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“You believe you can ask for my disappearance?”the creature snarled.“Repulsive piece of-”
Poor thing didn’t even finish as it made an ”oof” sound.
I gathered enough courage to glance over my shoulder and see Willa was now hugging the creature of darkness like it couldn’t destroy her.
“Bad. Pet. Mine.”She leaned back, and I could only imagine what expression she was giving to the absolutely frightening dark entity. Its body was deformed and oozing black liquid as thick as sewage.
Whatever its body was made of wasn’t bothering Willa as she hugged it like it was one of us.
“Blacky!”she cheered like a diabolical child.
“Did she just name my demon?” Saint questioned as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Guess so.” Neo seemed unbothered. “Willa, you should go back to sleep. Willow’s tired, remember?”
As if the thought clicked in, Willa giggled. "Bed.”
She continued to stare at the demon, to the point that it felt as if the very creature were uncomfortable with her fascination.
“Hmph.”
That was all it said before the demon’s body began to disperse into dark mist. Within a few seconds, its presence was gone, and the four of us remained in the quiet room.
Willa yawned, her back still turned. It looked as though she was rubbing at her eyes. I don’t know what encouraged me to rise, but I stood up and turned around to face her back. Before anyone could move, my fae magic tugged forward. The action was swift like a snap of one’s fingers. The golden fibers of magic blended into a physical form, creating the thick golden material that was now in my grasp.
Without delay, I placed the cloak upon her shoulders. The material was long enough to drape and still cover her front side like a poncho.
“A queen should be comfortable with everyone in her presence,” I quietly whispered just as she looked over her shoulder to stare at me with her orbs of curiosity. “I apologize for seeing what I witnessed. It wasn’t respectful… Please forgive me.”
I was apologizing for more than just seeing her top half, but I felt she understood that. She turned in my grasp, the movement actually far slower in comparison to her usual speed that reminded me of a vampire.
Facing me, she reached out and surprisingly stroked my head. It was uncalled for, gentle, and sent a wave of soothing energy through my body. It was hard to explain the tenderness it carried; it could make me cry at any second.
A touch of compassion. Something I hadn’t experienced in months…
“Kind. King. Worthy.”Her words were one thing, but her softened expression tugged at my heartstrings. She really looked at me as if I deserved to be acknowledged, loved, and cherished.“Stay?”Her eyes widened and showed a glimpse of sadness as her lips pouted. My heart went from fluttering to clenched at the hint of yearning in her voice. She didn’t want me to go, but how did she even know of my plans?
That it wouldn’t be long before I returned to the fae lands.
I shouldn’t have answered, because I knew I was a man of my word and would fight to do what I promised, but there was just something about this woman that made me want to please her.
To be accepted by her, regardless of what side of her was reflected upon the surface of reality.
"If that’s what you wish,” I assured her and noticed how her lips curled upward and her tired eyes further softened.
“Good. Happy.”She yawned again, and this time her eyes came to a close.“Bye-bye.”
Her knees buckled, but I already had her in my grasp before she could sink to the floor. Neo was already behind her, helping scoop her up and carrying her to the bed.
Saint had already moved out of the bed and was getting rid of the last bit of wrinkles on the suddenly made sheets. It felt like two minutes surely had passed rather than just a few seconds.
Once Willow was lying down, Neo worked on fixing her pillows while Saint easily healed the back of her hand which was beginning to bruise from the pull of the IV. By the time Neo was standing next to me, Saint had easily reinserted the IV and had it up and running like Willa hadn’t yanked it out.
“That has to be illegal,” I muttered mostly to myself.
“We don’t kiss and tell, remember?” Saint commented as he seemed to return back to his chill self.
“Unless you’re jealous,” Neo concluded and yawned. “Fuck. I’m tired.”
