Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Claim Me 610

Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty One

DAEMON'S POV

Earlier...

I stood before the house I had set ablaze, watching as it burned to the ground.

I was a fool to believe I could ever have a silent life. Part of the had craved that kind of peace, while another part longed for more-wanting to rule and, at the same time, have the girl I loved by my side. I wanted both, and that was the problem: I could only choose one.

I picked wrong.

I stared at the amulet, the only thing I had retrieved from the house I had set on fire.

I had promised to protect her; I had promised to keep her safe and away from harm's way, and I failed. The moment she was taken, I returned to the castle to find her, but the empresses weren't as unwise as they had been before. They had found the strongest witches and sorceresses to cast a spell on the castle, preventing my entry. The spell was strong enough to serve its purpose, but it must've drained those who had cast it. They would need months to recover.

save her. The question was: how

empresses wouldn't keep her alive

couldn't contain the flames; everything I

the amulet that had the power to strip me of my title. Hours passed, and I wondered what was happening to her at this moment. Was she starving? Being beaten or violated by Julia? The thought alone was too much to bear. This was my fault,

the jewel into the middle of

presence behind me but refused to

to know it was

You don't seem to be in a

you noticed, just so you could keep whatever you have

I'm not here to talk down to

"Then why are you here,

the girl, but you didn't follow through. Perhaps I was wrong-maybe she's more useful alive than

now and out of my reach, so you might want to reconsider your

to the amulet, and I could see the greed there. It was part of our nature as demons.

amulet.