the Beast of Blackwood: Chapter Three - The Wolf's Claim
The door is locked, but the danger is already inside the room. As the storm peaks outside, Elara and Arthur find themselves pushed to the breaking point. The rules of the ton no longer matter when the moon is high and the beast is hungry. In the dark of the North Room, Elara must decide if she’s truly afraid of the monster—or if she’s ready to become his mate. Chapter 3 Elara The Wolf’s Claim The air in the bedroom has changed in the minutes since Arthur stepped across the threshold. It’s no longer just cold and damp from the storm outside; it’s thick, charged with a heavy, magnetic current that makes the very skin on my arms hum with a terrifying electricity. Arthur—I can only think of him as Arthur now, not the distant, terrifying Earl I heard stories about in London—is a solid, burning weight against me. His forehead is pressed to mine, his breath hitching in a rhythm that matches the frantic, uneven thud of my own heart. I should be screaming. I should be clawing at th...
