TW!! this chapter includes implied abuse and sexual themes

Angeldust closed the door to his dressing room and he sighed heavily as he collapsed down onto the couch that was in there. When he saw Odessa he was so scared for her, she was genuinely excited for this and she had no idea what to expect from someone like Valentino who was the devil in disguise, he was more evil than the king of Hell himself. He rolled onto his back as he stared up at the ceiling, just listening to the muffled voices of Odessa and Valentino. He just hoped that Valentino wouldn't like the poor girl. As he laid there and thought to himself about the whole situation he started to get ideas, ideas he didn't like at all but ones that could benefit himself. He could escape. He sat up and grinned a little to himself, pushing aside all guilt he felt. He could use Odessa to escape if Valentino liked her enough, she could become his favourite toy and Angel could just become a background actor. Sure, he wouldn't get paid as much but it'd all be worth it, anything would be worth it to get away from Valentino.

Angeldust stood up and walked over to the door to his dressing room and he opened it slightly. He was greeted by the moans of Odessa herself. She was being bent over the bed as the very hot Succubus named Marshall, or Marsh for short, fucked her. He had a good dick and Angel would know given he's fucked him for a porno before. The new girl was pretty good, he had to admit and he looked over at Valentino who seemed to agree with his thought process from the way he was grinning and watching the scene before him lustfully. He felt a little disgusted as he watched but he was grateful when Valeska appeared in front of him.

"What're you doing Angel?"

"Jesus fuck Valeska, y'can't just appear like that what the fuck.. Just come inside."

He stepped to the side and let the sheep demon inside before shutting the door. "Aren't you supposed to be Val's pet right now?" Angel said with a snicker as he folded his arms over his chest. Valeska glared at him as they puffed their chest out, trying to make himself look more confident. "Valentino has given me a break, he doesn't want to be disturbed right now so I don't have to be around at the moment and if anyone here is his pet then it's you, remember who's the one under contract," They snapped. They seemed satisfied as Angel looked off to the side, his expression darkening. "Care to tell me why you were spying on Odessa? Just sizing up your competition were you?" They teased.

Angel laughed as he shook his head. "I just wanted to see if she was doing good on her first day and she is," He said with a shrug. Valeska narrowed his eyes, staring at the pornstar with disbelief. "I don't believe you, what's really going on Angel," He said.

"I'm not telling you shit because I know you'll just report it to Valentino and you'll get me in deep shit."

"I won't, if it's anything to do with overthrowing him then count me in, I hate him as much as you do."

"I can't trust you on that Valeska," Angel stated simply. "You've ratted me out before so I can count on you to do it again." The assistant lowered their head as they sighed softly. Angel stared at them for a moment longer before he walked over to his dressing table and sat down at it. "What do you think of Odessa?" He asked. Valeska shrugged as they sat down on the couch in the dressing room. "She seems like a nice girl, she's going to get a job here, Valentino is already starting to obsess over her," They explained. Angel nodded and he felt terribly guilty for this but he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful upon hearing this, it means there was hope for him to escape. "Do you think one day we'll be able to escape?" He asked, looking at Valeska in the mirror. They looked down at their hands, pursing their lips. "We can only hope I suppose.." They murmured. The two sinners sat there in silence, thoughts racking their brains. The silence was broken by the muffled shout from Valentino and so the two could only assume the porno had finished. They both stood up, Valeska leaving first before he was followed by Angel. Angel lingered in the corner so Valentino wouldn't know he was there.

"Odessa darling! That performance was absolutely amazing!" Valentino said as he walked over to her, spreading his arms towards her. She smiled weakly Marshall moved away from her, pulling his underwear back on along with a robe one of the workers had handed to him. Odessa also put a robe on, tying it around her slender build. "Th-Thank you, I was just trying my best for you," She said with a smile. She really shouldn't have said that. Valentino chuckled and grinned devilishly. "Of course you were amor, but remember it's not just me you have to try hard for, it's also the people that will watch this," He purred out. Angel felt a tug in his stomach as Valentino mentioned that people would be seeing her porno but once again, he couldn't help but feel a sense of hope.

"So- so am I getting a job here if people will be seeing it..?"

"Yes! I just need to have a few words with Vox mamacita and then your porno should be on the air in a week or two."

A grin spread across Odessa's lips and Angel couldn't help but smile a little himself. There was hope for him. "Valeska!" Valentino snapped, making Odessa jump a little. "Go and find Vox for me, he's probably in his tower sulking or doing whatever he does with his free time." He waved him off as if Valeska was just a dog to command. The assistant nodded and they left the studio with a grim look on their face. "Do I need to sign a contract today or anything?" Odessa asked. Angel's eyes widened a little as he heard her say this. Does she not know that she would be signing her soul away? Valentino grinned a little and he said, "As much as I'd love to have a contract with you now I have to say no. We'll do a few more shoots and if they do well then you'll definitely have a contract amorcita." Odessa nodded and Angel knew what thoughts were running through her head. 'Do good for Val, I must so I can live in riches,' is probably what she was thinking and he knew this given he had thought those same thoughts himself. He was pulled out of his own head when Vox himself appeared in front of Valentino, basically cutting Odessa off from him who had stumbled backwards in fright anyways. "What do you want, Val?" Vox said with a huff.

"I want you to meet my newest employee! This is Odessa."

The TV overlord turned and looked her up and down, clearly judging her but he smiled anyway and shook her hand. "Odessa is it? It's a pleasure, I'm Vox, owner of Vox Industries," He said as if she didn't know this already from the amount of advertising he put out. "I'm assuming you just filmed?" He waved a hand at the robe that covered her body and she nodded. "Yes I did," She said. Vox turned to Valentino and asked, "Is it any good?"

"Oh it's more than good, it's a shame you don't watch my work, I'm sure I can find something good for you Vox."

"Val, focus, let's talk somewhere private.. We need to discuss if she'll do us any good, maybe she can get as good as Angeldust."

Valentino grinned evilly at the thought, clearly liking it. "Come on Vox dear, let's go chat somewhere else," He said as he strode off into a nearby room. Angeldust watched Odessa visibly relax before she went and sat down on a couch in the studio, wincing a little given she was probably a bit sore from filming. He walked over and said, "Don't worry, the pain will go away soon." She looked up at him and chuckled softly. "You're saying that as if I haven't fucked another guy before, that was tame compared to shit I've done with other sinners," She said. Angel chuckled as he sat down next to her.

"Well if you need anythin' for the pain just let me know."

"I will."

The two spider-demons sat there in silence for a little bit before Angel said, "I saw what you were doin' though, pretty good for your first time havin' sex on camera." Odessa smiled, looking up at him hopefully. Oh the poor girl. "Really? It's so fucking nerve wracking, I don't get how you do it! But I suppose I'll learn because from the looks of it Valentino really likes me," She said as she glanced over at the door to the room where Vox and Valentino were speaking. She looked back up at him and smiled softly. Why the fuck did she have to be so nice and not like the other bratty porn workers? It would make this so much harder for him to escape by using her. "Yeah I think he does.." Angel trailed off.

"Hey, do you have like.. Any beginners tips I suppose? I just- I really need this job, I'm living in a shithole and I am desperate to get out."

"Okay first off, I have a place ya can stay at if you're strugglin' to pay rent!"

"Wait shit really? Where is it?"

Angel nodded as he smiled at Odessa. "Yeah, it's this dingy hotel, the princess of Hell runs it with her girlfriend," He explained. "It's supposed to help sinners redeem themselves for heaven but honestly, it don't work... Don't tell her I said that if you go." She chuckled softly and nodded as she smiled back at him. "But anyways, I can get ya livin' there rent free while you start to make a name for yourself here," He told Odessa. "I live at the hotel as well so you wouldn't be alone by yourself." Her smile widened at the suggestion and he could tell that she was starting to trust him. He didn't understand why she was trusting him so quickly but then yet again Charlie was the same way.

"That sounds great! Maybe we can visit whenever you're free?"

Angel nodded, watching Odessa warmly. "Of course... Now for the beginners advice, just listen to Val, he's always right and you don't want to argue with him when you're new and without a contract so for the first few months just listen to him," He said. This was genuine advice, he didn't want her to lose this job since she probably needed the money. Odessa nodded at his words before asking, "What kind of stuff does Val get his employees to do? Is it very rough or similar to what I did today?" Here came the lies.

"Oh it's not too bad, it's mainly what you did today with the occasional gang bang, he usually talks to you about what he wants to do with your shoots and he doesn't overstep boundaries."

God he felt so guilty for lying but it was what needed to be done to get away from the awful overlord. "That's pretty good, he can be a bit creepy but he seems pretty nice," She said. Angel fought back a frown as he nodded, she really didn't know what a ride she was in for, the poor girl. Before they could say much else Valentino entered the room again with Vox following behind him with a cocky smirk on his TV screen face. "Odessa darling, I've talked with Vox here and he's agreed to air your porno tonight to see if the people will like it, I'll get Valeska to give you a call sometime tomorrow to tell you if it's any good," Valentino explained, leaning down a little so he could speak to her a bit easier. Angel watched as Odessa nodded eagerly, grinning happily. Despite the fact he wanted to get out of this situation as much as possible by using her, a little part of him did hope no one would really enjoy her porno just so she wouldn't become like him. "Great! I'll be looking forward to it, Val," She said before looking over at Vox and saying, "Thank you sir, I really appreciate you doing this for me."

"This isn't for you," The TV said blatantly. "This is for me and my company, I couldn't care less about you." Odessa frowned a little before nodding softly. "Right... Of course.." She murmured quietly. Vox chuckled a little before he teleported off somewhere that was unknown to all of them.

"Now that you've finished filming Odessa you're free to go, feel free to get changed in Angel's dressing room since you don't have your own yet," Valentino told her. She nodded and stood up and walked over to her discarded clothes. Angel watched her pick them up before she walked into his dressing room, softly shutting the door behind herself. He looked up at the overlord who was grinning down at him evilly. "I heard what you told her mi amor.. Why would you lie about such things?" He said with a chuckle. Angel's dual coloured eyes widened as he stared up at Valentino. "I- um.. I-I didn't want to scare her off since she's new a-and I don't want to make you upset Val," He explained quickly as he pulled his own robe tighter around his body. He snorted a little at his excuse before he reached down and grabbed his chin harshly, pulling him closer. "If you're even thinking about escaping me you'd better think twice amor.. I own you and if you even dare think about leaving me then I will destroy your life Angeldust," He hissed quietly so Odessa couldn't hear but he was still just as terrifying. "And I can do that because I gave you this life so be fucking grateful and do not disobey me." He let go of the pornstar who was nodding quickly at his words.

"I-I'm not going anywhere Valentino.."

"That's what I thought."

A door opened and Odessa stepped out of the dressing room fully dressed while she held the robe in her arms. "Where should I put this?" She asked. Valentino straightened up and smiled at her. "I'll take that from you mamacita," He said as he walked over to her. He took the robe from her and smiled innocently as if he hadn't just threatened to destroy Angeldust's life. "Now you go home and rest up that delicious body of yours, I'm sure your porno will do great," He told her as he leaned down and pressed a kiss to each of her cheeks. She smiled a little awkwardly, not knowing how to react to him. "Th-Thank you Val, I'll hopefully see you soon," She said.

"Of course you will, Valeska! Make sure she gets downstairs safely."

"Yes sir."

Valeska then motioned for Odessa to follow them and she did quickly. Angeldust watched them leave, feeling a weird mix of anxiety and hope. His anxiety only increased as Valentino said, "Go get ready for your next shoot baby."