Chapter One

Chapter One

Demonic Obsession

Savannah Ga 

Daniel recalled what took place so long ago. Disgust welled up inside him knowing how she, a mere girl, had played him. It transpired during the one small amount of time when he was almost human. When he discovered her in the eighteen hundreds, she took his breath away. 

“Norman, when I met her, I felt the magic.” Smiled Daniel. 

“Master, you loved a woman?” asked Norman.

“Sure, doesn’t everyone once in their life?” Said, Daniel, as he stared at the little rat who called him forth. 

“Norman let me tell you the history of a strong demon who discovered a witch that did not understand her potential.” 

Norman sat to listen to the tale Daniel had to reveal. Daniel knew he would be stronger invincible with her energy. When he set his eyes on her, he became lost. He saw before him a beautiful petite woman with her hair long, the color of wheat, and eyes resembling a pale blue sea. She looked as though made of porcelain, but she was tougher than the finest metal.  When Daniel heard her name, it sounded as a gift. They called her Emma, and he felt her strength, her power. 

“I will have to be careful this time. She differs from the others I have taken.” Daniel thought to himself seeing Emma gracefully spin, arms wide, laughing as the children whizzed by her. She commanded beauty, grace, and energy without any effort.    He couldn’t just promise her the moon and stars for a song.

 “Excuse me,” said Daniel with his hat in his hands. 

He wanted her power and to control her, but first, he must win her trust before taking what he wanted. He watched for a second as he saw how she moved and flowed through the outdoor kitchen. She made certain the people from the village were well cared for at all times. Seeing others come to her when they had caught something. 

He figured out how he would meet her. He pulled out a silver-tipped blade from the sheath he wore at his waist. Daniel took his hand pressing the blade into the flesh of his upper arm making a deep gash allowing the blood to drip down his right arm. He made sure it mimicked an arrow wound by making sure bits and pieces of rock and silver would be discovered in the wound. The only thing he needed was puppy dog eyes with the look of pain in them. 

Emma was standing at the fireplace tossing in different herbs, grinding them in an old wooden pestle and mortar that had once belonged to her mother. “Yes? What can I do for you kind Sir?” Emma turned around so fast her hair smacked Daniel in the face. “Oh my! I am so sorry. Are you ok?” 

 When Daniel didn’t respond, she noticed his arm was bleeding. “Oh, my. What happen to you?” 

“Oh, this is great,” thought Daniel as he grabbed his eye. “I am fine. It was my first time hunting, and it looks like I am not proficient at it.” He kept her talking as she helped him toward a bench. 

“Let me see your eye then I will bandage you up.” Emma smiled at him. 

He could tell she felt sorry for him and he knew he could take her right then, but something stopped him. For a second, he felt butterflies in his stomach. Daniel wasn’t sure what he should do, but he played it out. 

“What’s your name?” Daniel asked. 

Emma regarded the man and his handsome eyes. They were deep green that made one feel at peace. Something about him that intrigued her. “My name is Emma Quinn.” 

Emma pulled the linen bandages from the small table at her hip. She bit her lip out of habit as she unrolled it. Catching Daniel’s eye, Emma turned to work on him. She didn’t see the smile that spread on his face when her fingertips grazed Daniel’s upper arm. She heard the tiny gasp that even startled Daniel. He could feel the intense power that lay quiet inside her. Oh, how he wanted that power. It would be easy to take Emma’s power and leave her lifeless body in the woods without a second thought. But not before he wiped out the entire village just for amusement.