Demi snapped her eyes open while sucking in a breath.

She groaned slowly and peeked her eyes around, gasping when she saw Ollie on her chest. Demi giggled despite the burning pain in her shoulder.

She glanced down to see her shoulder bandaged tightly. A small tank top rested above it and cotton shorts clothed her lower half.

Demi pet Ollie as she sat up slowly, Ollie nuzzled her while clinging tightly.

She glanced to the side and was surprised to see her mother laying besides her, asleep.

"Mama?" Demi croaked while reaching for her.

"W-Where's Onyx and dad? And S-Sylvia? Is he alright?"

Elora awoke next to her daughter and immediately sat up, looking over her.

"Everyone's alright. You've been out for a couple hours, honey. I flushed the toxins out with a spell."

Demi slowly nodded at the information. "Keko and the boys are coming home soon. They'll be back by midnight, they're worried about you."

"They saw Elio?"

"Yeah, Elio will be coming later down the road to help. Especially since they attacked right outside of our territory."

Demi hummed as she stood up, running a hand through her knotty hair.

"Where's Onyx?" She asked slowly.

Elora tried to stop herself from smiling. "In the back."

Demi furrowed her brow in confusion before going to find him. Despite everything she still craved him, especially while healing.

Within a couple minutes Demi was in their yard, glancing around the pool but her eyes caught a light on in her studio.

She was visibly taken aback as she quickly stumbled over to it. Ollie flew behind her.

Demi opened the door with her mouth open to question her Wolf but stopped.

Onyx was sat on the floor, seemingly gluing her ceramics back together.

They both stared at each other in shock. "W-what? Why... H-How?"

Onyx sighed, his ears turning red. "You're supposed to be in bed."

"I wanted to see you," Demi gasped as she saw many of her broken things put back together.

"You're mother said if I assembled everything back together she could use a spell to fix them back to before. I didn't... I didn't know I did this."

Demi was speechless before hurriedly kneeling in front of him. He stared at her warily before he was pulled into a tight hug.

Demi knelt between his bent legs, her chest flush against his as she practically fell on him.

He set down the mug in his hand, wrapping his arms around her tightly. He sighed contently as he began to burry his face in her hair.

"Thank you for helping me today."

She rest her head on his shoulder, she loved the way he felt. Their bodies meshed together clumsily, Demi scuffled closer.

Onyx hummed and grasped her hips, pulling her practically on top of him. She yelped quietly as he inhaled her scent.

"When I heard you scream I was scared. For the first time in a long while," his voice was quiet. He began to toy with one of her white strands of hair.

"You were?" She sounded surprised.

"Yes, you know what you are to me. Of course I was worried. They... they took you from me."

She pulled away to his displeasure, she was still smaller in him as she sat between his bent legs. "How do I know what I am to you if you haven't told me?"

He crooked his jaw in irritation, reaching to grasp her cheeks in one hand. Her lips were pursed as he squeezed them playfully.

"You're my mate. You feel it the same as I do, Demi."

"Do I? Because I feel like I'm much more invested than you are."

Onyx frowned but nodded, "I know I haven't treated you right. And it shouldn't take seeing you get hurt to make me want to pursue you. Well- to actually do it. I've always wanted to."

Demi hummed as she examined his pretty face. His black hair fell in his eyes, her fingers reaching to brush them back.

"Does this mean you accept me?"

Onyx quickly responded. "I want you." His voice deepened and his accent thickened. "I don't think you deserve to deal with my... issues."

"Well, if you haven't noticed- I've got plenty of them too," Demi giggled. He spared a quirk of his lips at her.

"I'm sorry I ruined you're things," he mumbled.

"I'll forgive you if you make it up to me," she assured in the same tone.

"You will?" Onyx looker surprised.

"I don't like being upset with you, even though that's all I've been since since I met you."

Demi spoke casually as she leaned back, Ollie chirping and distracting her.

Onyx wince at what she said but glanced over at the empty space she was staring at.

"Demi what things do you see?" Onyx suddenly grunted.

She snapped her gaze over to him.

"Who told you that?"

He rose a brow as if to ask 'really?'. Demi abruptly stood up.

"I'm hungry."

He watched with wide eyes as she walked away. He scrambled to follow her.

"I'll help you finish all of my things later, yes?" she glanced up at him through her lashes.

Onyx nodded dumbly.

"It's late. You should be resting. You almost died."

Demi rolled her eyes at him, drawing a low growl from him. She completely ignored this as she lead them to her kitchen.

"Where's your accent from?" Demi hummed as she bent over to rummage through the kitchen.

Onyx kept his face neutral but couldn't tear his eyes from her voluptuous arse poking towards him.

"Russia."

Demi peaked over her shoulder to say something but stuttered out a pitiful response at the look in his eyes.

His eyes were hooded as he dragged his tongue over his canines.

She shot up straight and winced at the fast movement. It pulled Onyx out of his thoughts and he approached her. He steadied her as he grasped her sides gently.

"Good?" He gruffed.

She rolled her lips while being overwhelmed with his presence. "Do you want an apple?" She suddenly held one up between them.

His brows furrowed and he visibly looked for where she took that from.

Before he could answer she was walking over to the opposite side of the island. "Can you speak russian?"

"Да, я могу, милая девочка."

Yes, I can pretty girl.

Demi blinked aggressively while the words set in. She swallowed harshly.

"That's very nice, d-dont do it again though."

Onyx frowned, momentarily hurt before Demi's smell grew stronger. He released a loud snarl at the smell.

Mate!

His little witch was aroused. His nose twitched at the scent of her slick, he took a step closer.

"Тебе это не нравится? Твое тело говорит об обратном."

You don't like it? You're body says otherwise.

"O-Onyx I don't understand," she squeezed her eyes shut as she pressed herself back against the counter as he began to box her in. He tilted his head as he loomed over her.

He saw her pretty eyes opened but didn't meet his own. He could see her looking for a distraction this time.

Once again he gripped her face, brushing his thumb over her bottom lip.

"Сосредоточить. Focus on me."

Demi took deep breaths at his demanding tone.

"I still haven't forgiven you y-yet Onyx," Demi blurted.

Onyx closed his eyes tightly, turning her face away from him to gain back his control. Her hot body pressed against his was making his cock twitch, aching to rut against her.

She bit her lip hard, feeling him against her stomach. Her knees weakened as a knot in her stomach made her head spin.

"I'm regretting how I've handled the bond right about now," Onyx sighed as he tightened his grip on her cheeks. Still facing her away as he took deep breaths.

"W-Why?"

"Because I really want to fuck you. My Beast is almost demanding it. But of course I went and fucked everything up," he hissed in self loathing. His cheeks turning red at the blurting. Onyx was so overwhelmed with lust he couldn't shut himself up.

Even in her pleasure, Demi needed to ask an important question.

"Do you only regret it because of what your Beast wants?"

Onyx let her face him again as he shook his head. "No, and I don't plan on indulging him until you're ready. Being near you is enough for me. I just want to be near you," he panted.

Demi had a faint smile at this, before hugging him tightly. Onyx's shoulders fell as he relaxed, rest his cheek on the crown of her head.

"What the hell?" A voice rang out.

Demi glanced over quickly while Onyx sneered but didn't make a move to even look at who entered.

Demi paled as she saw her brothers and Kekoa standing in the doorway.