The Duchess and the Devil - Chapter 96.2

At the sight of his smile, the Duchess trembled, unable to say anything. However, breaking eye contact, she tried to pick up the towel that had fallen to the floor. Derrick did not resist, asking:

-What makes your face so serious?

“I heard news today that I didn’t expect to hear.”

– What news?

The questioning face was calm and self-deprecating, causing Judith to momentarily notice that her legs were trembling.

— Duke Basil is accused of treason.

This time Derrick didn’t answer. Instead, he only carefully combed his wife’s hair, like a servant. Now Judith looked in the mirror, trying to find the answer to her question. The couple’s eyes met and the towel fell again. Silver wet hair slid down the body. Bare shoulders looked exciting.

Derrick smiled and kissed the girl on the cheek.

– That’s right, I did it.

While Judith silently looked at him, the demon’s hands slid from her shoulders and hugged her waist.

– You’re angry? – he asked.

Judith bowed her head, unable to sort out her own thoughts. As if she had read all the questions in the demon’s face, the Duchess muttered in a muffled voice:

“I didn’t even know anything about your plans.”

That Derrick kept it a secret was a stab at her.

“This dog clearly had large fangs that could bite at any moment.” And we need to deal with everything that’s ever bothered us, don’t we?

Judith had no choice but to nod and accept Duke’s help.

– How do you know? No… What else are you going to do? – apparently, the Duke is not the only target of the demon.

Derrick hugged Judith and sat her down on the dressing table, as he felt very uncomfortable in such a bent position. The man spread his wife’s legs and stood between them.

“You don’t need to know this,” the demon moved closer, burning his face with his breath. “Because I will take care of everything,” his cold voice did not exude an iota of mercy. “And no one gets off easy… Do you always wear a necklace anyway?”

It was obvious that Derrick was trying to change the uncomfortable topic.

Judith, her mind confused, immediately followed his example, not wanting to continue the difficult conversation.

– Yes. Did you charm him?

– Why do you think so?

“When I wear it, I can eat and get enough sleep.”

“I cast restoration magic on him.”

As expected, Judith’s condition improved because of the necklace. And despite trying to change the subject, the Duchess was still thinking the same thing. That’s why she spoke first:

– You don’t have to…

Derrick’s eyes narrowed.

– You don’t have to take revenge.

Judith didn’t understand at all why the demon was doing this, so she tried in every possible way to dissuade him. Of course, there were a lot of rumors surrounding the Duchess, but she wanted to stay as far away from it as possible.

– Do you know how it all started? These rumors. From Viscount. The father of the girl who had Hannibal,” Derrick said, as if trying to contain his anger.