A Demons Mate

Save me

"I won't say it again, let the girl go." William T. Spears set the log book from his recent assignment aside as he faced the demon before him.

"What does a reaper want with my meal? I'm not going to kill her." Marcus stared down at the red head hungrily. "She would even enjoy it, if she would just stop fighting."

"If she had bargained with you than I would do nothing, however, she has not. I will not allow you to taint such a soul." The reaper adjusted his glasses.

Serena cried out against the hand over her mouth as the demon tightened his hold around her ribcage, making it harder to breathe.

"She has a purpose, unlike you." Will started to walk closer. With every step, Marcus pulled his prey further into the alley's shadows.

"Hey boss," Ronald Knox jumped down from a rooftop. "What are you doing? We're not supposed to interfere."

"That soul does not belong here. There must be some reason, and it's not to be some demon's dinner." He pushed the younger Shinigami aside "Besides, I'm sick of losing souls to these vermin."

"Why are you reapers so protective of these humans anyway? They are the real vermin, destroying everything they touch before speeding toward their own demise."

"I would never expect something like you to understand."

While the two bantered back and forth, Serena had forced her body to relax. As she hoped, Marcus relaxed his grip as time went on and she didn't struggle.

'Don't the reapers always get their asses handed to them when they fight demons? Or is that just when they fight Sebastian?' Her eyes widened with the thought.'Of course, I'm such an idiot. If I could get a scream out, he'll hear me. We can't be that far away. Maybe a couple of streets.'

Serena felt Marcus move his fingers against her lips and sighed. 'Well, here goes nothing.'

Opening her mouth, she grabbed the nearest finger and bit down as hard as she could. The demon pulled his hand back for a second. That was all she needed to voice the scream that had been trapped in her throat since Marcus had grabbed her. Unfortunately, the act of defiance was cut short. Ribs gave way under the beast's strength and the hand across her mouth was replaced. He laughed evilly.

"I think I'm going to keep you for a while. Such spirit."

"You're wrong." Shadows elongated in the space between buildings. Power crackled and snapped along the air as everyone looked to the mouth of the alley to see Sebastian.

"Wonderful, another one." Will used his scythe to readjust his glasses again.

"Elder," Marcus pulled Serena even further back as she started to struggle again. The red head moved with more urgency, seeking any weakness to get to the black haired demon and the safety he represented.

Sebastian barely glanced at the reapers, keeping his swirling eyes trained on the lower demon. "You will take your hands from my mate, before I feed them to you."

'What?!' Serena stopped for a moment convinced she had heard the demon wrong.

The shadows stretched and twisted until they took over all the available space. Darkness filled the alley with eternal night as Sebastian's eyes glowed with the power radiating from his body. His demonic aura crackled along the skin of everyone in the alley. The reapers shivered in disgust at the twisted power. Black feathers fell gently around Serena, caressing her skin and protecting her from the power rising all around her.

"Mate? I thought I only smelled one beast's stench around her." Will thought for a moment. "You haven't claimed her yet."

"While I appreciate your interference, this matter has nothing to do with reapers." Sebastian didn't take his eyes from the other demon and his mate as he addressed Spears and his underling.