No one could breathe at this point. This was Asmodeus after all, one of hell's rulers. Not even Adele was deluded enough to think they could go against him and win. No one had ever survived defying their god.
The hall had gone so quiet that if someone dropped a pin, it would echo loudly, that was, until Rivere stepped in with a nervous laugh. "Father, you're here."
Asmodeus was not amused.
Rivere cleared his throat at once and said, "Our brother received the blessing of a mate, and I was just introducing her to the family."
But Micah spoke up immediately, "You stole my mate! Now you're trying to forcefully marry her to me the demon way. You want to doom her soul for eternity!"
There was a shift in Asmodeus' demeanor, and Rivere noticed the tides changing. He quickly added, "Micah is still part of us, and by extension, his mate now. He should do it to honor us…" he deliberately stressed the words, "Honor you."
