Mystic_Fantasy73

A phoenix's blood is priceless. One taste transforms into a drug, a cure, and, unfortunately, an addiction that can unleash the ferocious and wild sides of even the purest being. 

The creatures of the night decimated half of the population of the phoenixes until the strongest declared war on them, which eventually led to a compromise and a sacrifice.

In a secluded life, Eleanor Dankworth grew up with a rebellious spirit. However, her peaceful existence ended when her entire family was brutally massacred in front of her on her eighteenth birthday. Just as she thought things couldn't get worse, her betrothed, arrived to claim her. 

Ares Mazitzis. His very presence could lead one to believe he was the devil. And despite his title as the emperor's illegitimate son, deceitful, malicious, and apathetic entities bow to him. Feared by his people and his family because of the darkness within him,  Ares main goal is to find and claim his betrothed, as she was nothing more than a sacrificial lamb.

What happens he finds warmth and love from the lamb?

What happens when all he wants to do is protect her from the looming darkness and himself?

A creature of the night and a phoenix of light... It is a love that shocked and perilously struck the world.

Betrothed To The Night

Ares slipped back into the chamber, the soft click of the door latching a reassuring sound.

"Ares?" Eleanor's eyes fluttered open, her gaze sleepy and disoriented.

"Little bird!" Ares' heart swelled with relief, the tension in his shoulders easing as he approached her. He set the tray on the bedside table, the steaming milk a comforting presence.

"You're awake," he climbed onto the bed, gathering Eleanor into his arms. She nestled into his chest, her lips curving into a soft smile.

"Where are we?" Her voice was raspy, her words barely above a whisper.

Ares' fingers twirled a strand of her hair, his breath whispering against her ear. "We're in my aunt's mansion, in the heart of the imperial city."

"Huh?! What did you just say?" Eleanor's eyes widened.

A faint vibration hummed through his chest, a low laughter building in his throat as he struggled to contain his amusement by her confusion.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME