I was lost for words. I couldn't speak. My terrified eyes widened, and lastly, my heart dropped to the pit of my stomach.
My throat has a lump, making it difficult for me to breathe.
Traiver looked away and gazed up at the sky.
"I was ten... young... powerless... ignorant... and weak..." he said. "It was raining so I decided to sleep in my parents' room. We were so happy at that moment. We were about to sleep . However, we heard a loud thud. My mother told me to hide under the bed, so I did. Two people entered the room and started fighting with my parents. I was confused why they could easily fight my mom and dad when they're just mere humans. But then I realized they used some tricks. The man distracted my father. They have some things on them. They are prepared. The woman, even though a human, was skilled. After weakening my mother, she used her as a tool to make my father kneel on his knees. They knew my father's weakness was my mother's, so they used her." He laughed even more bitterly. "T-They gave a choice... kill themselves or they'll kill my mother. Since a demon could not die without him taking his own life, they tricked him. M-my father... without even thinking, killed himself. After my father died, they killed my mourning mother next..." His voice broke.
"A-Aver..." I uttered, voice trembling. Tears flowed down my cheeks. My heart was clenching.
"I watched in my own eyes how they took my parents' lives without any remorse. They were cruel... They killed my family... they killed my parents and my supposedly younger sister... f*ck, they killed them mercilessly."
I sobbed while listening to his story. I find him shaking ferociously. I did what my instinct told me to. I engulfed him in a hug.
"Aver, stop..." I sobbed, begging him.
But he continued still even though it's clearly hurting him.
"I was watching the whole time... terrified. I could not even shout when they killed them. I was in shock. The two humans were about to leave when the woman saw me beneath the bed. I thought they'd gonna kill me, too, like what they did to my parents. But they didn't. They leave as if nothing happened. At that moment, I wished they would have killed me, too. My life since that day has become meaningless. But of course, those humans are cruel. They wanted me to live and suffer mentally and emotionally until I took my own life." He put his hands on my waist and gently squeezed it.
"N-No..." My cries have only intensified. The tragic end of his family broke my heart again and again.
"But they are wrong when they think I'm going to kill myself..." His hands caressed my waist up and down in a feather-like touch. I shivered. "I will avenge the death of my parents, prey... I promised it in front of their grave and I have no means to stop it."
Suddenly, his nails penetrated my skin. I let out a yelp of pain.
Pulling away, I saw his eyes had darkened in mischief.
"I will give back the pain to them tenfold," he uttered with a smirk on his face.
I bit my lower lip. Tears couldn't stop from falling in my eyes. It's my parents' fault why Traiver has become like this. They killed his family. My parents are cruel. They are the real monsters. They are the reason why Traiver had to go through this pain, and they are the reason why he hated the humans the most.
I slowly nodded my head. If this is the only way he can get his revenge by hurting me, so be it. If this is the only way that could lessen the pain he was feeling right now, then I'd be more than willing to be his punching bag to relieve his overwhelming hatred.
"H-Hurt me..." I whispered and raised my hands to hold his face.
His smirk dropped.
"Do whatever you want to get your revenge. I-I'm so sorry, A-Aver... I'm so sorry for what they did to you..." I sobbed. "I-I didn't know... oh, my God. I'm so s-sorry...!"
My heart was in so much pain. My parents did this to him. They are the reason behind his hatred and anguish. I can't actually blame Traiver if he seeks revenge.
"Prey..." he said through gritted teeth.
I shook my head and caressed his face. "I u-understand if you feel t-this way. It m-must be hard to c-cope up. I am so guilty..." I smiled at him. "S-So, it's okay if you wish to kill me right now. I would understand..."
His eyes went blank. He stared at him with no emotions in his eyes. His hold on me has loosened.
He pushed me all of a sudden.
He clenched his jaw and took a deep breath. After doing it a couple of times, he looked at me again.
His eyes were cold. He took hold of my arm and yanked me up. With an angry voice, he said, "You are one hell of a stupid girl."
With that, he started walking while dragging me. We went upstairs and entered his room. He pushed me to the bed angrily and I let out a shrill of surprise.
He began undressing himself. After taking off his top, he walked towards the bed and towered over me like a beast ready to devour his prey.
I breathed heavily as I crawled back.
"I hate being caught off guard," he said. "I hate it when I feel like being backfired by my own plan."
He held my throat and choked me. "I hate it every time I am proven wrong."
He tightened his grip on my neck.
"I hate it when every single thing I say would affect you differently than what I want you to feel."
He released his hold on me.
I coughed. "A-Aver—"
He ripped off my dress. "I hate it because you're stupid."
I shrieked when he ripped my bra as well. The sting made me unable to cover my nakedness.
"I hate how naive you are." He next ripped off my panties. "I hate how innocent you are in this f*cking world."
He pushed apart my legs and settled himself in between. He leaned until our faces are merely inches apart from each other. I could smell his nice breath fanning against my face.
He held my face through his hand and squeezed them tight.
"I hate how you look at me as if I did no wrong to you."
He cupped my breast and gave it a squeeze.
"If you think I still have humanity within me, you better think twice," he whispered in my ear. "Because I'm about to show you how evil I could be."