13- Dangerous Charm

"You can't do this to me, Erich." Kylie whispered, taking a step back. A night before her show, Erich showed up at her place with his stone cold gaze and attractive features she can never resist. "You don't have a choice." He said sternly, holding her chin. Not breaking the dark gaze, making her heart race along with the breath which caught up in her throat. "I have a show tomorrow." She managed to speak in his superior presence. "I don't care, love." He said slowly, pressing her against the wall, pulling her close to him. "I only have tomorrow and by all means, I need to talk to Iris Grave." "She is Lucifer's wife and he is extremely possessive about what belongs to him. I have known him for years." She reasoned, barely keeping her posture. "Baby, that's why I am asking you. You have known him, you can easily manage to get Iris to talk to me. I am asking for a few moments." He leaned down, smirking, his voice seductive. She gulped, tears brimming in her eyes. "Please, Erich-" He wrapped his hand around her waist, lifting her and making her sit on the table in the corner. One hand on her thighs while the other brushing it's thumb over lips, convulsed by his touch, she began to crave it more. Knowing he wouldn't give it to her until she complied with his demands. "Kylie... I know you want me." He smirked, pulling her close and placing a kiss on her lips and abruptly pulling away by pulling her hairs. She was desperate. Drawn into a corner. "Do as I say." He ordered, looking dead in her eyes. Her dried lips, begging for him swallowed hard with desires as she let out an inaudible tone, "Yes... Mr Black." He let out a husky laugh on her neck, kissing it slightly making her moan and spoke temptingly. "Good girl." ~~•~~• "One day, I will have a bigger outlet than Kylies. I will invite you to my first fashion show so your presence could give me a head start." Red said. "Meaning you are going to use me that time too?" Lucifer asked, amused. "Of course." She grinned, making him chuckle. "Okay, Ma'am. Even if I come or not, good luck with it in advance." He said. "What do you mean if you come or not? You have to. We have known each other for two months now. You have bonded enough." "In two months?" "Ten months remain. We will be best buddies by that time and you will cry seeing me off. I can guarantee it." She said firmly. "Me? Crying? For you?" "Of course. We will be together for a year, wouldn't you feel bad if I leave? Be grateful to me or else you wouldn't even have anyone to talk to." Red said. "Ask Harry as well." Red continued, motioning to Harry who was driving the car because the driver was on sick leave and he had to take them. "Well, Mrs Grave, to be honest, Mr Grave is different when he is with you." He spoke the truth. "Oh, Lucifer, don't fall in love with me." Red laughed. "Shut up. I am the same." Lucifer said. "And you are the one who is tempted by me." He added. "It's an infatuation, dear husband." "We will see who cries at the end." Lucifer scoffed. "Okay then, how about this?" Red stopped, putting her index finger in the air. "The one who cried at the end would be the one who loves. If I cried: I loved you. If you cried: You loved me." Red proposed. "Done." Lucifer smirked. "Get ready to cry, Honey." Lucifer accepted her challenge. "We are here.'' Harry said. "I will see you at work." Lucifer warned Harry and got out with his spellbinding wife. "I love you." Red smiled. "Shut up." They walked inside, greeting people. Lucifer held her waist, pulling her close to him, walking like an elegant couple. "You sure have grace in you." Lucifer complimented. "A star resides in me, Dear Husband. I am already prepared for my success." She said, holding her high in pride. "We will see." "You will." "Oh my, Lucifer. It's been a while." Kylie came to them. "You didn't even tell me about your marriage. But I forgive you for it because you came with your wife." Kylie chirped and turned to Red. "Hello, I am Kylie Granger. A good friend of Lucifer. Nice to meet you." "Iris Grave. Nice to meet you, too. I am a fan, you are absolutely gorgeous." Red smiled, shaking hands with hers. "I have heard of your interest in Fashion." Kylie said politely. "It runs in my veins." "My, Such Passion." Kylie chuckled. "Wanna come with me? I will show you around." Kylie offered. "I can? Are you sure? You must have other things to do." "Oh, don't worry about it. Erich is also watching things getting done. You can join him, you guys can come before the stars." She suggested. Lucifer leaned down and whispered in Red's ear. "I guess it's your chance to know Erich." She smirked and replied, "I would like to come with you." "I will be back, honey." Red waved at Lucifer and left with Kylie. "Do you know Erich, Iris?" Kylie asked. "Who doesn't? He is an important figure in the fashion industry." "No, as in personal." Kylie asked hesitantly. "No... He probably wasn't aware of the fact that I exist." Red chuckled. You don't know what ordeal is awaiting you, Iris. I am sorry. Kylis thought. "Okay, here we are." Red walked in and saw Models getting their makeover done, a state of rush. She has seen it before, nothing but still it fancied her. Looking around in admiration to see such a lavishing ceremony. "You can meet, Erich. He is in this room." She pointed at a room and began to walk around the models, checking them. Red nodded, recognizing some models who are notorious around the world and went inside the room. Inside the room a certain guy with a heart piercing emerald gaze was looking out of the window, mesmerizing the beauty of the night, taking a long inhale from his cigarette and letting out a ring of smoke. The ruler of hearts with mysterious gaze and dominant aura, slowly made its way to Red who smiled at him. At this moment, his very being stopped. No woman has ever done this to him. Making his heart pound, turning him senseless, crushing his firm presence in mere instant and blinding him in the spell cast by her sapphire gaze. Crushing the cigarette under his feet, he looked at Red, holding his soul captive. With a shaky breath he took a step closer. "Hello." Red's smooth voice came, waving at him. Swallowing hard he replied, "Hey..." his voice was naturally enticing. For the first time, his devoid gaze flickered with anxiousness. "I guess J Dot and Kylies Fashion show are of great significance that you came all the way from America to attend it." It's you for I came here. He wanted to tell her but no voice came out. It was true. Watching her in front of him and talking. The demeanor of hers swayed him in her winds. "Mr Black." She called him. Erich quickly broke the stare and cleared his throat. "Yes, Mrs Grave." He replied. Gaining his posture. I wanted to tell you a million things, but there are questions stirring my mind. Ah, what you do to me is beyond my comprehension. "Are you alright?" "I am only enthralled by the woman before me." He smiled politely, standing in front of her. "Thank you." "I guess you fancy fashion shows." Erich said. "Yeah. Of course. I love them." "I could see it in your eyes." Erich said. "I saw you at J Dot as well." "Me too. You were sitting right in front of me." Red said. She noticed me. A smile came to his lips upon hearing it. "You were held captive." "There's something magical about it which attracts me." Red sighed hopelessly. "Don't you want to become a fashion designer as well?" He asked. "Oh, No. I just like them." Red surely knows how to split the life of Iris from Red as two separate persons. "Hmm? It's quite surprising." Erich mused, taking a step closer. "Why is that?" "Because the Red I know will die for her dream." He said his tone became dire. "Huh? Who is she?" Red asked. Her heart instantly skipped a beat as a shiver went down her spine to hear her name on his lips which invoked apprehension in her. "You think you can get a fake identity and I wouldn't know, Red?" He asked, narrowing his eyes and walking to her. She moved back, gulping hard. "What are you talking about, Mr Black?" How does he know me? Her back hit the wall, making her gasp as Erich put his hands on either side of hers, leaning in close to her face. "I am sorry. You have misunderstood me for-" "You are Red. Red Bennet." He said, staring directly at her startled soul. Letting out shallow breaths of dread of how such a figure knows a girl like her. Red tried to look at her side but he lifted her chin with his index finger, forcing her to look at him. "And even if the world can't recognize you- I can." "What p-proof do you have?" She asked hesitantly. Heart on the edge of leaping out her chest along with heavy pants and endless trembles. His other hand on the wall moved to her and moved close to her face as he slowly brought it down, shaking in fright. She lowered her gaze, feeling the sensation of his touch moving on her body and stopped down and he grabbed her left inner thigh harshly. Making her wince and arch her back in unwanted ecstasy when he dug his nail on her skin as she tried to close her leg. "You have a mole here, Red." He whispered, huskily on her neck. Erich was losing his breath, desperately wanting to pull her close but as April said he didn't contain his lust in him. So his urges might not hurt him and having firm control over his allure, he gulped and removed his hands, knowing it startled her. "I won't do anything, Red." His voice came soft, pulling away. "What do you want?" Red asked in a whisper. "I won't tell anyone about your true identity." He said. Still standing too close to her and embedding the rapture of being close to her in his very core. "How do you know me?" "I can't tell you anything now." "Please don't tell anyone. Please. Please. I will do anything, I.. I had no choice..." Red's voice came out croaked and frightened. "Don't be afraid, Red. I won't do anything." He tried to assure her in a soothing voice. "Then why are you here?" She asked, voice breaking by his intense gaze. "I am here to tell you one thing." He whispered, leaning in close. Her breath hitched, shivering violently in his menacing eyes, preying upon her. His dangerous presence submerged her in fear. He leaned down, brushing his lips over her ears, speaking in his deep alluring tone, leaving her bewildered yet afraid to her his vehement words, "I am meeting Iris for the first and last time here." Moving down and implanting a kiss over her neck as a tear rolled down her cheek, crushed under the weight of his words. "My next meeting would be with Red." Moving back and staring intensely at her, breathless, desperate in the invisible seduction. "...And her every path would lead to my destination..."