Finally, he realized he had called herbaby doll, the name he’d only called her in her dream state.Dima had to play this cool.“What do you mean?I’m Dima Valdez.”
“Now, you’re gaslighting me.Who the fuck are you?Because there is no way you could be in my dreams and be real at the same time.”
Dima sighed and glanced back to see if they had an audience.He asked them to leave and then turned back to Xolani.“I’m not sure you will understand or be able to accept who I am.”
“Fucking try me.”She stood stiffly as she waited for an explanation.
Her anger made her even more beautiful, and he stared at her for a few moments.He had a feeling this would be the end of what he had with her.With the writing on the wall, Dirge understood the gig was up and went to grab his pants, slipping them on as he talked,
“I’m an incubus.That is how I could be in your dreams and in your existence.”
Xolani stared at him and then busted out laughing.
She laughed so long he thought she was losing it.Well, at least this is better than cussing me out, he thought.
However, she stopped laughing and her face turned serious.“Get out.”
“Xolani...”
“If you can’t tell me the truth, get out,” she snapped.
“I’m telling you the truth.This is why I said you wouldn’t understand or be able to accept it.”
“You must have drugged me or something.”Now she teared up and angrily swiped at the tears that fell.
He’d fucked up.Royally fucked up.“No, I’ve never drugged you.This has all been with your consent.”
She slowly shook her head at him.
“Perhaps the only way you will realize the truth is seeing me for who I really am.”Changing into his demon form would be the only way for her to believe him.He swallowed hard and then slowly transformed into that form.Dima turned into Dirge with horns on the side of his head, flesh turning a light gray color and his dark wings against his back.He didn’t come with a tail which was the popular belief.Other than the wings and horns that protruded from his forehead, he still had the same features.He watched as Xolani’s eyes rounded and she stumbled back against the door.
He reached out to touch her.“I wouldn’t harm a hair on your beautiful head, Xolani.”
She flinched away from his touch.“You tricked me.Just like Ricky.”
It was his turn to flinch as her words hit him.“I’m nothing like him.”He knew all about the wretched loser, Ricky and he hated to think she thought about him in those terms.
“Oh, no?You are a supreme manipulator.You used me for sex.You did this while I was sleeping!”
“Whether you were asleep or not, I asked for consent and you gave it.”
“Does this place know who you are?Wait, don’t answer that.They have to know.Unless you manipulated them too.”
“I did this because...”And then it dawned on him: this wasn’t just obsession.He wanted her.No, he needed her.
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Xolani
How could this be happening?Not only had she been fantasizing about a demon she’d had sex with one.“You did thisbecause...?”She placed her hands on her hips.Angrier than she’d ever been and highly uncomfortable for two reasons.One he’d made a fool out of her and two he was a sex demon no less.She would not share him in that way.Exhibitionism was one thing but sharing him with other women.Hell no.
“I care for you,” he admitted.“I wanted you for my own.”
“The only thing it seems you cared about was manipulating me into sex.”
“At first.”
She rolled her eyes.
