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Three rejections. Three shattered dreams. That was Layla’s reality, all because she was different—a half-shifter in a world obsessed with purity. Ostracized, shunned, and finally sold off like a pawn to the most feared ruler alive—the Lycan King. He was ruthless, a king with a graveyard of brides, each one a ghostly reminder of a fate worse than death.

Layla loathed him. Hated the way his gaze cold and fathomless, held no warmth for her. Hated how his touch, both thrilling and terrifying, sent an uninvited chill down her spine.

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“I hate you!” I screamed, hands clenched so tight my knuckles ached.

He sighed, a smirk curling at the edge of his lips, his tone mocking as he closed his book with a deliberate snap. “Stressed, are we?” he asked, strolling toward me, each step reminding me exactly who held the power here.

“Lucky for you,” he drawled, rolling up his sleeves as he stopped just inches away, “I know exactly 70 ways to ease those nerves.” His fingers brushed my cheek, a touch that seemed to burn into my skin. “The first… a hug.” His voice dropped to a rough whisper as he leaned in, breath hot against my ear. “And the rest... well, that's 69? what do you say about that?"

I swallowed hard, my heart thudding wildly as he tilted his head, waiting for me to react, that insufferable smirk still in place. 

“What’s the matter, darling?” he murmured, a taunt lingering in his gaze.

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A Dangerous Obsession

Can she resist the pull, or will she dance into the flames of her own destruction?

A dark dive into obsession, raw need, and the razor’s edge between desire and devastation.

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LYCAN KING CASSIAN

I will tear her apart piece by piece, feeding the wildfire that grips her with each shuddered breath. Like air to flame, I’ll claim every inch, drawing heat from her skin until it sinks into her bones.

Her pulse will race under my hands, her breaths shallow, pleading. Her eyes may scream, but her lips will still murmur my name. That first taste of fear will only feed something deeper—a need that burns through her veins, molten and fierce.

And just when she’s too far gone to turn back, I’ll twist the knife, giving her the pain she’s learned to crave. 

She’ll be the moth to my flame, helpless against the very thing that will consume her.

A Dangerous Obsession

LYCAN KING CASSIAN

I sat back in my throne, arm propped up, staring at the male in front of me with all the patience I could muster. He was groveling, his voice grating on every last nerve I had left. He spoke of something in the line of livestock and border disputes, but I had stopped paying any mind about three complaints ago. They were all the same, these little toys. Marching in here, one after another, all convinced they were the exception, that their issue was somehow worth my precious time.

But this one… this one had some extra volume to him. He got louder by the second, his voice growing all impassioned, like he had just discovered he had the power to be irritating. My patience was fraying. Every word out of his mouth was like nails on a chalkboard, and I felt a twitch starting to form at my brow.

CHAPTER 36