To stay?

>>Elayne

I know it was a lot to take. When I finished my story, leaving out the details about how I was killed and stuff related to that, I sat back and looked at Kaan. He looked like he was in a daze. He was probably having a difficult time processing this all.

I wonder if he'll believe me? I mean, if it was me, I'd say it was all bullshit.

"Looks too far fetched right…" I gave him a sarcastic smile but he just shook his head after looking at me.

"No," He passed me a rather soft grin, "It actually makes sense…I'm glad you told me." His smile made my heart ache and I looked away.

"This is why I left." I looked at Rion, "This is why I can't stay…" I gulped, "Rugen is the only safe place for me."

My words made him panic.,"But- we've already crossed the time of the original timeline, Right?" He tried to keep looking into my eyes but I didn't have the courage to look back at him, "So we're on an unwritten path. Right? So you can stay here now." He held my hands, "Hm?"

I shook my head, "What if something happens?" I gulped, "What if I die, what if something happens to Rion?" I was honestly very scared. I know the kind of things that can happen to kill someone off naturally. I was initially scared too but now the thought haunts me even more because I don't want to leave Rion alone.

Kaan grabbed my shoulders, "I'll be here," He said, "I understand now, I get why you left and why you're afraid but I understand now. I won't let anything happen to you or our son."

Our son…

Our son…

I looked at Rion again.

Our son,

  I knew Kaan meant what he said because of the way he said it but the 'what if's' won't leave my mind.

"I'm not supposed to stay here." I whispered, "You were supposed to marry Leysa."

He frowned, "You're saying that after what we've just done?" His words made me blush, "You did this! You started it,"

My cheeks flushed brighter, "But if we're not meant to be, these feelings don't mean anything!" I looked at him as my own chest hurt, "They're fleeting emotions!" I blurted out whatever came to my mind. I said that even though these feelings didn't seem fleeting at all, "What about your original partner?"

These feelings were quite strong! But was it the same for him? What if all he did was just because I forced it out on him. He was high on my lust pheromones! And the first time we did it, we were dead drunk!

"You're still saying that…" He was upset, "You-" He licked his lips, "There's nothing between me and Leysa, you said we became a couple because of the war in the original timeline but that never happened here." He held onto me tighter but I didn't want to look at him, "She was and will remain a good friend of mine," He jerked me a little, "Look at me," He demanded and I glanced at him, "My feelings are-"

"You were influenced by my pheromones Kaan," I replied as I cut him off, "How can you be sure?" I say this, because I know Leysa has feelings for him. I saw it in her eyes when I told her she's the one who's supposed to marry Kaan.

He sighed, "This is that one point where I wish you grew up as a demon." He took a deep breath.

"Why?"

"I don't think you understand So- Elayne," He took another deep breath, "Elayne, you're a succubus, they can't-" The knock on the door interrupted his words.

"My Lord!!" It seemed like it was a servant, "My Lord are you here? It's urgent." Kaan seemed a little pissed off and didn't want to reply but the servant knocked on the door again, "My Lord? That garuda escaped from his cell."

"What?!" Kaan's expression's changed to surprise and he shot his head towards the door, "How?!"

"We don't know sir," The servant replied, "I went down to give some water to Captain Leysa and saw that he was gone."

Kaan let go of me and stood up from the bed, "Is Leysa still there?"

"Yes my lord,"

Kaan sighed and glanced back at me, "I'll be back." He looked at me while he stood there in his black leather pants, "I need to talk to you. I need you to listen." He kept his eyes on me till the time I nodded.

"Okay…" I answered softly.

He passed me a worried smile and then walked out of the room without his shirt and I wondered if he walked around the palace without a shirt, isn't he sort of telling everyone he spent the night with someone…

The thought made me flush.

I shook my head. Maybe, it's a habit of his! Let's not think about that or useless stuff.

I laid back down and stared at Rion. The sun's out now, he's going to wake up at any moment.

I smiled as I looked at our baby.

I wonder, what was Kaan going to tell me? Considering he said he still wants to talk, it might be something important.

***

>>Leysa

Kaan came over early in the morning and the moment I saw him I scoffed. From his looks and his scent I could tell he had spent the night with that halfie.

I pursed my lips hard. Did he come here on purpose?

"Leysa?" He called my name even though he stood in front of another cell, "Did you see when that man got out?"

"No," I replied, "I didn't hear or see a thing."

"How is that possible?" He walked over to my cell, "You must have noticed something!" He seemed quite worried. I guess he's afraid the halfie might escape too.

"I don't know," I replied, "I was off duty and decided to sleep without a worry."

Kaan was pissed, "Are you trying to get back at me?"

"Oh no!" I gasped, "How dare I do that your majesty?"

He folded his arms as he closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, "Are you really going to be like this?" He looked at me.

I folded my legs and arms as I looked back at him, "Why?" I asked, "Do you want me to do something?"

"Leysa…" He sighed, "Please,"

I rolled my eyes, "He said he was going to leave no matter what and asked if I wanted out too."

"How?" Kaan asked, "What did you say?"

"Why would I leave?" I raised my eyebrows at him, "I live in this palace so I just ignored him." I let out a sarcastic chuckle, "Who knew he could actually manage it?"

Kaan bit my inner lower lip as he seemed annoyed but then sighed and called someone else in, "Robin," He called my vice captain, a lion, "Get Leysa out of there." He looked at me again, "Capture that man and bring him to me, as soon as possible."

I passed him a neutral smile, "As you command your highness."

***

I was making my way through the inner corridors around the big patio alone when the sound of wings flapping made me stop and take another turn.

"What did you hear?" I asked casually as I slipped into a darker hallway.

"Couldn't get all of it but apparently she believes she and the Demon Lord can't be together because if they are, she would die."

"What?" It sounded like some sort of bullshit to be honest. There was no context there, "Why would she think that?"

He shrugged, "I only caught some things from the end of their conversation," He whined, "It was very difficult to try and hear through a magic barrier." He rolled his eyes, "While flying!"

"No one saw you?" I asked.

He shook his head, "I don't think so,"

"You don't think so?" This one was a very annoying bird.

He flinched, "Well, I saw no one…"

I sighed, "Whatever, tell me the details. Everything you managed to hear." I know Kaan didn't put much magic into the barrier because if he had, no one would have been able to hear or see anything at all. He probably thought since that halfie is so weak, he didn't need to do something stronger.

I smiled, but now that he's made this mistake, I think I know what I need to do to get rid of her.