The Demon Queen

Chapter 1

Scarlett’s POV-

I am eighteen in a few days. I am extremely excited. Amelia and I have been planning an incredible birthday for me. Thanks to her, I have made a lot of vampire friends and a few were-bear friends. Not so many demons, but I am sure I will make friends with more demons in the future. But the invitation list extended to almost everyone in our college. The two I really wanted to come to my birthday. I hadn’t had a chance to give them an invitation. It did make me feel a little sad. I wanted them to be there for my birthday, so I could find if they are my mates or not.

Amelia and I were sitting in our law class, talking about the party, and the plans the night before. We are in our final year of college; we are going to start university in September. Amelia was going to come around to my home early and help set up the party, before we have a pamper night. Our teacher walked in, everyone fell silent and turned to face the front, including Amelia, who was sitting in front of me. Our teacher was followed by the two demons I had seen everywhere since that day in the café. Mr Wood, our teacher, cleared his throat, “Good morning class, we have two new students transferred to our college today, and they are joining our class,” he gestured to the two demons, “These are the twin brothers, Birsha and Damien Nefarious. Why don’t you both introduce yourselves? I have to say Birsha is a very unusual name, and so is Nefarious.”

So those were their names, but which is which? They had their eyes fixed on me. They both had really pale complexions. The one with black eyes, stepped forward. He was very handsome, stood about 6-foot 1-inch tall, though he was shorter than the others, he was still tall. He was athletically built, even though he was still very lean. He ran his hand through his obsidian hair. It was styled in a slicked back undercut; it made him look really good-looking. He flashed a sexy smile, as he ran his hand across his chiseled jawline, which was covered in designer stubble. He winked in my direction, even though every girl in the class thought it was at them. He had to have a flirtatious air to him. He was dressed in tight black skinny jeans with a red v-neck crew t-shirt on, and black leather boots to match. The v-neck showed off some of the chest hair he had.

“I am Birsha. Yes, my name is unusual, but I think it is cool,” Birsha smiled.

The other one, Damien. He was taller, he stood at least 6ft 9 inches. He was incredibly board shouldered, with huge muscles. He had a definite Herculean build. He had a scar across his right eyebrow and eye, going down to his clean-shaven cheek. His dark brown hair, with blonde highlights, was styled in a long comb over with a low fade. It was long enough that the ends were touching his right cheek. He had an almost fierce and angry look about him. He was dressed in ripped black jeans; I honestly could not tell whether they were skinny jeans. The muscles in his legs strained against the fabric, so it was hard to tell. He wore a muscle-fit white t-shirt, so it displayed every inch of his muscular form. He, too, wore black leather boots. They both had matching marks on their necks, though to humans here, they look like tattoos.

“I am Damien. Older than this flirt. Before anyone asks about the scar, I got attacked by a wolf while camping,” he said bluntly.

“Well, why don’t you, boys, go sit next to Scarlett,” Mr Wood smiled.

I crossed my arms and let out a sigh, which made Amelia lean back and whisper, “You are not going to get any work done, are you? It is them, isn’t it?”

“Yes, to both,” I leaned forward and whispered.

They rounded the other tables, and sat either side of me. I cleared my throat, and opened my notebook, waiting for the teacher to start the lesson. The entire class began muttering, as Mr Wood said, “I will be right back, I just need to get the booklets containing your group assignment information. Talk among yourselves for a while.”

He left the classroom, so Amelia immediately turned around, and asked, “Are you sure I can bring Silas and Ajax to the party? People won’t think it is strange.”

I chuckled, leaning forward, “Yes, you can. We have all had fun together, at movies and stuff,” I lowered my voice, and said, “The only people who might think it is strange are the humans that are coming.”

“Everyone is already talking about how the twins here are staring at you. Aye, you didn’t tell me they were hunks, you only said they were handsome,” she whispered.

Both Damien and Birsha leaned in closer to us, as Birsha whispered, “So, you think we are handsome, do you, Scarlett?”

I stiffened, as I realized that they were listening in on our conversation. Amelia winked at me. I could feel my cheeks flushing a bright red. Damien whispered, “It is okay, if you do. We think you are the most beautiful creature in the world.”

If it were even more possible for me to blush more, it happened. Birsha let out a soft chuckle, “She is so cute when she blushes.”

“I will agree with you there,” Damien winked at me.

I looked at Amelia, who was struggling to restrain her laughter. I glared at her, “Don’t you laugh, you won’t find it funny if I accidently put hair dye in your shampoo.”

“Aww, but it is just so adorable. Don’t worry, I will turn around, and you can have a nice little chat with these two hunks,” she whispered, winking at me.

I put my head down on the table, trying to hide my face from them. It made them chuckle. My phone began buzzing on the desk in front of me. I lifted my phone up and looked at the screen. I groaned, and cut the call off. Amelia chuckled, “Your step-father.”

“The asshole himself. Sometimes, I wish he would just drop dead,” I muttered.

“Do you not like your step-father,” Damien asked.

I sighed, lowering my voice, “For two demons, who have followed me almost all the time for the last seven and a half years, you would think you would know why I hate that perverted abusive asshole. My mum and her new family are the reason I live on my own, and have done since I was sixteen.”

“With your dog,” Amelia added.

“I will kill him,” Damien muttered.

I turned to look at him, and whispered, “You will not get close enough to him. I would not want you to get hurt. I know you always tried to watch over me. He will pay one day, when the time is right.”

“Damien, trust me, Scarlett here is the literal Queen of grudges and vengeance,” Amelia smiled, keeping her voice low.

“It was one time,” I laughed.

“What was one time,” Birsha asked.

“Nothing,” I replied.

“This girl got real mean to some kids last year. Scarlett heavily implied the girl should eat insects for the rest of the day. She literally started digging in the earth to eat insects,” Amelia chuckled, keeping her voice low.

“Sounds like a pretty funny vengeance,” Damien smiled.

“I would have loved to have seen that,” Birsha chuckled.

I cleared my throat and pointed towards the door. Mr Wood had come back in, carrying a huge stack of paperwork. I sat up straight, as Damien and Birsha tucked their chairs in a little closer. Their thighs were touching mine, and it was making it hard to concentrate on what was going on. These two really did a number on me. I did wonder why they were actually getting involved in my life this time? Something told me that it was something to do with my birthday in a few days, as I would be able to tell who my mates are. I think they are here to stay. So, I can find out.