"Tell them, b-brother," Eva pleaded desperately, her voice trembling. "Tell them that you don't even love me!"
She repeated the words with a fervent urgency, believing them to be her only truth.
Sylvan and Iclyn watched her with a mix of pity and disbelief; it seemed impossible that a man would kiss and touch a woman with such intensity without harboring deep feelings.
Xylon, sensing that Eva was not going to let the matter rest, looked at her with a hint of frustration in his eyes.
"Love is a human emotion..." he began, his voice carrying a weight of complexity that left the room in confusion.
The statement puzzled everyone except Sylvan, who understood the underlying meaning because of his own demonic nature.
Xylon continued, his gaze steady and unwavering. "But, Eva... having you all to myself is more than this pathetic emotion you're talking about."
To him, and to demons in general, love and exclusivity were not conventional.