Chapter 72

"The Dark Lord must have been crazy." Lily muttered.

Rhye shuddered. It didn’t matter how many years passed, he would never forget the demon who had held him captive for years.

Francisco had been a descendant of ancient human royalty before being transformed into a demon, and he had kept all of his family's magnificent beauty. The dark almond-shaped eyes, the smooth burnished skin, the sleek black hair that had cascaded down his slim back like a satin curtain. He was a handsome man, yet as toxic as an asp. Many years ago, he might have kidnapped Rhye out of revenge for his people's obsessive urge to inflict suffering, but Francisco had kept him out of twisted anger. He hadn't been his only sacrifice in his personal hell.

Rhye added, "The demon lord was pure as evil. He made sure I suffered enough before a godly curse was cast on him that made him powerless, but I knew he would be back soon. He had claimed that my parents led my people into war and slaughtered a dozen of h