The Replacement (A Culling of Blood and Magic, #1)

by K.M. Rives

“You’re going to be my undoing, woman,” he whispered, and before she could respond, his lips crashed against hers.

“I think you will soon come to realize the heart does not care about misplaced hatred. Finding love, especially an epic love, is limitless. It’s not bound by the prejudices we are taught. It removes us from the cage we’ve been shacked in by society and can set us free. Why would I not want that?”

“Oh, sweet Emery. That’s where you are mistaken. I want you. I want every inch of you and every inch of me inside you. And now that I know where your heart's desires lie, I’ll patiently wait for your mind to catch up. You’re torn by what I am. You want to hate me, but clearly, that’s not all you want. I am the monster you fear, but I’m also the man you want. I’m living for the day you realize I can be both those things in your heart and in your bed. And when that day comes, I am going to wreck you so fucking sweetly.

“It’s more than just physical. I want to know you. Understand you. See what makes you tick. What brings the smile that touches your eyes. The one that makes me hard the moment I see it. I want to comfort you when the world is too much. To slay the demons that haunt you. I want to share my life with you. Expose the deepest parts of me. The parts that no one else gets to see. And honestly, that scares the shit out of me because I’m not a good man, but you make me want to be.”