Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

426. Bought - Bonus chapters VII

**Samael**

Erelah finishes the crown of flowers she has been working on for the past hour.

"What do you think?" she asks me.

I shrug as I wait for the fish to take the bait.

It's been about five months since I fell from the sky, and the cold winter turned into a warm spring. There's still no trace of my army, and I don't know how long I will have to wait for them to break the shield around this world and find me. During this time, Erelah has kept pestering me about learning her language-more like forcing me. Since I had nothing better to do, I gave in. Big mistake, because now she visits me every day to talk to me. Not one day passes without her showing up uninvited and forcing me to learn something.

Like fishing.

She didn't stop bringing it up until I picked up a fishing rod, sat under a willow tree, put bait on the hook, and cast it into the water.

"Pretty," I mutter because her eyes shine each time I say it.

Erelah puts the flower crow on top of my head. "Now you are pretty."

I huff under my breath. No one had anything good to say about me until Erelah-monster, heartless, killer, and so on, but not pretty.

Erelah keeps talking. "Pretty grumpy."

I snort while she laughs.

A fish takes the bait and I start pulling the rod toward me. The fish tries to escape, but I get it closer to me.

"You got this," Erelah encourages me.

No one has cheered for me until Erelah.

So help me Ophyr, I don't want to kill Erelah anymore. I want to keep her. Like a pet or a love. Whatever she wants to be for me. While I don't have carnal urges, if that's something she wants, I'll join my body with hers.

I was created to destroy, but she has shown me nothing but...love since she found me.

were to spend time with Erelah, he would

Erelah rushes to throw it in the bucket with the daily catch. She had already caught two big trouts before

me how to recognize different types

steps next to me. "I

fishing rod aside and take the bucket from

"I'll go find more blueberries. Sister Hael has been mentioning for

more than enough. It will be good when

I say, heading

the door, I watch as Erelah makes her way to the forest. Feeling that I am watching her, she turns around, a smile on her lips, and waves at me. There's an odd sensation in my chest. It happens

fire. I put the flower crown on the bed and quickly clean the fish the way Erelah showed me before I put them to cook above the coals. Erelah brought bread and cheese this morning, and I slice them while

hate it when she

did I become

the impossible to heal my wings. I had lost hope that they would be whole, but

to me. She hid them, and while I searched

basket is full of blueberries, and she puts it on the table next to

I decided to spare her life because of her healing powers. Mainly because of that. But

Erelah, but unless he can kill me, he can't force me to end her. If I feel he's a danger to her, I will have to kill him. He's my best warrior, but she saved my life when he would have cut off

a bite from the fish. Her eyes close as she chews. "So good," she

stirs to life. It's strange and uncomfortable as it has never

forms

deal with

na

cock even more erect, to the point

to join my body with hers? Would she want that, or would

the matter?" Erelah

press my lips in a thin

puts the fork next to her plate. "I know that look on your face. I've seen it on other males. You know the rules." Before she can continue, I take her hand in mine. "The only

her head. "It doesn't work like

"Then how?"

pushes her chair back and quickly stands. Jerking her hand free, she says, "I need time to think," before grabbing the blueberries and going

return." I dip my head and snarl in her ear, "If that is to

"Then stay with me."