All of them whirled but my head remained bowed down, pleading.

"Enough!" The male's voice was even darker like a midnight storm. I looked up at them. But then, the huge male lifted a hand and the three soldiers were thrown into the wall through an invisible force so strong that I heard their bones crack.

"No one touches her except me," he looked at me straight in the eyes. I fought a shudder and willed my knees to not buckle. "She belongs to me."

***

He smells of lavender and honeydew. I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his chest. He felt warm towards...