Jealousy is a feeling that I've never felt before. It reeks and strangely pained me. I was not liking what it does to my energy level.
I knew Armand visited Justus. I still didn't understand why he didn't want to have a threesome with him and me. I thought he loved me.
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The knowledge of King Armand having nightly visits to Justus's chamber was shocking at first. But when I finally asked he only told me that he loves me, not Justus.
As if I understood his explanation, I didn't ask further. Though the wretched feeling stayed deep inside me, and it took more of my energy that it left me mostly a bit more tired by the end of the day.
I usually feel better after feeding off the king's sexual energy and it stays that way whenever he decided to lay with me until the next day.
"Basilea," Justus greeted me with his warm smile, for a second I didn't know if I should be friendly or snap at him. But I know I couldn't be mad at him, because like me he was given as the King's harem as was I. Maybe I should position myself back as his harem, he only told me that he loves me and I know I couldn't be mated to the fallen angel. I'm a demon, a sex demon, no way in heaven that I'd be worthy of an angel, fallen or not.
"Justus, what are your plans for today?" I decided to take my mind off my handsome king.
"Actually, I'm planning to take a walk around the perimeter. Do you want to join me? I'd say you're probably bored staying within the palatial walls." He winked playfully at me. I laughed and told him that he was right, I was getting bored but the king told me not to go outside.
"Come on, I'm one of his generals now, surely he trusts me enough to take care of you."
There was a little challenging tone in his words, and I was triggered to play along with his plan. Somewhere inside I know that I was making a wrong decision, but I hated Armand for making me feel hate for Justus. I've known him for decades since we both live in King Ranulf's harem court, and in all of those years, I've never hated the elf. I've played with him numerous times in the past, I know that he wouldn't mean any harm towards me and he'd protect me as Armand's general.
"You know what? let's go, I'm feeling adventurous today." I smirked and told him to lead the way.
"So you and King Armand," I opened the conversation, fuck it... I'd say if he had anything to share might as well ask him. I've known Justus far longer than I know Armand anyway. The least he could do was tell it as it is.
"Me and Armand? Oh, right... King Armand is a bit peculiar don't you think?" He asked back, totally deflecting my question.
"Peculiar?" I decided to play his game and he smirked at me.
"Yeah, we had fun with our threesome, right?" I smiled at him and nodded, then he continued, "I don't know, maybe he preferred twosome," the elf chuckled a bit too condescending for my liking, though I put on my carefree face and shrugged.
"Yeah, maybe, so... how's your training? I see you're getting along great with his armies and generals." I didn't like hearing his opinion about Armand, the elf should've not said the words. If Armand chooses to fuck him alone, then he should feel special, not lower the king's image as if he couldn't handle a threesome. I suddenly regretted going with him on our little secret outing.
His next words took me back from my thoughts. "They've been great, still have a lot to learn but I'm happy not to be acknowledged just for my sexual competency alone."
Ouch, I don't think he meant to judge me, but still, it surely stings. Especially since I'm a sex demon and I was surprised that he managed to appear regretful and said that he was sorry. But then again he was saying it with a certain expression on his face like he was silently thinking and judging me at the same time.
We kept on talking about other mundane stuff when I decided to change the topic of our conversation. "Should we even go this far? I thought we'd be going back by now?" I gazed back and watched as the palatial walls were getting further, something doesn't sit right with me.
"I was going to check behind the corner there, then we'd go back. But maybe we should go back now? are you too tired?" There it is, another condescending question.
"It's okay, I'll walk with you it's not that far anyway." I lied, it was actually that far. My feet started feeling it when we were at the third corner and after a lot more corners I was really feeling it.
"We should rest," he said when there was a big rock perfect for resting our backs and taking a breath. I was smiling trying not to make a big deal out of it, though I was ecstatic on the inside. Ugh, who was I kidding, I'd be happy to take a nap on that rock.
"Here," he gave me his water container and I take it and drink big gulps of the water. He smiled and started talking about his routines to fill the silence between us. His voice was the first thing that I noticed, he was talking but then I couldn't hear him clearly. I thought I was too tired but then his voice started to sound further and further away.
And that was when I noticed that he was taking me in his arms and lifting me. I wanted to say no, saying I'd be okay but I couldn't move my lips. And my body, oh... I'd fallen if he didn't have his arms around me seconds earlier. "Come on I'll take you to rest."
What was happening to me? By this time I wanted to frantically search if anyone was in the area, and suddenly I felt vulnerable. I'd been so busy thinking and talking to him that I didn't have the time to realize that he was taking me away from the palace so he can kidnap me. But why? We've known each other for so long, why now?
"Why?" I managed to give all my strength to croak out that one word.
Justus chuckled, there was a coldness in his eyes that I'd never seen before. I cursed on the inside when I saw him sneering back at me. I must've looked extra pathetic in his eyes, limped, mute, and ready to be thrown away like a piece of carcass.
"After decades I've finally been given the order by my elven king to kill you. I've waited. Patiently. Never felt a goddamn thing. But as to why, your being killed my mate. And now I'm going to kill you, and maybe have that beast of a king all for myself." Another cold laughter rumble out of him and I regret that my ears could still hear him.
I was carried like a slab of meat, on his shoulder upside down while he walked what felt like forever until I heard probably like a hundred crawlers surrounding the warm cavernous place.
There was a small cage in the middle of the room and I was pushed inside by a filthy crawler after Justus put me on the dirty cave floor. In my mind, I still couldn't believe it when I saw Cato under his cloak the moment he greeted and kissed Justus' lips eagerly like he was welcoming his man.
I felt blindsided by the whole situation, but I sobered a little bit when their sexual energy shimmered from those two and I slowly fed on them. And as if Justus just remembered, he pulled away from their heated kiss and mumbled something between him, and Cato too moved away from him.
Damn him.