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.

will kill me if he realizes that I let one of our enemies get into my head, but if he were to spend time with Erelah, he

rushes to throw it in the bucket with the daily

let her teach me

steps next to me. "I think

put the fishing rod aside and take the bucket from

go find more blueberries. Sister Hael has been mentioning for days that she wants to

being allowed there. I have kept my distance. The last thing I want is more pesky females. Erelah is more than enough. It will

long," I say,

watching her, she turns around, a smile on her lips, and waves at me. There's an odd sensation in my chest. It happens each

and quickly clean the fish the way Erelah showed

when she has to

I become so... obsessed

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

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

long after I have the food ready, Erelah returns. Her basket is full of blueberries, and she puts it on the

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

feel he's a danger to her, I will have to kill him. He's my best warrior, but she

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

never happened before. I try

crease forms between my

I deal

na

even more erect, to the

she want that, or would she

the matter?"

lips in a thin

"I know that look on your face. I've seen it on other males. You know

"It doesn't

"Then how?"

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

dip my head and

"Then stay with me."