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

He let out a hacking cough, black blood splattering out of his mouth.

"Hell!" His bright gold eyes sparkled with shock as he gazed at Sirius, who was gazing back at him with a totally unreadable expression.

"Well, that hurts." He sighed wearily, raising himself from the crumbling wall and wiped the blood from his lips before taking a deep breath to collect himself.

"Aside from Kieran, she is the only one that has control over you. Which means she wields power. I want that power, and I will have it at any cost."

"Touching her will cost your life." Sirius deadpanned.

Davian laughed, choked and coughed up more blood. Blood was seeping from the crack on his furrowed forehead.

"Are you willing to endure pain just to protect her? Kieran will punish you if you hurt me." His pupils dilated dramatically. "A punishment that will cost her existence."

Sirius simply stared at him. A blank expression on his face.

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