Damian remained seated quietly in the backseat of the SUV while staring at the silent mansion ahead.

The dark windows and the hallways empty. He could feel the lifeless atmosphere surrounding the once warm home. For reasons he could not fully explain, the sight unsettled him deeply.

The vehicle’s engine hummed softly beneath the silence while cold winds brushed against the tinted windows outside.

Then suddenly a strange chill passed through the air inside the car. Damian’s brows furrowed faintly.

Before he could react, Loth’s body in the driver’s seat suddenly went still.

A gray translucent figure slowly emerged from her physical body.

It was her succubus soul.

She phased soundlessly through the seats before gently settling onto Damian’s lap.

Buzz!

Damian froze instantly and his eyes slowly lowered.

Smooth gray skin pressed tightly against him while soft pink hair fluttered lightly around her shoulders despite the closed vehicle. Tiny bat wings flapped weakly behind her back while her glowing eyes stared at him nervously.

The warmth of her thighs pressed directly against his trousers. But it wasn’t just that.

I was not just her body.

Damian could feel a strange buzzing sensation pulsed violently between them like two matching energy sources desperately trying to connect.

It felt instinctive like his very existence wanted to hook into hers and never separate again. The sensation was so overwhelming Damian’s breathing briefly stopped.

His demonic heart thumped violently inside his chest as the desire swallowing his mind in that instant terrified him.

Pa!

Damian exploded into motion. His hand shot forward instantly, grabbing Loth by the throat before violently shoving her backward across the seat.

His violet eyes erupted with murderous light.

"What the hell are you doing?"

The pressure inside the vehicle intensified instantly. Loth’s entire body trembled violently beneath his grip. Fear spread visibly across her face while her small wings folded tightly behind her back.

She could feel it. Damian had genuinely intended to kill her!

’STOP!’

Rin’s voice boomed urgently inside Damian’s mind.

’I was the one who advised her to take the chance!’

Buzz!

Damian froze and the murderous light inside his eyes flickered uncertainly. For several terrifying seconds, his fingers remained clenched around Loth’s throat before finally loosening.

Damian blinked slowly as realization returned. The fury inside him dimmed considerably afterward.

Without another word, he shoved Loth away roughly toward the opposite side of the vehicle before immediately stepping out of the SUV.

Bang!

The door slammed shut violently behind him. Damian walked toward the mansion silently with cold heavy steps.

Puff!

Purple smoke exploded before the entrance as Rin appeared directly in front of the door with defiant eyes glowing brightly beneath the night.

"The reason you refuse ritual mating with your wives is because you also doubt they are the right ones for you."

Rin’s voice remained calm but firm.

"You don’t want to commit yourself to the wrong people forever. I understand that.That is why I offered you a temporary replacement."

Its tails swayed slowly behind it.

Damian’s hands slowly clenched into fists and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"I can tolerate your hatred toward my wives and I can even understand your reasons."

His voice came out low and cold as the pressure around him intensified sharply.

"But I will not tolerate you actively plotting against them."

"WHY?!" Rin suddenly snapped back.

Its small body trembled violently with frustration.

"Why won’t you tolerate it?!"

Its eyes glowed fiercely.

"Those three women are literally the chains holding you back from your true potential!"

Damian’s violet eyes flickered sharply at those words. He opened his mouth to respond then stopped. His expression tightened and slowly, he ran a hand through his hair before beginning to pace silently before the mansion entrance.

The silence stretched for nearly three full minutes before Damian finally stopped.

"My choice to keep them beside me is mine and mine alone."

His voice carried dangerous finality.

Rin glared at him stubbornly but said nothing. Damian walked past it afterward before pushing open the mansion doors.

The dark living room greeted him quietly but before he could step further—

"The reason you avoid touching another demon is because you’re afraid."

Buzz!

Damian froze instantly as Rin’s voice continued coldly behind him.

"You’re afraid that once you finally experience someone truly compatible with you’ll realize just how little your wives actually offer you."its eyes shifted briefly toward the SUV outside.

Silence.

Damian did not turn around immediately. Because part of him knew that statement was not entirely false. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The reason he never touched Loth had never been simple restraint, it was fear because Damian desired her deeply and he feared that once he experienced that overwhelming compatibility beyond his wives he might truly begin resenting Hazel, Rachel and Ruby far more than he already did.

At that point he might no longer be capable of keeping the promises Lin Qui made.

Damian slowly exhaled afterward.

"I’m not keeping them around because I’m blindly in love with them."

His voice softened slightly.

"In fact, I probably understand better than anyone that life would be easier without them."

He finally turned around slowly to face Rin directly.

"But life isn’t that simple. I killed myself because I believed I was worthless."

His expression lost its hostility gradually and a bitter chuckle escaped him afterward.

"The confidence I have now came from them making me feel loved."

Damian lowered his gaze briefly and Rin’s eyes widened slightly. For the first time tt truly understood it’s master.

Damian continued speaking quietly.

"They love me or at least they try their best to. Things are messy right now, sure. But we have eternity ahead of us"

His expression softened further and a confident smile slowly appeared on his face.

"I’m sure we’ll eventually figure things out."

Rin fell completely silent.

Because at that moment It finally understood Damian properly.

His silence toward his wives had never been indifference. He was simply patient. To Damian there was no rush. He had already accepted them as part of his future long ago.

Even now that had not changed. Rin frowned deeply but could not refute him because the truth remained undeniable.

Hazel, Rachel and Ruby had never acted out of selfishness. Everything they did was genuinely done because they believed it benefited their husband.

Damian eventually sighed before rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.

"I’ll take part in the ritual mating with them soon."

His gaze shifted sideways toward Rin.

"That way they won’t feel so useless anymore, right?"

Rin opened its mouth slightly then closed it again. For once it had absolutely nothing left to argue with.