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instead.”
    “How did she get rid of it?” Belia asked in a quiet voice.
    Layla met Nikalye’s eyes. “Her bonded mate cut his own throat to save Shayla and everyone.”
    Nikalye’s eyebrows rose quickly. “Kaiven killed himself?”
    “Yes. In doing so, his blood pushed the darkness out of Shayla.” Layla smiled widely, her eyes still on Nikalye.
    “Kaiven is alive? How?
    Wait what? Belia turned her attention to Layla and then Nikalye and back again, obviously missing something only Nikalye had heard.
    Layla chuckled. “He is. That is another story.”
    “I don’t get it,” Belia cut in before either of them could speak. “How can he kill himself but not be dead?”
    “I have died three times in my life. I am alive.” Layla told her.
    Nikalye took Belia’s hands. “Layla is part Spirit Demon, remember?”
    “Oh, so you can’t truly die?” Belia couldn’t deny that she was impressed by the beautiful woman standing in front of her.
    “I can. I found that out when Shayla squeezed my Mother’s heart and killed her.”
    “Queen Surquyn is dead?”
    Belia groaned. Okay, I’m lost again.
    Nikalye’s eyes widened. “She is a vampire?”
    Layla laughed openly. “Yes, and still getting used to it. Father has taken her on holiday, somewhere remote to help her with her new feelings and hunger for all things.”
    Belia rubbed her head, feeling a headache slowly settling in. “Okay, your world is just so confusing.” Why did we have to come here? Nikalye isn’t going to want to leave now he’s found Layla.
    Nikalye pulled her close to his body. “Wherever you go, I go. I will not leave you, not for anyone.”
    “I hate that you can read my mind.” Belia ran her hands through his hair and pulled him down for a kiss.
    Doxiak cleared his throat. “I am sorry to interrupt, but I would like to see if I can restore the last of your memories.”
    “You mean before they start ripping each other’s clothes off?” Layla asked.
    Belia gasped and covered her face. She knew she was most likely a deep shade of scarlet.
    Layla chuckled. “Come, let us leave Nikalye and Doxiak alone.” She reached out.
    Belia flinched away, moving closer to Nikalye.
    “Layla.”
    “I swear I will protect her with my life.”
    Nikalye nodded and kissed Belia before he let her go.
    Wait, you trust her?
    “With my life. Do not worry, she will not harm you.”
    Belia nodded. “Okay.”
    “If you feel as though you are in danger, call me. I will hear.”
    After nodding again, she turned and followed Layla out of the large mansion and outside, rubbing her hands nervously.
    “You have nothing to fear from me.”
    Belia cast a sideways glance at the beautiful woman. “I trust Nikalye. I just don’t trust myself to say something that will get you mad.”
    Layla pursed her lips. “What feelings Nikalye and I had is long gone. I hope you know this.”
    “I’m more bothered by the fact that there was something there to begin with.” Belia sighed and sat down on a bench near a broken statue of what seemed to be a warrior.
    “I assume you know about my past?”
    Belia nodded when Layla sat next to her. She couldn’t look away. The woman radiated beauty like nothing she had ever seen—though that could be because she had been living alone for a long time and hadn’t seen another woman until now.
    She was a perfect image of a tanned porcelain doll. Round face, big violet coloured eyes, small nose and full lips. Her long black hair was shiny and she had the body any woman would want. Curved and busty.
    “Nikalye has clearly left bits out when he told you about me. When Nikalye found me, I was changed. A Mutated as it’s known. I am more than a hybrid half-breed. I am part angel, Shadow Demon, fire Demon, wolf and Demon of Lust.”
    “Demon of Lust?” Belia had read all the books Nikalye had given her about the different creatures. “But that means…”
    “Nikalye’s feelings for me have not been real, just as Doxiak’s and