Wicked Obsession

34.

Thursday, August 1

"No... you hate demons." I say, trying to make sense of this.

"I hate one demon." Liam scoffs. "Anyone would after what he did. Now answer me. Do. You. Have. It."

I press my lips into a thin line, narrowing my eyes at them.

"Fuck. Off."

Liam swings his hand towards me, slamming it against my cheek. I yelp in surprise and tears brim my eyes but I refuse to let them fall. I lift my gaze back to Liam defiantly and stick out my chin. He walks towards me and lowers his face to mine, letting his warm breath blowing across my face.

"My vengeance is stronger than your resolve and I will get what I want." He threatens before taking a step back from me. "Why do you protect him? He is a murderer and more than that, he is an abomination."

I keep my lips sealed, ignoring the intense sting in my cheek. He snickers at me and crosses his arms over his chest, shaking his head.

"Do you know who he is? I mean really know? He didn't honor his fucking deal and murdered my father in cold blood as well as my mother, making my sister and I watch as he did it."

I suck in a sharp breath but fight to keep my expression calm. I've always known there was darkness in Harry but I don't think I realized just how dark he truly is.

"I made a vow that day, as I watched the life leave my mothers eyes, that I would avenge her and my father. No matter what. I sent my sister to live with my aunt and uncle and I dedicated all of my time to learning about demons. It took me 5 years before I was able to find the Hunters and 4 to become one of them. However, when Zeke approached me and told me his plan, they refused to be part of it. Hunters never work with demons. Ever. No matter what. But how could I refuse? So I left and here we are."

He throws his hands out to the side like he's an announcer, introducing the final act. His brown eyes harden visibly as he meets my stare. The corner of his mouth flips up in disgust and spits at the ground near my feet.

"If you can love someone like that, then maybe you deserve to die just as much as he does."

I try to remain unfazed but his words are like knives, cutting into my soul. A part of me agrees with him. How can I possibly love Harry? He's killed in cold blood, several times, and sometimes he even likes it. If I can love a monster like that... then that makes me a monster too.

But.

A bigger part of me knows exactly how I can love someone like Harry. He's smart and does business in a way that gives him what he needs in exchange for making dreams come through. As evil as that is, damning a soul to hell, at least they live life in Heaven.

He always challenges me to question everything I know and in my uncertainty find out who I really am. He turns every weakness I have into strength so that I am fearless. He cares for me. He can be selfless, I've witnessed it. Therefore there is still a piece of humanity and that's how I can love him.

"You're no better Liam." I snap.

His face turns red and I can tell he is really trying to keep his shit together but I don't stop. "You think I didn't notice that Whitney Yates maiden name was Payne? You used your own sister to get revenge, knowing Harry was dangerous."

Liam says nothing and I just can't seem to stop. "How many people have you killed on your road to revenge? How many other women did you use to try to get close to them? You are responsible for those lives. You sacrificed them! You've damned people to Hell, which makes you a demon too."