Fated To Three, Betrayed By All… Until She Rose.

TheMoonGoddessmadeamistake—ormaybethiswasacursejustlikeeveryonesaysitis.ButIalwaysknewdeepdownthatIwasnevermeanttobetheirs.Theybelongedtoher.Tomytwinsister,Chalice,whowassweet.Perfect.Worshippedbytheentirepack…andpurevenombehindcloseddoors.Thethreebrothers—Zevran,Kael,andCaelum—hatemewithafirethatburnshotterthanthebondtyingustogether.AndIknowbecauseIseeitintheireyes…Ifeelitinthewaytheirburningtouchlingersasecondtoolong.Theydespiseme.Justlikeeveryoneelsedoes.Buttheywantme.AndnomatterhowmuchItrytostayaway,thematebondkeepsdraggingmebackintotheirworldofheat,power,hatredanddanger.Maybe,Ishouldleave…Iknow.Butfateplaysacruelgame.Andastruthsunravelandsecretscometolight,thetriplets—theoneswhooncedespisedme—nowseemeforwhoIam.Now,theywantme—unabashedly.Butbythetimetheyrealizethis,itisalittletoolate.I’vebeenbrokenbythemalittletoomuch.AndIamdonebeinganyone’spawn.~*~“Wewantyou,Leilani…wealwayshave.Alwayswould.Pleasetakethisasourwayofsayingsorry.Foreverything,fornotbelievingyou…forlettingourjudgementsbecloudedby…”Caelumsaidsoftly,hisvoicetrailingoff,hisbreathwarmandticklishagainstmyfingersthathebroughtuptohislipsashisotherhandfoundthewarmspotbetweenmythighs.Myeyessnaggedonhisfulllips—pinkandinviting;Butthey’dbeenkissedbyanother.AndIdon’tdoleftovers.Isighedexasperatedly,shakingmyheadtoridmyselfofthispitifulsightandclenchingmylegstogethertoforcehishandsout.Hedidn’tbudge.“No.”Isaidsharply,myvoicecomingoutstrongerthanIexpectedespeciallywiththeirbodiespressedagainstmine,andtheirlipscreatingsparksacrossmybody.“I’mdone.GobacktoChalice…shesuitsyoumorethanIeverdid.”Kael’svoicevibratedthroughmybodyashepressedhimselfflushagainstme.HisbrothersCaelumandZevranleanedintoo,theirlipsontheshellofmyears,one’sfingersgrazingovermytautnipple.“I’llburntheworld,Leilani,”hegrowled,hisvoicedeep.Threatening.“I’llburntheentireworld,ifthat’swhatittakestowinyouback.”“ThenI'dliketoseeyouaftertheworld’sbeensuccessfullyburntdown.Maybethenwe’llhavethisconversation.”Ianswered,andwiththat,Ipushedtheirhandsawayandleaptoffthecupboard.AndasIwalkedoutofthekitchen,Ifelttheireyesdrillingholesintomyback,hotterthanathousandlasersallatonce.ButIdidn’tfalter.Ididn’tturnaround.Iwasthemonsterthey’dmade.CONTENTWARNING:Thisbookcontainstriggersandexplicitscenesofabuse,Graphicviolenceandmurder,explicitsexualactivities,stronglanguageanddark,obsessiveromance.Readersdiscretionadvised.