Clara clung to Caiden whilst she quietly cried. Caiden responded by hugging her tighter. Eventually her tears stopped and she wanted to wipe her face. Caiden was one step ahead of her and wiped her wet face with a black silk handkerchief she hadn’t seen before. “Was that a gift from the demon king?” she asked. “It was,” Caiden said and put it back in his pocket. “He really likes me. I can’t work out why, I’m the worst performing demon.” “Is it because of me?” Clara asked with more tears threatening to fall. “No,” Caiden said immediately. “Apparently I’m too nice to be a good demon.” Hearing Caiden’s problem distracted Clara completely from her dilemma. She couldn’t believe that Caiden wasn’t considered to be a decent demon because he was too nice. It was true that he was nice, but she didn’t personally think that was a problem. “What do they think you should do instead?” she questioned. “Scare me so I can’t sleep?” “Apparently, I should get you to track down and kill your
The unexpected request was not what Clara had wanted to hear. She wanted to get her revenge against Xavier completed quickly and not drawn out over the week. There was also the question of whether or not he was actually trying to ask her out on a date. Clara didn’t want to find out if he really wanted to date her or if she had misunderstood. There was a way out of the situation that should work. Caiden’s odd suggestion from the night before had likely been referring to this. “If we meet tomorrow, it can’t be a date. I have a boyfriend,” she said firmly. She knew that she was going to need to go straight to see Arthur after parting with Xavier tonight to explain that he was going to have to pretend to be her boyfriend if Xavier saw them together. Xavier looked disappointed. There was no other way to describe the look on his face. Clara frowned. She was annoyed that he wanted a date with someone who reminded him of her original self. He had been so mean to her the day she had
The statement had the benefit of confirming that his first love was Clara Kennedy. Now there was no mistaking who his first love was. Clara knew she had an opportunity to torment him. She was angry enough to use her own death to twist his emotions. “Was it your fault?” she questioned. “You look regretful.” “I was most definitely a factor in her decision to take her own life,” Xavier admitted. “We went to the same high school. She was the scholarship student and was bullied by pretty much every student at that school. I sat next to her for a semester in Physics and I developed a crush on her.” “Did you bully her?” Clara asked plainly. She pleased in some way that Xavier knew he had played a part in her death. “I didn’t. I didn’t stand up for her either which does make me as bad as everyone else really. On the day that she committed suicide, her biggest bullies used me to torment her. I should have stood up to them and defended her. I eternally regret everything I did that da
Clara sighed and got up from her cramped position. Now that she was calmer, she could feel her back aching. She had spent too much time sitting down on the coach and lounging against the bathtub to speak to Caiden was taking its toll. “I’ve calmed down now,” she said. “I’m not keen on getting revenge. I’ll make my final decision in the morning. In the meantime, do you have any suggestions on how to torment him in case I change my mind?” “I’ll let you know tomorrow,” Caiden said very insincerely. Clara glared at him. If the demon wasn’t even going to pretend that there was a revenge plan in the works, it was obvious that she never chose revenge for Xavier. *** Clara wasn’t surprised when Arthur sat next to her at breakfast and handed her a stack of paper. Now she had to pretend she didn’t already know all the information Arthur had given her. “I looked up Xavier King. He does good investigative work,” Arthur told her. “Here are some of his articles and other information about him
Caiden’s smile was one of understanding and Clara smiled back. They were close enough to be able to tell how the other person was feeling. “You know, you can use him instead,” Caiden said. “Just because you’re not getting revenge against him doesn’t mean he can’t be part of a future revenge plan.” “Is that a hint?” Clara asked. “If you think I’ll need him because he’s an investigative reporter, you’re wrong. I have Arthur for things like that.” “It’s not quite because of that. Xavier has a vendetta against the same people as you. It will help to have some way to contact him when you meet your targets later on.” Clara nodded and lurched into action. The demon was trying to subtly tell her that she would need Xavier in the future. She ran up the beach and caught up with Xavier. “Xavier!” she called out. “Can we exchange contact information?” Xavier looked delighted to be asked that question. “I wasn’t expecting this, however I am willing to give you my number and my email address
Clara took a moment to process Caiden’s words. He was in love with her?She had never expected a love confession from the demon she was contracted to. Clara stared at him with wide eyes. She had never ever felt so lost for words. Some part of her brain registered that she had technically received two love confessions in the past week. Clara had never ever considered Caiden as someone she would be romantically attracted to. He was very kind and she enjoyed spending time with him, but she had never thought of romantic love in relation to him. “I can see you are too shocked to speak,” Caiden said softly. “I thought this would happen. I am aware that you probably don’t return my feelings. I just couldn’t stay silent on the matter for any longer.” Clara opened her mouth and closed it again. She didn’t know how to reply. She couldn’t reject him right after he confessed and she couldn’t return his confession either. She had been put on the spot. She could feel her cheeks heating up. She
“Who am I going to encounter by working at St. Clair?” Clara asked excitedly. “When do I ever tell you that much information?” Caiden retorted and poked her cheek. “Have some patience.” Clara pouted and blinked her eyes. Caiden simply ignored her. Despite being in love with her, he was immune to her pouty face. “Is it one of the four bitches?” she questioned. “You can tell me that much.” “It is,” the demon confirmed. “I didn’t know you had any other targets in mind.” Clara resumed picking out clothes that were suitable for working in an office. Due to the fact that she would be working at a fashion company as the granddaughter of the CEO, she had to think about her outfits carefully. “We’ve never actually fully discussed who we consider revenge targets. At one point I considered my youngest step brother as a target.” When she had drawn up a list of people to get revenge on early on, she had written Ryan’s name down. He had destroyed all her possessions on that day and in
Clara smiled in satisfaction. She had only been at the company for two hours and she had found a way to get to her latest revenge target. Caiden appeared next to her. Clara did her best not to react to the sudden appearance of the person she wanted to see the most. “I see you’ve found why I directed you here,” he said. “Are you excited?” Clara did her best discreet nod and risked a smile in his direction. “Excellent. I think you will enjoy this one,” Caiden said. “I’ll leave you in peace now. You’ve got some actual work to do.” Clara knew he was very right. She had picked out Victoria immediately for revenge, now she had to pick four other influencers that would actually be a good fit for the company and could contribute well to an advertising campaign. She also needed to prove why Victoria would be a good choice for the experiment. Clara opened up an internet browser on her computer and began to search up the names on the list. She needed to pick people were interested in f