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.

I let one of our enemies get into my head, but if he were to spend time with Erelah, he would understand. No. No. Letting Asa close to Erelah is not an option. He would take

it in the bucket with the daily catch. She had already caught two big trouts before but she's more excited for my small

let her teach me how to

picks up the bucket and steps next to me. "I think we have enough

rod aside and take

Hael has been mentioning for days that she

about the monastery and males not being allowed there. I have kept my distance. The last thing I want is more pesky females. Erelah is more than enough. It will be good when my army gets here, and I can finally

I say, heading inside

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

clean the fish the way Erelah showed me before I put them

when

I become so... obsessed with

did the impossible to heal my wings. I had lost hope that they would be whole, but Erelah was convinced she could fix them.

shoulders, feeling my muscles. There's no more soreness. My full strength is back. The only thing I need to do now is to convince Erelah to return my sword and armor to me. She hid them, and while I searched the entire island, I couldn't find any trace of them, so I assume they are at the monastery. One of these

ready, Erelah returns. Her basket is full of blueberries, and she puts it on the table

keep someone by my side. In all the worlds that I have destroyed so far I've never encountered someone like Erelah. She is...useful. That's the only reason why I decided to spare her life because of her healing powers. Mainly because of

that I decided to keep 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

the fork and takes a bite from the fish. Her eyes close as she chews.

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

forms between

I deal with a

na

even more erect, to the point of pain. Why

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

the matter?"

lips in a thin

sigh, she 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 rules here are the ones

head. "It

"Then how?"

chair back and quickly stands. Jerking her hand free, she says, "I need time

I catch her arm before she steps out. "If you leave, you'll never return." I dip my head and snarl in her

"Then stay with me."