Chapter 24 The Intruder | Part 3

The main question still remained unanswered regarding how Ceres found her whereabouts? And if he had changed then how did he manage to pass the gates of the realm without Evilrite' help? There were many questionable glitches and doubts in his theory which raised suspicions.

However Medusa preferred to remain silent in that moment because if her dad went through all the lengths to patch up with her, then some big lie or reason must have been underlying behind his actions. The sly man would not even give his fever to anyone else, how could he possibly realised his wrongdoings all of a sudden!?

A smirk appeared on his face as Medusa hugged him, Ceres' plan worked and probably he had gotten successful in winning his daughter's trust. He could not contain his happiness, but didn't want to blow his pretence.

"So, have you forgiven me?"

Ceres inquired keeping his tone shallow to mask his victory, although he presumed that tricking Medusa wouldn't have been hard.

The succubus required nothing from him because Ceres and remained absent literally all her life. He knew that hitting her right nerve would definitely provide him some benefit. They both parted from the hug when Medusa replies to him with the addition of her worry.

"I will only forgive you if you promise me to leave that bastard's side. He is our enemy, dad!"

She tried to sound convincing to get any reaction from the old cunning fox while her eyes rested on his face. Ceres on the other hand gritted but his jaw barely moved acknowledging what she intended to do. After all they shared the same blood and knew each other inside out.

"Of course, cupcake! I came to you after leaving everything, now it's just you and me. I swear I will make it up to you, love."

Medusa couldn't help but compare Ceres with Kayden and was disgusted by both of them. One was using her for his own strength, while the other also had some malicious intent for approaching her.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Both of them kept on fooling each other during the whole conversation, however Medusa still had no clue why Ceres wanted her back. She had nothing to give him and was not an important individual herself, she didn't have any special powers or peculiar blood like Kayden.

"Of course, do you still doubt your father? Come on, Medusa, please trust me for once."

He was determined in his stance that Medusa complied to believe his words with hesitation. She nodded, faking a soft expression while Ceres exposed his fangs, which made him appear evil rather than friendly as he caressed her cheek with his knuckles.

"Good girl. Where is that grim looking servant of yours? Did you release him from your bond?"

Ceres shifted her attention towards Malcolm's absence which confirmed her hunch. Medusa forced a smile and convinced him to believe Malcolm was out. She was well aware that the provoking and interrogation wasn't for nothing.

"No, he is a good pal to keep. I have sent him out on some mission. But why are you asking?"

She raised an eyebrow while Ceres chuckled softly and got up from the floor to sit beside her. He remained neutral with his expressions and constantly tried to dig in. Whereas Medusa seemed to appear calm, acknowledging that her father didn't want to be seen, or else the sly fox would have visited in broad daylight and from the front door.

"You doubt too much, nay? But it's good, it's really good. I was casually asking about that jerk. Since you are living here in the vampire realm by hiding your identity, I'm assuming you like him. After all, you two managed to escape Beelzebelle to start a new life."

Medusa immediately grasped all his lies considering Ceres could sense Kayden and Jones' scent in the house effortlessly.

'Hah! As expected from you. Snakes never change their nature. You came here for Kayden, not me.'

The succubus swallowed the realisation which invoked anger and disgust in her towards her biological father. Ceres wanted her to disclose about Kayden and to come clean regarding her relationship with Malcolm. He knew Malcolm admired Medusa and was protective of her, Ceres had numerous other ways to fulfil his mission of taking Kayden to Beelzebelle.

The spiritual forces of Beelzebelle did not let Evilrite to claim the throne because the rightful heir was still alive. And the people could not just abduct him and bring Kayden there. To pass the gates and enter the realm his 'willingness' was required. Medusa and Malcolm were sent to persuade him and to bring their saviour. However on the other hand Evilrite was also waiting for his arrival, so he could rip Kayden's head and eradicate the last thorn of his way.

Medusa could not let him meet Kayden although she was well aware of the 'claim rule' of Beelzebelle. Ceres was supposed to kill Malcolm because it would not change anything or pave Evilrite' way to seize the throne. That relieved Medusa and she lied to Ceres with confidence, forcing him to believe his assumption even though both of them knew the truth.

"Ahaha, well I won't blame you if you love that piece of shit. Love makes people unable to think straight. But I'm happy if you are too cupcake."

Ceres wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled Medusa into a hug. Whereas the succubus rolled her eyes over his words, which left a bad taste in her mouth with Ceres' claim to actually know about love.

It was the moment when both of them heard some footsteps approaching in their direction. Medusa immediately pulled from his hug in fright that her lie was caught, she turned her head towards the ingress of the lounge and prepared herself to attract Ceres. But when she averted her gaze beside herself Ceres had already gone, vanished into thin air like a bad dream which faded.

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