Prologue

Scarlett’s POV-

Everyone in their life has that one moment where they meet their fated mate or mates, and everybody remembers that moment. I know I do. Though my mother always told me that I would never have a fated mate, because I am a half-breed. I know I am no half-breed; I am a hybrid. My mother is an extremely powerful pureblood witch, but my father was one of the most powerful demons to ever exist. My mother once told me he was royalty, but I never knew how high of a royal he was until I turned eighteen. I have not seen him since I was six years old, so my mother raised me. My mother has always been so cruel, always putting me down. It only got worse when she married the werewolf king. But the one thing I never told her was about the two male demons I have seen almost everywhere since I was ten years old. I didn’t know then who they were, but now I know they are the most important people in the world to me.

Almost eight years ago, I was at this café with school friends and their parents, for a party. We were all having fun, laughing, joking, singing. It was a good time. But then everyone froze. Everything around me had frozen. I could move. I didn’t understand what was going on, but I wasn’t afraid. It was strange, I felt so thrilled, even excited. I knew it was because of my demon side. Black eerie smoke poured in through the open café door. Two shadowy figures entered, walking through the smoke. I ducked under the table, and hid quietly. I didn’t know what to do. But as the two figures stepped into view, I felt my breathing catch in my throat. They were handsome. I was ten, just starting to notice what I thought handsome men looked like. These two were so handsome, but I could tell that they were demons, and they shared a connection with each other. A connection I didn’t understand at the time.

A man had been flirting with the woman behind the counter, when everything froze around me. The two demons circled him. That man unfroze, when one of the demons tapped him on the shoulder. I was confused about what they were doing. I didn’t understand much about demons back then, because I was never told much. So, I couldn’t help but watch. I wanted to learn more. But I also couldn’t take my eyes off the two demons. The man that unfroze was shocked and afraid of the two demons.

“It can’t be time already. Please, I need more time. I will give you more,” the man begged.

“You have nothing else of interest to us. You made a deal to give us your soul, in exchange for the looks that allowed you to get all those women, but now time is up, and we are here to collect your soul,” the lean and shorter one of the demons smirked.

“So, it’s time to enjoy your cozy accommodation in hll,” the boarder and taller one said, while smirking.

The man began begging over and over again. He screamed as flames erupted around him, dragging him down into hll. He vanished from view. I let out a gasp. I had never seen something like that happen before, so I was very surprised. Both of the demons’ heads turned slowly in my direction. They looked menacing, and most would scream, but I didn’t flinch. They disappeared, and reappeared even closer to me, kneeling down, looking under the table at me. I wasn’t scared, so it didn’t make me jump when they moved that fast and closer to me. My eyes dashed between them, as their eyes glanced from me to each other. Their eyes were mesmerizing. The shorter and leaner one had black eyes, while the other had ice-blue eyes.

“She is, isn’t she,” the black-eyed one said to the other.

He nodded, “She is. How old are you?”

Their eyes were fixed on me. I whispered, “I am ten.”