Dark Elf's Woman by Celeste King

Author:Celeste King [King, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Protheka Publishing
Published: 2022-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

18

Michaela

It happens in a blur.

One moment, I’m getting backhanded by a soldier while another one tries dragging me away by the hair. The next, Alastair comes and stabs the soldiers with his sword, plunging it through their chests and kicking their lifeless bodies off his weapon soon afterwards.

My head spins and my cheek stings from the slap. I lose track of where Amy is. She’s the young girl who the dark elf soldier originally grabbed, but I pestered him until I earned a slap that nearly broke my jaw. I’m surprised it didn’t break any of my bones.

I’m even more surprised by the fact that Alastair came to my rescue. That’s bold. No one knows about our relationship. He’s the Commander. Messing around with a human comes at a cost, and I doubt he’d want to jeopardize his reputation for someone like me.

After Alastair finishes carving up the soldiers, he turns his sights upon me. I back away slowly, not wanting anything to do with this situation. Wrath emanates from his body, consuming him entirely. He places his sword back into its hold.

“You need to leave.”

“What?” My eyes widen as he closes the distance between us. “Wait, wait, stop!”

Without warning, he picks me up and tosses me over his shoulder. He doesn’t care if I’m screaming, begging, and demanding that he puts me down. It doesn’t matter if I’m clawing at his cloak, threatening to rip it off if he doesn’t let me go.

No, none of that matters. He ignores my cries and carries me away like a hunk of meat instead.

“Why are you doing this to me? Haven’t I suffered enough because of you?”

“I’m doing this to protect you,” he replies in a low voice. “No one is allowed to touch you. You’re my property.”

“Fuck you! I’m not your property!” My fists clobber his shoulders, but nothing works. “You don’t own me and you never will!”

I scream as he lifts me off his shoulder and sets me down on the ground harshly. The brusque movement makes my legs ache. He holds my chin between his fingers. With enough force, he could crush my jaw.

“I own you. You’re not allowed to disrespect me like that. You have no right to raise your voice at me. You need to be punished, since you clearly do not know your place.”

I want to spit in his face. What a disgusting brute. Why? Why am I such an idiot? I want to believe that this is all an elaborate joke and he doesn’t mean to treat me this way, but it’s not adding up. I’m a fool for wanting him to feel something for me.

Clearly, he doesn’t have a heart. He’s incapable of feeling anything for anyone. He’s soulless and cruel. A tyrant with no regard for the lives of others.

Around me, dark elves abuse humans to their heart’s content. They beat us, whip us, drag us through the streets by our hair and threaten to tear off our scalps if we wriggle too much against the hold.

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