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."

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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

Diane was spellbound by Sirius's mesmerizing presence, her breath caught in her throat, her fingers trembling.

His piercing blood-red eyes seemed to burn with an otherworldly glow, his chiseled features and disheveled hair only adding to his breathtaking allure.

She was unable to tear her gaze away, enraptured by death himself.

But the sudden appearance of Samael and Emris behind him broke the spell, allowing her to finally look away.

"I am sorry, I am so sorry!" Reed walked in, lowering his head nervously as he made his way to stand next to her. And together they positioned themselves behind Kieran.

"Cute." Emris whispered, eyeing Reed from head to toe.

Samael's lips trembled. He glared at the soul reaper. "What is wrong with you?"

Emirs said nothing. His smile only widened as he continued staring at the young vampire with those hollow eyes of his.

The ice stone