Supernatural Villain (Supernatural Captivity #3) - Avery Song Page 0,66
the honors of lifting my legs and kicking the flimsy fabric to the side, my eyes still never leaving his. I saw the glimmer of his approval, as if my actions had really left a spark of joy within his heart.
"What if your body doesn't fit the standards of beauty?" I inquired hesitantly.
His smile grew as his hands landed on my hips. The touch was light, and yet it further heightened my arousal for him as he focused on answering my question.
"And what are those standards, Cassandra?"
"I don't know. Skinny. Blue eyes. Blonde hair. Small lips?"
"Beauty is a mere definition of standards that only please one set of individuals. That doesn't apply to us, though." His voice was deeper now as his eyes grew darker while they observed me carefully.
He began to move around me, walking in a circle as he left me standing in my naked glory. I gathered the courage to look around, noticing the two streams of water that held enough thickness to allow me to see my reflection like a mirror.
I got lost in the image that I assumed I'd be disgusted by, but I was left in a state of surprise for though I was skinner in the reflection, it didn't project some sick, miserable individual.
My eyes dilated as I took in every detail of myself, every inch of naked flesh, every scar and bruise, and the uneven tan lines of my complexion. My hair may have been messy, but it only added to the rough beauty, and the flowers that were in various colors all around us only complemented by body further.
For a brief moment, the hate I had somehow managed to gather in a bowl inside me seemed to ooze out of its captivity, and in this moment of silence and glimmering moonlight, I could appreciate the rawness of my beauty.
"Beauty lies within ourselves. It grows as we further love ourselves. It isn't defined by the clothes we don or the shape of our bodies. A succubus can be slim or curvy and yet command a room to all look her way. She has that ability from her walk to the way she smiles with pure confidence. Just like we have what we're good at in the realms of our kind, being attractive in the world we morphed in our minds is when we're at our highest peak of power. We're the rulers of our attraction and can reel in anyone we wish without second-guessing our abilities. We can do that without magic, so imagine with a tiny droplet of persuasiveness?"
He moved to stand behind me, his lips pressing against the top of my head before he took a deep inhale and let it out slowly.
"We stand here and take a moment to see our true beauty in the heart of nature. This is where it doesn't matter what flaws you think you carry for in the wilderness, none of those apply. No scar, bruise, fold, or indent can steal the worthiness you carry within your very being. Your soul is what harbors your strength to push this body to the next level. Your soul encourages your mind to charge and manipulate the magic energy that surrounds us. Your soul is what allows you to breathe in the air all around us, and that very soul is what leaves this hollow body when our time is up. True attraction doesn't come from this shell, Cassandra." He paused and moved his hand to lay upon the center of my chest. "It comes from the soul that knows what it deserves. It's worthy of being admired whether it's the admiration of rank, status, power, beauty, talents, or raw dignity. Your soul can retrieve anything you wish for it to bring into your life, and with that mindset, you can manifest any area of your life to fall into the realms of your own satisfaction."
He moved away only to face me, his smile so genuinely beautiful as he noticed the hope in my eyes. Once he broke it down the way he did, it truly made sense in my mind.
My confidence had always been high not because of what people said, but because I dismissed whatever didn't deserve my attention. No matter the good or bad they spoke of my shape or the way I walked among my supernatural bros who were in the realms of perfection for their kind, it never impacted me.
I never allowed it to impact me, for I knew what I wanted,