I Claim Your Love

The light of the day had been replaced by the unrelenting darkness of the night. Callan took in a deep breath and sucked in the air which resembled the fresh aroma of the wood. He was standing near the foot of the high hill which was his one and only spot. The place which was unknown to everyone.

But not after tonight.

Callan was quite nervous as he tapped his foot occasionally and marched his legs to and fro to calm his racing heart. The moon graced the sky and soon the entire land was bathed in its luminosity. He looked at the stars in curiosity and wondered what looked more beautiful. The sky draped in the twinkling or the white macule which glowed in serenity.

The little smile which coloured his face soon vanished for he remembered the reason he was here tonight. He felt the soft panic rushing through his brain as he contemplated to be in the place. All the reasons to not do this crawled over his thoughts and he was dubious once again. He took a deep breath in and braved his heart.

Callan could not back down now.

He looked at the rushing water from the edge of the cliff when another voice attracted his attention. He slowly turned his back to see a black fog surrounding one muscular man who grinned like the happiest person in the world. He stood at a casual distance from the handsome man as he bowed his head in adoration.

Callan nodded in response and hummed in apprehension. He occasionally bit his lips while at other times he moved them to utter some words but failed every time.

The demon saw the quandary and sighed “I see you are still not comfortable in my presence.”

Callan absentmindedly nodded “It will take some time..” He exhaled a deep breath and gulped before saying “You said you would answer my questions when we meet next.”

“I did.” The demon smiled. He saw that Callan was still nervous as he rubbed his thumb to the back of his other palm. The spirit realised that his beloved was in two minds and a bit uncomfortable at the moment “How about we sit somewhere and talk. It would help you calm down.”

Callan nodded again. In the next instance he joined his little finger and thumb and swirled it in a big circle above his head. A large boulder near the shore was displaced from its place as it levitated to move towards the demon. Callan repeated the gesture again as another rock floated in the air to land where he was standing. He gestured the demon to sit as he took his place on the rock in front of him.

Though the demon was disappointed that Callan chose to sit away from him, he understood where he came from. Daragor realised that he cannot rush things. Callan had to be given his time and he should not be forced to accept the spirit, accept the bond..

Callan could not hold his gaze for more than a few moments as his inner turmoil restricted his actions and his resolve dithered. What followed was an awkward silence for a long time before the other worldly being taking charge “You have finally known to use your powers.”

And that did the trick.

Callan smiled a little as he looked at his hands in wonder and childishly flapped them. He lifted his chin at the demon with gratifying eyes “I have been practising in secret.”

He took a breath of confidence to utter those words which were on his minds for a very long time “I-I know that you have expectations from me. I was literally shocked when I came to know that I happen to have a mate. Not that I wasn’t happy.” He paused for a brief moment “Its just that I-I wasn’t expecting...”

“Me..” Daragor interjected.

“A male as a mate..” he bit his lips in hesitation “And of course you.”

“I get it.” The demon lowered his eyes in disappointment. He wavered in his tone as he asked “Do you regret having me as your mate..? I have nothing to do with actions of the human.”

Callan saw the desperation and the guilt which was prominent on the face of the demon. He realised that the alpha had not only wronged his own fated mate but he had also wronged his beasts, his inner self.

“I agree that I am upset with Einar but I am not angry at you or the wolf.”

The words gave Daragor reassurance of a sort as he smiled and looked intently at Callan again. However the silence brought in a radical change in the handsome mans features as his smile faltered and he was pensive again.

“You are nervous..” The demon stated.

to do. How to approach, how to make my female happy, make her feel loved. This..” He swung

never been with anyone

himself. He was already shameful for being unfaithful to Orcus but his regret swelled when he realised that the demon

Callan reciprocate.... He betrayed

his fated other half. Most importantly he had the privilege to

What had he done!

followed the rules and stayed pure. The heaps of shame were burdening his soul as the past cannot be undone now. He felt as if

in front of the demon. Before Daragor could get

realm of the spirits. Among the many clans we have the shedims are the most powerful in our world. My family was the ruler of the clans. I

you were a trouble maker?”

with a chuckle of his own “I never abided by the rules. Our world is harsh.. Pain and suffering gives us pleasure.. I for one loved others misery tremendously. I relished their wretchedness, their agony. Their torment and trauma fuelled my delight as every

gasped as the

quite a long time but he was furious with me and my behaviour, while the incident added to his woes. My little brother demanded that I be harshly punished. Though unwillingly,

stood from his place and took a few strides towards the edge of the cliff. He stationed himself at a parallel view from Callan but kept his gaze at the flowing water

what he gathered he could definitely infer that the demon derived pleasure from others pain and so he was dangerous. Even the story which was told to him described the spirit as a deadly monster who sucked in the very life essence of people. The harrowing tale of the human settlement during the war of Jodatain brought chills to

did you

human like figure I had.. It

“Was it necessary?”

was not.. I would’ve survived easily without feeding. My powers remained intact, it was only my body which suffered.” He exhaled audibly “Initially when I was confined to that limited space of woods I was chagrined. The powers of the dome created to captivate me was too much to get rid of. I was seldom allowed to visit my realm. Whenever I was back home, I wasn’t permitted a long

I loathed this place. In my anguish I killed all the animals breathing in the forest. The humans which trespassed on the lands were not supposed to be slaughtered. I could have easily lived with one sacrifice for months but those people were just

of the demon dramatically softened “However,

“Which day?”

nothing happened. You were untouched by every of my powers. It was frustrating

the spirit was fearing the unknown and hence wanted to eliminate the source of his fright. However the fact that

I was superior to

the mighty powerful demon could be caged. But how was it possible! Even when he was confined by the powers of the locket he showed his dominance and override its powers for the past two full moons. Callan realised that to subdue the strength of the spirit a more stronger force had to come to play. Was Callan really that powerful? The realisation amazed him and yet he was fearful about himself. He looked at the man in front of him and lowered his voice a bit

powers. It is the reason why my people

up all of a sudden in the sky and the demon thought that Callan

For the first time in my entire existence I

spent together were the most amazing days of my existence. You wanted to know me, you showed interest in what I liked and what I hated.” he chuckled “You were

looked at him right now was making him anxious. It was as if he was the brightest star in the sky,

gaze as he cleared his throat “Aurora told me that Zaccio..” he pursed his lips

“The witch isn’t completely wrong. Your presence had brought in remarkable changes in me. I was calm, serene and stopped being a nuisance altogether. My parents came to know about this and they summoned me. I

your parents harm

selfish me wanted to keep all of you to myself. I pretended that I wanted to show you my home and you agreed to come with

the regret in Daragor’s eyes “When in my realm I tried to coerce you to stay for days, citing some or the other reasons. Although you were not happy with it, you obliged. But I could see the change in you..” his eyes became

the madness to secure you I overlooked the fact that your powers were waning. I even overlooked the fact that you lost weight at such an extent that your skin glued to your bones, the gleam in your eyes was gone. You were unable to remember things. But the stupid me..” His lips trembled as he chuckled with teary eyes “I was adamant to keep my stand. I kept telling myself that this is just a phase, that its the change of environment that was affecting you, that sooner or later you would be healthy and fine..” He paused as he looked at a

wrong..” he whispered

was of no use. The healers of

could see the change in Daragor. His eyes were different. They were more softer than he could remember. The demon kept gawking at him but in reality he wasn’t seeing him. He kept his mouth shut but in irony the unspoken words revealed a lot. Daragor was pensive for he was remembering the past. The

bring back Daragor from his thoughts “Then you brought me back to