Chapter 222 - Worried About You

Pulling away from Callista's hold Lucifer slowly retracted his ripped arms and looked at her with shock evident in his eyes.

Callista raised her head to meet his silvery gray eyes shrouded with an unreadable emotion, her greenish-blue eyes widened. A lump in her throat stopping her from speaking as she tried to find words of comfort.

"Heh! I know.. I was just kidding!", his throaty voice was heard, feigning self-mockery.

Her heart twinged with pain at his futile attempts of concealing the hurt behind his awkward chuckles and happy-go-lucky facade.

"I'll go get a breather.. It's kinda warm in here!", he mumbled stroking his neck and fiddling with his collar.

She didn't stop his actions and pulled back giving him enough space to move away from the large bed.

"Hmm..", she smiled nodding her head, his eyes turning gentler as he smiled subtly in response. She watched as his tall figure disappeared through the door.

"Miss Callista, how are you now?", Adrian cleared her throat before asking, his clear voice entered her ears almost startling her. She turned her head to meet his eyes with a befuddled expression.

"Brother Ad! You're here too? I didn't see you here just now..", she laughed lightly, her eyes glimmering with cheerfulness just like her laughter. He smiled warmly at her reaction unlike his usual indifferent front.

"Of course, with a hunk like Lucifer in the room who would lay eyes on a lowly being as myself?", he laughed with a glint in his blue eyes, she shook her head in denial and clear gaiety at his words.

"I'm okay now.. You're as funny as always! ", she tried to appease him with a bright smile which actually worked on him. He looked pleased at her honeyed words.

"Alright, I saw through your little act there!", he chuckled unamusedly.

Su Yin would have smacked his mouth instead, funny? She doesn't even think he's fairly humorous!

"I have contacted Emi, his flight will touch down any minute.. Take some rest. You look awful right now!", she shot a vexed look at him, he laughed amused by her little pouting mouth.

"Good night! Brother Ad..", her voice soft and gleeful.

She looked at him with a tender glow on her face and smiled brightly, looking as beautiful as ever. He nodded his head before leaving her alone to find a desolate Lucifer.

Like a cat on hot bricks Lucifer stood staring at the moon less dark night sky, his gray eyes shadowed with puzzlement. His fists clenched into a tight and firm grip.

"It's not severe, relax! This is the first time in three years Lucifer.. You've recovered fully, freeing yourself from the shackles of the painful past"

Adrian's calming, clear voice hit his ears like a bolt of lightning. His tense muscles relaxed, the creases on his forehead vanished like they were never there before. The clenched fists loosening with ease.

"I know..", he whispered, his brooding eyes were still fixated on the darkness in the distance with unfathomable light.

"I'm glad that you're aware! Now, don't waste your time with useless these things.. Dai Yu has managed to track that girl. We should go take a look before anything happens to her"

Adrian reminded with his usual nonchalance, Lucifer's eyes darkened visibly remembering how Sera's precious life would have been endangered tonight. He will never forgive anyone who'd lay hands on his beloved. His hands itching to rip the culprit into tiny pieces and dump it's wasteful mangles into a tiger's den.

"Get the car..", he trailed off with a heavy voice, his eyes fleeting a glimpse at his sparkly Vacheron Constantin.

It was 3 in the morning, heaving a weary sigh he contemplated whether to call Sera or not. At last he didn't wish to disturb her peaceful beauty sleep. He had once heard it's importance from his sister.

Eventually he resigned and decided to visit her early in the morning as usual in hopes of alleviating the stormy emotions in his raging heart from her sweetness.

A fond smile graced his cold and thin lips as he reminisced her pretty face with a fierce aura from earlier making him appear gentle and kind, lifting the deadweight on his heart and taut shoulders. His girl was sure feisty and he liked every bit of it.

Marching forward in long strides with his long legs towards the car Lucifer reached his hand out to open the car door when his phone buzzed. He paused, his eyebrow raised in bewilderment as he glanced at the caller id. It was Sera calling. His heart fluttered yet he didn't sound pleased answering the call.

"Why are you not in bed yet?", he didn't bother with the pleasantries and grilled her with a stern tone.

"I was worried about you..", she stammered her reply with a beet red face, her eyes glowing under the lights in her bedroom.

"Hmm.. Sleep, it's quite late. The day was long and tiring for you as well, don't fret about unnecessary things.."

Lucifer's face softened and he spoke gently. His gray eyes resembling crescents with blooming happiness etched on his perfectly chiseled face.

"How come it's unnecessary? I was just worried about you..", she reasoned feebly with a soft voice, his heart throbbed while his lips trembled slightly.

Shaking his head to clear the off-beam thoughts in his brain he tried to distract himself from the unbridled joy he was feeling. This girl, she always knew how to tickle his heart with her feathery light and touching words.