Chapter 8 - Back Home

Talia

After Thail has pleasured me more than once, the demon is eating to gather energy while I'm leaning my back against the cave wall.

"So, about that portal?" I ask Thail while he is busy digging his teeth into a raw fish. It's gross, but I understand he isn't human and prefers eating uncooked food.

"What about it?" Thail looks over at me from his place on the floor. He is sitting cross-legged, and a faint smile plays over his lips.

"Well..." I anxiously look him over. He doesn't strike me as a liar. "You didn't lie about being able to help me home, right?"

"What?" Thail looks almost offended and frowns. "Why would I lie to my own mate?"

I shrug. "I don't know."

"I didn't lie. I can help you get back home, but... Sooner or later, you will need to return to this world."

I arch an eyebrow. Is Thail trying to trick me? "Why?"

His glowing eyes rake me up and down. "Your mate is a demon. Therefore, you don't belong in your world but in mine. Staying in your world for too long wi