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Scarlett materialized under the shower in her room and let the cold water wash her clean while she peeled her clothes off piece by piece. She stared at the mark on her neck through the mirror and her hand unconsciously grazed it, it really itched. She was really mated to Seth now and the mark was proof of it. She wanted to talk to Gallus about it since he was usually the one guiding her through her plans but she wasn't exactly sure how he would respond to her being mated to his brother and she had no idea where the hell he was. She could've told her grandfather but she felt he had other things to deal with…not that if she told him her problems, he wouldn't attend to it; she just didn't want to bother him.

Come to think of it, she hadn't really seen anyone besides Nicole, Michael, Chris and Xander ever since that meeting. She sighed as she walked out of the bathroom and into the walk-in-closet with a white towel on her body. She pulled a white turtle neck crop top over her head and a pair of cargo jeans on and then tied her hair up in a pony tail. As she walked out of the closet, a strong intoxicating masculine scent hit her nostrils, she liked the scent surprisingly and it intrigued her to know where it came from, she draped the towel over the rack then she sensed someone in the room with her. She turned to find out who it was but she was pushed back and she hit the wall with a slight thud. When she looked up, her eyes met with a pair of pale ice blue eyes. She felt his warm, soft lips on her neck where the mark was and electricity course violently through her veins; he'd folded the turtle neck without her realizing.

"I told you this was a bad idea," Seth whispered. His hot breath tickled her skin and she drew in a harsh breath.

"I needed help," she struggled to say.

"Don't you think I need it as well?" he said and licked the mark. She felt a tingling sensation go down her spine. "It'll start to itch soon, let me," he said. He held her waist and pulled her closer to him. "Wrap your legs around my torso," he instructed. She hesitated at first but when he lifted her up, she did as he said.

Her hands went around his neck as he placed a soft kiss on the mark. She felt as though she would fall if she didn't hold on, her body felt numb with every contact his lips had with her skin. Scarlett shivered. He kept kissing her while she moaned, never in her wildest imagination did she think such a sound would ever escape her lips, how could just a kiss on the neck feel so inexplicable? He grabbed her hands and held them above her head as he kissed and sucked from her earlobe to her nape and then her collarbone.

"S…Seth stop!" Scarlett said. What the hell was she doing? She couldn't seriously be doing this? She ran her fingers through her hair and covered her face with her palm. "I can't do this,"

"You can't handle what's about to happen to you,"

"I've handled worse,"

"This is far different,"

"Why do you care?"

"I need you to get my family back," he replied. Scarlett took her hands off her face as she stared at him surprised. She noticed that the words came out in great difficulty. Seth hated to ask for help, usually Gallus or David would be the ones to look for who would help them but he just felt like asking her. "…which means I need you alive and not dead,"

"That's my line," Scarlett said. "Whatever's going to happen to me…can it actually kill me?" Seth shrugged and she couldn't help get pissed. If it wouldn't kill her why exaggerate the effects of it? "Let go,"

"Get off," Seth retorted. Scarlett sighed frustratingly and took her hands off him and he dropped her. He caged her with his hands and stared down at her. Scarlett was tall enough to the height of his chin

"Why does he call you the devil?" she asked.

"Like he said I've done worse than the devil,"

"I don't think that,"

"It doesn't make a difference,"

"Can you tell me about it?" Scarlett asked as she stared into his magnetic ice blue eyes. His gaze pulled hers as he leaned down on her and playfully stroked the mark with his tongue.

"Don't endure it, it'll only get worse," he whispered into her ears and she shivered. She felt a hot yet chilling sensation travel down her spine and her neck felt unbearably itchy.

"Why does it itch?" she asked as she scratched her neck.

"Because I haven't fucked you," he said plainly. Scarlett nearly choked.

"What?"

"Relax Reckless, I just marked you, it doesn't necessarily mean, we're each other's mates," he said. "It'll fade,"

"What other family do you have besides Gallus and David?" she began. "You said you want your family back,"

"My mother and sister,"

"What about your father?" Seth didn't reply. Scarlett realized he was sensitive about that topic so she let it slide. "I probably won't make it tonight for training," she said. He didn't say anything about what she'd said so she turned to her walk-in-closet. A minute later she walked out still dressed in the same clothes but had a pair of black sneakers on her feet; she gave Seth a small smile before she left the room.

For the first time in seven whole months since she returned to Devaria, Scarlett would finally eat with her family. As she descended the grand staircase, she thought of what she would say or how she would even approach the table. She materialized inside the dining room standing at the door.

Nicholas sat at one end of the table with Regina on his right, Chris sat next to her, Nicole then Michael on Nathan's left. Nathan sat at the other end opposite Nicholas; Ramona sat on his right with Zev next to her. Debbie sat on Nicholas' left and between Zev and Debbie was an empty seat reserved for her. Scarlett let out a deep breath she didn't realize she was holding and walked slowly to the table.

Quietly, she took her seat and the servants present served her a dish of steak, barbecue sauce and a few slices of bread. They poured her a glass of red wine; everyone had their glasses filled with either blood or liquor except her and Debbie whose glass was filled with orange juice.

"Is anything the matter kiddo?" Nicholas asked. He noticed she was picking at her food.

"Nothing grandfather,"

"What's up with your hair Scar?" Scarlett pulled her ponytail so she could see it properly and the tip was partly red and had a touch of silver.

"I…I don't exactly know the words to explain but it's a good thing,"

"Scarlett," a voice called. Scarlett looked up and her eyes met with her grandmother's ash eyes. "A word please," she used her super human speed and within seconds, she was beside Regina.

They stood in front of the ceramic fountain behind the mansion in front of the garden. Regina pushed Scarlett to the wall and used dark magic to hold her in place; she folded Scarlett's turtle neck and grazed the mark with her fingers. Scarlett shivered with shock and chills ran down her spine with that contact.

"How did you…?"

"Relax young one, I'm the only one who knows," Regina said. Scarlett's tensed muscles relaxed a little but as long as she wasn't sure of her grandmother's reaction, she couldn't calm her heartbeat. "I can't promise I won't tell Nicole, Chris, Michael, Zev or Debbie,"

"Grandmother please,"

"Nicole said you've been training with Gal's brother and I needed to know why he agreed to teach you and see for myself. I watched every session you had with him after that and how you grew stronger each time," Regina said as a smile spread across her face. "You have no idea how proud I am,"

"What about the mark grandmother? Aren't you mad about that?"

"Actually a man like Seth is perfect for you young one,"

"What makes you think that?"

"I'm a grandmother Scarlett,"

"What does that mean?"

"Forget it,"

"Can you…release me please?" Scarlett asked. She still didn't understand what her grandmother had said. Regina chuckled and with a wave of her hand, the dark chains holding Scarlett vanished.

"We have a guest,"

"Who is it?"

"I'm not sure, your grandfather didn't spill," Regina replied. "What did Seth tell you about the mark?"

"He said it would itch because we haven't fucked yet," A grin spread across Regina's face as Scarlett said those words. A scowl appeared on Scarlett's face and the grin immediately vanished. "…he also said it would fade," Regina wanted to slap some reasoning into her dense granddaughter, how the hell did this girl even survive high school? Didn't guys literally throw themselves at her? As she thought about her granddaughter's dense condition, a rush of cold air hit them both.

"I guess our guests have arrived," Regina said. They materialized outside where Nicholas and the rest of the family stood. "Nick," she called. Nicholas turned and motioned for her to come closer.

"I'm sorry for lying to you about my parents love,"

"They're alive?"

"I'm in fact the son of the devil,"

"It's good to see you daughter-in-law," a calm and manipulative voice said. In front of them all stood a tall man, who couldn't just be described as handsome, he was beautiful, beyond gorgeous, too perfect to be real. His steel grey eyes burned with a flame identical to the fires of hell and his dark hair was as dark as the darkness of hell itself. The woman beside him was tall enough for him and she was just as beautiful as him, her black eyes were as dark as night and her black hair as smooth as silk.

"This is my family…father," Nicholas said. Everyone stared at him stunned.

"Such a beautiful family son," the woman said.

"Mother," Nicholas said and kissed her cheek. He took Regina's hand and held her waist. "This is Regina, the woman I ran off with," he said with a chuckle.

"It's a pleasure to meet you beautiful, I'm Lilith, Nick's mother," she said with a smile and opened her arms for a hug. Regina smiled back at her and hugged her.

"Regina," the manipulative voice came again. Regina turned to the steely grey eyed man.

 "Lucifer,"

"Please call me Lothaire," he said with a smile.

"Gina…please,"

"You're the devil," Scarlett said with a voice filled with amazement and wonder. Everyone turned to Scarlett as the words fell from her lips.

"And you're the devil's great granddaughter," Lothaire said with a smile. Scarlett smiled back at him and then she lost consciousness. Zev held her before she could fall on the ground. What had just happened?

***

Scarlett's eyes blinked open; this was the third time she'd been here since she regained her memories. The place was still as dark as ever but everything was crystal clear and she made out a figure standing a few feet away from her, black hair with red and sparkling silver strands.

"We can finally get you a disguise to infiltrate the royal castle," Damon said. "Are you ready?" Scarlett smiled and held Damon's hand. Their foreheads touched and they finally became one. Scarlett's body emanated a silver, black and red glow and her eyes glistened as her wings grew from her back. They were bigger than usual and the silver parts sparkled.