The Beast of Blackwood: Chapter Two - The Fever in the Blood
Arthur, the Earl of Blackwood, has spent years perfecting the art of isolation to protect the world from the monster inside him. But with the full moon only hours away, a defiant, red-haired beauty has crashed into his foyer and set his blood on fire. Now, he isn't just fighting the curse—he's fighting the primal urge to claim her as his own. Chapter 2 Arthur The Fever in the Blood The scent of her is driving me mad. It isn't just the jasmine of her perfume or the sharp, metallic tang of the rain clinging to her cloak; it’s the life in her. It pulses in the delicate blue vein of her throat, a steady, frantic beat that calls to the thing inside me I’ve spent the last decade trying to cage. The moon is a silver coin behind the churning clouds, pulling at my marrow, stretching my skin until I feel as though my very soul is about to rip through the seams of my humanity. I stand in the shadows of the upper landing, my knuckles white as I grip the stone banister. The rock begin...
