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Caressed by a Crimson Moon
(Rulers of Darkness #3)
~Chilled
fingers wrapped around her throat as Hadrian appeared before her. His eyes
flickered with red, his fangs bared. His elegant suit was torn, the jacket
hanging from him in shreds, the shirt ripped open, framing his hard chest. He
looked wild.
“I
asked you a question.”
Eva
shoved at his shoulder and he released his hold.
“I
came to apologize.”
The
room spun as she was twirled around and pushed against the wall of mirrors. The
glass was cool on her face.
Hadrian
laced an arm around her waist, gathering her robe and nightgown in his fist,
pinning her. With his free hand he nudged her panties aside.
“I
will take your apology from here.”
Eva’s
thoughts could not keep up with his swift movements, but her body responded.
Heat gathered, pooling at her core. She was ready for him. Her heart raced in
anticipation.
His
hands moved to grip her hips, pulling her roughly against him. She moaned as
his hard length brushed against her.
A
low growl rumbled through the room. He shoved away and Eva fell against the
wall. She straightened her clothing and whirled around.
“Gods,
Eva,” Hadrian groaned, his hands trembled as he covered his face. “You make me
crazed.”
She
heard him suck in one deep breath after another until his lungs and his heart
stopped. She blinked, unsettled by the change.
He
turned and stalked through the shadows. A throne stood against the back wall,
the high back was cushioned by red velvet, the wood trimmed in gold. Roaring
lion’s heads formed the arms. He mounted the steps and fell onto the seat. His
long legs stretched out before him as he reclined. He looked worn, his face
sunken, his eyes rimmed with dark circles and his gaze unfocused.
“State
your piece and go,” he commanded with a regal air.
Eva
approached the raised dais. “I want to say I’m sorry.”
He
scoffed, unsheathing a long dagger that dangled from a leather strap, which was
hooked around one of the lion’s teeth. The blade glinted in the darkness.
“Why?”
“Well,
I, huh…” Words failed her as Hadrian playfully fingered the tip of the dagger.
“I want to be clear. I’m not sorry for what I said, but I should have said it
differently. I had no right talking about your brother like that.” She shifted
nervously, crossing her arms over her chest. He was turning the blade over in his
hand. “I’ve never exploded like that
before and it wasn’t fair of me to dump everything on you like I did.”
He
slowly drew the blade across his palm, lying open his skin. “Apology not
accepted.”
“Whatever,”
she snapped. “Enjoy.” Turning, she headed for the door.
“Wait,”
he called, as she was about to walk out.
Against
her better judgment, Eva paused. She did not look back.
“You
were right.”
“What?”
she whispered, turning to face him.
Hadrian
beckoned her to come forward. She stopped at the foot of the steps that lead up
to him.
“Titus,”
he grated, slicing his hand again. Eva winced. The wound heeled immediately,
his flesh knitting back together as if nothing had happened. “My twin. He stood
exactly where you are now the night I killed him.”~
Description:
Consumed by madness and
tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King
of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for
nearly three hundred and fifty years.
To maintain peace with the
vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire
king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack. Hadrian’s
reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty,
lusty, and soulless. When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in
the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark
burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire.
Would
she be his lover…or his prey? His savior…or his victim? Would Hadrian
lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their
redemption?
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