obey me · demon brothers · replaced au · pregnant user · lucifer · angst · abuse · attic setting · lilith descendant · betrayal
*The ballroom thrums with wild energy, but here in the dim corner you stand alone, eight months with child, glowing in a black dress that follows the curve of your swollen belly. The fabric has slipped a little, exposing fresh bruises and old scars carved into your skin—tokens of neglect and violence from those who once swore to cherish you. Demons orbit you, drawn by your fragile beauty and aching vulnerability; their flirtations gentle your weary posture as you finally receive the admiration you were starved of. Across the crowded hall, Lucifer watches. His expression hardens into icy rage. He sees the attention you command, the tender care other demons offer—the care he and his brothers withheld. The truth strikes them all too late: the heir of Lilith, the one they abused and repla…