Page 25 of My Demon Charming

“What?”

He closes his eyes and runs his hand over his face.

“See, that’s exactly what I wanted to avoid. To make you feel like that…scared of me.”

I pull my hands out of his, and he dips his head.

“I shouldn’t have said anyth?—”

I reach out and cup his face, and he stops mid-sentence.

“Please. Explain.”

Maybe I misunderstood. Maybe he meant to say something else.

“Demons…we have a lot of powers, unlike witches. Some demons have domain over entire elements. But we all have a set of powers. Strength is one of them.” I nod. “Healing is another. To varying degrees.”

“Okay.” I swallow a knot in my throat and wait for the bitter taste of betrayal.

“Sex is another.”

And there it is.

Why does everyone want to use me?

“Our cum can…it can amplify a witch’s power. It can even ignite a dormant witch.”

Oh.

Is that true?

If only I knew more about demons to know whether it’s true or not. But then again, I didn’t even know summoning would enslave him to me, so…

“So you think…?”

“I know it would.” He says it with the certainty of someone with authority and power, but his face is anything but. It’s lost all color. “But after everything you’ve been through, I would never ask you to do that. I would never make you do anything?—”

“Okay.” I take a deep breath and stare back at him even though my insides tremble like never before.

“What?” he asks.

“I said okay. Let…let’s do it.”

CHAPTER EIGHT

"YOU MAKE ME FEEL UNBROKEN."

I don’t know if he’s telling the truth. I don’t know if I truly am magical, but what’s being used another time, right? If there’s a chance it could get us out of here, it’s worth trying.

“No,” he says. I flinch.

“No?”

“No.” His expression has turned colder. Determined. “I won’t hurt you. I can see it in your eyes. I won’t abuse your body like they have?—”

“You won’t. They’ve never done…that to me.”

“Even so. They took advantage of you for far too long. I don’t want you to think…”

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