Dimitri (The Demon King #1.5)

Chapter 1 - Wake Up

Dimitri Rae, 10 years old

I was so angry and upset. I couldn't believe my mom would do something like that to us, to her own family. How could she? How could she hurt us like this? Especially knowing she was the Queen of Rovana. What kind of example was she setting for all of Rovana? What kind of example was she setting for me?

Our family was perfect. It had always been. We were so happy together but my mother ruined it all.

Why would she leave my father for a human? Why? My father loved her and I thought she loved him back. But clearly she didn't. She's been seeing a human man for the past five months.

I couldn't believe she'd break my father's heart like that. He's been depressed ever since he heard about the news. He loves her a lot but my mom wants to leave us for some stupid human. She doesn't care about Dad and I anymore. We're nothing to her.

I don't want her to leave us. I want her to stay with us. I love her. But she doesn't love us anymore.

I tried convincing her to stay but all she said was that she didn't love me. She said she never wanted me. The only reason she had me was because my parents needed an heir, to take over the throne after about 200-300 years, once they became too old to rule.

I meant nothing to her. I've never meant anything to her. She never loved me. Not once in her life did she love me. I couldn't believe it. Didn't all moms love their children? Then why didn't mine?

Devon Clarke, my best friend was trying to cheer me up but it wasn't working. Nothing could cheer me up. Not when my mom doesn't love me. Not when she left my dad for a human man. How could she be so heartless? I wanted to hate her. But I couldn't. She was my mom. How could I?

She must have felt some bit of love for me. She had to have. She's told me she loves me so many times. She couldn't have said it that many times without actually having meant it. Could she have?

"You always have my mom, Dimitri." Devon said trying to make me feel better as he approached me, looking down at me slumped on a rock.

"But she's not my mom." I said looking up at him, causing him to look away and frown.

"Dimitri-" He started but I cut him off. "Don't bother, Devon. I'll be fine." I said before I got up and started walking away from him. I could feel him following me so I stopped and turned to look at him. "I want to be left alone Devon."

"Oh, ok." He said with a disappointed look on his face before he turned around and walked away, causing me to sigh. I felt bad for sending him away, but I just wanted to be left alone.

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Dimitri Rae, 14 Years Old

For the next few years or so, my dad continued ruling Rovana, still completely heartbroken over the fact that my mom left him for a human man. I was expecting him to have gotten over her by now, but he still hasn't. I couldn't believe it. How hard is it to get over someone? I asked him that and all he said that I was still really young and that I wouldn't understand love until I was older.

I didn't think I was too young. I was fourteen. I knew love left people feeling heartbroken, but my dad should be over my mom by now. I loved mom a lot too but I've gotten over her. I don't care about her anymore.

At least that's what I told myself.

"Women aren't worth it." I told my dad, causing him to look at me with a disappointed look on his face.

"Don't think like that." He said looking sternly at me as if I had said something really horrible.

"It's true though. I mean look at how mom left us." I said shrugging my shoulders.