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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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Long gone

For the first few seconds, Mallory struggled to comprehend what was happening and what Hadeon had just said. Her heart pounded in her chest from the uncertainty. She voiced her confusion, 

"What's going on?" Her eyes then fell on a rusty dagger lying near where her maid had fallen. "Hattie?"

Hattie, with an eerily calm expression, suddenly grabbed the dagger and lunged at Mallory. In an instant, Mallory instinctively apparated, reappearing behind Hadeon. The unexpected move stunned Hattie, leaving her momentarily frozen.

Hadeon didn't waste any time. He punched the maid in the stomach with such force that she was knocked unconscious and crumpled to the ground.

"What is wrong with Hattie?!" Mallory asked, disbelief and shock colouring her voice.