Pounded in the Patch (Dark Nights Collection)

by Dana LeeAnn

I spend my play money on books and pay most of my bills on time… And I rarely stay up past midnight on weeknights. I don't have enemies. I don't owe money to dangerous people. I don't live a life that should get me bound in the back seat of a stranger’s car.

"Welcome to your nightmare, night monster," he murmurs against my ear, his breath warm against the fake blood on my neck. "I hope you're ready to play."

She looks stunning, too pure for this world, and tonight I'm going to corrupt her so thoroughly she'll never want to leave me.

My night monster. My obsession. My beautiful, brilliant addiction that I've spent endless time and money to possess.

This is about claiming what's mine and proving that some men don't just love. They possess. They consume. And they can mold the world in service of their obsession.

This is about her, and us, and showing her that I will literally tear down mountains and rebuild forests to own every piece of her soul. She just doesn’t know she’s mine yet.

Fear is the ultimate aphrodisiac when you control every variable.

And she is safe. Safer than she's ever been in her life. Because I would kill anyone who tried to hurt her. I would burn down cities to keep her from harm.

But first, she needs to experience the fantasy fully. She needs to run and be caught and pleasured and claimed by a stranger who wants her more than anything else in this world. She needs to surrender completely.

I wanted her to feel cherished even while she's been kidnapped.

"I'm going to fuck you now," he says, his voice deepening. "Right here, against these jack-o'-lanterns, with the fog swirling around us and the moon watching from above." His thumbs stroke across my cheekbones. "And you're going to let me, because you want it just as much as I do."

But even as I savor the sight of her completely undone, I can feel the familiar hunger rising in my chest again. It's not enough. It's never going to be enough until she's completely mine, until she understands that this isn't just about one night of fantasy fulfillment. This is about forever. This is about her never leaving me.

She's going to be mine. She has to be mine. Because I've already decided she's never leaving me.