Negotiations

>>Sorin

It’s weird. Why am I getting memories from Sorin’s past too? Am I recovering them like this? I don’t know why but I’m getting an ominous feeling here.

I took a deep breath to calm myself again.

What happened to Sorin was bad but I have things I need to take care of urgently and the most urgent thing on my list is negotiating with Kaan.

I stopped outside his room and knocked. After not receiving a response I decided to peek inside and saw him sitting on the bed.

He immediately noticed me, “Can I come inside?” I asked and he smirked at my question.

“Yes,” He answered softly and I entered the room and closed the door behind me. He didn’t move from his place, so I went over to him and stood in front of him with a distance of a few steps.

“I need to talk to you.” I said and he nodded, “I know there is no way you’re not mad about what was done to you.” I clenched my fists, “I mean you were kept in a dungeon after all-” He folded his arms in response and I could tell from his grim expressions that he knew where this was going, “Can you please let it slide?” I looked at him earnestly, “Don’t pick a fight with Enri either.”

I could tell he wasn’t pleased with my demand, “He’s the reason I ended up in that filthy dungeon.”

“Yes,” I nodded quite enthusiastically, “And I don’t condone that at all but you also killed everyone in his platoon. He’s the only one alive now.” I took a few steps towards him and held his hands in desperation and I honestly didn’t give the action any thought at all, “Can’t we let go of the past?” I looked into his eyes, “Please?”

He stared at my hands squeezing his and I realized I was holding them quite intimately. The realization made me let his hands go and flush a little.

That didn’t bother him though. He just looked back at my face with a serious expression and placed his hands on my waist, “You’re asking for a very difficult thing.”

I gulped.

Pull yourself together!

“I know,” I clenched my fists, “Is there anything other than violence that can solve this, I’ll do that.” I really didn’t want a war here. I don’t want this incident to come out to begin with. I fear if anyone finds out, the information will spread and we’re gonna end up in bloodshed.

And that part is something I don’t want to see at all. I don’t want people dying, cities burning, and children becoming orphans.

He pulled me closer to him, “Is that so?” Then he picked me up and sat me down on his lap with my legs on either of his while I faced him and I automatically placed my hands on his shoulder for my own safety.

!!!

He was strong as hell, it was like I was paper weight to him with how easily he moved me.

His actions made my heart go a buzz., and when he moved his face closer to mine I felt it tremble, “There has been something that has been bothering me,” I gulped as I quietly looked at him.

God! He’s really handsome!!!

“Yes?” I looked at his black horns.

Damn, do I have a horn fetish or something? They look really sexy, especially on him. This is something you can hold if you top.

!!!! Oh My God!!! WHAT AM I THINKING!? Da fook!

He tilted his face and brought his face next to my neck, right below my ear, “Your scent,” He said softly and I pursed my lips, “Ever since I came back to my senses it’s been bothering me.” His warm breath on my skin right on a sensitive spot made me shiver.

“W-why?” My voice trembled a little when I asked and he raised his head and made direct eye contact with me.

It made me flinch for no reason.

I gulped trying to pull myself together again but, his purple eyes were extraordinary, “Because you’re the first person who naturally smells this alluring.” His words made my heart skip a beat.

“A-W-what?” His actions were confusing me. They were straightforward yet sly.

“It’s a scent that’s unique, most likely because it’s a mixture.” He gently slid me even closer to his pelvis and I clenched my hands on his shirt, “And I still need to recover my mana.”

Oh Right!

Mana needs to be recovered separately from health and injuries.

“How can I help?” I asked in a whisper.

There was curiosity in his eyes, “I need essence for that.”

!!!!

Holy!!!!!

How can I forget???!! Fuck me!!

I blushed at his words and couldn’t look him in the eyes anymore, “AH! About that…” I licked my lips in nervousness as I looked down, “I’ll have something arranged.”

“I do remember you saying you would help.”

MOM! Kill me!!

I shut my eyes tightly, “I-I am going to!” I pursed my lips together, “I’ll make sure to send you the best girls.”

There was a small pause and in that awkward silence I could hear my heart drumming.

“I see,” He finally spoke again

“D-do all demons recover their essence like this?” I asked purely because I was panicking.

He still answered me, “Well, there are different ways of doing it but since I have succubus blood in me, this is the most efficient way for me to get my mana back.”

“Oh?” He has succubus blood in him? That part wasn’t in the novel. But well, his parents weren’t really mentioned in the book.

“My mother was a succubus.” He answered my question after he noticed my curiosity and confusion.

“Oh!” I looked back at him, “But you’re a dragon right?” He nodded, a little bit pleased that I knew his demon species. I remembered how big he was. In the novel, it was stated that he can be a one man army if he ever transforms into his dragon form and he does exactly that when his army attacks ours. His scales are big, just like the color of his horns and even his magic is dark. The flames he throws are black as well, the type that burns the hottest.

“I have a question.” He said, “And I would like your honest answer.”

“Yes?”

“I believe you would be very compatible with me.” Just as he said those words I felt butterflies in my stomach, “Instead of sending someone else, would you like to be my night partner?” I felt the heat leave through my ears.

Holy Hell!! Oh ! Holy!! Hell!!

My heart was beating so fast it felt like it might just stop.

“I-” I shied away, “I-I can’t,” I clenched his shirt tighter in nervousness, “Humans and demons have different morals and I don’t know how it works for demons but I would like to give my first time to a man I love.”

Kaan didn’t reply to my words immediately and that just made me more self conscious. I wasn’t looking at him so I had no idea what expression he was making or what he had on his mind and it was making me very nervous, “Your first time?” My heart skipped another beat when he said that, “I see,” I heard him chuckle softly but not the type where he was mocking me, more like he understood and his actions made me blush more.

Is he laughing at me because I’m a virgin!???

“I understand.” He tightened his grip on my waist once again and got me off of his lap down on my feet again, “I will wait for what you send me then.”

He smiled and I looked away in embarrassment.

“O-okay.” I gave him a nod and left the room immediately.

Damn!

That was some sensual atmosphere!

I shook my head and began to brisk walk towards my room while forgetting what my initial purpose of going there was.

I walked into my room and slammed my body on the bed and relaxed a bit after which I was bitch slapped by my brain

Oh no!

I remembered something. Something important that I went to do in his room!

I sat up panicking.

Shit!

We didn’t come to a peace agreement!! He didn’t yet affirm that he would let all that happened to him go to the past!

~~Fun Fact~~

Succubus is understood as a Lilin-demon in female form or supernatural entity that appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. The male equivalent of this is known as an incubus but Kaan is not one, he’s a dragon like his father but has succubus blood because of his mother.