Pyrian POV
My eyes fly open. Another dream. Except this time I was hurting her. My inner demon rejoiced at the memory but I merely scowled.
I did not want to hurt her. She was pure. And I was interested in her. Even though I have no reason to be. She was a human, and I a demon. Nothing more, nothing less. I owned her, or I did own her. I look over and smile slightly at her sleeping frame on the bed. She fell asleep quite quick. Her breathing had slowed and she settled in for the night. I was stupid to do what I did, I should have waited. I'll just scare her completely so she will leave. Even though I wanted her too, where would she go? Not to mention the disgusting males in the world.
I look over to my left at the window full of sunlight. Most days, as the king, people were too scared to do anything out of hand.
Rumors often had advantages as long as you poked them long enough. I moved so my body was on hers. She has to go away. I can not have distractions. I let my demon out, not entirely because then she would be dead, but halfway. I put one claw up to her face and run it along her cheek.
Her eyes flutter open and she gasps slightly when she sees me. My eyes I can feel are redder than any rose. I can see her blood in her veins. I can smell it. But I cannot taste it. I pin her down with my body, she cannot speak either. But she does reach up and cup my face with her hands. "You are not so scary as you think you are." She whispers quietly. I growl and bite down on her shoulder very gently but enough to flush blood to that spot. She trembles.
"That says something different about what you said dearest." Her hands remain where they are.
"I have nothing to lose, your Majesty. I come from a brothel, my life decided for me. Until you said no longer."
She looks at me. "I am not aware of what you are capable of but I am only afraid that you will not want me since I am so frail to you."
I simply roll back onto my spot and turn to look at her. She places a small hand into my outstretched claws and I grab it and accidentally draw blood. She brings it to her face to examine it. And then I take it and examine it. I smell it, she looks at me and with out warning sticks her injured finger into my mouth. " I am not afraid of you even though you claim to be a monster. You may have set me free but I still have a debt to pay."
I grab her wrist and pull it out of my mouth, careful to not come into contact with her blood. She would be dead if I did. I simply place her hand on my chest and she rolls over and places her head next to mine. Together we fall back asleep and think about things.