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The Empress Luna

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The Archdemon of Lust burst out at his 'sex dungeon,' which Luna had been staying at to deliver her multiple pieces of thick fur coats for Luna to wear as he put the garments on top of the bed.

Luxen had tilted his head as the corner of his lips curled up in amusement. "I wanted to show you something."

Wrapping herself with warm and heavy plush winter blankets, Luna crossed her arms and regarded Luxen with suspicion.

She stepped backward as she created more distance between them.

When she looked over her shoulder and saw that Luna was at the farthest corner from where Luxen had stood, she declared, "I'm not interested in seeing your cock, Luxen."

Luxen's eyes widened at his bold statement before he gave her an incredulous stare. "That's not it at all."

"Oh." Luna grinned widely as her humor had flown right past the Archdemon of Lust's head.

She had aimed to use humor to lighten the moment.

Luna had felt the tension in the atmosphere between them lately when Luxen visited her in this chamber.

They were only two people in this room and no one else, and it made her squirm in her place in discomfort, but she couldn't do anything to get rid of it.

It must be because of Luxen's animal magnetism.

Luna felt this primal instinct to procreate.

She felt lust all of a sudden, but it wasn't that she wanted to have sex with the Archdemon.

It was this detached feeling that rises out of the blue like an urge.

Lust.

Sin.

Thirst.

Clutching her chest with her hand to stop her heart from beating faster,

Luna laughed shakily, "If this 'something' wasn't an undercover marriage ceremony, then I could think about it."

With a regretful shake of his head, Luxen said in a steady, low, pitched voice. "We wouldn't get married yet until I break my affliction."

"Ah, yes, the curse you had as the Archdemon of Lust." Luna rolled her eyes as she waved a dismissive hand. "You couldn't fuck the same woman twice."

The thought should have concerned her as his 'wife,' but it didn't.

She didn't love Luxen, so he could do whatever he wanted but coaxing her to another forced marriage was another story.

Luxen had dipped his member everywhere, and that disgusted her.

"That only applied to sexual penetration, and there are other ways to enjoy the intercourse without it," Luxen said as if he had read Luna's thoughts. "You know what I am talking about.

Blushing as she held her hands behind her back, Luna gripped her own wrist, refusing to answer.

She would talk about such things if it were her husband, Apollyon.

The sexual congress within marriage was sacred and a gift from the gods and goddesses.

No way would she divulge the physical intimacy that Luna had cherished with her husband to an Archdemon.

It was bad enough that the Archdemon of Sloth had an invasive interest in how much she had obsessed about coming back to the Vampire Realm.

He even wanted to take away her memory.

Sloth might be kind at first, but she would still be vigilant around these vile creatures.

The Archdemon of Lust's pupils dilated with dark intent, consuming the entirety of his pretty silver eyes. "Perhaps, you need someone to teach you and guide you to achieve the most intense pleasure?"

He moved to walk towards Luna, but he halted when he saw her panicked look, her eyes darting from him to the walls.

There was no space behind her.

Luxen had noticed that she acted like she was trapped, literally backing away in the corner of his sex dungeon.

Luxen raised his palms in surrender to stipulate that he had come in peace.

She thought for a second there that he would rape her.

He moved to the seat near the balcony instead and waited for her response.

Luna caressed her hand on the angel blade strapped to her thigh.

The simple gesture brought her a weird sense of comfort--protecting herself from all these Archdemons--when she hadn't learned how to access Archdemon magic yet.

Luxen was kind and thoughtful with this gift, and he had thoroughly enjoyed the process of acquiring it.

He knew what she really needed to defend herself, and you know what that meant?

Luna wouldn't hesitate to stab Luxen if he put her in danger.

He did pierce her with an angel blade first, so he had an excuse to stab him next.

Luna pulled out and played the thin angel blade in and around her fingers without intending to use the angel blade on him.

She wasn't the type to bite the hand that fed her, but she can certainly use some of her intimidation tactics.

"Who cursed you?" Raising an eyebrow, Luna asked absently as she balanced the angel blade with her fingertip and paused before she played with it once more. "What happened?"

What was the use of a curse if the person who was cursed wasn't suffering and got away with it?

"Aphrodite. That vain little bitch." Luxen gritted his words as he clenched his fists in the recollection of his past.

With a solemn look, Luxen rose to his feet and stretched his Archdemon wings."I will refuse to talk about it unless we are married."

Luna realized that it was better to die than consent to this marriage sham even if they were bonded.

So the Goddess of Love had reins over him for some reason.

What could an Archdemon of Lust possibly do to anger a goddess?

Mayhap, Luxen had this duality that Luna should be aware of.

She shouldn't get fooled by this front of his, and he refused to talk about the reason.

Goddess Aphrodite must have known his weaknesses to be able to curse a powerful Archdemon successfully.

Luna thought about her upcoming marriage with the Archdemon of Lust.

She didn't know where she stood with Luxen.