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~AspenWe return to the same area first thing in the morning.The same internal tugging feeling has me leading Kastriv through the forest. The difficult terrain has it taking a while, but Kastriv insists it's part of the test for me to lead him there."Can you sense it?" he asks after a while of walking.I wipe sweat from my brow, squinting to look through the trees. "It's around here."It feels like I'm being drawn to something, that there is a tether between it and myself, that is pulling taut with each step I take in the right direction."I go where you go, Aspen," Kastriv says from behind me."Do you really not know where it is? Or are you testing me?" I question, looking over my shoulder, giving him my best accusatory stare. He's told me he's testing me, but how much of this is really necessary?"Genuinely, I don't know exactly where the site is. I just have a general idea," he tells me.He hasn't made any comments that I've been heading in the wrong direction, so I continue."Gre
last updateLast Updated : 2022-05-19
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~AspenKastriv helped me tend to Kaia wounds, before allowing her to rest upstairs while we came down to talk.I barely get to sit down before Kastriv starts speaking. "You can't go back.""I don't want to make this difficult for everyone...What if he seriously pursues this?" I question.Would Oliver kill me? Absolutely, and he would get away with it as well, once he exposed me for being a Demon.Or worse, he could hurt Kaia again...Kastriv settles into the couch next to me. "He likely will, but that doesn't mean you can go back to him. He was abusive.""I don't want to go back. But what about Kaia?" I sigh, trying to press down the fear rolling around my stomach, although it's impossible. I have to face this, not run away."I'll protect her," Kastriv assures me. "Just like I'll protect you."I turn toward him, feeling the power flowing off him, a consequence of his risking anger. How many spirits are around us now, whispering in his ear? I wonder how they feel about me, if they are t
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~AspenAs if he can sense me, his eyes draw up, pinning me through the window.I freeze, unsure of what to do.Slowly, his lips turn up into a cruel, dark smile.There is nothing for me to do. I can't run, I can't hide...But I can face him.Stalking to the door, I snap the lock off, opening it a crack. With purposeful steps, Keo comes toward the door, stopping on the short wooden porch."It's you..." I whisper, clutching the door tightly.He's far more striking in person than I could have ever imagined. His eyes are so green, so absolutely pure they knock my resolve back a bit.But it is quickly reconstructed, as I consider how terrifying he is. A true, almost pure Demon is a sight to behold, and it's clear by how he holds himself, he knows it."Of course it's me, who else would come into the middle of nowhere, where you just happen to be?" he says, that smile telling me more than just blatant amusement.He is not to be trusted."What do you want, Keo?" I question. My voice wavers, bu
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~Aspen"I can't believe Kastriv is being so nice. I never expected that from a Noble," Kaia says.I stare down at her arm, winding a bandage around it slowly. I've dressed many wounds before, although never on someone else.Seeing the gruesome graze Kaia now sports from being pushed down by Oliver makes my stomach churn.He did this to her because of me..."It's because he wants me to do this job for him. Don't confuse it with anything else," I mumble distractedly."Consider me confused then, because I don't think that's his single motivation."Sighing through my nose, I raise my gaze tentatively. "Don't say it..."It's the last thing I need to hear. The more Kaia talks about it, the more she encourages my own thoughts, which have a tendency to sabotage me."What? I think he may feel bad that you've been abused all this time. But I'm sure he wanted to do more than just save you," Kaia muses, wincing as I accidently press upon a tender area on her arm."He may have wanted to save me, b
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~AspenI linger near the doorway, watching Kastriv ready for bed.He gave me time to change, and then I did, and now, I'm scared to step past the threshold of the room, knowing once I do, there will be no going back.He's far calmer than me, adjusting the pillow quietly.Am I really about to sleep next to him in bed?"I should warn you, I haven't slept with another man in...well, ever," I admit quietly, rubbing the back of my neck.Kastriv turns, brows furrowed as he looks over me, as if he's startled by my words.My skin flushes with heat as I realise what I just said."I mean, I've slept with a man, like had sex...With Oliver, a few times in the beginning," I ramble, unsure of why I'm even admitting this to him.His eyes narrow slightly."I'm sorry. What I meant is that I've never slept next to another man before," I finally amend, breathing in deeply and holding it, concentrating on the burn in my lungs rather than Kastriv's pressing gaze.He takes his time answering, before he sof
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~AspenIt's strange, looking at those golden eyes, knowing he just tried to kill me.Ellard once was my escape. The thought of being with a Noble was exciting, fun, and I dreamt of him taking me away from my life, from my abusive relationship.And most nights, that thought kept me company. Especially when he would visit for political talks with Oliver.But never once, back then, would I have thought he was capable of killing..."I'm sorry, Aspen," he breathes, getting to his feet as I stumble back, still clutching his knife. He looks frantic, that he has been caught before he could successfully snuff me out.I brandish the knife in front of me, as he takes a cautious step at me. "Please...please don't."I may have the upper hand with his weapon, but I'm still in danger of being overpowered by him. His magic allows him to touch certain items and have subsequent visions, but he still towers over me with his large stature.If I need to, I will kill him, though.My mouth opens to speak, b
last updateLast Updated : 2022-06-04
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~AspenI stare up at the ceiling, silently cursing myself.No matter how long I lay in bed, I can’t get the thought out of my head.What if Kastriv is my mate?It’s such a selfish thought to be having. What would the chances be that we were? Almost nothing, and yet I lay here acting as if tomorrow I’m going to be revealing a life changing bond between Kastriv and so.I sigh through my nose. There’s no chance I’m going to sleep tonight. I’m going to have to speak to Kastriv.He seemed to notice my discomfort with Kaia’s conversation, so offered to sleep on the couch last night. I told him he didn’t need to do such a thing, but he insisted.Wrapping a robe around myself, I wander to the door, peeking out through the gap.The deep glow from the fireplace alights Kastriv’s body, sprawled out over the couch with a blanket far too small for his tall form laid over him.I clear my throat, checking to see if he's sleeping. I hope he is, to save myself some embarrassment.He flinches, leaning
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~Aspen"Keep your voice down."I look over my shoulder, back toward the cabin. At any moment, Kastriv could hear, and I doubt he would be very happy with my plan."Is there a change of heart, or did you call me here to insult me some more?" Keo tilts his head, the amused glint to his eyes bothering me already.I better not be making a mistake."I fear Kastriv is using me to find Demon's so he can kill them," I whisper.If Keo thinks that I distrust Kastriv, he will be more willing to divulge his secrets to me. It feels wrong to slander Kastriv's name, especially now that he is my mate, but I know I have to do it.Keo's eyes narrow. "How certain are you?""I'm not. It's just a feeling."His expression sobers, as he considers my claim. I stand stiffly, worried he's going to see through my lie and kill me on the spot. He seems so volatile and impossible to predict."Enough for you to call me, when you obviously don't trust me.""You're like me...I've spent my entire life hiding who I am.
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~AspenThe effects of whatever Keo injected me with still linger as my eyes flicker open.Groaning lowly, I turn my head. Keo knocked me unconscious, and now, I'm lying on a couch, looking out over a city.I'm not sure if it's the drugs, or my lack of knowledge about these lands, but it takes me a moment to realise where I am. Territory Twelve, which is mostly just a large, practically never ending city."What are you going to do with her?" I hear from the other side of the couch.It's an unfamilar female voice speaking. I stay rigidly still, wanting to hear more, to find out why Keo brought me here of all places."I could take her to the Haven, but I'm concerned her mate will find it," I hear Keo mutter irritably.Haven? Is that where he is keeping all the Demon's? It makes sense that he wouldn't bring me to them right away, considering how vigorous about trying to protect them.I'm not including in that just yet."Kill him," the female voice says casually."Trust me, there is nothin
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~AspenKeo knows how to keep his word.I thought he may have kept me for an extra day, but I've been in this small apartment in Territory Twelve for a couple days now.And I haven't heard anything from Kastriv. No doubt he's panicking, but I doubt he will find me until Keo wants him too.Which at this point, I'm convinced will be never."Focus," Keo murmurs.I sigh. "I am focusing.""No you're not.""Maybe if you shut up, I could," I snap.I know I probably should be scared of Keo. Yet over these past days of being near him so much, he's been strangely hospitable, even if he's annoying most of the time.But he's been helping me tune into my magic. I haven't complained once about that.I'm meant to be trying to connect to different places across the land. It's been draining, but at points, I actually feel as though I'm close to making a genuine connection to another place.Why that's valuable, I'm not sure. Keo hasn't told me yet.I can feel Keo's grin, even though my eyes are closed.
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