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“Hoot,” said the bird, tilting its head in the same direction as the wolf.
lmaooooo
“I’m not frightened,” I lied, trying to stand a little taller.
“I don’t know,” I said honestly. “I’ve never met my father.” “I’m sorry,” said Hunt, a bit more gently. I shrugged, acting like it didn’t matter much to me. “It’s fine,” I said. “I don’t know if he’s even alive. Mama refused to talk about him, so I’m guessing he’s not.”
I hiked up my skirts, trying to hold them and the cloak above the water line. Hunt raised a brow at me. “Nice ankles,”
lmfao
He frowned, shrugging. “I don’t really know,” he said, brows furrowing a little as he studied my face. “I guess I just find you...” “Interesting?”
lowkey irking me atp everything i so.....interesting
“Hmm,” I said, making a show of thinking. I felt myself flush at what I had settled on, but I was feeling oddly reckless, and I was curious what Hunt would say. Vera would tell me I was fishing, and maybe I was a little. “I have never kissed a man.”
girl go fish perioddddd
“You fled for your life on your birthday?” “It’s a long story,” I said. “We have a long walk,” he replied, still smirking at me.
this is funny tho
I was slow, and my nails caught and tore on the trunk as I tried to pull myself up. “Push with your legs, Red,” Hunt growled below me. “Your arms won’t hold your weight.” “Thanks for the vote of confidence,”
Akela whined as I felt him take a deep breath. “Holy shit,” Hunt said, staring at me wide eyed. “That is not witch magic. What the fuck are you, Red?”
exposing your true magic to save an animal? finally a main character like me lmao
“He is one of the gods that demons revere,” Hunt said. “The partner of the Triple Goddess.” “Partner?” I asked, sounding skeptical. Hunt grinned wickedly. “Lover,” he clarified. “Consort. Husband. Mate.”
“Fine,” I said. “But you owe me a truth.” “And how is that?” Hunt asked, exasperated. “I showed you my demon magic,” I said simply. “That was the biggest secret I had. So think of a good one.”
“Our deal is up,” he said. “We have officially reached the Darklands, and I would like my payment now.” “Ah,” I said, feeling my stomach knot with anxiety at what I knew would come next. “About that.” “You made a blood bargain, Red,” Hunt said, voice full of warning and hand still open expectantly. “Don’t try to break it.”
Hunt roared back at me. His anger was almost funny, and I had to bite my lip to stop from laughing at him and making everything so much worse.
literally me cus what are you mad about pookie
I was determined to pick a fight, it seemed,
shes really me
“What if I accidentally wither Akela? Or You?” “Let’s find out,” Hunt asked, holding out his hand to me. “If I die, then we’ll know you definitely shouldn’t touch him.” “Be serious,” I snapped, feeling frustrated by my lack of understanding.
lmaoooo
“See,” he said, smirking as he removed his hand. “I’m fine. As long as you don’t intend for us to die, we’ll be fine.” “So you’re doomed then,” I said, sitting on a low walk and putting my head in my hands as Hunt barked out a laugh.
lmfaooooo
“And secondly, because payback’s a bitch, Red.”
i dont really think she deserves paybck tho
“What else do you like about me,” Hunt asked, crossing his arms and looking at me expectantly. I pursed my lips hard, but to no avail. The truth spilled out of me anyway. “Your shoulders,” I said, clapping the hand back over my mouth. Hunt grinned. “And?” he pressed, downing his own glass of wine. “Your backside,”
lmfaoooo datassss
“I wasn’t annoyed that you picked me because I didn’t want to kiss you.” “You weren’t?” I breathed. I felt his lips turned up in a slight smile, still unbearably close to mine. “I was annoyed,” he said, “because I didn’t want the first time I kissed you to be in front of an audience.”
swoon
Mortal boys were not built like this in the Witchlands.
let me use his favorote word "interesting...." lol
I wasn’t a complete idiot. Carnon was purposefully not telling me who he was, and it irritated me. Now that he knew most of my secrets, I wanted to have his.
“How long have you known the Demon King?” I asked. “All my life,” Carnon replied.
oh come onnnnn we know!
My heart was beating a tattoo against my ribs,
love this description
“Goddess, if I ever get a straight answer from you, I will die from shock,”
hes literally pissing me off
“It’s just not natural,”
shut uppppp
“What are you hiding?” I hissed as Carnon nudged me up a staircase to the second floor. “In a minute,”
sure bro he always evades
“Well?” I asked, raising a brow at him and waiting for an explanation about why he had rushed me out of the kitchen. Instead of replying, Carnon stalked toward me, grabbing me around the waist and kissing me so fiercely that for a second, I didn’t even respond.
how did i know
“But this one has particular importance for me alone. They won’t try to take it.” “What importance?” I asked, frowning at him. He brushed his lips against mine again. “It doesn’t matter right now.”
booooooooo
“I would do practically anything for you at this point, Red,” he said, brushing a thumb over my nipple again. “Just…promise me you’ll remember that.”
anything but tell the fucking truth
I felt all through my core to my nipples.
“Just one more, Elara,” he ground out, teeth scraping against the pulse in my neck. ”Then I’ll let you rest.”
gyyyyyyaaaaaat
“You are a constant surprise and delight,” he murmured, pressing kisses to my neck and shoulder as I begin to drift off, the feel of his arm around my waist a warm band of comfort. “And I hope you forgive me for what comes next.”
hes a real life villain i will cry
“I’m…missing something, aren’t I?” I asked Cerridwen, who nodded at me sympathetically. “It’s nothing,” said Carnon, with a final glare at Herne. “Come see who else is here.” Carnon led me by the hand he was still holding into a small sitting room,
tomato tomato tomato
“I have no idea if she’s okay, or what she knows, and I’m angry at her for keeping so many secrets from me.”
i hoped the conversation was going here.... and carnon you next on the list
“Nothing,” he said, shaking his head. “It’s just…sometimes the ones who love you keep secrets to protect you.” He rubbed a hand down my arm soothingly, and I frowned.
yeah whatever
“Please tell me you didn’t learn that from someone else,”
he ate with that ngl
A suspicion had begun to gnaw away at me, and I chewed it over as I packed up our things. I really hoped I was wrong. Goddess above, I hoped I was wrong. But part of me knew I wasn’t. I may be naive and sheltered, but I wasn’t a complete idiot.
Elara please im begging you
“Now,” Carnon said with a sigh, “I take you to the Demon King.”
yeah lets see what this is gonna be since youre the demon king, you ass
“I want to make sure we arrive on good terms. No one appreciates being blindsided in the night.” I rolled my eyes at this obvious lie
he just cant say the fucking truth
“Would the Demon King really be offended by my presence a day early?” I asked, trying to tease out the truth from him. If my suspicions were true, he was doing a stellar job of lying through his teeth to me.
fuckin bastard
“Carnon,” I said, turning to him. “Who are you?” I prayed that he would tell me the truth, but again, I was disappointed. He strode toward me, pulling me to him in a desperate kiss.
piece of fucking garbage
I had promised him one more night, but I had lied. Before guilt could take root, I reminded myself that he had been lying for days. For our entire time together, really. I had given him all of myself, and he had given me scraps surrounded by lies. Sighing, I bit down on my lip and fought back the tears as I gathered my chalk and herbs, and got to work.
How much of this had been true, and how much had been lies? I hated that I had to question every damn word out of his mouth, and it steeled my resolve to get answers tonight.
period
“And much more. I needed you to trust me, Elara.” “Oh, well that worked out great for you, didn’t it?” I spat, letting my sarcasm run wild. “How easy it must have been to convince the naive, sheltered little witch that you were actually helping her. Tell me, how far down on your checklist was bedding me to get me to trust you?”
“Oh well then all is forgiven,” I replied sarcastically. “Let me just climb into bed with you and you can lie to me some more,” I spat.
“No more lies, Elara, remember?” Carnon said, seriously. “I vow to only tell you the truth from now on.” “Oh please,” I said, rolling my eyes. “That’s the most blatant lie you’ve told all day.”
period
“Has anyone ever told you that you’re an ass?” I replied, only vaguely aware that I was insulting the Demon King, possibly the most powerful magical being who walked the earth. I didn’t care. He could go to hell and freeze there.
