Chapter 18

VENIA

I gritted my teeth in anger and was about to slap Selene when I felt a strong arm holding me back

"Devon!!!" I yelled, trying to break free from his grip, but he was too strong

"Don't dare touch Selene," Devon's voice rang across the room.

I turned to look at the bitch who ruined my dress and glared at her. I couldn't comprehend what Devon saw in her, but I was determined to ruin this relationship and have Devon for myself.

"How dare you, bitch? How dare you ruin my dress, huh? Have you gone nuts? Oh I see, it's because you're dressed like a homeless beggar and you're ashamed of yourself," I continued letting my anger get the best of me "You came here thinking that you could humiliate Devon but you ended up humiliating yourself, you should see yourself in the mirror"

"Enough!" Devon yelled, and I swiftly turned to face him. I saw the look on his face. He wasn't even one percent upset at Selene, but all his anger was directed at me.

 I clutched my fingers tightly together and turned to face Selene, who kept her gaze down. "You're happy now? You're happy, ain't you?" I yelled.

"You should leave Venia." Devon's words shocked me. This has never happened before, and I took a few steps back before vanishing out of the room in shame.

I appeared in the place where I usually vent my anger. "Argh!" I roared in Recon's throne room.

Recon adored this room because he loves to take charge. He loves authority, just like his brother Devon.

"What is the matter now, sweetheart?" Recon asked. 

"I have never been humiliated all my life today! It felt like I was slapped in the face..." I paced back and forth in the room while Recon watched me.

"That girl... That bitch called Selene..." I yelled trying to calm myself but I shouldn't, each time I thought of the look on Devon's face when he asked me to leave the dining hall, my hatred for Selene bounced back with the speed of light.

"Take a look at my dress Recon, just take a good look at my dress, that bitch ruined it, I dolled myself up just to look good for Devon," I continued and look down at my dress, "If only she knows how much thus dress is worth, it was made by the best tailor and it's one of a kind," I bragged

"And the part that surprised me was when Devon asked me to leave... When it wasn't my fault, she disrespected him, it seemed like the whole reason for her existence is to disrespect him, you should have seen the clothes she wore to have breakfast with the Devon and the princes of hell," I said, and turned to Recon on anger.

"You didn't even say anything... Why? Stop staring at me like I'm a meal that you want to eat," I said and sighed.

 A crooked smile appeared on Recon's face and he answered, "You aren't just any meal that I want to eat, but you're my favorite meal. " He stood from his throne and approached me without taking his eyes off me

"Not now Recon, I want that girl out of Devon's life. I hate her and I don't want her to be anywhere near him, her guts disgust me. Everything about her disgusts me," I complained, but Recon didn't seem like he heard anything I said. He took a few more steps closer to me without taking his bloodshot eyes off me.

Recon used his eyes to brush the hair strands that fell on my face to the back of my ear. "Relax, everything is going exactly as planned," Recon whispered

"How? I can't see it Recon! You should have seen the way Devon yelled at me, you should have seen the way Devon looked at Selene, with eyes of admiration, he wasn't even disgusted by her presence," I said walking away from Recon "I don't know what you're doing but it's not working, it's not working at all" My voice rang across to the room but Recon didn't seem to be moved by my complaints.

"I should tell you s strong Venia, you seem to forget who I am," He said and turned back to stare at his throne

"Do you read the bible, the book of Genesis to be precise?" He said and snapped his finger, causing a glass of red wine to appear on his hand as he swiftly made his way back to his throne.

"God wasn't powerful because he was right, he was right because he was powerful." Recon's words got me thinking for 30 seconds before I understood what he meant

"If you want to deal with Devon, you need patience, my brother is the master of patience, especially when he sets his mind on something, he'll achieve it no matter what but then again, he hated being disobeyed," Recon said beckoning for me to come closer to him. He passed me the glass cup to sip from the wine and I willingly took it from him and gulped everything down my throat without blinking my eyes.

"Consistently Venia, be patient," He said

I was standing right in front of him. I felt relieved by his words. Getting assurance from Recon relieved me of the pain that I felt.

He pulled me by my waist and before I knew it, his lips touched mine and I enjoyed it. ai always enjoy Recon's touch

"You're being stubborn for no reason. You can just stay with me and together we will bring Devon down, but you refused and you want to go after my brother's love," Recon said as he pulled away from me.

"Haven't you heard of the saying that you can't give what you don't have?" Recon asked. I ignored him and kissed his lips again.

"Who would have thought? Recon and Venia? " A familiar voice rang through the room, causing me to turn immediately to see who it was only to get the shock of my life