ash_knight17

[Mature Content]

Some things are best left undisturbed for a reason. Especially ones that are buried in the ground. 

Thirteen years after the incident at Winchester Manor, Mallory Winchester resides with her uncle and his family. She is to wed a baron. However, Mallory faces betrayal. Desperate, she sets out looking for the buried artefact that she once believed was a joke told by her grandmother. 

But what do you do if you don't find the object, but a person instead? And not just any person, but an immortal being who was never meant to see daylight ever again. 

Mallory is convinced that whoever created Hadeon Van Doren must have mixed in generous doses of evil, sadistic nature, and dangerously handsome looks. Now, besides her initial problem, she must find a manual to tame this person who is looking at her as if she is his next meal, as well as tame her. 

Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

Mallory could feel the air around them turning heavy, and she noticed how the random vampire tried to hold his ground even though Hadeon intimidated the person merely with his presence.

The vampire let go of Mallory's wrist and lied with a smile, "This slave looked like she was going to run, and I thought I should take her back to her rightful owner."

"Did she now? She has a record of that. How very kind of you! There are only a few who would do that," Hadeon responded, returning the vampire's smile with one of his own. He then turned and noticed the shoes behind the window. "It seems you have found the shop. What are you doing outside?" he turned to look at Mallory.

Mallory wasn't happy that the vampire lied, but she expected nothing less from vampires. She replied, "This shop isn't th—"

"I should get going," the vampire said, ready to leave now that the human he was targeting wasn't alone anymore.

Changing sides!