A Halfling. My designation. A plague. An essential death sentence in the Underworld. Until I met him. A Noxia Prince. He's arrogant, a playboy, and the male who saved my life. Except he never gave me a choice, his blood tying me to him for an eternity of servitude. And I'm not sure I want to pay that price. An unspeakable past. Monsters haunt my nightmares. Most of them dead. But a few are still alive, and so I'll hunt them. Torture them. Slay them all. Even if it brings about an early demise. A courtship signed in blood. One bite sealed my fate. But someone is playing a dangerous game, and she'll stop at nothing to see me destroyed. Life is a journey to death. Sometimes the only way to truly live is to die. But I'm not going down without a fight. Note: This is a standalone paranormal tale featuring darker themes, and ends in a happily ever after. * * * I circled her throat with my palm. 'You attacked a guest of my court,' I said slowly. 'I have to punish you, Zay.' 'I thought... I
