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The Duke's Secret Sin

“I think I'd miss you even if we’d never met,” Azrael whispered as his fingers trailed the side of her face, leaving an alluring warmth. Anna’s throat became dry, “We shouldn’t have met then―” “No,” he said, “Even if it means losing everything, I would rather have you.” They were destined to fall from the start. A forsaken bond. A hopeless cause. And yet, in that stolen moment, Anna didn’t care anymore, neither did he. * * * Anna is a human in a world where her kind is treated like dust, while Azrael is the demon duke infamous for his ruthlessness and bewitching looks. On a fateful night, her life gets entangled with him. Azrael takes her as his fiance, however, theirs is a relationship formed over a contract; a marriage of convenience. In a land where the hatred between humans and demons runs deeper than blood, she can not let her guard down. Anna harbors no feelings for the handsome duke, nor for his kind. Though that doesn’t stop her heart from stuttering whenever he’s near, nor the ghost of a familiar fear to surge at the sound of his voice. But he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel warmer, hotter than he should. * * * To yearn for someone who is forbidden to you is a terrifying feeling. To burn from desire and never speak of it, to have a secret that is horrible to almost everyone, to hide something that could ruin everything. This is a story carved in hidden desires, inked in blood, and sealed with a fatal sin. Will Anna make it out alive? Or will her heart lead to her downfall?

Alancaster · Fantasy
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40 Chs

From Blood and Axe

The darkness of the night faded into a calmer shade of blue as the clear waters reflected the vast green, and a soft drizzle of rain descended with a solemn harmony.

It was calming after the recent warm days, a welcome shower to add to the senses.

However, amidst this serene song of nature, there was a heavy coldness that hung around the mansion. There was an eerie silence buried beneath the shower of rain.

The now closed and heavily guarded doors of the servant quarters could not stop a few broken words from escaping.

Rumors and speculations spread with such a sudden urgency as if they were trying to stir even the tiniest feather.

In the wee hours of the morning, a gardener was said to have found the hall of the quarters stained in blood. It was so gruesome that as soon as the captain of knights learned about it, he had the whole area sealed.