Teaser: Caressed by a Crimson Moon

Teaser: Caressed by a Crimson Moon

(Rulers of Darkness #3)

~ His eyes were an impossible blood red, the white completely consumed by the deep crimson.

“As you can see, I am not like other vampires. I am the monster that demons fear. And,” his eyes slowly roamed over her body, she gasped as if he had physically caressed her, “I want you. I want to drain you as I claim your body. I want to feel your heart slow beneath my lips as I come deep within you.”

Eva closed her eyes as his words settled over her. How could she find what he was saying sexy? God, she had to be twisted. After all the time living amongst her father’s pack her mind must have snapped. He was describing how he wanted to kill her and she was getting hot?

“My grip on reality is fragile, my control razor thin.”

The harshness of his voice faltered ever so slightly and Eva snapped her eyes open.

Anguish. Despair. Loneliness. Hate. It was plain to see the emotions that flickered to life within his red eyes. He spoke of being a monster, but all she saw was a tortured man. She did not doubt what he said was true, yet, as she stood bewitched by his glowing red eyes, she knew evil was not his true nature.

Slowly, she raised a hand, cautiously reaching out to him. She expected him to growl at her, to slap her hand away or vanish. Instead, he stood firm as a marble statue. His hellish gaze fixed on her.

Comfort. Something within her cried out to comfort this vampire.

He admitted he wants to kill me.

Eva snapped her hand back preparing to scream as loud as she could. Taking in a large gulp of air, she prayed that Falcon would find her. Rescue her from—

“No,” his whisper was barely audible. “Touch me.” She had not seen him move, but now, he towered over her. “Please.” His eyes narrowed as if willing her to reach out to him. “Please, Eva, I need you to touch me.”

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?