The Demon Of Lust

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Agmos' POV

I storm into my house and yell,"BITTIE!!! ACHILLE!!! SWINDLE!!!"

They appear and I say,"Let's go hunting tonight."

Achille smiles and says,"Ooooh."

I say,"We leave in a few hours. Be ready."

I head to the study and grab a glass. I pour some scotch from the bottle and throw it back. I pour another glass before going to sit behind the desk. I prop my feet up on the desk and sip the scotch as I think of the events of today.

I don't realize Swindle is watching me until he speaks,"Something is troubling you."

I say,"Look. I'm drinking that's all."

Swindle replies,"You forget young one, I am the oldest out of all of us."

I roll my eyes and say,"It's nothing."

Swindle shuts the study door and sits in the high back chair by the fireplace and looks at me.

I ask,"What has Achille told you?"

He replies,"You've begin to care for a human. You've saved her multiple times. You went Alpha to save her. Which is rare for you to do."

I nod and say,"Yep. I tried not to. But there's something about her. She doesn't shy away from me."

Swindle replies,"Achille told me she talked to her and that she thought Achille was there to kill her and that she told Achille to shut up so she could eat an ice cream sundae."

I look at Swindle and say,"There's something different about her. I'm telling you."

Swindle nods and asks,"So what's wrong?"

I reply,"Achille called me back here last night to question me when I was with Demina."

Swindle nods and I tell him of last night and the conversation Demina and I had about twenty minutes ago and Swindle shakes his head at the end.

He says,"You're a buffoon at times, Agmostherian. An utter buffoon."

I growl,"DO NOT CALL ME BY THAT NAME!"

Swindle ignores my outburst and says,"She obviously cares about you. And you hurt her by leaving. She probably thought you slept with Achille."

I reply,"Once upon a time I would have if she wanted to but now I don't. I don't even want to look at any other woman. But I can't offer her anything of value."

Swindle replies,"Agmostherian, definition of an idiot."

I glare at him as I sip my scotch.

He says,"First off, you need to apologize to the young lady. Then you need to reassure her that you're not messing around with anyone. After what you said to her though it's gonna be a hard thing to do."

I say,"She doesn't want to see me right now."

A wave of sadness hits me like a freight train and I am very confused. I sit up and place my hand over my heart. Swindle watched in silence and my breathing becomes labored. What the fuck is going on?

Swindle says,"We don't need to go hunting. You need to go reconcile with your human."

I stand as I snap,"SHES not MINE."

Swindle just shrugs his shoulders in indifference. Achille comes in and glares at me. She storms towards me and smacks me.

She asks,"What did you do?"

Swindle replies,"He was himself. An idiot."

Achille snaps,"What did I tell you not to do?"

Swindle replies,"If I remember correctly, you asked him to not be an idiot."

She says,"I can sense that human's pain."

I exclaim,"HER NAME IS DEMINA, ACHILLE!"

She replies,"YOU HURT HER!"

My voice breaks as I say,"I know."

I sit down and hang my head and say,"It was stupid of me to say what I said. Now I may have lost her."

Achille is fuming and I say,"I've only known her for over a month, but I can't imagine not seeing her anymore."

Bittie comes bouncing in and Swindle takes her back out.

Every word is dripping with conviction as Achille says,"You NEED to Fix this."

I reply,"I know. I don't know how."

I place my head in my hands as I try to think of a way to fix this.

Demina's POV

After I've cried and fixed myself up, mom and I head out to get mani pedis. She says it'll do me good to do a little spa day so to speak. I'm currently getting my pedicure done. A dark purple with a silver glitter on top and I'm trying to stay out of my head.

I'm going to get acrylic nails put on and head to the mani table. I get them coffin shaped and short. I paint them with a black nail polish that has flecks of silver glitter in it. Mom and I head to the mall after and we walk around. I absentmindedly have my hand wrapped around the stone as I see couples all about. I instantly look down while my mom titters about something as sadness hits me. My mom notices and stops me. She lifts my head and I look at her.

She says,"One more store then we can go home."

I nod and we head to Hot Topic. She quickly has clothes all in my size of varying styles and pushes me towards the fitting room. I'm kind of overwhelmed and I try on some of the clothes. I start to feel better and once I sort what I like my mom pays for it. We are walking by a store when I see a dress in the window.

I stop my mom and point to it. We head inside and I try on the size that I feel is closest to my size and it fits perfectly. I like it and so does my mom. She buys it and we head home.

She says,"I know today wasn't great. But I want you to wear that dress for the party."

I nod and say,"I kinda just want to curl up in my bed now."

She nods and says,"Go for it. I'm gonna order food from Noni's Cucina."

I say,"Ooh will you order cannolis?"

My mom nods and says,"Head on upstairs. Relax. Watch some tv or take a nap."

I nod and hug my mom. We have our differences but she's there when I need her. I head upstairs and put the clothes away. I grab an oversized t shirt after taking a quick rinse off. I put it on along with a pair of red lace panties. My hair is up in a messy bun and I lay down in my bed. At some point my eyes close and I succumb to sleep.

Agmos' POV

I ditch the others and melt through the shadows to appear in Demina's room. I see her asleep in bed. She is in an oversized t shirt and what seems to be nothing else. She has her hair up in a messy bun and I quietly sit on the floor watching her sleep.

I can't lose her.

I won't.

Achille might be right.

Maybe I am.

Maybe I am in love with Demina.

I don't know about that.

But I know I can't let her walk out of my life nor I walk out of hers.