Book 2

Chapter 3 – Let Me Stay

PATREA.

“Let me stay with you and be a part of your daily routine for three weeks – which means I will live in your house and stay in your bedroom.”

My eyes widened before a soft chuckle escaped my lips. “Is this some kind of joke?”

“I don’t joke, Patrea.”

The seriousness on his face immediately wiped the smile off my face. “You’re serious.”

“I don’t make deals as some kind of joke.” He looked annoyed.

“I’m not sure why you think this will work. I just got off from the underworld. For the last six months, I’ve been trying my best not to think of that part of my life, but I wasn’t succeeding.

Everywhere I turn, it reminds me of that place. Even plants remind me of that place. I always compare.” I couldn’t stop blabbing. “There are no plants as green as these in the underworld. And it’s colder here, the sounds are from cars, and not fireballs being thrown at each other… and the creatures here appear to be less frightening. I can’t stop seeing the difference.”

“Enough…” Lucius held both my forearms before his gaze locked with mine, and I knew I shouldn’t be seeing anything in those black eyes of his, but I saw the disappointment in them.

Why was he disappointed? Because I didn’t agree with his terms. Or because I talked too much.

“Regardless if you see me or not, everything still reminds you of the underworld. So what difference does it make if I stay with you?”

“Why are you doing this?”

“I want to fuck you.” He said almost immediately. “Wow! That’s…” I swallowed before I tugged my arms away from his hold and continued speaking. “… a little too blunt.”

“Do you expect a demon to sugarcoat his words?”

“No. But the last aggressive proposal I got was somehow similar to that. And it didn’t end well.”

So, he told you he wanted to fuck you?”

I should be pissed off with this. He was opening a wound, but instead, I kept answering him. “No. He said he would abuse my body in a way that no other man…”

“Ssshh… You don’t need to…”

“I want to talk about it!” I snapped at him. “I want to complain to someone about it. I want to get angry and scream. I have had all these pent-up emotions for the last three decades, and I can’t tell Althea or Lucy. I don’t want their pity…”

“And we will talk about it. You can tell me everything. I’m sure you can never get pity from me.”

I was sure he would laugh off my miseries, but maybe it would be better that way – someone seeing it as a fun experience that took pity on me.

“So, three weeks?” He added.

I didn’t agree

at me too, just don’t fry my brain as you did with Guillermo.” He chuckled, but I saw his eyes glinting under the moonlight. He

a demon be this laid-back? “You don’t need to decide on it now.

when can I

should

from my lips. This demon was being too generous with

you up to something?” I anchored my hands

here in front of you, negotiating as if I don’t hold any power in me to do whatever I want. We both know I can do

I shrugged my shoulders and began walking with him catching up on

immediately pulled him back as we were crossing a big window, and it would not show his reflection.

along with me. He almost slammed his body onto mine, but he was able to press his palm on the wall just above my head, creating a small distance

ask. There’s no need to be this aggressive.” He spoke in a

my throat as I slid past him and began walking when I saw that no one else was around.

pack is a half-demon? I’m

has a reflection. We don’t want to scare

He replied curtly as

trying to avoid was the same place he was telling me about, giving me a glimpse of the changes

was he

they can lie. Right. He probably wanted to lure me to

to believe he was far from his father. Maybe having Lucy gave him a

Impossible. Whatever.

fine, except at night.” I let out a sigh as we crossed a pedestrian lane. He asked me how I was coping with human life, and I was so lost in the memory of the nightmares that I didn’t even check if a car was passing by, and it was too late when the sound of a honking car woke me

Blinding lights.

Shit!

off guard, I would have done something using the spirits, but I was too stunned and lost, and just when I already believed it was the end of me, I felt my body being sucked into limbo, and

swerving car that almost hit us going in the opposite direction. He probably tried to avoid us

power surrounded

the man driving came out crawling

“We should help him.”

dying soul in here. We need to go.” His hand coiled around my upper arm as he pulled

call someone and he looked like he was talking normally, I didn’t hesitate anymore and let

was around. No one witnessed that, right?” I

soul within a hundred meters of

demons saved lives

tainted. If he dies, I won’t gain anything from him. Except for additional torture for you if you thought you caused his death when in reality, he should have

you know human

here and there – in the Fae kingdoms, the underwater kingdom

Kingdown did

continued to walk deeper into the dark alley. I was not even sure he knew

the most?” I wouldn’t deny that I was enjoying asking him. He seemed to

“The moon.”

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