“What are you talking about?”
“The demon child you’re going to have with that devil!”
“Demon child?”
“Even after knowing what Claudius is, you still refuse to heed the warning? There’s no other option but to destroy you, Maricel.”
I kept the blade just under the edge of her squared chin as I glared.
“How do you know our names?”
“This world is smaller than you think.”
“Who are you?”
“My name isn’t important and I’m aware of when a mortal crosses the line.” Her gray eyes flashed while she stood up. “Come on, why don’t you kill me?” She smiled, and a slight gap between her teeth showed as she spread out her arms to mock me. My hands trembled, as they tightened around the grip of the sword.
“I’m not going to have any demon child and you can back off, freak!”
“I knew you didn’t have i
