The Demon God's Desire by Celeste King

Author:Celeste King [King, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Protheka Publishing
Published: 2023-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

18

BRIDGET

After all that activity, I’m wiped out. It’s been a long day and an even longer evening. Being intimate with Guilri again felt exhilarating and empowering. And I know this time he doesn’t dare run off from me.

I’m letting him have a piece of myself again. Maybe I’m making a mistake. But I’d rather make that mistake if it means even a little more time with the strong, sexy man beside me.

At first I don’t even realize I’ve drifted off. But then I feel someone moaning in my ear and at first I’m confused. I feel gentle shaking and I pry my eyelids open. Before I can try to assess what’s going on though, I hear panicked screams and Guilri begins writhing beside me.

“Guilri!” I yell, shaking him. He doesn’t open his eyes, continuing to moan and writhe, as though whatever he’s dreaming is physically hurting him.

“Guilri!” I call his name again and he flails out, his limbs going every which way before he suddenly curls in on himself and whimpers, holding his arms to his chest.

I can’t get him to wake up and it’s freaking me out now. “Guilri, please wake up!”

At this point I seriously consider dumping the canteen of water on him when he gasps, sitting straight upright and nearly colliding with my face.

“Gods!” I jump back, almost falling over myself. “What was that?”

He stares at me, uncomprehending at first but then he slowly comes back to himself.

“Bridget!” He throws himself at me, hugging me tightly. “I had a dream, except I don’t think it was a dream,” he says quickly, almost too quick for me to catch. “The Hearthkeeper appeared. She’s angry with me. So angry. She’s vengeful. Wants me dead.”

He’s almost rambling and I put my hands on his shoulders. “Woah, slow down,” I tell him, squinting at him in concern.

“The Hearthkeeper appeared to me,” he says, taking a deep breath and running his hand through his hair. “She’s angry with me. She wants me to go back to my men. But I told her she led me into danger. She doesn’t care. She thinks I’m choosing to spend my time...” he pauses. “With humans instead of focusing on my purpose, which is serving her.”

I try to follow along but it’s all very confusing. Does this mean the gods are real? I always sort of thought of them as a myth, something the elves in the city used to pretend they were better than us humans. The gods supposedly created the elves and they are their favored children. Us humans are just pawns for them or something.

As though he can sense my confusion, he stops and takes another deep breath. “I’ll explain better,” he says. “So my gifts come from the Hearthkeeper,” he continues. “All my powers are from her. I was born to serve her. I’m her favored and she protects and guides me. I’ve dedicated my life to her but she’s angry that I’m no longer following her preferred path.”

It sounds extremely scary, the idea of a literal goddess out to get him.

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