{MATURE +18} 

'I'm not like your previous partners, Ava.' 

'Why me?' I groan, struggling to wriggle out from under his massive body. Pausing, I meet his steely blue eyes and am ensnared by their intensity. 

'You were made for beasts like me.' 

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Returning to Black Mountain was my path to healing and closure. Yet, fate had other plans, plunging me into the heart of darkness. Here, forbidden desires and veiled secrets threaten to engulf me. Bound to those who thrive in shadows, I question: Can I ever break free? ******************************************** 

Welcome to 'Claimed,' a realm where the boundaries between desire and danger blur, where the shadows harbor more than mere darkness. 

[WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND DARK THEMES]

THE CLAIMING

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My chest constricts, emotions, his emotions are flooding me, the pain intense, overwhelming, making my heart heavy with guilt. Feeling my mind move into a more conscious state, my body rouses, and I awake to the subtle smell of vanilla and ivy as it tickles my nose. 


I clutch my chest, tears filling my eyes, which are still heavy from sleep. I slowly open them to see Erin sitting beside me, her face filled with concern. 


I cry, tears falling freely down my cheeks. I push my body up into a sitting position and fling myself into Erin's awaiting arms, sobbing into her chest as my emotions intensify. Like a kaleidoscope of colors, they move from relief to grief, elation to devastation, my feelings wholly tangled with another's, Griffin's. Griffin, he must be awake. 


SAFE