The Tale of Damonous

had crumbled in weakness.

Daivat could feel his crown slipping through his fingers.

He could feel his sons power flourish.

Something had activated his power. Something had awakened his beast from his slumber.

And Maybe…

Just maybe, that very thing will be what makes him sit on his throne.

|| M E A N W H I L E ||

Zayn was worried. Elisé was scared out of her mind.

They both didn understand the importance of such a worthless girl. They didn know the powering bond between the Prince and the fragile human girl.

”Who did This? ” Asmodeus demands.

His voice dangerous, deep and animalistic. Damonous was no longer in control but it was his beast within.

Asmodeus.

The Alpha to be of such an era.

They knew better than to lie.

Or to defy such a monster.

”I will not repeat myself ” The monster said circling around the bleeding body. In human ears they would have heard nothing but barbaric and threatening growls and snarls of this mighty beast. However Elisé and Zayn were no human. For they understood every growl that came out of the beasts ancient tongue.

Asmodeus Bent his head down. He nuzzled his nose on the unconscious girls bruised neck in comfort. Broken shards of glass stabbed her small hands as if it were for self defense.

Asmodeus sensed it.

The guilt.

The same fear.

He turned to his younger half sister who cowered. Not daring to face him. Afraid of how much shed upset her Alpha. Asmodeus stalked towards her, feeding off of her fear as he intimidated her further. His eyes no longer Damonous familiar shade of blue, but they were pure violet.

Damonous was nowhere to be seen.

The way her heartbeat quickened at a faster pace, how her breathes grew ragged and uneven.

”Didn my human tell you? ” Asmodeus growled. Elisé quivered. Her lagoon blue eyes staring at the marble floors before her. Begging for it to swallow her whole.

”I…Im so sorry Alph- ” Before the spoilt girl could finish Asmodeus claws scraped against Elisé shoulder and down to her arm, ripping the porcelain skin. The young girl screamed in agony.

She may be a werewolf, she may have healed in the span of seconds. However it would take weeks for a wound like this to heal, but Damonous was no ordinary wolf, nor was Asmodeus an ordinary beast. This was the monster who would become Alpha of all Europe. Leader of the six of his brothers of whom also feel his power from their separate sides of the earth.

Zayns eyes widened, but this time he knew better than to interfere.

”Damonous had warned you… ” Asmodeus said towering over the kneeling princess, looking down at her as if she were nothing more than a speck of dirt.

”You will face the consequences… ” He seethed.

”Take her to the dungeons ” He ordered Zayn.

Zayns bright blue eyes widened as he stood in his wolf form.

”Damonous please reconsider, she is our siste- ”

The Dark prince turned to face his brother. ”Would you like to join her? ” He asks through a challenging stare.

Zayn lowered his head to the ground in defeat.

”She will stay in the dungeons for two days, with no privilege of food or water. Consider your life my mercy… The only reason your heart still beats is because you are my humans sister ” Asmodeus said.

He then turned and pulled the girl to his back. He walked slowly. His four paws walking through the marble halls. Slow enough for him not to make her fall. He led her up the stairs and to his chambers leaving the two siblings in the room.

Elisé remained on her knees tears stained eyes remained on the marble floors in silence. Zayn could only watch in pity before he complied to the Dark Princes orders.

|| M E A N W H I L E ||

Damonous laid the girl on his bed. Staring at her paling body. With a grunt the beasts bones cracked. Shifting…

He felt as every bone, every fibre of his body transform. Turning back to human was much harder than turning to wolf. Especially for a wolf as large and powerful as this Alpha to be. Damonous fell to his knees his howl turning into a human snarl. He felt the fur leave his body. The painless part of the transformation.

He felt his insides churn back to normal, and it was done. Damonous was left kneeling on the floor with full control of his self. Tired, sweating and bare. He sighed brushing his sweaty hair out of his face and stood up to shower.

He turned once more to see the maid on his bed. With final reassurance he turned to shower. He walked inside and turned on the cold water. He felt the water cool down his burning body.

This was dangerous.

No,

Dangerous was too little of a word to describe this situation. His mate. The Queen to be. The Prince of darknesss mate is a fragile weakling of a human. Physically weak, but brave.

Hell give her that at least.

Anyone who dared to speak to a Medici was a mindless fool. But of all people a maid was the first to insult one. Not even a wolf had the courage to slap one.

What left Damonous baffled was how she picked on the shortest-tempered of them all. He was surprised that she didn leave. Running for freedom. Asmodeus growled. The girl leaving. He didn like that.

He wouldn allow it.

But at the same time he wondered why she was here. There must have been a specific reason for her to have come. Whatever it was Damonous insisted in finding out. Closing the water he walked out and dried his body off of the droplets. He shrugged on nothing but boxers and shorts which fell low under his defined and carved V-Line. Not bothered to dig out for more clothes he walked out of his dressing room.

His head instantly snapped to the direction of a faint cry. An unbearable sound to his ears. His eyes softened at the sight of his human mate. Hugging herself as she was curled into a ball.

Shivering.

Damonous walked over to her and placed a hand over her head.

|| T A L I A ||

I gasped quickly getting up instantly regretting it. My arms hurt. My head spun and black dots illuminate through my vision. But most of all, my heart was pounding. Quick and unsteady beats.

I was just used as a mop to wipe a floor filled with shards of glass.

Is this how she was treated?

Did they do this to her too? Did they do this to you mother? Is this how they treated you? Tears of which I was unable to stop streamed down my cheeks as my hands made way to the sides of my head. I then jumped at the feeling of a hand on my forehead.

I didn see who it was but perhaps it was Elise.

Elise!

She was back and she wanted to do more!

I crawled backwards until my head hit the headboard worsening my headache.

”Stop! ” I shout my hand swatting nothing but air.

”Don hurt me! ” I hiccuped making sure my head was bowed down. I was hyperventilating. Everything scared me at that very moment as pathetic as that may have sounded.

I heard someone *tsk* at my pitiful state.

”I won hurt you. ” His voice finally spoke. His voice so calm, deep and delicate. However the power and authority radiated out of it, I just had to turn my head to catch a glimpse of who could have owned such a beautiful voice.

I turned to see two cold sapphire blue eyes.

He brushed his beautiful dark locks out of his sapphire blue eyes.

I blinked twice.

Not believing the sight I saw.

The same eyes of which I was searching for hours.

It was then it all made sense. The strange man who was with Zayn, the mans hand that I have nursed.

Sparks crackled from within, the air between us had thickened. My memory gave him no justice. I seemed to have forgotten just how beautiful this man truly was. Piercing almond shaped blue eyes. Like two sapphire stones glaring into my soul. His skin glowing in their clear and milky shade. His dark locks wet however still managed to messily shape his symmetrical face.

”Damonous ” I whispered.

I found you…

His jaw clenched after Id said his name only to make his features look sharper. Much more lethal.

Something within me begged me to rush into the mercy of his arms.

But I then remembered.

These were the Medicis, and I had no place in the bed of the man whos family put my mother into the very state she was in.

I slowly got up ignoring the aching, gruesome pain of my body. ”Where do you think your going? ” Damonous said. His voice cold and heartless. I couldn help but flinch at the darkness of his tone. Upset that he used it on me.

I frowned.

What did I expect?

That he would give comfort? That he would hold me and pull me close?

I rolled my eyes at my own naive thoughts.

These people were Medicis. Cold blooded and heartless, spoilt and rich brats. I spun around to glare at him. ”Thank you for your help. But Ill manage ” I snapped at him.

Maybe I was being rude but so be it.

I was just used as a mop to wipe blood.

Sue me for being mad.

I turned to leave but was pulled to a stop as a hand made way to my wrist. ”You aren leaving. Not in this state. Go to the bathroom and wait for me on the counter. Ill get the first aid kit ” Annoyance seeped out of his tone.

I blinked twice.

A new habit of mine Ive come to notice.

I was a maid. Not a princess. I was sure as hell they did not do such a thing for my mother. I snatched my wrist back missing the warmth that his touch gave.

”I don need your help ” I said, my voice cold.

My brown eyes glaring at him with pure and unknown rage which blossomed from within me.

”You dare disobey me? ” He said.

He wasn angry when he said it.

Frolic flickered within those blue irises. He tilts his head to the side allowing a strand of his beautiful silky dark hair to fall to the side. I lift an eyebrow accepting his challenge.

”We may have crossed paths before as I helped you as you were injured, but I have no reason to have you mend my wounds. Im hurt? Its my damn problem. ” I said my voice firm.

I gave myself a mental pat on the back for my little speech.

I watched as his eyes twinkled in awe however it left as soon as it came, making me wonder if it was ever really there in the first place. He then stares at me in utter amusement. His blue eyes basked in them.

”Why are you here? ” He suddenly asked tilting his head to the side.

Tell him…. Let him comfort you….

There it was. The voice. That damn voice that tells me the exact opposite of what I should. I stared at his beautiful sapphire eyes. The same shade of the deepest and most mysterious pits of the ocean. If male sirens existed I may as well be looking at one as of now.

The deep blues of his eyes were dragging me under the deep depths of his eyes as Im completely unaware of my falling from his beauty.

”Tell me- ” He murmured. He took a step forward as I took one back. ”Why do you stay? ” He took a stride forward as I took one back. ”When all we do is hurt you? ” He says. His voice sent shivers down my spine. One that could easily manipulate anyone to walk into the hands of his mercy.

My lips slightly part against my will and his eyes flashed. Twinkling in delight. ”Whats your price? ” He asked. ”What makes you stay? ” He pushed. He stared at me expectantly. As if something was to happen. But I didn care. I was hypnotized. It was as if I was in some kind of compulsion. Too drawn into those royal blue eyes. I gasped slightly feeling my back hitting a wall.

Damonouss lips stretched into a beautiful grin of sadistic mischief.