Chapter 241 - Farewell My Friend

Eros felt so happy after his intimate moment with Selene. He had never imagined before that Selene and he could be this intimate together.

He had tried his best to control himself from touching her since he knew it was forbidden to love his human contractee.

But whenever he would try to stop himself the more he was being drawn to Selene. Stealing kisses from her became his habit. He kept on convincing it was just fine until he finally realized that he had already fallen for her deeply.

He was doing his job as her cupid but unconsciously, he began seducing Selene to make her his own. He started desiring her, wishing he could be the man for her.

He still felt like he was dreaming. Selene touched him. She satisfied him! His sacrifices were all worth it as long as he could be with her and share wonderful moments with her..

"I will never regret choosing Selene…" Eros mumbled to himself.

He fell asleep the whole day. When he woke up it was already nighttime. Selene was no longer by his side. She already went downstairs, preparing for their dinner.

Eros left the room to join Selene and Azrael in the kitchen. His eyes roamed around the house, looking for someone. He frowned when he didn't see Sach.

"Selene, Azrael… where is Sach?" Eros asked the two who were also clueless about Sach's whereabouts.

"Azrael, where is Sach?" Selene had almost forgotten about Sach if not for Eros asking them.

"I thought he was with Aunt Ling," Azrael answered, not certain about it. 

Aunt Ling was in the mansion this afternoon, but she didn't bring Sach with her. The three people suddenly became confused and worried.

Selene left the cooking to Eros as she went into the living room to make a phone call. Selene dialed Aunt Ling's number on the telephone. It was answered right away.

Selene: "Aunt Ling, good evening. Sorry for calling you at this hour. I just want to ask if Sach is with you right now.

Aunt Ling: "Sach? I dropped him at the orphanage yesterday. Sorry I forgot to tell you. He requested me to send him back to the orphanage."

Selene heaved a sigh of relief. They thought Sach went missing.

Selene: "Okay, Aunt Ling. Thank you. I will just visit him in the orphanage one of these days."

After confirming that Sach was in good hands, Selene ended the call. She went back to the kitchen and informed Azrael and Eros about Sach.

Azrael and Eros felt relieved upon hearing that Sach returned to the orphanage safely. 

The three had their dinner together. They were still in the middle of their dinner when uninvited visitors showed up in the Anderson Family Mansion.

Azrael and Eros had sensed their presence. There were five of them who came tonight.

"Why are they here? What do they want?" Eros asked Azrael in a whisper.

"Just stay here with Selene. I will go out to check," Azrael whispered back.

Azrael stood up and excused himself. He went out to greet their unwanted visitors. Five grim reapers were floating in the air, outside the balcony.

Azrael came forward to face them. "What are you doing here? If you are here to harm Selene. I will not let you pass through me!"

Gray, who was the leader of the group, stepped up to talk to Azrael.

"We are not here for her. We came here to fetch you. Azrael, go back to the Netherworld now. Zaki's order."

Azrael narrowed his eyes on them. "He will kill me if I go back. I don't want to."

"The dark soul had been captured," Gray informed him.

Azrael was taken aback when he heard that. The dark soul had been captured. He wondered what would happen to that dark soul. Then he recalled that the dark soul was related to Selene.

If he wanted to know the identity of the dark soul and what happened then he should return to the Netherworld. However, Zaki would punish him.

"How did you capture the dark soul?" Azrael asked them curiously.

"Our Supreme Leader was the one who captured it here. The dark soul came into this house a few days ago."

Azrael's eyes widened upon hearing that. He assumed that the Dark Soul came to visit Selene.

"Come back with us, Azrael. The Supreme Leader will not punish you anymore."

Azrael knitted his eyebrows. "How sure are you? You are just saying that to convince me."

Gray picked up a magic scroll and showed it to Azrael.

"This is a written agreement between our Supreme Leader, Zaki, and Mother Angel of Cupids, Sienna. You are put under the protection of Sienna and Zaki is not allowed to hurt or punish you. There will be a great punishment for breaching this agreement. So rest assured that you will be safe upon returning to the Netherworld."

Azrael couldn't believe that Sienna would do this just to protect him. He was touched by her actions. He was just a mere grim reaper but the Mother Angel of Cupids made an agreement with Zaki just to protect him.

In the agreement, Sienna would have to obey and fulfill three requests of Zaki in exchange for Azrael's protection.

'Damn! I feel so powerless and useless. I am a man. I should be the one protecting Sienna, not the other way around. How can I face her like this?' Azrael clenched his fist at that realization.

"Alright. I will come with you. Just give me a few minutes. I will just say goodbye to my friends."

Azrael didn't wait for Gray to respond as he went back inside the mansion to say goodbye to Selene and Eros.

Meanwhile, Gray and the other four grim reapers just watched Azrael's back in amusement. They were surprised to hear the word 'friends' coming out of his mouth.

A grim reaper made friends with a cupid and a human? This was a ridiculous idea for the other grim reapers.

When Azrael arrived in the dining area, Eros and Selene were already done eating. Azrael met Eros's gaze. He was giving him a questioning look.

"Selene, Eros… There is something I want to tell you," Azrael didn't sound happy at all. He didn't know when he would see them again once he went back to the Netherworld.

Azrael believed that Zaki would try to separate him from Eros and Selene. He might give him an order to avoid seeing them. But he had no choice but to return. He's a grim reaper! Netherworld was the place where he belonged.

"What's with a long face, Azrael? Is there something wrong?" Selene asked him in puzzlement.

"I have to leave now and go back to the Netherworld."

Eros and Selene were dumbfounded when they heard that.

"Why? Zaki might punish you!" Eros said, not happy with Azrael's decision.

"Eros just came back. And now, you are leaving," Selene also spoke up, feeling sad.

Azrael gave them a reassuring smile. He was also sad to part with them. He became used to their presence and they got along really well. 

He learned a lot of things upon interacting with humans, like Selene and Samantha. He understood humans more now compared to before.

"Don't worry about me. Sienna protected me against Zaki. She made a deal with Zaki. As a condition, Zaki is not allowed to touch me nor harm me."

Eros fell silent upon hearing that. Sienna promised him that she would help Azrael in dealing with Zaki. He felt guilty because he broke his words.

Sienna begged him to stay in the Angel's Agape Realm. She promised to protect Selene and Azrael on his behalf. But Eros chose to leave their realm to be with Selene. He knew he broke Sienna's heart for doing this.

'I hope you will understand my decision, Mother Angel. Please forgive me.'

"I don't know when I can see you both again. But I wish you well."

Selene walked over to approach Azrael. She was saddened that a friend was saying goodbye to them. Selene hugged Azrael, making him surprised.

"Azrael, thank you for everything you have done for me. I owe you my second chance. I promise that I will live well."

Azrael's eyes softened after hearing Selene. He hugged her back and said, "You are my friend now."

When they broke the hug, Eros also approached Azrael. He secretly informed Eros that the dark soul had been captured. He would go back to find out what happened and investigate the dark soul's connection with Selene.

"I will try to contact you Eros and send you my report regarding this."

"Thank you, my friend. Let's see each other again soon."

Azrael nodded his head with a smile. He was about to leave when he suddenly remembered someone. Samantha.

"Eros, can I ask you another favor?"

"Sure, just tell me."

"Can you help me pass my message to Samantha?"

Eros didn't expect to hear that from him. But in the end, he just agreed with his request.

That night a friend bid his farewell to them.