To the world he was a beast but for her he would do anything. He could have the world but all he wanted was her. They say the things we want most are the things we can't have. For she was so afraid of him that even the thought of him could have her running for the hills. Little did she know that she was the only one who didn't have to be afraid of him. Credits for the cover go to @Chatachino for the amazing cover.

BOOK 2 : He took me from my family and forced me to stay by his side as the bride of the beast. He took me to a world that was far beyond what I imagined and made me understand how to accept the undeniable. I was his, he claimed me as his. I fought, I struggled, I annoyed him t no end. Yet, somehow through it all he says he still wants me. slowly but surely, he chipped the barriers surrounding my heart . He became my strength, my inspiration, my friend, my protector, my irreplaceable other. Then they stolen him from me... My alpha, my mate, my husband...my forever and I intend to take him back.

Every half century in a small little town hidden in the woods, a beast comes out from the forest to claim his bride on the night of an eclipse. The people of call this phenomenon "the taking". This beast is said to be very dangerous. It roams door to door searching for the woman whose being calls to his animal instincts. He will kill, mutilate and destroy everything in his path until he finds his bride. In the past, the townsmen have tried to hunt the creature and kill him before they can steal one of their marriageable daughters, but the beast does not hunt alone. He has followers among the shadows to make sure his goal is accomplished. Once he finds his bride, he carries her back to the forest where she is never seen or heard from again. Celeste believes this so-called "legend" is just some scary fairytale her grandmother made up to scare her. But was she ever wrong when a pair of moonlit eyes stared straight at her through her bedroom window and entered her room. Next thing she knew, she was being carried out the house and into the woods by a half-naked man who called her his. Who would have thought? Grandma wasn't crazy after all. Young Adult novel. Paranormal/Comedy-Romance @2014

{completed} Layla Montgomery- A 19 year old college student who's just trying to get through her last year of college studying law. After her last professor got fired she has no idea what's coming for her when she finds out her new professor is a sexy, tall, older guy who also teaches law so of course she will admire him But some would say a little too much. Enzo Hammers- A 35 year old married guy and father to an adorable 4 year old boy. Enzo knows he catches all the women's and even guys eyes when walking in the room. He teaches law for a living and has never been distracted from anything before until his eyes lay on Layla the second she walks through that door. ఌ warning ఌ 𝙎𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙥 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 Finished book 23rd June 2021 #3 forbidden on 3/7/2021 #4 AgeGap on 4/7/2021