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 couldn't help but feel that something was amiss and she stepped out of the room, making her way towards the stairs. But she abruptly stopped upon meeting Hadeon at the beginning of the stairs, where they crashed against each other.

The sudden collision had Mallory almost misplaced her foot at the edge of the stairs and she would have fallen if it weren't for Hadeon who caught her with his hands firmly on her waist. Her heart almost slipped from her ribcage and she heard him breath, before saying,

"Careful there, my dear. Where are you rushing to?" Hadeon's voice was like velvet against the slight darkness.

With them so close, Mallory could smell Hadeon's woody scent which felt warm and comforting. It was when his nose feathered up the side of her neck that broke her thoughts and she quickly pulled away from him. She murmured an apology,

Time to sleep