"I will tell you what I did to the stableman. I stalked him until he was running scared for his life. Then I tore off his head, drained his body of most of its blood, and fed his useless corpse to the pigs. His family will receive a large dowry for his reported accidental death, and none will be the wiser.”
She gasped in shock, but the horror she should have felt was missing. Instead, a thrill of pleasure flew through her at how far Erik would go for her. His violence, his protection, made her feel treasured, cherished, reveled in.
“Tell me, Mya, does it scare you that I can be so callous? So cold and brutal?” he taunted.
Her heart felt as though it was going to pound out of her chest, and she grabbed onto his arm for support. His skin was warmer than usual, muscles bunched as he fisted her hair, drawing her head back slightly until she was staring straight into his eyes again. She answered him breathlessly, honestly.
“No.”
“Why?” he crooned, and it was as if he was dragging the answer out of her, tearing it from the very depths of her soul.
She licked her suddenly dry lips, wrestling with the emotions he laid bare within her. Mya swallowed, paused, and on a shaky breath said, “Because I know you. I have watched you. I see you for who you are, and I love you and all that you are.”
His fingers danced along her scalp sending tingles down her spine, and she whispered, “I am safe with you.”
He smiled, his fangs fully protruding now. “Yes, you are, fagr skjaldmær min.”
Continue reading Night Fall if you like:
- Taboo (Guardian/Charge)
- Age Gap
- Fated Mates
- Second Chance
- First Love
- Billionaire
- Virgin, Hacker, Assassin heroine who loves to get her hands dirty
- Morally gray couple
- Touch her/him and die vibes
- Return From The Dead
- Found Family
- A love that lasts across centuries
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"I admit shedding a tear or two in Mya and Erik's story." --⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader
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