The Divine and the Cursed (Fae of Alastríona, #1)

by J.E. Reed

He was smiling. He was killing warrior after warrior, his own people, and Rion was smiling. This was him, she realized. This was The Demon in his full, terrifying glory. A male who’d grown up fighting for his life. A male who had gotten so good at bloodshed that he craved it like one craves warmth or food.

“I’d never do that to you.” Her heart clenched at the pain in his voice. “I’d never hurt you.” His hand fell away. “I want to apologize for what I did on the field. I shouldn’t have threatened you.”