What force of nature is more dangerous than love? Desire.

Desire is just as potent as love but more deadly and the high is so addictive that most would say the consequences are worth it. Most except for Julian Doyle. He's guilty of both Love and Desire, and because of this recklessness, he has watched the world change for over a century.

Cion has lived her life with the knowledge that the world is not as it seems. Sprites, ghosts, and demons live among the masses, and she is one of the 'lucky' few to know it. 

Cion and Julien are two completely different supernatural beings. Will they be able to withstand the forces trying to keep them apart? 

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To kiss him sober is out of my league. But somehow with all these excuses, I still close my eyes and brace for him. I want to feel the heat of his lips but feel nothing. His breath is on my ear as he mutters, "Your name is beautiful."

Poisoned by Desire is created by Lydia Clarke, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Poisoned By Desire

I heave a labored breath as I kneel in front of my father’s throne. The traps he’d laid have been changed. I stumble to my feet as drops of blood fall to the ground. I’m wounded, but still alive and breathing.


Carefully, I summon a blade from the shadows, and with the tip, I tap the seat of the throne. As expected, a sharp vice released from the back and clamped down on itself. 


That would have been my neck If I wasn’t smart. Next, I caress the arms of the seat with the edge of my sword and a light blue mist drifted out from underneath. Quickly, I cover my face and watch as it eats away at my sword. The metal began to melt and corrode away before my eyes. My father spared nothing in protection of his power. It almost made me respect him more. Almost. 


Chapter 42: Love Me Better