Devilish secretary-Chapter 336 Joke went wrong

Lilith didn’t answer. She just smirked slightly, her eyes focused on the road. "You’ll see."

They kept driving until streetlights disappeared. No more signs, no more traffic. Only sharp curves, the sound of wind against glass, and the crunch of snow under tires.

Finally, she pulled the car to a stop on a ridge. They were deep in the forested edge of a frozen ravine. Below them, cliffs dropped into an ice-covered gorge. The sky above was now a dark, stars barely beginning to peek through.

Lilith stepped out of the car first, her boots crunching into the thick snow as she came around to open his door. Darkness raised an eyebrow but got out.

"What is this?" he asked, looking around. "There’s no one here. Just wolves and ghosts."

"That’s why I brought you here," Lilith said, her voice calm but laced with danger. She pointed toward a steep trail barely visible under the snow. "There’s a suspension bridge about ten minutes down this path. It hangs over the frozen river. Locals say it’s haunted. Unsafe. No one comes here anymore."

Darkness looked at her like she’d just given him the best present of his life. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"Maybe. Or maybe I’m trying to impress you."

He chuckled darkly, stepping closer. "You’ve succeeded."

Without waiting, she grabbed a flashlight from the backseat and began walking toward the narrow path. Darkness followed, his heart actually racing from excitement. The trees closed in around them. Their breath puffed white in the cold air.

The wind howled through the trees like warning whispers. When they reached the bridge, it creaked violently in the wind, the wooden planks swaying slightly, ropes aged and frozen.

Lilith turned back to him and offered her hand.

"You said you liked danger," she said, her eyes gleaming.

Darkness didn’t hesitate. He took her hand.

"Let’s dance with it," he winked.

"Even if there’s a ghost," Darkness suddenly said, his voice smooth and low, "they should be the ones scared of us... I’ve got the Queen of Hell beside me. If they try anything, I bet they’d beg to be exorcised." Darkness joked, the bridge creaking beneath them as they walked.

Lilith rolled her eyes. "Honestly, you’re the only ghost haunting me right now."

"Lucky you," he whispered, leaning closer so his breath brushed her cheek.

They were already halfway across the old suspension bridge, the ropes groaning softly as the wind picked up. Below, the frozen river sparkled with a dim, cold light but ahead, beyond the bridge, was where the true thrill waited.

Lilith turned off the flashlight. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"What are you doing?" he asked, his eyes gleaming in the dark.

"Testing your senses," she said coolly. "Didn’t you say danger excites you?"

"Oh, baby," he said, smirking, "you’re already doing a fantastic job."

She led him off the bridge, through the crooked trees, until they reached it, an old abandoned chapel buried deep in the woods. The stained glass was shattered, its door broken and half hanging, but strangely untouched by snow.

"This place has been sealed for years," Lilith whispered. "They say no one who entered ever came back out."

Darkness stepped closer to the doorway. "And you brought me here for a birthday date?"

Lilith tilted her head. "I brought you here because no one else would dare."

He turned to her, a fire lighting behind his gaze. "You really are the perfect woman."

He took her hand and slowly pulled her through the ruined door. Dust scattered as they stepped inside. Candles unlit lined what was once the altar. Symbols were carved into the wood, and broken pews sat abandoned.

"Let’s light it up," Lilith said, striking a match.

One by one, the candles flickered to life, painting their shadows across the stone walls.

Darkness stepped behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "This... might be my new favorite place."

She leaned her head back slightly against his shoulder. "You haven’t seen the rest."

The candle flames flickered unnaturally, even though there was no wind inside. Their glow stretched too far, casting elongated shadows that seemed to move on their own.

Darkness’s smile slowly began to fade.

His hand, which had just been casually resting on Lilith’s waist, stiffened. "Did you hear that?" he asked, his voice dropping into something quieter.

Lilith didn’t turn. "I heard it."

There was a sound soft, dragging like something being pulled across old wood. But it didn’t come from any one direction. It was as if the chapel itself exhaled.

The temperature dropped.

Lilith’s breath came out in a slow cloud of white mist, but her face remained calm, even as a low creaking echoed from above them.

Darkness turned his gaze upward. The ceiling rafters were rotting, sagging under invisible weight.

Then a rustle in the dark.

Darkness’s brows lowered. His usual cocky grin was completely gone now. "There’s someone here," he muttered.

"Not someone," Lilith whispered. "Something."

Darkness narrowed his eyes. "Lilith... I think that’s enough."

He tried to sound calm, but the stiffness in his voice gave him away. Just because his name was Darkness didn’t mean he was fearless, especially not when it came to ghosts and unknown things.

Lilith, who was standing slightly ahead, suddenly laughed and turned around, her eyes sparkling with mischief. She grabbed his hand playfully. "Just joking," she said, tugging him toward the chapel exit. "There’s nothing here. It’s not even your real surprise."

Her laughter echoed in the quiet space, ringing like a bell in the eerie silence.

"I just wanted to see the fear in your eyes." She grinned wickedly, completely amused.

But Darkness stopped.

His expression changed in a blink, his playful smirk was gone. He looked at her with a cold face, eyes narrowed. "You think that’s funny?"

Lilith raised an eyebrow. "A little bit."

He didn’t answer. His jaw tightened, and he looked back over his shoulder at the flickering candles. One flame snuffed out on its own.

Lilith noticed but didn’t say anything.

She just watched the sharp glint in his eyes as he turned back to her.

The joke was over now.