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A demigod lusting for a demon—gods, I must’ve fallen into madness.
“If hurting me will soothe the pain that wreaks havoc in you, then hurt me, Kalel.
“You made me a monster. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.” He stares down into my watery eyes
“I would take your suffering if I could.” I hug him tightly. He allows it for a moment, then seems to remember himself and pulls away.
How he alone is a somber song only the nightingales know.
I collapse in my nest. Thinking of death and how it would ease the suffering I’ve brought everyone in this world. Yet even death itself evades me.
His lips are smeared in gold. “Why don’t you ever try to turn me into one of your flowers like you did to the men who attacked you? Why do you let me…” He grits his teeth and shakes his head, staring at the ground with a torn frown. Because I deserve the things you’re doing to me. I deserve to be punished… because I don’t want to get rid of you. Words I can’t find the will to give voice to.
I’m the only monster in this kingdom. I think as I look around once more, shrinking into myself and wishing our fates could be rewritten.
She chose to stay. She chose me. And for some reason, that dug a knife into my heart.
I scoop my hands under her and carry her back inside. She blinks groggily up at me before closing her eyes and burying her face into my chest. That draws a torn grin to my lips. Foolish girl. She shouldn’t trust me so thoughtlessly.
I’m so close to breaking. To caving into this savage yearning that pulls at my heart to let everything go that isn’t her.
It’s odd how you don’t realize the loneliness in your soul until you meet someone who stubbornly plants it there.
Oh, my gods. I’m losing my mind to this demon, and I’ll gladly fall into madness for him.
“Can you handle a little pain for the things you’ve done?” he says scathingly over my lips. I whimper, nodding.
“I can handle all the weight of the worlds. Can you handle the pain in your heart, Kalel?”
“I wished it wasn’t you, Alira. But I was lying. To myself. To you. I’ve longed for this. To make you mine forever.”
