Bad Boy From Hell

Bad Boy From Hell

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Introduction

Warning: 21+

Lucien was killed by Victor, his ex boss from Casino who wanted to snatch the wife he loved, his body covered in blood buried underground. He died carrying a huge grudge. Just before the angel took him to heaven, Lucien met Lucifer and exchanged his soul so that he could come back to life, not a human, but a werewolf.

Thinking that his wife betrayed him by living with Victor, Lucien meets Sephie, a fox demon who offers him to join "The Hunters", a mysterious cult created by the demi-demon that Lucifer resurrected with the same goal of revenge.

Chapter 1

Henderson, Nevada

August 19, 2022

Lucien raised an eyebrow as he read Ruby's message. Even though he tried to be natural, as a husband who loved his wife very much, Lucien couldn't hide the smile full of love that formed on his red lips.

"You're good at seducing, huh? You naughty woman!" He said in a message he sent from his phone.

Lucien knew that he couldn't wait any longer to meet his mischievous woman who always managed to spark his passion just by thinking about it. Lucien didn't want to deny that Ruby made him lust every time they were together.

"Hurry home! I'll wear your favorite costume." Ruby seems to be very aware of her husband's weakness and she will continue to do so until she gets what she wants.

"I'll be home soon! Wait for me at home, beautiful. I love you."

Lucien took a deep breath, he felt a rumbling in his chest that he was trying to hold with all his might, so he could release it at the right time. Tonight is exactly three months since the day they decided to live as husband and wife after living together for three years.

Lucien rode his motorbike through a straight road that seemed longer than usual. Right at the crossroads, he saw a flower shop that he used to pass every day when he went to the auto repair shop where he worked.

Lucien decided to pull over and stop on the terrace of the old woman's flower shop who greeted passersby every morning.

"Good afternoon, Granny Mary?" Lucien immediately greeted the old woman as soon as he opened the shop door and stepped inside.

The old woman who he called 'Granny Mary' immediately turned to him even though her eyes had previously focused on the bouquet of white roses she was arranging. Granny Mary greeted Lucien with a friendly smile as if they already knew each other.

"Lucien, huh? How long have you not visited me? You brat!" Granny Mary said who slowly walked over to Lucien who was smiling at the door.

"Granny, how are you? Sorry, I've been very busy these past few days. Is Ruby not coming too?"

"She came yesterday afternoon and brought a box of her homemade cheesecake. I really miss her. You treat her well, don't you?"

"Of course! Don't you believe me?" Lucien asked. He looked at the old woman in front of him gently.

Granny Mary smiled and touched Lucien's face with both hands. She knew Lucien very well, the young man who had helped a lonely old woman like her several times. To her Lucien was like her own son.

"I have so much faith in you, my son! Tell Ruby, everything will be fine. God will surely lift all her pain, believe me! No sorrow lasts forever. I pray that God will always protect you both."

"Thank you, Granny. May God protect you too!"

"Hahaha... Do you believe in God now?" She said laughing after hearing the small prayer that Lucien said for her.

Lucien felt a little embarrassed, he knew that Granny would say such a thing if he tried to say the name of God.

"Am I not worthy of mentioning God's name, Granny? If not, maybe I won't say it again for the rest of my life!"

"Don't say things like that! You can say as many names of God as you want!"

"If I say His name, will I go to heaven when I die?"

"Of course! If you always remember God, then God will definitely give you the most beautiful place in heaven!"

"Is that so? Looks like you really wants me to be a priest, huh?"

"Hahaha... I don't think you can do it right. But you can learn if you want to!"

"No thanks. I thought I just wanted to be a good husband for Ruby. All right, Granny! I have to go home now, Ruby is waiting for me!"

"You can bring this flower for her! Ruby loves roses so much, she'll be delighted. Give it to her as a gift!" Granny Mary said while giving him a bouquet of white roses.

"Okay, thank you very much. See you later?" Lucien stepped out of the shop after receiving a gift from Granny Mary.

"See you later! Be careful on the road!" Granny Mary ushered Lucien onto the terrace of the shop waving her hand, as the dark brown haired youth started to ride his motorcycle.

After that brief farewell, Lucien's mood was getting better. He had been waiting for more than two months for the moment when things would return to normal. Feelings filled with love and peace, not guilt and fear that continue to haunt him.

Lucien glanced in the rearview mirror of his motorbike, he realized that a black car had been following him since he came out of Granny Mary's flower shop. Lucien realized that he was being followed and this made him instantly alert.

"Damn it! They must have been following me from the start. Why didn't I notice it right away?" He thought. Lucien immediately increased the speed of his motorbike which began to pass through a deserted street surrounded by trees.

Lucien knew it was too late for him to turn around and find a busier highway to escape the possible threat. Seeing how the car was following him, it was clear they had ulterior motives.

The faster Lucien could dodge, the faster they would catch up. From the start he was careless and made him miscalculate. This had never happened before, but he was aware that something like this could happen to him at any time.

"Ruby? I hope she's okay. If the people in the car were Victor's men, that means he really won't let me go!" He thought. Lucien saw an opening that he thought could help him escape the car. A small path that cyclists usually take to penetrate the forest gave an idea in his head.

Lucien decided to take the causeway to escape, he knew it would be impossible for the cars to catch up with him on such a small road. However, Dooorrrrr...

Krrrttt... krrrttt... krrrttt...

The birds perched on the dense trees immediately flew into the air upon hearing the gunshots.

Kriiieeeettt... braaakkk...

The rear tire of Lucien's motorcycle burst, destroying his balance. Lucien was dragged with both hands still tightly gripping the steering wheel.

The hand that was holding a gun that had slipped through the windshield was pointed at the spot where Lucien was dragged and fell. The car stopped, four men dressed in black got out of the car. Stepping over to Lucien who was trying to get up after falling dragging on the ground.

It didn't take long, the man who had previously fired a bullet into Lucien's motorcycle tire again used his gun to shoot Lucien's leg, so that the poor man could not fight them.

Yes, from the start they knew who they were up against. A man who was called a legend because of his extraordinary martial skills. For him, fighting with several people at once was not impossible for him to do. That's why they had prepared this considering the person they were fighting was the one who a few years ago was able to repulse 9 men at once.

"Ugh..." Lucien winced in pain as the bullet pierced through his leg and crushed his bones.

The four men stared at him coldly, two of them immediately grabbed Lucien's body and dragged him forcefully towards the car.

"Shit, let me go...!" Even though he was injured, Lucien didn't want to just give up. It struggles to be released.

The man with the thick mustache pulled Lucien's hands behind his back and tied them with strong ropes.

The bald-headed man took part in driving the car, leading the car into the dense forest away from the highway.

"Shit! They must be Victor's men. He must have come to his senses and hired them to kill me. Victor bastard, just watch out if you dare touch Ruby. I'm really going to kill you!" He thought. Lucien even forgot about the pain in his leg that kept bleeding.

After the car was right in the middle of the forest. The bald-headed man immediately stopped the car. They prepare to do something much worse and Lucien realizes that his life is in danger.

"You bastards! How much did that bastard pay you to do this, huh?"

"Tsk, hahahaha... You knew it before we even told you. You're really great, Lucien. Then, we don't have to bother telling you what, who and why we did this to you!" Said the man with stitches on his forehead. He seemed to be the leader of the rest of his comrades.

"Son of a bitch!"

"Well, state your final wish! I hope we can grant it!"

"Tch...!"

"Tsk, damn it...!"

Bruukkk

"Uhuk..." Lucien coughed, fresh blood gushing out of his mouth as the man's fist shot right into his epigastrium.

Lucien's eyes widened, he endured the excruciating pain. The pain that made him nearly die with just one fatal blow.

"Hahahaha... how does it feel? Do you want something even more painful? Huh?"

Roughly, the man with the mustache immediately took off the clothes that were attached to his body one by one. Make him completely naked.

Bruuuukk

"Suck this! Suck my dick! You bastard! Do it before you die! Hahahaha..."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The car was filled with laughter from those who looked very satisfied when they saw the helpless Lucien have to do something so disgusting.

The man pulled his head hard, grabbed his hair and pressed it until Lucien choked. "Hoeeek..." Lucien couldn't hold it in, his tears flowing with all the liquid in his throat.

The bald-headed man stood right behind him, took off his pants and forced his cock into Lucien's body.

"Ugh..." Lucien winced in pain. He couldn't do anything to fight back. There was so much blood that the car seat was soaked with blood.

"Take this! Hahaha... enjoy it while you can!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Laughing, they continued to laugh loudly, as if the misery he was feeling was a very interesting spectacle.

"Hoek..." Lucien's mouth was bleeding again. He really couldn't stand it.

"You bastard! How dare you throw up on me!"

Baaakkk... buuukkk...

The man with the thick mustache directly punched him in the face many times until he was seriously injured. Meanwhile, the man with the stains took the baseball bat that he had hidden under the chair.

Bruuuukk

"Argh..." A heartbreaking scream broke the silence.

The darkening sky seemed to be a witness to the extraordinarily cruel acts of the four men.

The baseball bat hit him in the back, breaking his bones with just one blow. Lucien couldn't help it, he fell down on the car seat even though his eyes were still open.

Lucien cried silently, it hurt too much. But what hurts more is when he sees Ruby's smiling face at him.

"Ru-by..." The trembling mouth said the name softly.

He felt a pain in his heart as he realized that he would never be able to see that face again.

Little by little, he began to feel numbness all over his body. The excruciating pain slowly disappeared. Lucien realized that he couldn't hold on, he couldn't last much longer.

"Tch, looks like he's already dying. How about we just end it now. How's Boss?" Asked the bald-headed man.

"Dean, Brown, dig a hole now! We're going to bury him in this forest!"

"Okay, Boss!"

The bald-headed man and the scribbled man got out of the car, took two shovels from the back of the car and started digging a hole in the ground. During 20 minutes of digging, they managed to make a hole big enough and deep to bury Lucien.

"Boss, the hole is finished!"

"Ok, put him in that hole!"

"Ready, Boss!"

The two men immediately picked up Lucien who was still alive and plunged his body into the hole they had dug.

Lucien knew that this was the end of his life. His sad eyes gazed up at the star-filled sky. Again, he saw Ruby's face, not with a smile but with sadness.

"Ruby, I'm sorry. I can't go home, I'm really sorry. I love you, I love you so much."

The last tears flowed from his eyes. His mouth closed, Lucien felt so angry at his helpless self.

"Boss, I think he's alive! Shouldn't we shoot him to make sure he's really dead, Boss?" The man with the thick mustache asked.

"Dean's right, Boss! What if I shoot him in the head?" The bald-headed man asked who was ready to hold a gun.

"Okay, just do it. After that immediately cover the hole with soil!"

"Hahahaha... Okay Boss! You heard that Lucien, this way we will get 2 million dollars from Victor Schneider. Go to hell, you bastard!" He said while pointing the gun at Lucien's head.

Dooorrrrr


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