✔ How To Tame A Succubus

[10] Vela

I've seduced a lot of men in the past.

Well, "sleeping" men... but men, nonetheless.

But unlike my other sisters, I don't just pounce on every male in bed. Sabihan nyo na akong maarte, but I still have my own standards and criteria. Bukod sa age bracket (to which I prefer to bed adults rather than those horny teens and wrinkled old men), appearance (bakit masama bang pumili ng may hitsura?), and health (I think this is common sense; stamina is needed), isa rin sa tinitingnan ko ay ang kung anong uri sila ng nilalang.

Although we naturally have a strong affinity to human males, especially pure blooded ones, hindi namin maiwasang madiskubre ang ilang mga bagay sa kanilang pagkatao. For example, I've already slept with a man who didn't even know he had a quarter of werewolf's blood in his veins! If it wasn't for the full moon that triggered his animalistic behavior, I never would've figured it out. And don't get me started with that man downtown who was part shapeshifter...

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is since we have sensitive and inhuman senses, we can detect magic in a man's blood before intercourse even starts.

Kaya habang tinititigan ko ang tinawag niyang "Professor Greco"--who was also the professor who assisted the headmaster with his ceremonial robe--hindi ko maiwasang usisain ang pagkatao nito. Ilang metro ang layo niya sa kinauupuan namin, pero nararamdaman ko ang mahinang mahikang nananalaytay sa dugo ng wizard.

Comparing it with Merlin's, I was surprised to realize it was weaker.

This is gonna be an easy job, but I'll never admit that to my wizard.

"At talagang ipapamigay mo na ako sa iba?" I teased him, "Ouch. At akala ko pa man din may mutual understanding na tayong dalawa."

Ni hindi siya lumingon sa'kin.

"The only thing mutual between us is the fact that we're just using each other for selfish reasons. Aminin mo man o hindi pero alam kong naaaliw ka rin sa kontrata natin, lambkin." Merlin took a spoonful of yogurt, shoved it into his mouth, pulled out the spoon and started slowly licking it before gazing at me from the corner of his eyes. "I assume you've never encountered a man immune to your appeal until now?"

I glared. Damn that sinful tongue of his!

"Don't be too full of yourself, wizard. Sa oras na makakawala ako sa kadenang ito, you'll be sorry you even chained me in the first place! Mark my words, you'll be begging me to pleasure you..."

The tension grew between us. I was taken aback when Merlin put the spoon down and smirked.

"Really? I'm simply stating facts. Kanina mo pa ako tinitingnan na parang ako ang putaheng nakahain sa harapan mo, but the thing is: I am not attracted to you, at all. Kaya kung nabusog ka nang titigan ako, simulan na natin ang plano."

Bago pa man ako makasagot, tumayo na siya at hinila ako sa kadenang nakakonekta sa pulsuhan namin. Nauna na kaming lumabas ng dining hall at nagtungo sa isang madilim na pasilyo.

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Hindi ko alam kung saan na naman ako tinatangay ng wizard in training na ito. The whole school was a damn maze with winding staircases, hidden passageways, and walls that whisper your darkest secrets. Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataong napadpad ako sa isang lugar na binubuhay ng mahika. In fact, there are plenty of crazy and haunted hotels in Tartarus, some managed by paranormal creatures themselves.

Being a demon who has no home, I've stayed in several bedspaces and rooms that would be any mortal ghost hunter's worst nightmares... beds that engulf you, carnivorous floorboards, bloody showers, and ghouls that play peek-a-boo during the darkest hours, to name a few.