The Darkest Temptation

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ng back toward the door

om is clearly to blame for the way the door has magically loc

back around. Ke

k off, voice so

s terrifying, whether I know about him or not. I don’t eve

wly, the words sounding str

he’s a Demon. You don’t look like him and not h

told you, did they?" He

He isn’t here to entertain me, he’s here for a ve

ghs. “What am I saying, it'

hea

off the bed as he stands.

pair of sissors that I could stab him with if he suddenly a

flawless skin before my d

er, realising I sound pathe

ed then, huh?" He shoves his hands in his po

?" I’m talking through my

es and beg for my

elieve him. He’s playing with his food, enjoyin

I won’t. I’ll return and act as though nothing happened, and agree to g

some of the paper on it. He’s not going to find anything incriminatin

ng from you, fi

ha

hes. There is no hint of teasing in his expression now, alt

n with all the power in

ed against the door. I haven’t moved an inch, at risk of tem

can help you.” He g

ly. “I need not

ill soon die,” he announces, opening one o

rfectly fin

ws. “So she hasn’

. I spoke to Mary earlier and she seemed fine, and now s

re you

re aggressive. She doesn’t have long to live.” His tone

He knows about M

to a rare illness. She managed to pull through, against all odds,

able to read minds or something, bec

have told m

in deeply.

as first diagnosed I only found out wh

from me again to avoid worrying me. The realisation hits me squ

ou know s

ne.” He smiles, a misch

it is revealing the true horror of who he truly is. He d

xactly what it is th

you do a

eal her,” he assures me

e hands that have murdered, that may murder me. Making a deal

’t tru

nor with the Noble's, then you will not be able to save your friend,” he warns,

squeezing my eyes

rai

omplexity somewhere past that calm façade, and for a fleeting

n’t you just threaten m

sound like a seductive promise. One that I should b

gainst my chest, as if I could somehow physically make it

owerful on

flickers in his g

see what he has planned for me, and I

numbly. I don’t even know why I care,

one way when something more sini

k up that lays on my bedside table. I flinch at the intrusion, trying

the Noble’s attention, s

back to me. “You’re smarter tha

faced with my friends sickness and my own impending doom. It

my home,” I

let those Noble’s near you. It takes one touc

is

ardless. Because I do. Noble’s are mean

on oddly human for his u

u,” he murmurs, leaning closer. “There is no

ng to what evil would

want non

u’ll never leave. You and Mary wil

ll find and

You and I both know th

walls away from us. What I’m coming to understand is that Keo s

try not to let any of those

sts collar of my jacket. My breath catches in my throat

o much fun with a pretty thing like you,

im. “You’re

d I’ll grant you that.” He’s smiling, likely joking with me. I hate that…h

I breathe, hatred dr

ire body is almost touching me. I

’ll see you soon.”

e never