Lahat ng Kabanata ng Falling for the Demon Prince: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

“That’s a very optimistic way of looking at this,” Caiden commented dryly. “I never thought I would hear you say something that optimistic.” “I guess I’ve never shown much optimism,” Clara said. “It’s not in my personality.” Her strongest trait had always been her ability to hold her head high despite her low social class and her bad school experiences. That hadn’t been optimism, it had just been her will to stay strong and get through her sad life. “Perhaps finding out about your family has changed you for the better,” Caiden said. “You never talked about finding your parents, but I get the feeling not knowing anything about them bothered you.” “It did as a child growing up in the care system,” she replied. “As I got older, it didn’t bother me as much. Being called an unwanted child by the bullies did hurt though. When I was reborn, I stopped caring.” Arthur would have found out who her parents were if she had asked him to, but that hadn’t wanted to do that. She had committed to

Clara found it was pleasantly sunny outside when she left the hotel for a short walk. The blue sky was a considerably clearer of clouds than the grey sky she had seen in London at the airport. She had chosen to stay in Seattle as that was where Griffen Investments was based and her main target was still Beckah. Clara looked up the location of the nearest drugstore so she could buy some toiletries and other things that had forgotten to pack. There was a drugstore a short distance away so she walked there at a slow pace so she could take a look around and take in the different skyline. Now that she had been living in the UK with only one short trip to her home country, seeing a different city view was odd. Everything was bigger in the US and felt too big to explore by walking. Clara walked into the drugstore and picked out the items on her list. She went past the family planning section on her way to the checkout and hesitated before stopping in front of the shelves. She might need

She could tell from the look on Caiden’s face that he had understood her feelings. “You’re right,” he said. “Now that I understand humans a lot more, revenge isn’t going to completely help you get over the problems in your past. I thought it was a good way, but there’s other things that will help you better.” “Hearing Victoria apologise helped a little,” Clara said. “I should have found a therapist and told them my real story a long time ago.” “It’s partially my fault as I was the one to offer you revenge,” Caiden admitted. “I didn’t understand fully human nature at that point as I had only completed a short contract before meeting you.” “We’re stuck with revenge now,” Clara said. “The contract is centred around revenge and we’re both bound to it.” Caiden took her hand with a light touch. “I’m not saying that revenge isn’t right. The people who bullied you to the point of death do deserve revenge. It's just not the thing that will help you resolve your problems related to y

Clara was impressed with how quickly he had come to the correct conclusion. Xavier knew her personality well. “Yes, you’re right. I didn’t meet with you to catch up with you. I do want something from you,” she said. “Am I going to regret anything?” Xavier asked. “It involves Beckah Griffen,” Clara told him. Xavier levelled her with an analytical glance and she stared back at him. “I can punch her in the face if you like,” he said a moment later. “I’m always willing to do that. She would also get me in a lot of legal trouble for it.” Clara was amused by his willingness to punch her biggest bully. She wished he had been willing to do that when they were in high school. “That would be nice, however it’s not what I want. Would you be willing to introduce me to her as your girlfriend?” Xavier paused with his coffee cup halfway to his mouth and stared at her in shock. Clara had been expecting this reaction as she knew the request was very unexpected. “...Why?” was his event

They walked down the busy city street and headed towards the restaurant where Beckah was intending to eat lunch. Their timing was perfect. They reached the front entrance at the same time that Beckah did. Clara tried not to show a visceral reaction to seeing Beckah in the flesh again. The bully still looked unabashedly confident and perfectly made up as she had in London. Clara was pleased to see the shocked look on her target’s face. “Hello, Beckah,” Xavier said coolly. “Are you eating here?” Beckah’s eyes zeroed in on their joined hands. “Xavier, are you dating Clarissa St. Clair?” she asked in surprise. Xavier held up their hands. “I am.” Clara felt the familiar prickle of Beckah’s gaze. This time Beckah was staring at her with an obvious look of hate. She wasn’t even bothering to hide her hate even with another person present. “You’ve got bad taste. I told you we should have dated in high school. I was the most popular girl after all,” she said and tossed her long blo