Requital

CHAPTER 13

Leith

As soon as we get back to my home Deianira breaks down. Knees weak she wobbles her unsteady legs towards the fire and sits. I immediately sit down next to her and pull her into my arms. "I'm so sorry love" "Why Leith, just why. My father he's.. It's all my fault I should have never went back. I should have stayed here with you." "No Deianira this isn't your fault. Your father wouldn't want you thinking this way. Grieve as much as you need but never put the blame on yourself." She sniffles against my chest, "what are we going to do where do we start looking for a way to kill that thing inside Tarkik?" "Well what kingdom is a demon from?" "Et It, the under." "Yes, we will need supplies such as food , water and clothing. I will get us this while you get some rest. It's been a day for you." "I don't think I can Lei, but I'll try." She gets up and head towards the back of the cave to do what I told her to do. The journey will be long and we will come across many obstacles. We will overcome. We have to...

After getting back with our supplies we start to come up with a way to travel to the under. "We have to go through my kingdom. Then we have to travel through the kingdom of Therian then Audaqior." I say " Therian are the animal shifters and Audaqior are beings made of stones correct?" she says "Gargoyles yes" I smile at her "Would either kingdom give us problems with passing through?" Upon her question my smile slips away. "Honestly I'm not sure, its been years since I've been to any kingdom besides my own. Even Abyssus it has been a while for me. I normally stay at my home or around it." "Why?" she says and I hold my breath. I think its time to tell her. She will be traveling with me after all and she's my mate. I need to be honest with her. "Something happened back when I was eighteen like yourself." I start, "I trusted the wrong people. Not only did it get my family killed but also many others." Thinking about it now brings back so many memories. Some good also some bad. I wish I could go back. I wish I never trusted Donahue and Aridam. We had been close as long as I had been old enough to sneak off to their kingdom. I haven't seen or heard from them since they sent their guards to attack my kingdom. "After the slaying my people sent me away for my sins. Cast me away to be forever alone. I'm not aloud back to abyssus. Occasionally I will sneak in undetected for food and things I need like I did today." I cant even look at her I'm to ashamed and terrified what I will find in her eyes once I gaze upon them. This is it, she will reject me and do this all on her own. "Hey" she says, "look at me." she grabs my face with both hands and looks with me with those beautiful mismatched eyes. "You can tell me more when your ready, I more then anyone know what its like to trust the wrong people." She looks sad again but I cant have that. "No please I cant take another moment of your tears let me hold you. let me try to make it all better." I drag her in my lap and press my lips to hers. Even though we kissed once before I never had a chance to think about how mind blowing her lips really are. Everything about her is perfect. She's breath taking. Thank you gods for giving me this one thing. I will never ask for anything more. Just her and my unborn child. Yes my child not Tarkik's I don't care whose it is biologically. I break away to tell her this but instead of trying to stop and gape at her. Her eyes are glowing again. She also starts taking her clothes off. "What are you.." "I cant wait anymore Leith I need you please." "But after everything.." "This is why I need this more then ever I need you, I need our bond." I immediately grab her up and go to throw her over my shoulder but think about the baby and decide to carry her bridal style. I walk us to the back of the cave and set her on the blankets and step back to take off my clothes. She cant stop staring, drool pooling at the edge of her mouth. I smirk at her ,"like what you see?" "Yes" she says with more confidence than usual. I'm not bragging I know how I look. My medium length hair and defined muscles. I was very much fawned over before I was banished by the fellow mer , men and women alike. As I lay beside her I take her in, all her beautiful curves I would die a happy mer to lick every inch of her just once. I take her lips again, spear my tongue in her mouth. Then I go to hover over her , trail my hand down the valley over her stomach until I get to.. "Yes Leith more please." I oblige. Once I've teased her enough I grab myself and push inside her. I take her slow whispering in her ear things that make her moan louder. "I'm close" she says, "LEITH PLEASE MARK ME" I do and its as if the cave grounds shake, the gods sing, and the lights are brighter. Once I let go I lick it better then she bites me on my neck. I feel it our bond click into place. I feel everything she feels, already her love and devotion to me. Even her buried hurt everything I feel it all and its beyond words. We collapse in a tangle of limbs just holding one another. I smile the brightest smile I've smiled in years. Now I'm even more determined to go to the under and protect my little family. A family, I finally have a family again....

Tarkik

I feel it as soon as It happens. The bond between Deianira and her new mate, that tainted mer.Chuckling Atahsaia taunts in my ear "Feel that Tar Tar the mate bond solidifying? Don't you wish it was you?" "No I don't if it means her harm I never want a mate bond with her I rejected her remember" "Do you remember you can't all because you couldn't keep your d**k dry and soon when I break you down and take over I will find her and I will kill her and your spawn." Baby , mine growing in my only love and I cant even enjoy it. I killed her father. I hurt her. There is no going back. There's only one thing I can do. I go to my room and I fetch my daggers I use for training and press it against my chest right over my heart... And I wait why can't I push it through, please gods end my misery... "Ha did you really think it would be that easy. I wont let you kill us. Your stuck with me till the last of your days or until we are killed. Do you really think your parents will. Do you really think anyone will try? Even Deianira will never kill the father of her child. She wont let her mate do it either which works out perfect for me. Ill kill her and reach full power. Then ill come back and kill your b***h mother and that coward father you have." I yell and break everything in my wake. I have to do something. I have to get dad to lock me up that's what Ill do. I head for my bedroom door but my body jerks to a stop. "I do believe I'm sick of toying with you. You see because your f**k up screwing your mate that only made me stronger. I can take control at my own will anytime I see fit. Right now I think its time I take over for good. Enjoy the ride draco." My body is moving but I'm doing nothing. My mouth is laughing but its not me, its my legs that walk through the front door and into the ivory towards De and I's special tree. I watch as the demon burns it to a crisp and I watch as he walks away towards the pull in my chest. I watch as this monster walks right towards the direction of my mate. "LEAVE NOW" I call out in my mind before everything goes black.....