Promises & Payback

Diane groaned as her weary eyes slightly parted, she twisted her neck to find that she'd been sleeping against Drake's chest while he sat up, leaning on the headboard.

"You're awake, huh?", his voice was low and she pulled back to stare at the smug look on his face.

'It wasn't a dream then', she smiled as her eyes turned watery from just staring at him. She jumped forward to wrap her arms around his neck for another hug which took him by surprise. 

She was never this clingy in the past and often rejected physical contact with him.

"Did you miss me that much?", he teased wrapping both arms around her waist and pulling the woman onto his thighs.

Diane immediately pulled back to touch his face, "I...I did". She replied with a pouty face.

For a moment, he felt his heart skip a beat at her reply — a demon lord like himself wasn't meant to react this way for a woman. 

But to him, she wasn't just any woman. He loved her.