He burst through the tower's high window and landed in front of me. "I warned you, Serafika. I told you to leave my wife alone. Now face your death!" He snarled at his sister, his eyes red, his fur standing at the end of his body, and his teeth bared.
"D-don't hurt me, brother. I'm your sister. I'm the only family who stands by you!"
Maxus didn't buy her plea. He cut her throat, and blood splattered everywhere, staining the floor red. He was already in human form when he scooped me up and whispered, "Death is the punishment of those who dare to harm my mate and my unborn baby."
It wasn't the first time Maxus used violence to protect me. Once, a drunken Satyr from Jihun, the territory of the fae, entered the palace, asking Maxus who he had married since the news about our matrimony had spread far and wide.
"Maxus, my buddy!" A loud series of laughers erupted from the Satyr as he stumbled towards us. "How come you didn't invite me to the wedding? I would have been delighted to share my renowned one-two step with your wife and dance the night away. You are too selfish, leaving me out of the fun like that!"
"You are drunk, Sid. Get your ass off my kingdom and never come back here again!" Maxus shouted, his face turning red with anger as he threw him out of the castle gates.
"Why so furious? Aren't you being a little dramatic? Or are you simply apprehensive that I will seize your wife and provide her with an experience that surpasses your own? I can show her how huge my c*ck. After all, I'm a Satyr, and we are known for our insatiable appetites."
"N-no…" I stepped back, trembling with fear at the thought of what Sid was capable of. But Maxus set me aside, blocking my view of the scene.
"Then die with your fucking appetite." Without hesitation, Maxus tore the Satyr's limb from its limb and returned his remains to Jihun.
This had led to a war between our two territories, causing the bodies of water around us to turn red with blood as the battle raged on.
But one night, the war suddenly halted, and Maxus went home covered in wounds and blood.
"What happened, my love?" I ran toward him and embraced him tightly. "I missed you. I was terrified that I would lose you in battle."
He cupped my tear-staining face and said, "Asha, I know you won't like the decision I've made. But I promise, no one else but you belongs in my heart. Only you."