Layla is on a college trip to Rome when she bumps into a dominating force. His name is Atreus and Layla is immediately drawn to his dangerous smile and intoxicating gaze. 
 
Little does Layla know that Atreus carries a dark secret. He is drawn to her for one reason: her blood and hers alone. His only goal is to free himself from his curse and Layla needs to be his willing sacrifice. 
 
Through this story of thirst and desire, Layla is pushed to her limit and challenged on how far she would go to satiate the man that she is falling for.

Is she willing to die to break the blood curse?

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He brought that beautiful mouth to her lips, but only teased her with a whisper of a kiss. He then ducked his head to the juncture of her neck. She gasped as the sharpness of his teeth grazed her throat. 
 
"I finally found you," he whispered in a hungry growl, before capturing her neck in his mouth.


The Blood Curse is created by Tiffany Nyx, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Blood Curse

"It's good to see you again, Atreus," Cairo said with a smirk on his face. "I see you haven't lost your taste in mortal women." 


Layla wondered for a brief moment what that meant. 


The two shadow stalkers stared at one another with such intensity there might as well have been electricity sparking between them. 


"You are lucky I don't kill you where you stand," Atreus snarled darkly, sending a shiver up Layla's spine. "What the h*ll do you want?" 


"Do you really think that I want to go around kidnapping girls just so I can create an opportunity to talk to you?" Cairo said dismissively. "You brought this all on yourself. If you had just met with me, all of this nonsense could have been avoided."  


Atreus glared at him. "You have ten seconds." 


Cairo sighed and took his gaze to the ceiling before he looked at Atreus again. "Ravana has been looking for you." 


If Layla didn't know any better she could have sworn that Atreus stiffened. 


Chapter 20: Only You