AnnieQuin

*Author's other work (The Dragon Prince's Bride)*
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After surviving the utter destruction of the entire world, Kiva Quin and her best friend Skye Gailey find themselves in another world. The world of the ones who destroyed their home. 

The world of the demons.

Kiva, who never believed in the existence of demons, now has to live in a world full of them. They've taken her family from her and thus she harbors a hatred, vowing to take her revenge and kill the one responsible for the destruction of her world:
 
 Leonis Rein; supreme ruler of the demon world. 

Leonis is a man who doesn't believe in love. He believes in taking possession of whatever catches his attention… And she did. 

He meets Kiva, and her aggressive, persistent nature draws him to her. Slowly, Leonis starts harboring an unhealthy obsession for Kiva.

Kiva would do any and everything to put a knife in the heart of Leonis, or die doing so. But Leonis doesn't plan on letting death take her. At least not yet.

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Holding both my hands tightly together behind me with just one of his own, Leonis pressed his broad chest upon my back as I wriggled and try to get out of his stronghold. A gesture I knew was futile because he was strong, very strong. 

"Run if you like." 

His whisper sounded next to my left ear, and I wished to deny it, I wished to tell myself I don't feel it, but I do. I feel a certain tingle every time this demon is this close to me. 

"I will pursue you. Hide if you must, I shall find you, and die if you choose, I shall make death cough your soul back into your cold body." I knew it. He will never let me go.

She belongs to the Demon King

"I—" Her voice comes out low, "I worry about Kiva immensely," she says, "after all she is the only family I have." As I expected.

"But, I do hope His highness Prince Laurius would return safely." She says with a straight face and I almost laugh but I hold it back.

But then she adds, "After all, I'll be out of job if anything happens to him. So he has to come back well." And I can no longer hold the laughter. I let it out.

So she does care about Laurius. She tries to hide it but I guess working with him no matter how unfortunate the fate that brought them together was, working with him must have softened at least a tiny part of her heart.

"You truly are friends with Kiva." I simply say.

"Why do you say that?" She asks then belatedly adds, "Your Majesty."

"Nothing." I shrug. "You just—" I pause as I hear a moan come from within the lips of the Reinhart boy.

I shift my attention to him "Are you awake?" I ask.

304. Good riddance.