The Duchess and the Devil - Chapter 34.2

Hannibal was very skilled with horses. And thanks to this, the guy’s reputation rose among hybrids who were never considered powerful. Slowly but surely he developed, hoping to become a commander and stroking his own pride.

Hannibal wanted to become a commander or general in order to change the attitude towards half-breeds in this rotten world. However, this place was given to Derrick, a strong purebred demon. And only Hannibal could not come to terms with this fact, which was taken for granted by others.

And during the war, when Derrick was busy with something completely different, the guy decided to start his actions, taking advantage of the situation. The Duke crossed his arms over his chest, chewing the bitter filter of his cigarette and watching the beautiful view of the garden through the window. However, this was not enough to impress or ease the anger. Judith’s face is much more refreshing, even gorgeous. Better than any landscape.

Derrick gave in to the dirty desire in his thoughts again as he remembered his wife’s face. Amber eyes looking with concern. According to Judith, the demon was not at all worried about the future and life, which could not but unnerve her.

Derrick was just firm and did not want to show his emotions when he imagined the punishment that would overtake Hannibal. In the world of demons, the legs, arms and head are separated from the body, cut into small pieces and thrown into the abyss, where the culprit will burn in eternal fire. This is exactly the punishment Hannibal will receive for his misconduct.

“I’ll make you suffer for sure,” Derrick said, flexing his neck.

The treatment of the traitor depended entirely on the commander himself, but this demon was categorical in such matters. Hannibal, in his opinion, is a hybrid who started an uprising, for which he will receive appropriate punishment. This will be a shocking line in the history of demons – it will be a lesson for many.

“I definitely need to see this,” Derrick smiled suspiciously.

He understood the feelings of hybrids and half-breeds, but he never condoned such actions, because betrayal would remain with him forever.

Derrick did not want to reveal his anger and terrible thoughts to Judith, who could simply be scared. Imagining the depressed and worried eyes of his wife, the demon shuddered. Of course, if she sees the calmness on the demon’s face, she is also worried, but obviously not so much if she finds out about all the plans that Derrick is hatching in his mind.

And the demon decided for himself: it is better to see Judith’s anxiety, and not fear.

Derrick laughed, imagining how long this play could take. However, it wasn’t all that bad. If you think about it, after waking up, a lot of strange things happened. At the very least, he, being hot-tempered and even aggressive in many matters, hesitated, thinking about Judith’s opinion about everything that was happening.

In addition, Derrick could have grabbed his wife a long time ago and forcibly replenished all the magic in just a few days, but he did not. Disobeyed instincts. Even Carmen noticed oddities, which he did not forget to ask about. For Derrick, abstinence was like placing a delicious steak in front of a hungry dog. And the dog, salivating, waited.

“Your smell is getting stronger…” Derrick said to himself.

Usually, when a demon satisfied itself, the smell became weaker, but in Judith’s situation it was the opposite. Every day the aroma only intensified, becoming even sweeter and seductive.

The demon took another puff, filling his lungs with smoke and trying to turn off his consciousness.

***

Judith, leaving the room, immediately asked what happened:

– What’s the matter?

– Madam, invitations.

— Invitations?

Judith, having gone downstairs with the butler, saw a lot of bright letters.

After studying several of them, the Duchess realized that many noble ladies would like to see her at tea parties in the near future. Usually their pretense was not hidden, but today a new stage of hypocrisy was passed. To sum it up, each letter read something like this:

“I’m interested in learning about recent events with your husband.