All Chapters of Lust and Loyalty (MM): Chapter 91 - Chapter 93

CYRUS"I'm not." but he had every right to doubt me. After that conversation and shocking discovery down there, I wouldn’t blame him if he decided, here and now, that he wanted to call it quits. To end this. End us.I wouldn't blame him. He'd be looking out for himself since I've failed to keep him safe. Once again, I've put him in danger. Cross had no idea what was coming, and honestly, neither did I. I only knew a little, but witnessing it first-hand would be a whole other kind of experience and scare.Now what about him?I turned around to his pouting lips, teary and sad eyes that tugged at my chest. My heart twisted for a whole other reason, a constant reminder he would carry and all because of me.I found myself reaching for him, tilting his neck to observe the mark. He shivered, letting out a breath of relief when I touched him, but he tensed when I observed his mark. He stepped away, letting my hand hang as he slapped his hand over it, rubbing awkwardly."Will it heal soon?""

CYRUS"You have to understand your mother, Cross. She's just worried. Any mom would be," I was wiping his face clean of the tears. How easily he cried these days made my heart ache. I broke him with my absence, but I was glad he was at least leaning on me and letting me see all shades of this new him."I know," he mumbled. "I just wish she'd understand that the worst is over."Was it? Three demonic presence in one tiny human could do a lot. For example, they could be feasting on his life force. The only reason his body wasn't breaking apart was because he was a mate.But how long would that be able to hold out?Seth better have answers for me. Dad too. All the years he's walked this Earth- away from mom-- better yield some good result.For one, bringing her back once we take her core from Cross, and saving him while at it.I never knew a demon's core could attach itself to a human. Why the fuck did I have to find out the hard way?He sighed, drawing me back to the moment. "I think I o