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forty-six

Fury

S he sees who I am to her. I can feel it. I can feel her with every brutal breath in this material form. Oona thought she was the only one with her claws in the woman before me. But I am the first to see her for what she truly is. Everyone is about to find out something I have always known.

Darkness is not just an abyss, but a fire that burns brighter than the lightest star in the sky because what comes before everything but the dark. And I feel it strongly within her, my pet.

I have plans for her. Plans that have been slowly building and building until—fuck, until that succubus bitch took too much from my pet. She kept taking what wasn’t hers to take, and I’d bided my time long enough. The immersion left me weak. Only now do I have enough strength within. Just in rhythm for Gideon and Dove to walk onto my island.

I felt her as soon as she set foot on the charged land around me. It didn’t creep; it hit me like a lightning bolt.

I saw the fire flicker in her emerald eyes, and it was consuming.

Right now, those golden flames are dancing in the corners of her irises, curling with intent. Probably the intent to maim and kill me. I feel it too, pet. The taste of her honeyed smelling skin lingering in the air makes me lick my lips.

Her full, pink lips frown at me as she grabs the dress out of my hands. “I’m quite willing to offer any assistance if you should need it, my pet.”

My pet loosens her talons and growls, “I don’t need your help. And I am not your pet.”

At least she is playing along. Immersion is a last resort. Plus, considering how weak it left me, it is not a long-term plan.

Storming off past me towards Gideon, she stops in front of him. “Is there a bathroom in this tower of gloom?” She addresses him with less exasperation than she did me.

Gideon gives a slight nod to his right, and she notices the thick velvet curtain leading to the only bathing chamber on the island.

Without another word, my little pet continues her angry march away from me, chestnut sunshine hair disappearing behind the drapes.

This isn’t going to be easy, but lucky for her, I have life on my side. My little human pet, though, she has a much shorter life span, so my plans will need to be rushed.