“Book Descriptions: This, is not a fairy tale, and it won't make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Quite the opposite. When a mate bond binds your soul to another, it isn't supposed to be like this, but now you find your mate is a cruel beast, who's only purpose in life is to hunt you. You want nothing more than to kill it. To kill them. Do you? Do you shatter the soul that resides partially in yourself to save your life and the lives of those around you, or do you let them suck you into the darkness?
~I cracked my eyes slowly to look at him, almost like opening them normally would give away my position. Like keeping them closed was hiding me in some way. Once they were open I was met with a startling scene. The man was looking at me. Softly. The intensity of his gaze had shifted in such a way that I wasn't familiar with. It was calmer.
"You're afraid." He muttered, much like a question, even though it wasn't. He continued to look at me with questioning eyes. Studying my face. The calmness in his expression was far more alarming than the violent one he had before. That changed quickly though as the softness disappeared as a roaring laugh escaped from his throat.