Page 32 of His Human to Adore

“Why are you here?” I ask him when it’s clear I’m the interrogator and Dath is just the muscle.

“I am bringing supplies.” The demon says, his eyes never leaving Dath’s face. It’s for the best since Dath is likely to kill him for looking at me right now. I’m surprised he’s letting me talk to him. “I asked Ralleth when I came last if he would mind me bringing the supplies.”

“You’ve been here before and know the tribe’s leader?”

“I came when Xarr was speaking of females being offered from the goddess.” The demon speaks slowly, and I can tell he knows just how dangerous my mate is right now. Not going to lie. It’s kind of a turn-on that my mate is so feared. “Ralleth is my blood. I met his mate when I was here last.”

Dath cocks his head to the side, scanning the demon’s face, and then huffs. He keeps his eyes on the male but stands and stalks back over to where I’m standing and asking my questions. Dath’s hand lands on my shoulder. He holds me close to him, but he’s not about to murder the new demon, which is progress.

“Are we good now?” I ask Dath, who nods just barely. “Let’s help them get back to the tribe, then.”

“You and the new female go ahead of us.” Dath pushes me in the direction I need to be walking before taking the packs from Simone and watching the new male with his red eyes. The other male is still lying on the ground, probably wanting to make sure Dath knows he isn’t a threat. “I will walk with this one. Tell the first brother you see that Rallan is here.”

“You want me to say his name?” I cock a brow at Dath so he knows just how much of a death sentence that is for the other demon.

Dath’s face screws up, and he lets out a long hiss. “Of course not. The other human can do it.”

“The other human has a name.” Simone glares at Dath, who frowns at her.

“A name I will not be saying.”

“Come on.” I drag Simone by the arm so she doesn’t get herself into more trouble. “You have some serious explaining to do.”

I want to stay and make sure that Dath isn’t about to kill Rallan once we’re out of eyesight of him, but when I turn to face him, he’s offering a palm to Rallan and helping him off the ground. Rallan takes in Dath’s stature and size before turning back to the sled of supplies that he was dragging and grabbing the ropes again. Dath catches me looking and smiles at me before grabbing a rope from Rallan and aiding him in carrying the supplies back to the tribe.

“So you went and mated one of them, huh?” Simone’s voice draws my attention from the two demons stalking behind us.

“Yeah, I guess I did.” I smile at her as we walk. “What about you? How long have you been out in the woods with your own?”

“I’ve been stuck with the buffoon for too fucking long!” She shouts the words, which have my eyes widening as I steal a peek behind us. Rallan is shaking his head with an amused grin, and Dath looks entertained.

“You’re an insufferable female!” Rallan yells back at her. She sticks her tongue out at him and then turns back to me.

“It’s been days.” Simone sighs. “I was sent right before Alice and Skylar. They were only going to send them, but they weren’t sure if the storms would cause them to lose the opportunity to send me. Something got messed up, and I ended up in the middle of this stupid forest.”

“But you’re safe. Nothing happened to you, right?” I ask, surprised that she isn’t more freaked out by the whole situation. I would be absolutely losing it if the Hands sent me to this world naked, alone, and in the middle of the woods during the storms.

“Rallan found me not long after I ended up here.” She flattens her lips into a line. “I told him I was supposed to be somewhere with more humans, and thankfully, he seemed to know what we are. I figured it was better to trust him and hopefully end up where I was supposed to be than go out on my own and probably die.”

“Hey, well, you’re safe here,” I say, knowing it’s completely true. “We just need to figure out which one of them you’re supposed to mate. It shouldn’t be too hard since we all seem to find our mates pretty fast.”

“Not mating anyone,” Simone snaps at me. “I didn’t want to be sent here, and I’m not fucking mating anyone. It’s bullshit that I was sent.”

I raise my brows but just nod along with what she’s saying. I didn’t feel that strongly about not being here or about mating one of the males, but Simone can have her own feelings and opinions on these things. We finish walking up to the tribe, and I show her to the great hall. I find Ralleth inside and tell him his brother is at the front gate with Dath and that he needs to go speak with them because Dath won’t leave him on his own until he knows he’s a trustworthy male.

I show Simone the new human room that she’ll have to share with Alice since she still hasn’t mated with Toron. I want to stick around and speak with my friend, but I can feel the tether to Dath calling me to be with him. He won’t come back to the new human room because it’s encroaching on Toron’s mate’s room, and Toron really hasn’t been known for his rationality these last few days.

“Go,” Simone says when she sits on the edge of the bed. “I need some alone time, anyway. I’ve been trapped with Rallan for days now. I could use some time to think about things. I’ll see you when you get a free moment away from yours.”

“I’ll explain all of it to you,” I give her a smile. “I’m kind of tied to him, and being away hurts.”

“Seriously, go.” She returns my smile, but it doesn’t reach her eyes. “Be happy you’re with the man you want to be with. I’m not going to get in the way of that.”

“We’ll talk soon, yeah?” I ask her as I start to leave the room.

“Of course,” she laughs. “I’m not going anywhere, and you’ll have to take a break from him, eventually.”

I pause at the doorway and chew on my lip. “There is happiness here, Simone. You just have to open yourself up to it.”

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