Nyssa's POV
"I like the artwork I'm seeing so far," I told Alastor as we entered the art gallery.
Charlie thought it was a good idea for Alastor to do a comedy show once a month in the same way I sang once a month. My husband's first show had been a huge hit and I wasn't surprised to see Stolas and Livania. The two of them frequented my shows with Octavia but the almost eighteen-year-old Goetia hadn't been present for Alastor's comedy debut.
After the show ended Livania invited all of us at the hotel to see her art being exhibited and up for sale at the local gallery. So hence why I was out with my husband tonight. Charlie, Vaggie, Angel, Niffty, and Panic also came. Husk decided not to come since art wasn't really his thing and instead was having a date night with Sheba.
"So am I" Alastor agreed eying the various artworks on the walls. "I'm tempted to buy something for the house"
It wouldn't hurt to have some new pieces for our home. The attire for the gallery was formal and I wore the black dress that Alastor loved on me. It wasn't hard to find Livania's work and she had an entire wall of her stuff on display. I noticed some of her newest pieces were themed around the stars, moon, and space in general.
Alastor and I were so engrossed in a painting of the different moon cycles we didn't hear Livania behind us at first.
"Glad you two could make it"
"Oh crap!" I exclaimed whirling around. My hand was on my chest trying to calm my beating heart. Liv wore a gorgeous moon and stars dress with different coloring.
"And I thought I was the only one who scared you my Nyssa" my husband teased with his usual grin.
I smacked Alastor on the arm and Livania chuckled.
"Sell anything yet?" I asked changing the subject.
"A couple but my work is here for a month before it comes down so there's plenty of time"
"There you darling I was wondering where you ran off to" Stolas interjected. The Goetia Prince gave his beloved a kiss on the cheek before looking at us. "You two are so adorable together enjoying married life?"
"Oh absolutely" Alastor replied with a wicked grin.
"We are"
"By the way I noticed Octavia is practically beaming over there" Alastor changed the subject nodding at Stolas's daughter. The teenage Goetia had hearts in her eyes as a painting of the cosmos was being taken down.
"That's my birthday gift for Via" Livania explained shooting Octavia a motherly glance. "You only turn eighteen once and I wanted to make something special for her, I may not be her mother but I adore Via and will do anything for her"
"Via was also waiting for me to ask Livania out"
"But I beat you to it" Liv corrected Stolas with a smirk and the Goetia Prince blushed.
"Hey, Liv!"
Blitz looked nice in his attire.
"Damn it woman your work still blows me away!"
"Glad to see you made it Blitz, I heard you had Nyssa with you not too long ago"
"Damn straight" the imp grinned before shooting me a wink and then he eyed Alastor. "Your bride sure packs a punch"
"She does indeed and her fiery demeanor is one of my favorite attributes"
"Holy shit"
All of us turned to see a demoness with silvery blonde locks eyeballing me in shock. Like Livania, this demoness had pointed ears and facial markings. Only she had a single blue stripe on each cheek and her eyes were the same red as Alastor's. Her claws were also the same as Livania's but they were silver instead of white. She wore a light blue dress with matching shoes.
"I can't freaking believe my eyes Princess Nyssa a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance"
"Likewise but I'm afraid we haven't had the pleasure of meeting until now"
"My bad my name is Eyre Aquitaine"
She offered her hand out and I shook it.
Within my mind my inner dragon alerted me.
She's a dragon demon
"So a dragon demon huh?"
Eyre smirked.
"Yep only I'm a water dragon demon, and I'm a friend of Livania's"
Unlike Callum and his family, Eyre had a humanlike appearance like Liv.
"There are four dragon demon families here in Hell that associate with the four elements, the Aquitaine's being water" Alastor explained.
"It's good to see you with someone Alastor, not only is your comedy show going to be a hit, but with your wife's singing you'll no doubt draw more patrons" Eyre complimented.
It was hard not to like this demoness due to her outgoing nature.
"Still hunting in Bear Lake?" Livania wondered with an amused arch of an eyebrow.
Eyre sighed.
"Yes but that stupid lizard won't stop eating the humans who swim there in warmer weather"
"Wait you mean the Bear Lake Monster exists?"
The Bear Lake Monster was a supposed Cryptid based off of the Lochness Monster.
"Yep that gluttonous bastard is real and if he doesn't knock it off with his endless human diet he's gonna get caught"
"You can always tell the idiot he'll become a science experiment, f**k if Stolas hadn't shown up when he did Mox and I could have ended up being on a damn lab table" Blitz stated.
"Now aren't you handsome"
Blitz immediately blushed at the flirtatious look Eyre was giving him.
"Now that I think of it, your Blitz aren't you? From I.M.P.?"
"Hell yes I am" Blitz flirted back.
I did my best not to chuckle because seeing Blitz being hit on was cute. The water dragon demon and the imp excused themselves in order to get to know one another better.
"I actually invited her hoping Blitz would meet her" Liv confessed.
Alastor and I burst out laughing while Stolas chuckled.
Liv's POV
I had to excuse myself from the others due to someone wanting to speak with me about a piece they just purchased. Every now and then I would meet with buyers alone to answer any questions they had about my work but most of the time that didn't happen.
I thanked the gallery employee who brought me into a room where this supposed customer wanted to talk.
"Your artwork hasn't changed Liv"
I felt my blood freeze and my heart beginning to pound as I recognized the owner of the voice. Out of the shadows emerged him. The room was dimly lit so it gave off a cozy vibe.
"Crimson"
Many years ago after dealing with the heartbreak of Stolas marrying another I met Crimson. I had been starting my career as an artist when we first met. I knew Crimson had been involved with the mafia crowd but at the time I didn't care and neither did he.
He filled the void in my heart that once had been broken. We both fell in love and I saw myself as having the bad mafia boss imp as my mate. But fate was a bitch and due to being in the mafia Crimson had no choice but to marry another imp so he could have an heir. Crimson at first disagreed with the arranged marriage but we both knew we had to part ways.
The breakup was our decision together but it didn't make the pain of me losing another I loved any easier. The last night we were together Crimson made me promise to him I would continue my art career and I didn't break that promise.
Even now Crimson was still handsome. Behind him, I saw the painting I did of the sigil of House Stark from Game of Thrones. A silver Direwolf with a black background and the motto "Winter Is Coming" painted in silver.
"You're just as beautiful as I remember you Liv" Crimson told me as he approached. He took my hand and kissed it.
"What are you doing here Crimson?" I asked.
"Can I not visit the woman I still love?"
Over the years I heard cruel stories about him. How he supposedly murdered his wife and physically abused his son who I knew was Moxxie.
"I will admit I'm surprised to see you Crimson but I am with someone now"
"Ya that asshole who refused to fight for you" Crimson spat. "The Goetia's are all the same Liv"
"No their not" I countered now starting to get defensive.
"I don't give a rat's ass about that prince Liv, what I do give a damn about is you, I never once stopped loving you"
"Then you should have fought harder for us Crim, you could have left the f**king mafia and we could have been happy"
"It isn't that simple Liv and trust me if I could have left I would have"
Tears threatened to come so I turned around so I wouldn't look at my ex.
"I'm sorry Crimson, it was good to see you and I hope you enjoy the painting"
I then left and I had to find a bathroom before I burst into tears.
Later.
Nyssa's POV
"Geez I'm not sure if I believe the footage is even real" I growled as Alastor and I finished watching an episode of Lost Tapes about the Bear Lake Monster.
"It doesn't matter if it isn't darling it was certainly entertaining"
I smacked my husband on the arm in reprimand.
"I find the supposed cryptids amusing"
"Liar you also like seeing humans getting spooked and fleeing from whatever's chasing them"
"That too"
My husband grinned before having me lay back and he picked up one of my feet into his clawed hands. I jumped when he kissed my foot before beginning to massage it.
"You should maybe think about wearing other shoes besides boots my Fiery Rose"
"Hey watch it I love my boots"
My husband chuckled darkly while continuing to massage the soreness out of my foot.
"Now I am curious about this Wendigo creature, you say it's a cannibal?"
"That's what the legends say and you sometimes have a tendency to eat other demons"
"My love I rarely do that anymore" Alastor corrected. "I only do that when I'm very angry"
He was right he only went down that route if he got seriously pissed off.
"Right now I could eat you until you begged for me to stop"
"Not in the mood for sex my Jorraelagon"
But then I grinned evilly.
"Maybe if your are still hungry after watching the Wendigo episode then you can eat me all you want"
"Oh I intend to my beautiful wife"
To tease me he nipped my inner thigh followed by a trail down my leg with his tongue.
"You're a goddamn tease"
"And you love it my Nyssa" the Radio Demon reminded me.
Bet you guys weren't expecting for Crimson to be Liv's ex. And Eyre will be paired with Blitz so i hope you guys like her. Also Lost Tapes is a real show and its damn good even if its fictional.