Suffocated

Anthony felt that Airin's body was slowly weakening until he felt Airin no longer holding him.

The sky had cleared again but it looked like evening would soon be here.

Anthony then carried Airin's body and laid her down on the grass right under a big tree.

Airin's face still looks pale, his heart was broke when he saw Airin's condition earlier. He doesn't know what Airin was going through among her people but Anthony was sure that Airin is very depressed.

He then looked around the forest, and sharpened his hearing, he didn't hear the sound of wolves around here or other wild animals that usually live in the forest, it felt strange but Anthony didn't care, he then hit a big tree until it fell and stomped hard on a rock that was on the bank of the river until it split open, occasionally he turned to Airin who was still sleeping while making a stone ax that he had split and started chopping tree trunks and then started to build a house for Airin to rest, she felt that this place would be a good place for her. Airin so that she doesn't get too depressed.

With his strength and speed, Anthony managed to build a terraced house for Airin.

"I will bring the furniture of this house tomorrow." His words after finishing making a wooden bed for Airin.

Anthony then stepped out where Airin was still asleep and then lifted her body but before Anthony could step, Airin had woken up.

"You're awake..." Anthony smiled and Anthony's smile managed to make Airin smile too. She then leaned her head on Anthony's shoulder, "Did I sleep very long?"

"Long enough for me to make you this."

Airin straightened her head and saw the house that Anthony had made, it looked very beautiful and big and even resembled a palace.

"You did it yourself?" Airin asked as if she couldn't believe it.

"It's only us here, you're sleeping so who else made it if not me? You like it?"

"I like it, I will stay here from now on..." Airin smiled, she kissed Anthony's cheek briefly.

"But I haven't brought the furniture, it's still dark and empty in the house, I've only made one bed."

"Is it true?"

Airin then moved down from Anthony's arms and stepped inside.

"All of this is perfect."

Anthony wasn't sure if it was a compliment or a satire so he went back into the house he had made and hoped that Airin wouldn't laugh at him.

But he was so surprised because when he entered the house, all corners had been filled with items such as sofas, cupboards until the atmosphere was no longer dark.

"This is magic," Airin said proudly.

Anthony was happy because Airin has finally found her confidence with the magic she has.

"I'm sorry..." Airin hugged Anthony again, she leaned her head on Anthony's chest and listened to his heartbeat.

"This heartbeat will always beat. I might hurt you someday but I won't kill you. I probably won't be able to live without you."

Anthony slowly returned Airin's hug tightly.

"I will endure even if it hurts as long as you stay with me in the end."

"But why did you leave me, now?" Anthony couldn't hold back his tears while staring at the moon he couldn't hide his sadness.

"What makes you angry? Why don't you come to me and vent your anger on me, I would be more than happy to accept it than I have to be alone here."

***

Airin's body was still shaking, she didn't know what had possessed her to make her have such unreasonable strength.

The sound of pounding on her bedroom door made Airin gasp, she was surprised to see her adoptive father's face reddened and looked very angry.

During this time Bentley had never entered her room, he had never spoken to her and always looked at her reluctantly when he saw her but for the first time Bentley came, and without saying anything, he immediately slapped her face so hard that Airin fell.

"Bitch! What have you done to my daughter?" Bentley shouted, he pulled Airin's hair and dragged her out of her room then threw her on the stairs until Airin's body fell down the stairs.

Airin felt her nose bleed as well as her head which felt sore.

"Am I going to die?" Airin said in her heart, She can't move because it looks like all her bones have been broken but Airin can still see Bentley step down while unbuckling his belt.

"I should have dismembered your body and given it to the dogs long ago."

Airin tried to untie Bentley's belt which was currently wrapped around her neck.

She felt suffocated but why... Why couldn't she fight like she did when she fought Amanda and Tamara earlier?

Why did she become weak again?

"Let go of me... I beg you... Please..." With the remaining strength, Airin pleaded while holding Bentley's legs, hoping that he would forgive her but instead of pity, Bentley kicked Airin until Airin fell back down and before Airin got up, Bentley had grabbed his belt and dragged her to the back of his house where he kept his hungry dogs.

The sound of howling dogs immediately greeted when Bentley opened the door, once again he kicked Airin until Airin's body rolled over and hit the dog cages.

The dogs pushed the cage that locked them in as if they wanted to get out and eat Airin.

Airin could see Bentley re-entering his house and hoped that Bentley would just leave her outside with his dogs but she was wrong, Bentley came back out with a sword in his hand.

Airin immediately moved backward, she could not run, she even had to hold on to the dog kennel to sit up.

"No... Don't... Please don't do that, dad..." Airin shook her head.

"Dad, you say?" Bentley lifted Airin's chin with the tip of his sword, Airin could feel the pain because her chin was cut.

"I only have one daughter, you're just a pet that should be nice since I've been feeding you all this time."

Airin's tears fell again, she held the Bentley sword with both hands so that her palms were bleeding.

"I didn't feed you all this time just to let you hurt my daughter!"

Bentley kept pressing his sword until it almost pierced Airin's neck.

"I never asked you to take me to this hell."

Nadine still holding the sword around her neck with both hands, stared at the Bentley and wished she could destroy it.

A merciless man who had taught cruelty to his family.

"I NEVER WANT TO BE THE DAUGHTER OF A DEMON-LIKE YOU!"

Airin's scream was able to throw Bentley's body.

Airin then broke Bentley's sword and threw it at the dogs that had been howling at her.

Bentley's face instantly turned pale when Airin slowly got up, she stepped steadily towards him as if Airin's body was not injured at all.

Airin's eyes had turned completely black as she effortlessly lifted Bentley's massive body and suffocated him.

"The demon should be in hell..."

***