The Scent Of God

Seraphina trembled at the question Aiden had thrown her. Even Aiden didn't give Seraphina a chance to answer. She is afraid that in the end Aiden will find out who she is.

"Why don't you answer my question? Why are you silent?"

"Hhow can I answer if you keep asking!" She said with emotion that began to provoke

Realizing that she had just put up a fight against the devil, she immediately closed her mouth and lowered her pale face. Looks like she managed to provoke the anger of the devil who has been known as a very frightening murder weapon.

Aiden stared at the girl in front of him with anger, Seraphina's scent was getting more and more piercing on his nose. Aiden knew exactly that this scent was not an ordinary human scent. Yes, in his whole life, the only time he smelled this scent was when he and his family visited Evangelia. This scent was the scent of the descendants of the gods.

Seeing Seraphina who was panicking and restless, made Aiden begin to understand the strange attitude of the girl who was standing in front of him. He's hiding something, Aiden knows that. Perhaps, the thing that she was hiding had something to do with the strange feeling he was currently feeling. A feeling that made him unable to just kill her.

"I understand!" Aiden stopped bullying, turned his back on Seraphina and walked slowly. She found it increasingly difficult to understand the situation she was in. It's strange, because it seems like Aiden still doesn't want to kill her and Seraphina doesn't know the reason why the young man still hasn't.

"Umm...Aiden!" She said doubtfully. Her mouth felt strange from calling out the name of a predator who wanted to kill her just like that.

Aiden stopped walking, as if he was quite surprised to hear Seraphina gently call out to him. Aiden stayed where he was and reluctantly turned his head. Seraphina who was still unsure of herself, suddenly thought of approaching Aiden and hoped she could make him let go of his killing intent.

"Uhm...Aiden, have you eaten? How about we eat first? I brought snacks from my house!" She said while taking out the cloth sack that she tied around her waist and hidden behind her dress.

She approached Aiden, showing the package containing her favorite pastries which she brought as her last meal. However, it seems that she can use these cookies to melt the devil's heart.

"I brought my favorite pastries. You know what? they taste very delicious, so I thought maybe you will like them too, hehehe...just take it, don't be shy!" She said with a stupid laugh.

Aiden doesn't understand what Seraphina did to him. These cookies? why is she so brave to thrust food like this in front of him? 

"Do you know what you just did?" Asked Aiden coldly. His eyes were angry, while the reckless she was too slow to notice.

"W-why? Did I do something wrong? Don't you like cookies? Oh I know, surely you think that eating cookies without a cup of tea tastes bad, right? If you want, I can make tea for you. if there is water, tea and cups here too." Once again, she showed a stupid laugh at Aiden who didn't budge at all.

There was silence when Seraphina didn't get an answer from Aiden. Perhaps, it would be better if she stopped speaking uselessly and shut her mouth before this demon before her could completely rampage.

"I-I'm sorry!"

Aiden continued his steps, leaving Seraphina who was silent while holding a torch and a packet of cookies that Aiden refused. She realized one thing, that cookies is not a very good gift to give to the devil.

Realizing that Seraphina was not following him, Aiden looked back and told her what to do.

"Tch, what are you doing? Follow me!"

"O-okay!"

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Her eyes barely blinked at the unique house she had never seen before. This place turned out to be quite spacious, different from what it looked like from the outside, even very neat and clean for a young man to live in.

"Wow...what a house! if I brought my drawing equipment, I would definitely draw this tree house!" She is happy, her eyes are sparkling at the sight of how beautiful this tree house is. She forgot the fact that she was in a predator's den which could kill her at any time.

"What are you doing?" Aiden asked who still maintained his murderous gaze.

"I-I'm sorry!"

Aiden put a tin on the table beside her. She stared in confusion, not understanding what Aiden was doing.

"T-this?"

"Make tea with these leaves!"

"I-is that so? Alright, I'll make some delicious tea!"

Isn't this a good thing? Who would have thought that a cold-blooded killer asked his prey to make tea for him. Of course, Aiden didn't do it because he liked her, it was just a device to investigate how this girl could have the same scent as the members of the Evangelia royal family.

Aiden sat at the window, looking up at the sky. She was ready with her tea and she intended to serve it with the cake she brought so Aiden could taste it.

"Aiden?" She looked at that face. His eyes were dim and a sad look that was different from before. Looked at like this, Aiden didn't look scary at all.

Realizing that he was noticed, Aiden immediately turned his gaze towards Seraphina who was standing with a tray containing two cups of tea and a plate of cookies.

"T-that, how about we have tea together? I ... I thought, you-"

Without further ado, Aiden got up and pulled out a chair so he could enjoy the tea and cookies she had prepared for him.

She put the tea and cookies on the table and casually, she took her place in front of Aiden as if she had been allowed to sit down. Her habit as a king's son who is always served 24 hours makes Seraphina not really understand the different rules.

"Did I allow you to sit down?"

"I-I think-" she seemed to realize that she had just made a mistake.

Embarrassed, shevrose from the chair and stepped back after thinking that she could enjoy a cup of tea with Aiden. She looked down with a flushed face, this was the first time she felt very embarrassed by herself being too naive.


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