A Demon’s Kiss

sp

elieve he

eper into my pillo

by my bedroom w

of them, and right now, he doesn't know I'm close to Kaia. He suspects, but ultimate

of here soon, okay?" S

s very close behind. Over the years, her and I have co

e I wanted to start my life, people would turn on

as you think. If I'm caught, he would either lock me

or a few days since denyi

me. The staff get paid well here, which is only beca

ughable

e using your money."

opper coloured hair. I envy her freedom, her ability to walk

riend...I want you out of this abu

I can't be tracked down, because he wi

n or Thirteen. Or maybe I could go to Territory Twelve, and b

you. I've always wanted

d her. "I love you, Kaia. You ar

rinning mischievously. "So,

asing Oliver. Everyone thinks I've become the Noble's toy, and frankly, I'm not a

didn't lay a hand on me," I tell her, my voic

"Oh...Wow. I would say you're lucky, but I

a lot of

n't have enjoyed it." He only said it to strip Oliver of h

ter," Kaia muses, grabbing a book off my bedsi

ts. "Surprisingly, Kastriv isn't. He likes Demon'

up, and she stares

ow would y

ng with the job offer. Perhaps it's another way of ruining Oliver's life, whi

amazement. "Did you

etting up. I start to pace, thinking about what Kastriv must have t

ing against the window sill, watching me incessantly walk back and

ing his own agenda, which I imagine he is, a

protect me when they are serving th

nock sounds f

iver, but it could be one of his advisors," I

he shadows before I stride from the room

ushed back, and someone stalks in, c

ust come from an important meeting. He looks so incredible, I feel like

eyes revealing nothing.

I ask, closing the door quickly, as i

arms over his chest, staring down at me. He doesn't sound

to defend my decision,

mutter, waving my hand around as if to materialise

ed of him, I'm just frightened he's going to be right, and I'm not

't a job, Aspen. Wor

thin me, threatening to escape

tempo, as he continues to push me, trying to uproot what

ep away, removing attention f

on's is not suited to me, a

lease leave, an

er man has touched me in many years, and although his tou

note my strange reaction to him. "

fied for the job," I say. I want him to admit he's onl

osing the gap between us. "

, letting the full power of

, Kastriv,

ime, I can't pull my arm out of his

want to believe what the spirits tell me he does to you, but the moment I saw him, I knew there was somet

is is a surp

eone so fast, looking toward the doo

. I don't miss the tension in his shoulders, though, holding back his instincts

my reaction intently

, trying to sound friendly, but the gr

our...love making sessions," Kastriv says steadily, revealin

s widen. "Wh

schevious glint to his eyes.

their attenti

d to what it is now. So when I search through my mind for what Kastriv could possibly have sa

e thought of him for an entire week after..."

me, before the former claps his hands tog

she has, so

ore the Noble can walk straight out

back of hi

Yet another murder of an innocent. I hurts me to think about, and

ertain it was a Dem

hinks the Noble is stupid

ou?" Something shifts in Kastriv's expre

esitate. "I hate them

rmurs, gaze shifting to mine. "C