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Beauty and the Immortal: It started with a dig

[Mature Content] Some things are best left undisturbed for a reason. Especially ones that are buried in the ground.  Thirteen years after the incident at Winchester Manor, Mallory Winchester resides with her uncle and his family. She is to wed a baron. However, Mallory faces betrayal. Desperate, she sets out looking for the buried artefact that she once believed was a joke told by her grandmother.  But what do you do if you don't find the object, but a person instead? And not just any person, but an immortal being who was never meant to see daylight ever again.  Mallory is convinced that whoever created Hadeon Van Doren must have mixed in generous doses of evil, sadistic nature, and dangerously handsome looks. Now, besides her initial problem, she must find a manual to tame this person who is looking at her as if she is his next meal, as well as tame her. 

ash_knight17 · Fantasy
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126 Chs

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Mallory's fingers fumbled as she struggled with the buttons at the back of her dress, managing to fasten only one before the rest proved impossible to reach. Her eyes caught sight of a familiar presence in the mirror, and her breath hitched. Hadeon's reflection was watching her.

Turning to face him fully, she tried to steady her voice. "What are you doing here?" she managed, clutching the front of her dress to keep it from slipping.

Hadeon's gaze was unwavering as it took in every detail of her form, lingering on the tousled strands of her blonde hair and the way the blue gown highlighted her eyes. His eyes fell on her parted lips that waited for him to speak.

"I finished shopping," he said, gesturing to his attire, a crisp white shirt that contrasted strikingly with his dark black hair and features. "Thought I'd see if you needed a hand."