Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse
Chapter 215: Defusing A Bomb

Chapter 215: Defusing A Bomb

Pushing out his wings, Chang Xuefeng leaped over the floor and landed right in front of Hattie. Dropping to his knees, his wings out to give them some semblance of privacy, he studied her face.

Something was wrong, and it had nothing to do with the Judge or the men they had brought into her home. Putting his hand on her shoulders, he gently shook her until she was paying attention to him.

"Where is your lollypop?" he asked, his voice soothing even as his wings flared out in agitation.

Holding up her right hand, Hattie showed him the banana flavored sucker. Good. That was her favorite. "Put it in your mouth," he instructed, and like a little puppet, she obeyed him.

"What were you doing before we came home?" he continued, studying her face and eyes. It was her eyes that gave her away. They seemed to be swirling with anxiety and sadness to the point where even the fucking house was reacting to her emotions.

"Napping," she replied with a nod as she sucked on the lollypop.

"Such a good girl," he praised as saw her shoulders drop at his words. "Napping is good. You go back to napping and Pride will come get you when it is time for dinner, or do you want the puppy?"

He had no idea if Hattie knew Tank was the hellhound in her current state of mind, but he figured it wouldn’t hurt. However, when she just shrugged her shoulders, he kissed her forehead.

"I don’t want to nap," she finally admitted. "I had a bad dream, and now I’m scared it’s going to come true."

"What did you dream about, Sweetness?" asked Chang Xuefeng.

"I dreamed about my Père and Stepbrothers. They found out I had my own house, and they came to burn it down."

Chang Xuefeng wasn’t too sure what she was talking about, but when Pride and Gluttony growled low behind him, he let it go. He would get his answers from the Sins.

"But you know that can’t happen," purred Chang Xuefeng. "Your Père and stepbrothers can’t touch you. You are safe here."

"I thought I was safe before, and then I was taken. And then I thought I was safe, and then I was killed and fed to zombies. Then, I thought I was safe and ended up fighting in the pits. Then I thought I was safe and found Maman. Then I thought I was safe and ended up with an envy demon who wanted to feed me to her son. Then I thought I was safe, but then Bishop didn’t like me. What happens if I think I am safe this time around and something bad happens again?"

Her question broke Chang Xuefeng’s heart, but she didn’t need his sympathy right now... she needed reassurance. "Who am I?" he demanded, shaking her just enough to bring her eyes back to his. "Who am I?"

"The Angel of Death," she replied, her eyes big as she sucked on her lollypop.

"That’s right. And who is Dante?" he demanded. "Who is inside Dante?"

"The First Sin of Pride," she answered.

"That’s right. And who is inside of Beau?"

"The Sixth Sin of Gluttony. But he isn’t mine. Only Pride is mine. I have his crystal."

Chang Xuefeng didn’t quite understand what she was saying, but once again, he filed that part in the back of his head for another time.

"And who is in the moat?"

"Tink."

"So, if your Père did try to get into your home, he would have to get past Tink, then the house itself, and even if he managed to get inside the house, he needs to deal with the Angel of Death and two of the seven deadly sins. You have nothing to worry about."

"But I had all of you before, and I still ended up hurt."

"Not on my watch," Chang Xuefeng promised her. "I will protect you even if I have to kill every last being in the world; you will be safe."

"That seems like a lot," she murmured softly to herself. "Maybe just kill Père and the step stains?"

"I can do that. But only if you are good and go back upstairs and get some sleep, okay?" said Chang Xuefeng softly, still feeling like he was on a tightrope wire that was about to snap. "And you can take the puppy if you want. Do you want to nap with the puppy?"

Silently, Hattie nodded her head and pulled out a stuffed teddy bear. "Teddy and I will nap with the puppy," she announced a slight smile on her face.

"Alright, little Lamb," rumbled Tank as he picked her up and placed her on his arm. "Let’s go take a nap. I’m tired. Dante was so cranky; you should hear what he was complaining about."

Ever so carefully, Tank walked up the stairs, his attention never leaving Hattie for a second.

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"What just happened?" asked the Judge as he watched the enforcer walking up the stairs with a little girl. "I don’t understand."

"What you need to know is that he just saved your life," snarled Dante. "You couldn’t fucking keep your mouth shut long enough to make her happy? Was where you slept that big of a deal?"

"Is she your daughter?" asked Reaper, taking the attention away from the Judge and back to himself. His legs were shaking a bit like he had just been in front of a bomb and didn’t know how to effectively defuse it.

"No," snapped Beau, his face serious. "She is our woman."

"Fucking pedophile," snarled one of the men at the back. The sound of several guns cocking made Chang Xuefeng unexpectedly happy. However, he had a few things to settle before dinner could be served and Hattie could get a good sleep.

"You said that you obey the Devil," he stated, turning back to the Judge. "Then next fucking time, you obey. It really isn’t that hard."

"You have wings," announced the Judge like he was just noticing them. "Why do you have wings?"

"Because I am the fucking Grim Reaper," snarled Chang Xuefeng, shooting Reaper a look. "And she is the Devil herself."