~Sebastian's POV~
It was the first time I ever felt this way. Ever since Lucia got abducted there was a gnawing loneliness inside of me.
I had an idea of whom could possibly have taken her away.
Surely Duke Samuel was involved but that pesky human was merely a pawn of another demon.
Only one demon was strong enough to overpower my seal which I had placed on Lucia's neck.
A wave of anger hit me and I gritted my teeth. This wasn't about a 'plaything' being taken away anymore. She was so much more than that.
"...tian..."
"Sebastian!", a high pitched voice followed by a slap on the counter startled me.
Ciel was shouting at me.
"When did you start spacing out like this?!"
"I apologize, my lord."
It was around noon time and I was in the middle of preparing the lord's dinner.
"This isn't like Sebastian at all...", I could hear Meirin whispering behind the half closed door of the kitchen.
"He's been like this ever since Lucia didn't return. Do you think he's worried for her?", Bart spoke with an ironic tone.
"Of course he is!", Finnian chimed in.
I did a half turn and glared through the gap from where they were watching me.
The three of them then twitched and hurried back to what they pretended to be doing.
Ciel clicked his tongue while furrowing his brows.
Despite him trying to constantly hide his feelings he was unable to keep up his cold attitude recently.
He felt responsible for Lucia having been kidnapped and has been losing his temper far more often than usual.
"As I was saying... Go to my office after dinner. We need to talk about what we're going to do next.", he said to me as he was already walking away.
There was a hopeful tone in his voice which peaked my attention. "Yes, my lord.", I felt a rush of adrenaline in my body.
I finished quickly, all I wanted was to retrieve her as soon as possible.
I entered Ciel's office, my hands slightly tremnbling.
He was sitting in his chair, hands folded in front of his face.
"I found that piece of shit...", he said, glaring at his desk.
"...How?"
I myself couldn't find him, how did he?
"Undertaker and Lau still owed me. Don't ask.", he cut me off before I was able to say anything.
~Lucia's POV~ I lost count of how much time passed by after John took ownership of me.
I can't say I was unhappy but there was something buried deep inside of me.
Each time I focused on it my neck began to throb.
I couldn't tell why.
"Lucia.", John was calling for me.
My hand slipped down from my neck and I watched as he approached me.
"There's new work for you, kitten.", he was smirking while caressing my cheek.
All the feelings I was unable to figure out were washed away within seconds.
"What is it, master?", I was overjoyed.
"Nothing much different than all the other times. Just a bit more... advanced one could say.", he replied, playing with my hair.
"What does advanced mean?", I said.
"Almost all human men are the same if it comes down to it... They act high and mighty until a woman comes along.
Truly only lowly creatures succumb to lust.
It's about a government official. You see, that fat piece of shit is terrible at handling money.
He got involved with gambling and overdid it. He got himself caught by that one man who works for Scotland Yard.
That man blackmailed Samuel and quite frankly, there is no way out for him besides death."
I swallowed hard. I've been dealing with small fries so far so this task did make me nervous.
"We need you to take him down."