Bound To The Devil

Chapter 102

“I can’t believe we pulled this off,” Luca muttered, stirring his tea with lazy amusement.

Valarie smirked. “What, sneaking out for dinner like criminals?”

Luca’s lips twitched. “When your boyfriend is Damien Volkov, yes. That’s exactly what this feels like.”

Valarie huffed a laugh. “You’re just dating a control freak. I have a full-blown tyrant.”

Luca snorted. “Right, because Damien is so reasonable.”

She rolled her eyes, stabbing at her salad. “You don’t get it. Sebastian doesn’t just watch me—he breathes for me. He acts like if I so much as step outside without him, the whole world will collapse.”

Luca raised a brow. “Damien's the same.  And you don’t find that even a little… I don’t know, hot?”

Valarie scoffed. “Hot? Luca, he locked my gun away.”

Luca blinked. “Oh.” Then, after a beat, he smirked. “I mean, that’s kinda funny.”

She shot him a glare. “Laugh it up, pregnant man.”

Luca choked on his tea. “Val!”

“What?” She grinned. “I think it’s cute. You and your little demon baby.”

Luca groaned, running a hand down his face. “God, if Damien hears you calling it that—”

Valarie leaned forward, eyes twinkling. “If Damien knew we sneak out then , .”

Luca swallowed hard.

Valarie gave him a deadpan look. “You’re scared little brother.”

“Damn right, I’m scared,” Luca muttered. “The man looks at me like he wants to keep me in a glass case. What do you think he’ll do when he finds out I—” He gestured at himself.

Valarie tapped her chin. “Panic. Then lock you inside his house and never let you out again.”

Luca groaned again. “I hate how accurate that is.”

Valarie laughed, shaking her head. “I will admit, as much as they drive us insane… we kind of did this to ourselves.”

Luca raised an eyebrow. “Excuse me?”

“Oh, come on.” She smirked. “You fell for Damien. Of all people.”

Luca sighed dramatically. “Yeah, yeah. And you fell for Sebastian. The man who thinks ‘no’ is a challenge.”

Valarie snorted. “Okay, fair. But I didn't fell for that bastard. ”

For a moment, they just sat there, comfortable in their stolen freedom.

Then—

Valarie’s phone buzzed.

Both of them exchanged a look.

A very, very bad feeling settled in her gut.

“Do you think they—” Luca started.

Valarie opened the message.

It was from Sebastian.

> “Where are you?”

To her text , she sent...

Shit.

Luca paled. “We are so dead.”

Valarie exhaled slowly, tossing some cash onto the table. “Time to face the executioners.”

Luca groaned. “I should’ve eaten more.”

" Well dear brother, do it because they're coming ." Valarie scoffs .