money so she could finally take her trip around the world.

the man with broad shoulders and caramel kissed skin finally cleared his throat, " We will be attending the Governor's function and several cocktail parties over a course of 2 weeks. Please cooperate and allow me to spend time with you while we conduct business. I would like to claim you as my wife soon, but there are pressing matters in the territory connecting us with the humans and businesses when it concerns our funds. It may take a couple weeks to resolve a few of the issues as the investors and vendors are difficult to negotiate with but I assume your pretty face and quic wits will do the charming in this matter....."

Dianna was startled and distressed because she didn't realize how much this man knew of her wellbeing or money making schemes as of late. Of course she noticed his longing gaze upon her face that suddenly shifted to the bright sun that kissed his forehead. He had visually steeled his face in a manner that showed dominance and she simply ogled before she spoke.

" Why and what must I do for you to let me go? You couldn't possibly believe that you would want a fragile lil girl like myself as a bride. There should be some humanity in that cold blistered heart of yours. besides what made you believe I would help you with any business dealings of yours, you foul beast?!" she spoke trying to convince herself more than Demon Jerald.

"Hold your tongue. If there is anything you wish for simply ask. There will be a time and place for all else to be revealed but for now please keep your spiteful comments to a bare minimum." Jerald simply breathed out without showing any signs of frustration.

"you snatch me from my home and demand I be your wife and start talking some crap about meetings for your business. The least you could do it of respect for me is explain why it has to be me in the first place or even ask me to be your bride.." Dianna was truly furious but didn't want to push for wrath of Demon Jerald Hatchett.

Dianna huffed out her breath feeling her heart beat louder in anticipation of his response or reaction but was unexpectedly calmed down when he spoke.

"Calm down. I will not rush the wedding and I intend to court you properly over the course of 2months time. During this time I simply want to get acquainted with y businesses, our living atmosphere and traveling as we will do much of this together in the future. Should we have children, of course they will come and you will need to know how to and who with you deal with in all manner of our lifestyle. The pretense and actual learning of the order of things are far more difficult than executing them when necessary most everything will be done for you through orders that I implement but you will need to do things for yourself when the unexpected happens. " Jeralds voice was vexing and alluring but he continued to explain their ordeal.

" There will always be 2 people with you at all times when I am away even if for only free hours. Generally I will have you next to me without question. Concerns?" he said these words with those purple eyes gazing into Dianna hazel orbs.

Dianna would have refused all of it at some point in the speech iterated at her had the vehicle not stopped. Of course she would have a say in this but the energy surrounding the vehicle swallowed them knocking her sideways.

Jeralds was used to this but dismissed her as he knew she was struggling with the fact that he wanted her and he did not. This was not something he wished to further discuss until later after they have made their debut in the area within the The Devil's Den just at the border where Arizona New Mexico and Mexico meet.

It was beautiful. The mountain and the forest with desert opposing them looked as though it had been painted on a canvas. Even though the sun was bright , for one estranged reason it was not the blistering feel of heat you would feel once you roam into any normal desert.

" Where are we?" asked Dianna.

Jeralds brisk like voice spoke, " The castle within Diablo Den. My third home for us."

Dianna was confused as there was a the sun and the mountain within her view However, he flicked his finger releasing the mirage that eluded the naked eye. Gorgeous. Magnificent and exclusively for them. Even though she couldn't understand why the sun had not kissed her sin with all it's glory, her curiosity was turned to structure that would be her new home.

There was a porch that wrapped around the castle with a old 1700 Victorian feel with large pillars on each end. Large enough for a family bar b que of 200 people if he wanted to. The garden out front had lillie's, poppies and lavenders growing complimenting each other. Dianna smiled because the odor fumigated her already sensitive nose and thy were her favorites. Each one thrilled for their natural beauty. The site of the garden made her want to shift into a rabbit and mozy her fur in their essence. Once they were inside, the assumed servant or man opened the windows and began speaking some language to the Demon man and called forth the female servants that would aid me to my personal space for a bath.

They were twins. They sort of reminded Dianna of her adorable sweetheart of a sister Patrina. Even though they were slightly taller than herself, they ad those bubbly bright hazel eyes with colors oranges and brown hues.

Dianna games upon the green wall that was decorated with crystal lamps and famous portraits from around the world. one specific portrait caught her attention with this green forest speaking to her. Van Gogh " Olive Grove".

She didn't know that the true behind of the painting would hold the truth to her new life when suddenly the beautiful ladies stopped at the door across from the portrait.

Ashrina opened the door and Serene showed her to go her room. Suddenly she felt the desire to and them," where is Jerald? I must finish speaking with him because I have not voiced all of my concerns."

The two sisters stood looking at each other and then stared back at Dianna and did not voice any concerns with her request. there is no telling what those two sisters spoke between each other as they walked out the door leaving Deanna alone in her room.

Dianna figured that between the two sisters they would not summon their Master to speak with her so she began swearing and cussing loud enough to rattle the windows. Once she was done, she rummaged through the clothes in the dresser and filled the oval shaped Ivory tub with hot water and added in lavender salted soap for a relaxing bubble bath. When it was filled, she stripped from her dingy clothes and ease her body into the water allowing her to relax from the soothing feel of lavender feeling her senses to the brim easing her to sleep.

*********************Jeralds POV**********************************

I couldn't believe that she was yelling at me. heaven and Hell new that I love the girl. Her lavender scent filled my senses and aroused me. Dianna was vexing with her voice and her presence and of course I wanted to answer each and every question that she had at that moment but because of the curse I was not able to give her what she was looking for.

Nevertheless there were answers that I was willing to provide her with. the business dealings that we soon would have to face in order to resolve them were very important and I needed her assistance. the woman has exquisite tactics when dealing with disputes between landowners. my main priority concerning the land dispute in Austin is our first order of business.

The humans have had their eyes blue to the particular lush property that currently belongs to me and I wish to keep it that way. The the field that I own is meant for purification because it is a well-known portal entrance between the humans and Ends Hall of Purgatory.

If allowed the humans to to build their five-star hotel resort, I would be overworked from all the spirit and demon hunting the people would attract. No one could possibly purify the land better than my twin shamans Ashrina and Serene. The land itself is full of purifying energies that even cleanse my own Demonic aura without killing me.

Dianna body continue to produce that relaxing aura scented with lavender and it eased my tension from those thoughts earlier. Hell I love the girl. I wanted to take her and kiss her and claim her as my own instantly. According to all the research from my assistant in Oregon, many men tried to claim her as their own because she was like a guru of business up north.

The money she earned as an office manager 3 years ago was enough for her to do a one time investment. After a couple months with some random stock, her investment more than tripled. At that time she sold half of those stocks and placed them in 3 separate CD accounts and trust funds in hopes she would leave Oregon with her younger sister Patrina and do a giraffe around the world without having to work.

She didn't need to know that Vile friend of her, Atenia and her father Alcanan decided to use false IDs and forged her signature. They together dwindled her three hundred thousand dollars into mere pennies within the last year. Stupid tramp.

They would have gotten away with it if the firm and the bank had not kept file of the betrayal. I moved everything immediately so that we could do repairs to the already damaged accounts. Dianna can not know

I placed all documents in a special file because I didn't want them discovered. Yesterday Galena summoned that portal so I was not able to explain my position to Dianna nor reason with her about Atenia.

It was pure chance and fate that I found my soul mate at that gala we were at a few days ago. Dianna was wearing that beautiful bedazzled blue off shoulder dress with a slit up her mid thigh. I knew I was mistaken her for my love and almost left until that Atenia Veroque decided to grace me with her presence.

I almost left until she expressed that the beautiful woman name was Dianna Godorah and she was in her best friend. Words spilled from her lips and confirm that she was my love of my life.

My search for her was finally over. I had to know more about her. But as my ears became curious for the information about her, my mind and body became dizzy. Next day all I could smell was booze and s*x. Champagne smelled like booze.

There were pretty legs tangled with my own and pair of arms clinging to my waistline. Atenia must have drugged my champagne flutes every time she gave me one cause my head felt like boulders were constantly being thrown at it. I got up and grabbed what I believed belonged to me and left the room and quickly found my assistant and instructed him to gather info on my beloved.

Since then I wanted to hurt that wench Atenia and her father Alcanan. They were worse than Demons who respect others hard work all in the name of greed.

"Serene make sure you pack light. Ashrina ensure that Dianna is comfortable we will be leaving soon for the Governor's function and we will buy necessary gowns and cocktail dresses in Austin." when I turned I was face to face with beauty herself.

" You have not finished listening to my concerns. If you want my help with your business affairs, you will pay me because I am not cheap. Also I haven't decided to marry you yet but soon you will take me back to get accounts information as well as my precious Patrina." her eye were sparkling and I wanted smile, kiss her and say yes ma'am.

Instead I spoke," we will send for your accounts, but your sister is something of a different matter. I'm unsure if we will be able to bring her but those things will have to wait."

" You will meet my demands or there will definitely not be a wedding ceremony for us.? " before I could speak again she trailed out of the room with no words.

I was defeated. I wanted more than anything to give in to her. Anger and discomfort and possibly feeling alone..... I need to make her feel and acknowledge that I want and love her above all else....

thump, thump thump

Since when are those noises made in this house.

Thump thump thump thump thump

I didn't want to sit any longer, so I grabbed everything and readied myself to leave Devil Den when I was staring at the prettiest fox like rabbit waiting near the door. her fur was a lavender purple with white Sox on her paws and hear sat on to her head like white fox ears but she had her hazel eyes and rabbit nose. She was beautiful and fluffy.

A Minx transformation with lavender scent filling the front of the castle all the way up here.

Minx transformation are rare celestial beings. Obviously she was blessed with it along with her feral Bear transformation. If there were balance in her body this was a true sign of it. If at any time she uses her feral Bear transformation, at some point in that day or night she would have to transform into her Minx in order to balance permeating energies with her body. It would ultimately cause her mental frenzy to be hostile towards others and react irrationally. Hence her current transformation.

I nodded my head for Ashrina to open the door and let her out. Surprisingly, Dianna slowly walked out the door and rolled I the lavender patch in the garden. she continued to do so for a short amount of time until she plopped down and dozed off to sleep.

Gorgeous. Her beauty knew no bounds. Ashrina and Serene gathered a blanket and wrapped her in it and we carried her to the car. Once we made it to Austin checked into the hotel where the Governor Function was to be held.

I sent Ashrina and Serene to the closest boutique to gather gowns and cocktail dresses for themselves and Dianna with my Blaque card. They would need quite a few with shoes to match.

I didn't want to separate from her but I needed to step away before I betray her trust. She had an old knife mark above her pelvic and I didn't know why. I was puzzled. For now I will leave her body covered.

***********************in General************************************

Dianna eyes were still slightly heavy. she could feel blankets ruffle beneath her body. Her body felt cold but the visual from her dream was terrifying. She began moving her body erratic and frantically until she thought she was all alone and was sweating. She wanted to scream, shout cry and hug herself. That memory won't leave her. That strange man touching almost made her want to......

There was movement near her bed and Serene made her presence known. Serene lightly smiled and Dianna sigh a breath of relief for a moment.

Unexpectedly, Serene took steps closing the gap between the two and pressed their forehead together. Her eyes were glowing just as the sun was setting. She stepped giving Dianna a knowing smile and held her in her arms as though she were her own child.

Serene laid out a black cocktail dress for Dianna to slip on and grabbed her dazzling 3 inch dazzling heels that compliment her legs. The black dress stopped an inch above her knee and wrapped around neck and leaves he sleeveless. The dress even made her hip look curvy made her feel as though it was all part of her body.

Serene had done Dianna hair into a french bun with curls draping to the nape of her neckline. Dianna believed she was a natural beauty so she didn't wear makeup. Satisfied with her looks, they left the hotel room and pushed the elevator button.

As if on cue, Serene pulled out a small bottle of lavender scented oil spray and lightly spritzed elbow and hands. Soothing for the mind and body. The elevator dinged and the doors opened. Ashrina was waiting by he elevator door and Jerald was standing near the entrance of the event.

Jeralds not so bulky arm reached out for Dianna while Serene and Ashrina both lingered in the shadow of their master.

Dianna marveled at the tiniest design and crystal wares with pure white lilies with blue ribbons on them.

Jerald couldn't help but smile at his Fiance even if she has not accepted his proposal yet. She was beautiful. He held the words I love you tightly behind his lips and smiled for everything it was worth.

Until well dressed lean figured man walked over and interrupted their bliss. " Welcome Mr. Hatchett. Please to Jay you could make it. Who is this beautiful young lady?"

Jeralds eyes flower to Dianna who has creased her lips in a smile just from looking at find china and such. " this is my soon to be wife, Dianna Godorah. She is also a contact worker for me personally."

Dianna snapped her heads back in the direction of Jerald and never once denied why had then spoke. More or less, she gaze into his eyes to gage whether he was telling the truth or lie about about him wanting her as a bride. Dianna even began imagining the white dress with lavender flowers. mmm wedding .. Maybe she could do wedding with this Demon and make the family she wanted come to life.

" I am this man Fiance once he meets my demands, but who are you?" Dianna gazed at this man with heightened senses.

She inhaled deeply through her nose and said," Whoever you are, you have a smell of the forest and sun. It's like you work in a field of flowers with nuts and honey. Fresh like spring breeze."

He spoke," Robert Spiel I'm the caretaker of Mr. Hatchets purification land. Pleased to meet you."

Jerald was living the appeal Dianna gave, he knew she would do well with him. Then there was this Hell screeching laugh that cut through the hall that caught Jerald attention. Atenia vain existence was standing the there with Alcanan.

" Always so blunt and direct Dianna, I really did miss you and your asid attitude. you are beautiful my dear. How is the Demon Jerald treating you?" Atenia Veroque was ogling Jerald.

"Why, so you could slap me with the champagne flutes when im innocent again you must be desperate and dumb." Dianna tension had reached new heights at the site of her father and ex best friend. The two were not even worth the spit from her mouth.

Jeralds aura had began to suffocate Dianna almost made her whimper until he composed himself. " I'm glad to see you both doin well Atenia and Alcanan. Another time we will speak. Dianna please."

Jerald was almost dragging her the moment he grabbed her by the waist and inhaled her lavender scent. Dianna did not struggle but ponder what was his reason for holding her tight and making her happy. She started at her father and ex best friend while walking into the crowd of important people.