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The old seer didn’t foresee my obsession leading to the massacres of fae that dared to hoard what was mine.
And now, my dark mistress stood before me in all her glory, glowing with nothing but life against the soulless.
Her mind was in contemplation. I gave her time to think this through, choosing to take in her features and burn it into my memory. The green of her eyes reminded me of mother nature and everything she gave birth to after the rain.
My irritation began to grow with each passing moment she did not answer me. I was never a patient creature. I questioned her again. “You wish to strike a bargain for your freedom, Fenella? I will only give this one chance. Choose your words wisely.”
She took in a sharp inhale and my eyes refocused on her chest. My hand crept up to my own as I placed one on hers. She slapped it away and I growled, placing my hand there again.
I stood for a few moments, savoring the way her heart beat rapidly against my palm.
Such life.
To be paired with such destruction.
Her voice came out shaky in false bravado. “I won’t tell anyone about you. That is my trade.”
I let out a booming laugh, startling her where she stood. Surely, she jests. “Any man that knows about me will meet his end. That is not a bargain, but a promise. Try again, Fenella.”
She shook her head, her eyes clouding over with defeat. I bumped her chin with my knuckle and stared, prompting her to try again. Her eyes steeled over and her shoulders squared right before she crossed her arms in a human attempt to protect herself.
Doesn’t she know it was me who had always been protecting her? It was me who annihilated any fae brave enough to play tricks in her life and bring evil intent. I quickly came to understand that it took a stronger fae to bring them down, it took a more evil one to devour them.
She tried her false bravado once more. “You tell me what you want for trade, then.”
My face broke into a menacing smile. Surely, she did not just place herself perfectly in my grasp once again. I leaned in to look at her closely. “Do you truly want me to answer that question?”
“I need to get back. Now.”
The sharpness in her voice was music to my ears. It excited the predator I had grown to be. “I will bargain three nights with you, Fenella, where you will completely be mine. If you agree to these terms, I will give you your freedom today back to your kinfolk. And I will be the one to escort you back for the fae seem to have a curiosity for you.”
Her hands dropped to her sides. “T-three days?”
My hand traced her arm upward for a few leisurely moments. I enjoyed watching her squirm in my silent pause.
She bit her lip and I stared at it. They were full and glistening from the wetness of her tongue. Like the Loch, it shone and called one to awe in its magnificence.
“I need to get back,” she murmured.
“Yes, you’ve said that already.”
She bit her lip again and I brought my finger up to free it from her teeth. Her mouth remained parted and I couldn’t help myself but trace the wetness and bring her taste into my own mouth.
Her pupils dilated and I stepped back, wanting to control my urges until she was willing to take up my offer.
“I-How-in what—fine. Three days. I make no other promises. Take me back. Now.”
The organ inside of my chest pounded against my ribs. Without a word, I firmly grabbed her hand and led her down the right path through the trees. The wisps followed us at a safe distance, threatened by my reach. They will get their punishment once I safely saw her back into the world of men.
Too soon, I stopped where she marked the ground not long ago. It burned me to know she was calling for others when she already had me. I would have to correct this once I made her realize that every part of her belonged to me.
“Take your journey back to your kin and savor your moments with her. I will come to collect you.”
She looked over her shoulder, most of her curls hiding her face. “I don’t even know your name and yet you know mine.”
Good.Her curiosity was the first step. She would soon learn to accept what cannot be changed. “Morel. Now go and do not follow any more faeries you do not recognize.”
“I didn’t recognize you.”
