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

Sirius just gazed at her, pouting because she rose up. He wanted to brush her hair... It was extremely comforting.

"Why are you panicking now?" He put down the brush on the table and turned to head for the bathing room.

Gwyneth hurried after him, planting herself firmly in front of him at the bathing room's door.

She glared at him. He looked down at her, smiling.

"You want so many things, darling." He gently grasped her chin.

Gwyneth looked away. But he drew her gaze back to him and placed his arm around her waist.

"I assured you that I have taken every measure to ensure your protection in this life. That includes giving you one of my pets to serve you."

Gwyneth was still in disbelief that Madison was a shadow wolf.

She was so jittery, so normal! Just like a human....

"Are you expecting a thank you?" She frowned deeply.

Her affection