Demon Lord: A Dark Demon Romance by Nina Siren

Author:Nina Siren [Siren, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nina Siren
Published: 2024-05-16T00:00:00+00:00

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ABBADON

With a bellow of rage, I launch myself at the massive beast, my talons slashing across its muzzle. It snarls in pain, shaking its head, but I don't let up. I can't—Eliza is out there alone, defenseless. I have to end this quickly.

"You're really starting to piss me off," I growl impatiently.

Here I am, challenging this avatar of savagery for the sake of my innocent human beauty, my sweet Eliza. She is my beating heart, my solitary tenderness in an existence drenched in darkness. I cannot—will not—fail her.

As the Bloodtusk's putrid breath washes over me, its jaws clamped around my forearm in a vice of agony, I know this is a battle to the death. The beast will not stop until it feasts of my lifeblood or lies broken at my feet. But I am a creature of the Abyss, forged in hellfire and tempered by eons of strife. I will not be cowed by this grotesque monstrosity.

Snarling through the pain, I slash at the Bloodtusk's face with my free hand, my obsidian claws finding purchase in its leathery flesh. The beast releases me with a squeal, and I seize my chance, locking my arms around its corded neck in a chokehold that would snap a dragon's spine.

We crash to the forest floor in a maelstrom of flying foliage and spraying gore, two titans engaged in a primordial dance as old as time—the eternal struggle between good and evil, love and cruelty, the beauty and her beast.

Though jagged tusks and scything talons paint my ebon skin with rivulets of cerulean blood, I maintain my stranglehold, pouring all my demonic strength into crushing the abomination's throat. I picture Eliza's gentle smile, her luminous eyes, and I roar my defiance to the leering moon above.

I will slay this horror and rescue my beloved, or I will perish in the attempt. Such is the depth of my devotion, the untamed fury of a demon's passion. In this moment, I am both beauty's protector and avenging beast, and I will not rest until my property is safe in my arms once more.

Finally, with a horrible, wet, gurgling sound, the beast goes limp beneath me. I hold on a moment longer, just to be sure, before releasing it and staggering to my feet.

I stand over its corpse, chest heaving, my body a map of blood and pain. But I feel no triumph, only a gnawing urgency.

Eliza. I have to find Eliza.

I surge to my feet, staggering slightly as pain lances through my ravaged body. But I shake it off, my injuries inconsequential compared to the all-consuming need to find Eliza.

Her scent, that intoxicating blend of jasmine and honey, is faint on the breeze. But it's there. A lifeline, a tether, drawing me to my mate. I stumble forward, every stride an agony, but I don't slow down. I can't. Not with Eliza out there alone and vulnerable.

As I crash through the underbrush, following her trail, I'm assaulted by unfamiliar emotions. Fear, desperation, a soul-deep ache at the thought of any harm coming to her.

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