In a second, I was the main attraction in the room, as all eyes were on me. It froze me until Finn shifted his stance to lean towards them. They wouldn't dare address me with him around.
"What did you want from me?" he sighed.
His wing was right beside me, allowing me to feel more comfortable knowing he was within arm's reach.
"My lord, I wanted to see you, but you have a fly hovering around you," Astred commented.
My eyes twitched as I swallowed every word that wanted to come out of me.
If anyone's a bug, it's you.
However, voicing that would've made me seem petty, and I wouldn't swoop down to her level even though it was what I wished to do the most.
"Oh, my, my Lady Sylvia isn't a fly, Astred. You confuse her with yourself. She's the lord's soon-to-be wife and beautiful in more ways than one." The handsome vampire smirked, winking at me.
Oi… I don't need defending!
It seemed I had landed some points with the generals who saw me bring Finn back.
"Shut up, Vorex! No one asked you!" she hissed, stabbing him with her tail.
I hadn't seen she had one until it was pocking out of his rib cage. The vampire fell to his knees, unable to say a word thanks to the ruptured lung she had given him. There was the violence Finn warned me about, which all appeared unphased by.
The snake lady snickered, slithering past the bickering demons.
"You two are shameful." She cackled, shaking her head and shifting her eyes towards me.
Though to me, she appeared the same as they were.
"Levaira, you aren't any better. You have your sex organs out for display." Vabaru sighed, rolling his eyes.
The snake shot a glare at the chimera.
"Oh? You weren't complaining earlier when I let you—" she wouldn't finish when their lord appeared to snap.
"Enough of your bullshit. Hurry and give me your report or get the fuck out. I have better things to do than to entertain you all." Finn growled, showing that same red aura as before.
All the generals were silenced, shivering where they stood. Even though they couldn't see it, it didn't mean they couldn't sense his murderous intent.
"Finally, some order." Sebastian huffed, taking a step toward us.
When his eyes fell on me, I saw his lip curl and nasal flare. This orc loathed the fact that I was there, which made me want to sit there more. I still hadn't thanked him for the pain he made me endure, and I wasn't going to run away from a challenge.
"Can I assume that the marriage is on its way?" he asked, glancing over at Finn.
"I said give me the report. Our personal lives have nothing to do with you." The demon king answered.
However, this was something Sebastian wasn't taking lying down.
"On the contrary. It has to do with all of us." He argued, triggering Finn's aura to erupt.
"Does she even know?" Astred asked, smirking at me like a small child in a room full of predators.
In terms of age, I was a child compared to them, but I wasn't. Finn knew this, especially since I wasn't terrified of them.
"She knows." I huffed.
A soft chuckle left the demon lord's mouth. I could hear him saying I didn't have a sense of danger, but I did. I knew these generals weren't my friends.
But when it comes to you, maybe it's broken.
"For a human, you seem unwary of us. Don't you know you're nothing more than food?" she scowled.
Why are you all so determined to look so scary? Isn't it tiresome?
"Oh, so I'm food? You'd feast on the person who will either damn you or save you? That's funny." I smirked, tapping my fingers on the chair.
My voice quivered, but it wasn't because of them. No, the cold was getting to me. The moment they came in, a winter storm started inside the room. However, I enjoyed Astred's murderous glare.
"Oh, spicy. I like her." Levaira cackled, slithering by her.
I shrugged, leaning into Finn, who quickly met my gaze.
"What are you doing, Sparky?" he asked.
His tone while directing me differed from theirs, yet his eyes were the same.
"It's a bit chilly," I mumbled.
Again, my voice quivered, shivering where I sat. I didn't know where this room was located, but for some reason, the cold permeated there more than other places. My sweater wasn't helping at all, although it was fluffy.
"Hm? You want to come on me?" he tilted his head.
It almost sounded like I wanted to claim my territory, partly I did, especially since Astred's eyes twitched every second I got near him.
"Well… you're like a giant heater," I puffed my cheeks.
It caused him to chuckle. In a second, his aura was gone again.
"I can't have you near me right now, but want my cloak?" He smiled.
I nodded, feeling bliss when he covered me with it. All the warmth he had slipped into it radiated into me.
He got close enough to whisper something against my ear. "So, cute… I want to eat you up as soon as we get back."
His words caused my heart to skip as my cheeks burned off, thanks to a different heat. I snuggled myself into his cloak as he sat back beside me. Again, his wing was behind me. Solas shifted in the bag to pop his head out as I felt satisfied, especially with Astred's expression.
Who knew I could be so possessive of Finn?
Turning her gaze towards Finn, she appeared to snap like a twig.
"She isn't a permanent thing, right?! You've never looked at anyone like that!" she stepped towards him.
His expression once again became icier than ice.
"What the fuck are you on about? All I want is the report, nothing else." he sighed, radiating crimson again, yet it was fainter than before.
"You never treated me that gently before!" She growled, whipping her tail. "That girl can't please your primal urges as I can!" she declared, glaring at me.
Primal urges?
It caused me to glance at Finn, who rolled his eyes at her.
"And what are those? Enlighten me, Astred." He sighed, leaning towards them.
"The rough sex we had! Remember?! When you beat me to a plump to make your anger quell! She'll break if you ever are real with her." she announced, pointing towards him.
A soft growl came from the demon lord, standing up from his chair, but someone else beat him to the punch before he spoke.
"Oh? Didn't you hear me when I said Sylvia brought Finn back without going through that? She brought him back with a simple touch, something you'll never be able to replicate." Vorex snickered, having healed from her treatment.
"I mean, she lost part of her arm, but she still brought him back. It was the bravest thing I have ever seen a human do, bravo." Vabaru added, clapping his hands.
"Shut up! Once you lay with a succubus, there isn't any turning back! Right, my lord?! Her hole must feel like a plastic toy at best!" Astred snapped, turning her gaze back to Finn.
Everything she said was right. Well, for an average human, who would lose themselves much like Gael's victims. I didn't know if it was the same for demons who slept with them.
Does that mean all that dirty talk was just that? I…
I clasped onto my shirt, feeling aches rise in my chest. Luckily, with the cloak on me, she couldn't see my reaction. However, she noted my gaze shifting away from her onto the floor. A burst of broken laughter erupted from her soon after.
"Astred—" Finn started, only to be interrupted by her.
"Ah… you didn't know he slept with me? I lost count of how many times we've fucked! Everything he knows he learned from me!" She stood confident in what erupted from her mouth.
"So, what?" I growled.
Am I supposed to feel different because you had him first?! I just…
I already knew I wouldn't be able to please the demon next to me. Her hammering it home wasn't necessary.
Yet I won't share you with her or anyone else! If you don't want me, all you have to do is kill me.
"I don't care about any of that! What matters is what happens next, not the past!" I snapped, triggering her to giggle.
"Oh? So, what hope do you—" she wouldn't finish when Finn stood up, narrowing his eyes.
He had enough of the charade as his aura broke thicker this time.
"Enough! If another word comes out of you, that isn't the fucking report. I swear I'll make sure your tongue is busy growing for years to come." He warned, eyes full of anger.
"Yes, my lord." She quickly backed off, narrowing he eyes at me.
Sebastian snickered, taking a stand. "So, wedding bells?"
I couldn't help but scowl at the demon. In an instant, he was on his knees, gasping for air. Blood dripped from his mouth as Finn stepped into the room.
"Now that goes to all of you. Understood?" he sighed.
His voice was monotone, showing none of the warmth from before.
"Yes, my lord." They all answered, bowing down to him.
"Now report," he commanded, taking a step towards them.
This place was much like a throne room, even with all the bloodstains everywhere.
"Soren wants to meet, my lord." Levaira started, triggering his aura to become thicker.
The purple from his horns was going away again, too.
"What? Why the fuck does that red hair want to meet with me?" he cackled, tilting his head.
The psychopathic tendencies within him were showing their ugly face, and that made me wary. Not because he was scary to me but because he could lose himself in that anger—something Astred wanted.
There was a smirk on her lips, noticing her king's demeanor.
"The saint, my lord. He wants to know if you've bewitched her." She answered, knowing that would tick him off.
"And why would that matter to him? Didn't he learn the last time he strolled here?" he huffed, clenching his hands into fists.
"You know how he is. He wants to save all the humans, even the ones on my farm. His occasional raids are bothersome." Sebastian finally recovered enough to speak.
"You also killed one of his friends, so he's pretty pissed off." Astred got closer to Finn, triggering him to take a step back.
"Ah, the shield man. Well, he came onto me; I had to return the favor." He snickered as flashes of what happened that night flowed through me.
All I could remember was my frustration with them interrupting us. Thanks to what he did to me, I didn't witness or hear anything other than muffled voices, yet I didn't want to see a malicious expression on his face like the one he currently had.
Astred's earlier words repeated in my mind, leaving me unsure what to think.
Can I really please you? I mean, you finished in me every time, and I still can feel the liquid you poured into me trail into my underwear, but… I can't tell if all of this is an act to get me to marry you.
It wasn't like he had argued with her, but at the same time, if he had, there was no doubt it would've been a go-around between the two. Not saying anything at all was better for shutting her up quicker, yet part of me wished he had fought her.
Though Finn wanted to keep our relationship status under wraps, it was best for them not to know we were fucking. If it were all up to him, I wouldn't be there either. So, I had to suck it up or wait until I had time to mark my territory.
"Oh, I know, my lord, but he doesn't see it like that." Astred tried to reach for him, causing him to grab onto her hand.
At that moment, I felt my emotions spike.
Don't touch him! He's mine!
I wanted to scream it, yet I couldn't. However, he pushed her off, which triggered her to smirk.
"This is why we should kill them all and be done with it. Break the barrier and let the miasma do all the work for us." Sebastian huffed on the side, triggering my eyes to fly towards him.
You can't mean… No! I can't let you do that!