My Demon, My Love... - A Slave's Redemption

Reve paced back and forth across the bedroom floor, flattening a path in his carpet. He wanted to go search for Azlyn, but he also did not want to be gone if she were to come back. He could not risk that she would collect her belongings and disappear before he returned.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Reve rushed to the door; desperately hoping that Azlyn would be on the other side. He swung the door open, wide; wanting to scoop Azlyn into his arms. His is hopes were quickly dashed by the appearance of Zareb on the other side of his door.

“Oh, Zareb, what are you doing here?” Reve asked, deflated.

“Good to see you too, sire.” Zareb joked. Visit novelceo . com for the full chapter.

“Have you come to speak to me of Azlyn?” Reve inquired, hopeful.

“No, sir. I am afraid not. I have come to inform you that Lady Umay Vivek requests an audience with you, immediately.” Zareb informed him.

“Lady Umay Vivek? Why so formal?” Reve questioned.

“Because I am here on formal business, this is not a casual meeting.” Umay interrupted, stepping into the doorframe.

“O-okay…” Reve answered, uncertain.

“May I come in?” Umay requested.

“Yes, of course, please do.” Reve invited, gesturing for her to enter the room.

“Thank you. You are dismissed, Zareb. I request that you go to my room and stand guard at the door, if you do not have anything else to do at present.” Umay instructed before entering Reve’s room and closing the door behind her.

“So, what is this about Umay?” Reve asked.

“If you do not mind, I would like to keep this professional. I do not think that you will happy with what I am here to discuss.” Umay informed him.

“Okay. Whatever you would like, Lady Vivek.” Reve obliged.

“Thank you, your majesty. Now, if you don’t mind, I would like to just jump right into my reason for being here. I see no need to waste time beating around the bush.”

“Please do.”

“Alright.” Umay took a moment to clear her throat. “I want to buy Azlyn from you.”

“What do you mean that you want to buy, Azlyn?!” Reve asked, flabbergasted.

“Exactly what I said, your highness. I want to buy her. You obviously do not care about her and my family can protect her in a way that yours will not.”

“Protect her like you all protected Penelope and Dalair?!” Reve lashed out, defensively.

Umay was taken aback by this. She could not believe that Reve would sink so low.

“I know that you are only saying that because you are angry. However, I will warn you not to bring my brother or his late-wife into this discussion again. I am merely here, seeking what is best for Azlyn.” Umay answered, working hard to keep her composure.

“What is best for Azlyn? What are you talking about?! What is best for Azlyn is to be here with me! I can protect her! I love her! What do you even know about her?!” Reve demanded.

“I know that she is in my room right now; asleep in my bed and covered in wounds. Her heart is broken because she saw you with Lorelei. She was going to allow Adaliah, Iniko, and Keres to beat her to death. If I had not gotten there in time, then who knows what may have happened.”

“What are you talking about?!”

“I found Azlyn in a heap in the middle of the floor. Adaliah, Iniko, and Keres were on top of her; shredding her to pieces. She wanted them to do it and offered up no resistance to their attack. Her heartbreak has her brain in a fog.”

“I will kill them!!!!” Reve raged.

“It won’t help Azlyn any if you do. You will just anger more of demonkind with your actions. The best thing that you can do for Azlyn is to let her go. Sell her to me, so I can get her away from here and keep her someplace safe.” Umay suggested.

“I will not sell Azlyn to you! She is not for sale! She is not going to leave me like this! She will at least let me explain myself.”

“What is there to explain? You marked her and then you chose another. What more is there to say?”

“I did not kiss Lorelei, she kissed me! I threw her off me! Apparently, just not quickly enough for Azlyn to see.”

“You pushed Lorelei off you?” Umay questioned, softening a bit. You are reading on novelc‌eo.com, the official source.

“Yes, I was so angry that she had kissed me that I even began to turn to my primal-self. I had to walk away from her before I lost control and injured her in my rage. I have been looking for Azlyn since then, so I could explain.”

“How do you know that Azlyn saw you?”