Chapter Fifty Five
DAEMON
“I have every reason to kill you.” Bruce said to me as he tended to my wound. I should have kept an eye out for Thane; maybe I did underestimate him.
“I know.”
“No, you don’t. You are a fool if you think you have a chance with my daughter; you don’t. Many have tried; she has eyes for only one man.”
“I’ve learned from
repeat them
my mistakes; Wes
“Of course you won’t; I will not let you,” he says.
We were back in Bruce’s home. I hated this place; for some reason it made me feel powerless, totally helpless
Bruce had helped me escape from Jade; together we locked her away, but I always felt like I escaped from one prison only to fall into another. Just like Jade, Bruce wanted to control me, but unlike her, he made me feel like I had an option even if I didn’t.
“You gave them the pendant; why?”
“Why else do you think? I know about what you did to my daughter, against her will.”
“You don’t really care, so stop the pretense.”
“Is that what you think? That I don’t care?
Just so you know, I have made a few corrections on you; from now till I see fit, you will no longer be able to shapeshift.”
“You can’t do that.”
“I can actually. I taught you just how to do it, and the first thing you did was abuse your privilege, so until I see a use for it, you will have to do without it.”
“You had no right, Bruce.”
He smirked; he did look like Riley, but he bared none of her soft features. “I do, you know why? Because you belong to me, and I did more than that. ‘I had been helping you sustain your energy; demons are easily drained by the daylight. I made you an exemption, but maybe I’ve been spoiling you a little too much. You will no longer be able to walk in daylight.”
He pulled open the curtain, and the sun burnt my skin. I groaned, rolling off the bed; I hid from the sun. He shut the curtain after proving his point.
Demons can walk under sunlight, yes it drains us, but it never posed a real threat if you your time well.
“How…”
could manage
“How did I do it? I am impressed too, but I manage to create a spell, more like a curse. Until I release you
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from this spell, you will not be able to roam the earth daylight… at all.
In the next moment I had my hands firmly wrapped around his throat. “Why would you do this?”
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