Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Sister-Wife

Bella closed her eyes, unwilling to watch her father face inevitable disappointment, while Aria observed with a slight smile.

At first, Aria had felt uncomfortable, suddenly finding herself surrounded by demons—the same kind who had hurt her friends and clan members.

But seeing them now, so lively and smiling together, made her reconsider her opinion of their nature. Perhaps not all demons are bad, she thought.

If they were truly as vicious and hateful toward humans as the stories said, Bella would never have accepted Aria as Aengus's second partner so easily.

It's just a first impression, she reminded herself. They still need to be judged fairly.

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Belial's spear, crafted with painstaking care and forged to the highest S-grade quality he could manage, vibrated with power under his firm grip. His aura swelled like crashing waves, saturating the field with a pressure that felt almost suffocating.