Semua Bab CLAIMED BY THE DEMON KING: DARK ROMANCE: Bab 21 - Bab 30

This fueled my anger, giving me the strength to make a decision I never thought I would.I needed to live. If this was my only option, then so be it. I can't lose entirely in this game.There was a reason I was a Luna. It's now my turn to bargain.‎‎I swallowed the lump forming in my throat before I spoke.‎‎“I will go with the King,” I said, my voice low but steady, like iron wrapped in velvet,“ but only if Mia goes with me.”‎‎A hush fell.‎‎Murmurs rustled through the hall like dry leaves.Dravon watched like a sovereign judge, his lips tilting slightly. He was visibly amused by my proclamation.‎‎Mia’s eyes went wide.‎‎Her fingers gripped the edge of her cup, so tightly her knuckles shone white.There was no way I'd leave Mia here to face these gruesome elders on her own.They would have her head immediately when the king stepped out of the door.Besides, I need an ally with me if I eventually go with the King. I need someone I trust by my side.The elders bristled, outrage

~Elara~Pain is weird.‎‎Not the kind where you stub your toe or a sharp object pierce through your paw.‎‎No.‎‎This pain was sharp and hollow all at once. It was like someone had pinned broken glass into my chest and was slowly twisting it mercilessly.‎Breathing now seemed like a struggle, a fight I must win to survive.‎My ribs ached as though they were grinding shards, fragments of something that used to be whole.‎‎Lucien.‎When two people become mated, they seize to become separate entities and become one. When the mate bond is broken, it's said that you're half dead.‎That blasted mate bond is causing this pain. It was now fractured, shattered, like a smashed mirror that was now reflecting back an odd sensation.I didn't think this decision through. It was made in a hurry and out of anger.I knew breaking our bond was going to hurt, I've seen it happen to people but I didn't know it hurt this much.There was indeed a difference between watching from the sidelines and act

~Mia~My bags were being packed in a different car from Luna Elara. I didn't expect to be tagged along with her, I was surprised when she made the condition for me to join her.I had expected her to fight to save herself, but she struggled so I won't be punished. I knew the Luna was kind, but it was very unexpected.I was just an assistant to her, I've done things I'm not proud of but she has helped me. I'm already used to fighting my battles alone, even when I'm with Kyle.Everyone sees me as a tool to achieve their purpose. I was always just an assistant, just someone that can be manipulated and threatened to do others bidding because of my low rank.So it was a surprise to me that she stood against the elders for me. She was brave enough to stand before the King and added her own condition. Not just to protect herself but also to protect me. I owed her my life.The Luna saw me beyond an assistant it seems, else she would have left me to face the elders alone. I wasn't someone

~Elara~There was tension in the air. All eyes were on the two Betas, watching and anticipating who would back down first.I could see how tightly Kyle clenched his fists and jaw. He was in pain, and yet he wanted so badly to retaliate, but he couldn’t do that, and maybe that was why he looked like he was going to lose his mind anytime.Everybody could see that both men stood tall, both were incredibly handsome with a terrifying charm about them. It seemed that they were both trying to intimidate the other to back out.But the thing is, I know Kyle, more than I am willing to admit. Watching him work beside Lucien for years had opened my eyes to his behaviours, both good and bad.I've stayed around him long enough to know his posture and stance when he was confident and when he wasn't.With the scene before me I could see his shoulders slacking, there was a hesitant look in his eyes.His shoulders weren’t standing tall like they used to, when he was talking to someone below him, as a s

~Mia~The humming of the car engine filled the air, filling the quietness in the car with its sound. The sound was steady and consistent, but not enough to soften the tension in the car. It seemed we were both holding our breathes, or maybe I am the only one holding my breath right now.The car headlights were shining ahead, cutting through the darkness to reveal their path, making the darkness more obvious than it ever was.Amongst the fleets of vehicles accompanying the King back to the place, I sat in the second car, so quietly that one can easily make me out as a corpse.Thorne was in the driver's seat. Only the both of us occupied the vehicle.The car behind us carried the King and Luna Elara. I didn't see the need for the Luna and I to be separated, I would have preferred to be sitting beside her right now, instead of being trapped in this little space with Thorne, afraid to even breathe in deeply for fear he will notice; but who was I to complain?I had very little knowledge o