Page 24 of My Demon Teacher

But the truth is I need to act really carefully from here on out. I need to think before I act. If I’m ever going to get my Yu-jin back, I can’t be rash.

“Perhaps…you need some convincing then.”

Brim yowls again and snaps her teeth around Byron’s foot. His scream is music to my ears. I’ll make sure he sings with pain. As soon as he lets go of my boy.

“Let him go!”

Byron clutches at his leg but bites his tongue and shakes his head.

“No.”

“Brim, I think we need a more convincing argument.”

Brim looks at me, and when she turns back to Ryan, her eyes are red, her spine trembling with the growl she emits.

She pounces.

But her bite never lands anywhere near Byron.

No. She lands next to him, curls up beside him, and purrs.

“What have you done?”

I don’t even know who I’m addressing. The spoiled brat or my traitor cat.

CHAPTER EIGHT

“I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE I LET YOU TOUCH HIM AGAIN.”

I growl.

How dare she betray me after all these years. After everything we’ve been through together?

Byron stands and pets Brimfang as another guy steps through the room and smirks.

“You were right, Ryan. It was way too easy,” he says.

Ryan scoffs.

“I told you. There’s no way those looks were innocent.” Ryan joins the newcomer and stands beside him with a pleased smile.

“The others are on their way.”

Ryan crosses his arms and smiles. “Good. This time, no one will be able to stop me. Stop us. We will succeed.”

“Is that what you think? I will kill you before I let you touch him again.”

My roar makes every particle in my body shake. I’ve never been this angry. I’ve never been so disappointed in myself. I brought him here. I brought my Yu-jin right into this trap.

“I’d love to see you try, Grandpa.”

Now, I’m not a narcissist, but I know for a fact I look nothing like a grandpa would. Despite my age ranking up in the hundreds, I don’t look a day over thirty in human years.

So he can shove his “Grandpa” up his ass.

“Brim, get up. Get up now. Are you really going to take their side? You hate spoiled brats as much as I do.”

“Save your breath, demon. Your little kitty cat can’t hear you. She only listens to me now,” says the other guy and waves at me for good measure.

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