A Beauty and Five Beasts. Colette is a Healer, sent to Beasts with a lethal reputation. Once human but now cursed to be killers for the Fey, Beasts eat flesh and blood to stay strong. They also need help to stay sane, and Colette is the help. But can she center all five? Blud is a beast who used to be her best friend from childhood. Dime has a temper you don't want to ignite. Falon is a Beast who's desperate for love and liquor. Ethron; her Beast stalker in the shadows. And finally, the most dangerous; Atlaz. The King Fey's favourite Beast - who hates Colette with a passion. Why? She's Blud's favourite. And Dimes. And Falons. And Ethrons. But Atlaz secretly wants her all to himself. - Published on Hot_As_Hell_X - Author C. Swallow - 18+ READERS ONLY

I am Dragomira Ivanovna. Let me tell you the story of how I became a vampire queen. Listen carefully. It is full of twists and turns, love, hate and secrets. Find out whose blood will be spilled and who will survive. "Hearts are wild creatures, that's why our ribs are cages." (Morticia Addams) Dragomira grew up in poverty. Brought into the shining lights of the royal court. She learned to crave power. And was forced to marry the cruel king everybody fears. Stuck between two men, brothers. Between the decision to save herself or her family. Between her desire to run away or to take the crown. Her mind fights the heart. And maybe she doesn't know who she is anymore and what she wants, because her present mingles with the past. And so, trying to escape her fate, she is once again thrown into the maelstrom of court intrigues and drawn into a plot to kill the king. Whose heart will be broken? Who will die? And who will sit on the throne? ___FIRST_DRAFT___ ♥ 12.04. 2025 - #4 in Highfantasy ♥ 16.04. 2025 - #3 in Highfantasy ♥ 25.06. 2025 - #2 in Darkfantasyromance