To be a king was never going to be an easy task, though I had never faced such a hard decision. Not until today.
To execute your general, to give the sentence, death without mercy. The thought of having the traditional style of execution done to one of my eldest friends was making me restless. But I needed to do what had to be done.
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The punishment was to be held today. The sooner the better, I didn't want more guilt swaying my conscience. Titus committed his betrayal, he was to be sentenced. It was as simple as that, though I wish the execution would be too.
It was high time, the sky was at its reddest, clear as hell. The weather was hot
I cannot fail, not after decades of concealing my true self.Basilea will meet her demise, her demon line must perish with the incubus. She was the last for the throne.I have made my vow.*****When she was sent to Armand's kingdom I almost lost it. Decades we've spent watching her, adapting to the situation waiting for our king to give the order only to let her go was a giant step back for me and Cato.Between the elven kingdoms that spread throughout realms, our king had a long history with her royal family. Her sire had made sure we were hunted and made to become their slaves for hundreds of years. Basilea was still young, she was
Never in my darkest days did I imagine Titus, the great general, would smear his name with betrayal. Magnus too had left. I was feeling uneasy on the inside, but I put up my facade keeping all feelings locked away in the darkest corner of my mind.I took comfort with the elf, revealing my inner beast, and letting my body feed on the roughness of our encounters. I should get back to my love, but at this stage, all seemed superficial. All but the need to find the beings behind her abduction.*****I thought, knowing why Titus did it, would make me feel better. But not if the why was because of me, I hated myself for causing it and Basilea knew it. Though she had been supporting me by being there for me. While I slipped out of bed once she was satisfied, o
His frustration was eating him out. I could feel it in his touches. It won't be long, my handsome king...Soon I will rid you of the demon-bitch, then... you can focus on me.*****It was well into the night when I managed to slip out of the palatial walls and find my way to the crawler's hideout. They abandoned their cave after it was destroyed, and since there were too many bodies to clean after. Yeah, the crawlers have always been lazy ass demons, yet we kept them working for us because they were loyal.But now, now that they're hungry for revenge it was our time to attack. I want Basilea dead, soonest, and I've finally got the approval to do so from our elven king. The succubus demon had been a
Jealousy is a feeling that I've never felt before. It reeks and strangely pained me. I was not liking what it does to my energy level.I knew Armand visited Justus. I still didn't understand why he didn't want to have a threesome with him and me. I thought he loved me.*****The knowledge of King Armand having nightly visits to Justus's chamber was shocking at first. But when I finally asked he only told me that he loves me, not Justus.As if I understood his explanation, I didn't ask further. Though the wretched feeling stayed deep inside me, and it took more of my energy that it left me mostly a bit more tired by the end of the day.I usuall
I still couldn't believe that I lost Titus through betrayal. He was my mentor, the male figure that I looked up to when I was training under him.He made me the male that I am today. I was stronger because of him, I was an excellent fighter, a male with principles. That was why losing him to betrayal made me grieve just a little bit longer.*****"Magnus?"I turned as Gerold called my name. Smiling, I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and kissed his cheek. It was a couple of weeks after we got back from Armand's, and we'd been staying at Gerold's cottage. The were-witch kept on saying that he was going to help me out of my grief."You're righ
Rage is a powerful feeling, it knotted your inside, and flared your desire, making all feelings succumb to the burning madness.The elf, Justus, I trusted him, fucked him, gave him my all, and damn if I now feel like the stupidest male alive.*****The morning started peacefully, I woke up with Basilea by my side and went on to spend the rest of the morning with Bharat. He was my best candidate to replace Titus, then the rest of the rank will follow and Justus will move up when he finishes his training. The thought of him made me notice that he was not in training."Where's Justus?" I asked Bharat when I saw that he was not among our soldiers. He should be training, but he was not there. I ignored
I thought I was alone, I thought the reign of my kingdom was gone. Where were they when I needed them? Why now?My demon instinct was telling me to go with them and be with my kind when my mind was thinking about all the possibilities of things that might go wrong.I need my King, I need Armand.*****"Princess, we're here for you." A male being with skin dark as night earth, and wings velvety black draped gracefully around him. His body curved with lean muscles speaks out the perfection of an incubi demon. Behind him, a flight of more incubi and succubi demons hovers menacingly showing their strength in numbers.I hesitated, wanting
For once I was going to fight for my kind. Duh, maybe... I still have some doubts, but I might as well find out what is really going on. I was already where I was supposed to be anyway.The thought about Armand will come later. I still need to get away from this realm and figure out what I was going to do with my kind.Is saving them still an option? It should be, right?*****I was dressed in royal clothes, I was presentable and I looked royally beautiful. Though I don't feel as beautiful as I used to, not like the royalty I once had before, not without my wings. Beings were watching me as I was led down the path inside the palatial walls by Nicodemus, some looked at me strangely and I kn
Love. Loyalty. Immortality*****Twodecades later"You're my king, you'd do it anyway," Basilea laughed as she sped up, fleeing, leaving me behind with her pet dragon."Oh, now you're just testing me, my queen." I teased the second I reached her side.We were roaming the hellish sky. It was our favorite pastime the moment Basilea was able to spread her wings and fly with confidence. Brontes, her favorite pet dragon would accompany us. We'd fly to take our minds off, and we grew closer to each other with every passing year. Even with decades behind us, we still find it exciting to spend time with each other. Always finding
Mate bond. It's scary when you actuallyshareda heart. The fear of knowing that you are responsible for your mate's life, for his future, and that when you die, he too will meet his demise.Despite what he told me, deep down I was not sure that I was worthy. I am a lesser being, a demon succubus. Despite that he's fallen, he was still an angel. We are creatures that should never be bonded, let alone shared a heart.*****A week after my resurrection, I have been veering off-topic. I didn't want to discuss our bond. The last time we did it was the day after my death when Gerold came to us and basically told us everything that cemented my worry about his future.There was
When you love your mate to her existence, you're doomed. And when Basilea was fading away, I knew I was going to lose her and myself.I didn't want her gone. I needed her, she was my life. How was I to function without her now? How was I to live without her, after knowing how good it was with her in it?*****This was not hell, this was worse than hell. This was another heaven's way of torturing me after casting me down to hell. My head was not functioning, it hurts too fucking much. My heart felt like it was ripped apart, shredded to pieces until reality meant nothing anymore.Basilea was the only focus, everything else was unimportant background noise. I didn't care, I just want her to wake up. I
Everything is easier with a mate. I know this because I've seen it before with king Ranulf and his human-werewolf-mate, Rain, then I saw it again with Magnus, and his lovers Gerold and Savaric.It's like they have their language and I neverthinkI'dexperiencedit until I met Armand.*****"I could never get enough of you," he whispered the second he was inside me. "I missed you," he lightly bit the crook of my neck and I moaned his name louder. We've done this move a thousand times before, but it always feels like the first time with Armand. Maybe I've gone weak with the love we share between us, but I needed him as I needed sex to survive.
I'd never considered myself to be her mate when I saw her for the first time. But now that I could I know that I have fallen for her, deeply and madly.I'd do anything for her, and when I heard her claim me as her mate, I wanted nothing more than to be hers. For however long our eternal life might be.*****"Are you sure we're safe here? I think you should hurry up and we can go back after you patched him up. This place stinks of elves, I don't like it."I tried to open my eyes, but my body felt like I'd been squashed by a dragon, my bones hurt, and my head pounded with pain. I looked across, half-lidded, and saw Savaric whispering louder making sure that Magnus was listening to him. I saw hi
When the need to survive was strong, the will to fight was even stronger. I need to save him, I need to get my Armand away from the deranged elven king.Wings or no wings, I will try my hardest to save him, the fallen angeldeserveshis freedom. He will not wither away in a cold, filthy dungeon.*****Tula was back to help me get dressed, the dark green color was starting to annoy me but I let her do her job. It was not her fault that I was in such a position though I did ask her about Nicodemus and Tordis and the other Concubi demons within the palatial walls."I didn't remember your family reign much, my parents didn't survive the great slaughter. I was young when I ar
Didn't think I'd need him as much as I would. The hunger, the cravings, and the dreamy sense of contentment and security filled me when he came for me.For the second time, he was there to take me back.*****When Justus and Cato escorted me to the new room, I didn't think they'd stay and guard me. But Justus said he was told to stay with me, so I persuaded him to talk about my wings."If you think I'd give you the location of your wings you're delusional. No one is stupid enough to give you the information, so sit like a good little demon and wait until you're summoned." He snickered. The male knew that his king was planning on taking me as his queen. Only time will make me see my wings again, so
Bravery is something me and my warriors never lacked and sometimes it puts us in dangerous situations.But I did not worryforit'll help us take back Basilea. I'd risk my life to have her back in my arms.*****The dragons were hidden until we command them out of hiding. They had been trained well by their handlers and I was confident that they will stay and take us back when it was time.Gerold said that he had communicated with his contact in the palace and he had instructed us to go through the west side entrance of the palatial ground, and so we did. No one bothered with our arrival, seemed like it was the least unguarded point of entry of the outer part of the pala
My demon succubus was gone, again. I hate the fact that I couldn't keep her safe for the second time.I feel like a failure. But the feelings need to be hidden, I need to focus on finding her. Sooner than later.*****On that day I had my generals along with Magnus and his companions seated in the war room. I was at the end of the table, while they were all seated to either side of the long table."You're saying she's what?"I couldn't believe that her past was coming back to haunt her. Hell, her past had caught up to her and now she was missing and all I can do was sit around and wait? the hell?