Chapter Forty Four
Chapter Forty Four
RILEY
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“Daisy!” I called; the smile on my face felt a bit forced.
“Is something wrong?” she asked, a look of concern in her eyes.
“Not really. I’m not here to talk to you as the ‘pack healer‘ but as a friend.”
“Oh. Come in then, Luna.” She invited me, and I followed her into her apartment. “If this is about your child, then know that this evening would be the perfect time for the visit we previously discussed.”
“Thank you, that is good news, and I can’t wait to see him, but that’s not the reason I am here. I wanted to apologize for walking in on you the last time.”
I knew she must have seen me.
“No worries, it’s fine.”
“It is not. I shouldn’t have come in without your consent.”
“I forgive you. Daemon said it was no big deal.”
Again with Daemon, it was like Daisy had been hypnotized; this reminded me how I felt when I had been under Bailey’s control, but the only difference was Daisy was a willing participant.
“That’s exactly what I want to talk about; I wanted to talk about you and Daemon.‘
“Luna…”
“I know you aren’t comfortable with talking about him because he told you not to, but I am concerned for you.”
“Concerned?” she repeated, and I nodded. She gave a small laugh. “I am no fool, I know what this looks like, with him and me and everything, I know it is strange to you, but he makes me feel alive Riley, I’ve never felt like this… ever.”
“That’s another problem; he is not what you think he is.”
“You mean he is not a creature like me? He’s a demon. I know that, and I still love him.”
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“He is dangerous; a few days ago, he threatened me. He was going to kill you if I didn’t do as he said.”
She walked forward, grabbing my hands. “Then do as he says.”
“You aren’t worried about the fact that he was going to kill you?”
“Riley I know he is dangerous, but I believe I can change him for the better.”
“I tried that; it didn’t work. Daisy, you can’t change him; rather, he is changing you.”
“I think you of all people should cut him some slack.”
“Me? I am trying to warn you.”
“Well, I don’t need it. I am not a child, and you can be the Luna, but that doesn’t mean you can dictate who I will be with.”
“I am not trying to do that; I was only warning you about him.”
“I will never give up on him, even if you, his mother, did.”
For a moment we stood there, staring at each other. I was the first to speak up. know?”
“You
“Yes, I do. To be honest, I did get jealous at a point about why he always had to see you, but finally it made sense.
I couldn’t believe he told her.
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“No one else would know about this,” she assured me. “That was his instruction.” “Your arm, what is that on your arm?”
“Nothing…” She tried hiding it, but I gripped her hand to get a closer view, and there it was,
burnt into her skin, the words ‘RILEY‘
“What is this?” I asked her, but she drew back her hand, dragging down her sleeves to cover the mark. “He doesn’t see you as a mother, and by now you should already know that he is in love with you, and that… that is even worse than my fears. When we… have sex, he always wants me dressed up like you; it’s crazy, but I’ve given up trying to understand it.”
For some reason, this was very…scary.
“And you are okay with this?”
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“I am not, but I don’t have a choice.
“You do; you don’t have to let him hurt you.
“He isn’t hurting me, and you don’t see me complaining.”
I shook my head slowly; this was a lost cause. I turned around, heading for the door. “You know what I think?” she called, and that gave me a pause. “I think he doesn’t understand what he feels for you; he is a demon, and he interprets every feeling the wrong way. A mother would always be her child’s first love, and maybe he can’t differentiate it.”
“Daemon is not a child; he knows what he feels.” I said, remembering his words, he said he had imagined me naked; he imagined doing things to me. “Daemon is an abomination, and the sooner you see that, the better.”
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