Chapter 728: Once and For All-II

Esther blinked. What was with the sudden change, she thought when Beelzebub said, "What's with the sudden change?— is that what's running in your mind right now?"

Used to denying to protect herself, Esther can't help but say, "No, it isn't."

"Liar. You didn't forget that I can detect lies, don't you?" Beelzebub reminded, causing Esther's cheeks to flush. 

She cleared her throat as if it would distract Beelzebub's attention from her earlier mistake. "I will sit."

"Sitting or not there won't be any problem with talking. We can do it this way," continued Beelzebub when his hands were still around her sides as if to lock her there so she wouldn't run away.

Esther dislike the fact that she could hate and love being this close to Beelzebub. At one hand, she hated it as it makes her nervous but on the other hand, she could never hate the closure they have now.

She won't lie and her heart won't say falsehood either. Loving Beelzebub taught her what it means to want a person so ardently that even in the face of danger, she wouldn't cower. Instead, she would stand and go against the danger simply for the love.

Esther missed to hear his voice that was gentle but not too gentle. The cocky side of Beelzebub once caused her to be irritated but not now as she missed those qualities from him whenever Beelzebub was away.

Truth to be said, Esther didn't know what to feel about love. Love caused her heart to be overfilled with rush of emotions that could hurt her heart at the same time. All her emotions was easily swayed by one single action from him, causing her to oftentimes feel like a fool.

"What will we be talking about?" Esther asked after she had pulled herself together. 

"So formal?" Beelzebub looked at her lovely face, saying, "You do know what I wish to talk with you about, don't you?" 

"Your 'Greed', isn't it?" She asked, seeing Beelzebub slowly nodding his head,

He said, "Wrong and correct. Since you know that it was my Greed whom you met before, does that mean you also know why I don't want you to come anywhere closer near me?"

Esther nodded her head slowly, "But—" she begin when she stopped the second after as Beelzebub placed his palm over her lips.

"My Greed came to me since I acquire Beelzebub's title. While it was a curse, it was indeed my power as well. Due to my greed, I have stopped at nothing on my journey to fulfill my goal. I successfully killed my uncle due to it. At one time, I recognize my greed as my friend but I wasn't aware of my greed's side effect until now."

Esther listened to his words with a silent nod. She felt her throat sore and is she spoke, her voice would tremble. Therefore, she chose to answer it by her expression and the movement of her head nodding up and down.

Beelzebub's hand removed itself from the wall and moved to caress her cheeks, "I didn't know what the effect of my greed could bring to the people dearest to me until I found you."

Esther's heart moved. The little confession pour a bundle of joy into her. She felt her tears welling up but refuse to cry as she didn't want to ruin the joy she felt. 

It was a blizzard emotion that rush to her.

"I love you," Beelzebub confessed, watching how Esther's flushed cheeks turned redder at her words. She looked down and away from Beelzebub's eyes. When he noticed her tears a smile appeared on his lips.

"You are someone who is loud when you're angry but in fact you are a very quiet crier, aren't you?" 

"I'm not crying," Esther claimed as she bite down her lips.

"Shush, no one would judge you for crying or shedding tears. I won't do so and I will ruin those who do otherwise," Beelzebub said while brushing his finger over her lower lips to stop her from drawing blood off her full lips.

"Can I take this as my confession accepted and our love united?" Beelzebub joked and chuckled when he was taken by surprise as Esther raised her hand, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and pulling the him forward.

His lips curled into a smile while Esther kissed him gently. Being one to not hold back, Beelzebub felt as if his leash had been released. He caught Esther by her chin, melting her with his soft kisses as if to coax her while wiping away the faint tears that stream down over her cheeks.

Tingles ran down across Esther's body as she tries to keep her back straight by pushing herself to the wall. Esther thanked the aid of the wall which was pressed on her back, helping her from falling down the floor due to her knees that had gone weak.

Beelzebub's eyes flickered. Unlike Esther who had closed her eyes during the kiss, Beelzebub kept his gaze locked on Esther's expression. He couldn't keep his eyes away from her flushed cheeks. Her fair, milky skin turning red and tears that covered her eyes were all so delightful to him.

While he promised not to make Esther shed tears, Beelzebub couldn't deny how her tears could turn him on, drive him wild. 

With one swift and quick movement, Beelzebub wrapped his hand around Esther's hips and carry her over his body by holding to her bottom. 

Esther, surprised yelped but her voice died down quickly as Beelzebub continue to kiss her, bringing her to the bed as if it was their only destination inside the room. 

Unlike some men, Beelzebub didn't see why he shouldn't move to the next step, climbing the stairs of their relationship. His finger run across her neck, moving down to unbutton the first two button of her dress and placed his lips over her neck, sucking the part of the skin to create a wonderful red mark.

"Why the sudden change?" Whispered Esther. She shuddered when looking at Beelzebub's eyes that were filled with desires. A bubble of heat boiled from the core of her stomach and she could feel as their lips kiss in a lewder technique, a part of her was tightening in expectation.

"What sudden change?" Beelzebub asked her.

"For you to confess. I thought you were going to run away," sighed Esther when Beelzebub's cold finger seek warmth from underneath her clothes.

"It's simple," he said, "I thought to protect you, I need to push you away. But slowly I realize, I was wrong. I want to keep you off from any pain or suffering, I don't want to see you cry from pain and if possible I would only want to show you the wonderful part of this hellish world we are living in."

"And?" Esther urged him to continue. 

Beelzebub couldn't help but grin. He was late to confess but for Esther to still accept him despite his cowardice made him grateful that it was her who he fell for.

He continued, "But if pushing you away hurts you and keeping you with me hurts you, I would rather have you with me than for you to be away from me."