Adeline darted her eyes around the room and noticed that if Theodore would be sitting on his chair, then he would be facing that drawing of hers. “I wonder how often he comes in this room and stares at that pathetic drawing…” Adeline thought to herself and smiled.

She was very touched by this gesture from Theodore. The more she thought about this simple but meaningful gesture from Theodore, the more she was feeling something in her heart. And she covered her mouth with both of her hands because she started to feel very emotional. Her heart was filled with even more love and warmth towards Theodore.

Theodore was not aware of what was going on at his side, he was too consumed by the memory of toddler Adeline. He remembered how she also had other drawings of him and her. And he remembered how smart she was even at that young age.

While lost in his nostalgia, Theodore walked towards the large cupboard which displayed several precious objects and relics that he had collected over the span of his long life.

He was holding something precious in his hand. He found a special spot among all of his previous collections, and he carefully kept the Devil figurine that Adeline had gifted to him. It was now another of his prized possessions.

After that, he took some steps back and then stared at the figurine from afar. He had a sense of satisfaction reflecting on his face and he exclaimed, “Perfect!” He smiled happily as the figurine fit perfectly with his other collections.

Still fixing his eyes on the cupboard, Theodore spoke to Adeline, “I will show you around. Come.”

And he finally broke his eye contact with the figurine and turned around to look at Adeline. But he was surprised to see Adeline staring at him with her eyes full of tears. “Adeline, what’s wrong? Did something happen?” he asked in a concerned voice and inched closer to the Princess.

But Adeline kept on staring at him as if she was going to break down at any moment now.

Theodore did not like seeing tears in Adeline’s eyes. He shifted Adeline’s hair away from her face and asked in his softest voice, “Hey, are you alright? Why do you look like you are about to cry?”

When Adeline heard those questions from Theodore, full of concern towards her wellbeing, it made it even harder for her to control her tears. She was not feeling sad or anything, but she felt like falling into his arms and crying for no specific reason.

Unfaltering curiosity lingered in Theodore’s golden eyes. He was thinking back and trying to remember if he did or said anything to hurt the Princess. But no such things came to his mind. And he leaned towards Adeline and pleaded in front of his little human, “Say something, please.”

And out of the blue, Adeline flung her arms around Theodore’s neck and hugged him very tightly. Theodore could not understand what was going on. But still, he hugged her back and tried to understand her, “Adeline, are you worried about something? Or did I do something to hurt you? Tell me, so I can understand you and make things right for you.”

Theodore felt Adeline shaking her head. He let out a small sigh of relief and caressed her hair. Then he asked again in a very delicate voice, “Then tell me what’s wrong? You know I cannot stand silence from you. Your silence is torture for me.”

Adeline pulled away from the hug and longingly looked into Theodore’s honey-colored eyes. Her eye rims were still full of tears but she was smiling. For some reason, she felt extremely happy. Maybe it was because of the evidence that Theodore treasured her deeply, or maybe she was falling for him even more.

And she softly whispered to him, “The only thing that’s wrong is that I have fallen too deeply for you, fallen so deeply in love that there is no returning back from this point.”

Those words from Adeline melted the Devil’s heart. Of course, he already knew that she loved him very dearly. But hearing the confession from her made Theodore’s heart flutter. Nobody had ever made his heart feel so ticklish.

He whispered back lovingly, “I don’t want you to return back. The only way for you is to fall deeper in love with me. And I will do the same.”

Adeline smiled at the one for whom she had fallen deeply than she could imagine. She caressed Theodore’s chiseled jawline and professed her love, “I love you, Theodore. And know that I will always keep on loving you, no matter what.”

“You better keep on loving me for the rest of your life.” Theodore smoldered his eyes as though he was politely threatening her.

And in response, Adeline held Theodore’s nape with one hand and placed another hand on his chest. She pushed up her heels and stood on her toes. And she inched closer to Theodore’s enticing lips. She pressed her lips against his and started to kiss him very passionately. This was the first time Adeline had initiated a kiss, without feeling shy.

It didn’t take much time for Theodore to reciprocate the kiss. He placed his hand on Adeline’s back and pulled her so that there was no gap left between the two.

And he started to kiss her back vigorously, savoring the taste of her mouth. For some reason, he could taste a soft hint of spices in her mouth, nonetheless, he liked the taste very much.

While Theodore’s mouth was busy jabbing, biting, and sucking Adeline’s soft lips, his hand started to feel the womanly curves of Adeline. He slipped down his hand from her back to her hips. He squeezed them real hard, making Adeline squeal and jump a little. And he kept on kneading those squishy assets.

Adeline wanted to pull away and scold Theodore for being so undisciplined but he did not even give her a chance to pull away. He kept on pressing his hands against her assets, not letting her off his hook; and he was not giving her a chance to speak either. All she could do was moan every time he squeezed her assets.

He kept on squeezing her hips and lips very indelicately. It was as though he had already been overtaken by his inner Devil, the same Devil who cannot keep his hands off of Adeline, and the same Devil who wants to tear off her clothes and have his way with her.

Adeline tried to resist him at first. She tried to hold Theodore’s muscular arms but the power difference was just too vast. So she stopped trying that, not just because she could not but also because she began feeling immense pleasure. She was rubbing her thighs together and was also curling her toes trying to resist something else. She was feeling ticklish in places that she could not even talk about.

The Devil was not satisfied with just one type of squishy thing, so he slowly went for another set on the top. He slowly ran his hands from her hips up to her waist. Then slowly his hands shifted from back to the front.

But this time, Adeline held Theodore’s hands tightly. She pulled back from the lip locks and whispered while breathing heavily, “Not today. At least save something for the future.”

However, his thumbs managed to touch the upper assets, sending exhilarating sparks all over Adeline’s body. She bit her lower lip and let out a passion-filled moan.

Theodore gave an intoxicating smile to Adeline and whispered very close to her ear so that she could feel his hot breath on her neck, “Are you sure? You seem to be enjoying it as well.”

He pulled away and was teasing her with his eyes… his eyes were longingly fixated on her upper assets.

“Yes, I’m sure. Now stop gazing at me like that.” Adeline crossed her palms over her chest and then ran away while shouting, “Aren’t you going to show me around?”

“I would have loved to show you something else, but let’s settle by showing the room for now.” Theodore touched his lips with his thumb and smirked. Then he began following his little woman who was hopping around like a little bunny.

Theodore caught up with Adeline and held her hand. He led her around the room and showed the precious and rare objects to her. He explained how he came into possession of most of those objects, like winning a bet against other Devils or winning a fight against some angels.

Adeline was listening to his stories very enthusiastically. She had always been intrigued by the stories of Theodore because they were so different from the normal folklores. He had already lived for thousands of years, had already met beings from heaven and hell, and thus, his stories were always full of adventures and amazing plots.

Theodore finished giving a tour of the room to Adeline. And both of them went back to Theodore’s bedroom. After reaching inside the room, Theodore sealed off the entrance with his magic again.. And then they both went towards the final stop for the night – Theodore’s bed.