Destroy My Life In You

[Warning: This book contains Strong Language and Mature Content]
On her eighteenth birthday, Ravenna felt the weight of exile as she was banished from her home because she couldn't shift into a werewolf, a source of shame in their power-revering world. Free from ridicule and hate, she led a more peaceful life until a beautiful storm knocked at her door. Deceived by its enchanting allure, Ravenna welcomed it with open arms until she was swept away into the depths of love. As the daughter of an alpha, this was not supposed to happen, even if she no longer lived within the pack. Falling in love with the king of darkness.

Alaric! He embodies danger. Yet, she turned his life upside down. From a heartless man to an obsessive lover, all he wished for was to keep her with him. Even if it meant chaining her to himself. Whether what he felt was infatuation, desire, or something else, he would never let her go. No one or nothing would separate him from what he had claimed and marked; else they would face his unceasing wrath.

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"Of no use to you, why do you still insist on keeping me?" She just wanted to hear him say it. That he loved her as much as she did. She grew more desperate each day, perhaps to the point of destroying herself in this love.
Alaric paused and set aside his laptop. He held her hand and brought her in front of him before pulling her onto his lap.

Silently, he sniffed her neck and licked it, then replied, "Because I want to." His actions continued, and his hands moved under her dress, caressing her thighs.

Ravenna took a deep breath, trying to resist diving into pleasure as usual. "Will you ever say it?" Her voice came out as a low, yearning plea, which Alaric, with his advanced hearing, did not miss.

"Say what?" His hand reached her pants, ready to tear them apart.

"That you love me." Her words made him pause abruptly before looking at her. As usual, his eyes were blank, showing no emotion, making Ravenna feel like she was fooling herself. How long could she endure this?

"Do I?" He asked, not tearing his gaze away from her tear-filled eyes.