The fact she was now a Phantom eased him. She wouldn’t be killed easily, and even if she was, she’d return to him. He
also trusted that she wouldn’t try to abandon him. She was his, and she wanted to be.
“So, you’ll take me travelling one day so I can see the world?”
“If that is what you want.”
As long as she was with him, he’d take her anywhere she wanted to go.
“What will happen to our home if we don’t go back to it?”
“Once the protections fade, the Demons will attempt to inhabit it. They will probably partially destroy it if we are gone for too long.”
He was actually a little saddened by the idea that their home could be damaged while they were gone. But, if this was something Reia wanted, he would accept it and repair it when they returned once they started travelling – whenever she decided she wanted to.
“You said that the protection spell that you placed for my village when you took me only lasts for ten years, and can’t be redone during that time at all.”
“Yes, that is correct.”
He probably would have tried to take a new offering as soon as the one he’d taken had died if that weren’t the case.
Instead, he’d spend a decade by himself, waiting for it to fade so he could bargain for a life that might stay with him once more. He lifted his snout and licked the jaw of the one he’d found, and was very happy with.
“In that case, I’ll wait until then so that you can place it around our home instead to protect it while we’re gone.”
She knew I wouldn’t be placing another for the humans since I have her. “Ten years isn’t that long if we have eternity together.”
Orpheus’ vision turned a bright yellow. He loved her idea, and he was pleased that she wanted to protect the home in which they shared. The one they had memories in, the one she had begun to decorate for herself, and brought him
great enjoyment in seeing her do so. He hadn’t wanted to lose any of it, and she was willing to wait for something she wanted in order to preserve it.
She is perfect, mind, heart, body, and soul. Reia is perfect for me.
Also by Opal Reyne
DUSKWALKER BRIDES
A Soul to Keep
A Soul to Heal (coming October 2022)
A Soul to Touch (Coming February 2023)
A Soul to Guide (TBA 2023)
A Soul to Revive (TBA 2023)
WITCH BOUND
The WitchSlayer (Coming August 2022)
The ShadowHunter (TBA 2023)
THE ADEUS CHRONICLES
Finding the Dragons Heart
Playing with Hellfire
A Serpents venomous Kiss
The Cold-blood Prince (TBA 2023)
Completed Series
A PIRATE ROMANCE DUOLOGY
Sea of Roses
Storms of Paine
Thank you so much for reading A Soul to Keep, the first book in the Duskwalker Brides series.
I first started writing this book because I asked multiple smutty reader groups for a main male character just like Orpheus, and not one single person could recommend me something. NOT. ONE.
I wanted a monster, and my monster apparently didn't exist in the smutty paranormal world.
I'm a very big anime and manga lover, and I originally got into a character like this because of The Ancient Magus'
Bride. Elias is a cutie and I loved him. The world in which they live was inspired by DemonSlayer, and you can probably see their similarities, despite them also being very, very different.
I'm so glad I wrote this story. Regardless of any negative reviews I may get, I wrote this book for me. I love the characters, I love the world, and I love their story.
The next book, A Soul to Heal, will feature a plus sized character and the nameless Duskwalker we met in this book. He has a lot to learn, and learning it all will be rather comedic. "What's this thing?" A pussy, my friend, and you're going to discover just how yummy it is.
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