Beholden33

[Mature Content: No rape.]

"What do you know about love?" She asked, her lips thinning as his grip tightened around her neck.

"What do you know about hate, Sunshine?" He countered, his voice low and laden with intensity.

"What do you want from me?" She gasped, her eyes flickering with a mix of fear and defiance.

"Everything..." His breath was heavy against her skin as he drew closer, his lips finding hers with a softness that belied the intensity of his words. "I want you, your stubborn soul, your closed heart... I want to be by your side.... wreaking havoc on this miserable world just to have you, my desire."

...

Death. An entity as old as time itself, feared and revered in equal measure.

Sirius. Feared as though he were the devil incarnate, his name synonymous with danger and madness. Yet, against all odds, he fell deeply in love with a mere human.

Gwyneth, a woman whose every life had been marked by pain and loss. Each of her husbands meeting a tragic end at Sirius's hands.

Never did Gwyneth expect to reclaim the memories of her past life, vowing to avoid any entanglements that might bind her to another tragic fate. But when Sirius enters her life, determined to claim her as his own, she finds herself unable to escape his relentless pursuit.

The Reaper's Desire

Gwyneth pressed a hand to her heart, her body wracked with torment, and mustered a deep breath. The realization that he had indeed obeyed her imbued her with newfound strength, and she hastened onward, only to stumble into Sirius, whose grin broadened as he towered over her, his eyes gleaming with amusement.

"Stop running. You are wasting your energy."

Gwyneth pointed the pistol at him, her teeth clenched. "Stop doing this! Stop this obsession! I want nothing to do with you!"

"It is impossible." Sirius snatched the pistol from her and stuffed it into his coat.

Gwyneth made a break for it, but Sirius was hot on her heels! He snagged her wrist and spun her around, pinning her against the tree with a cheeky grin plastered on his face.

"What are you...? Let me go!" She screamed, shaking her body violently.

You want me?