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.