I paled. Gasping, I took a step back, taking a sharp intake of breath, I stupidly blink, suddenly aware of my heart fighting to break free from its cage within my chest. Unconsciously, my fingers twitched and as I instinctive reach to cover my chest , one word seemed to be engrave in my mind: impossible. I didn't understand, as if my brain short-circuited and needed to be rebooted. Around me, everything was in fast-forward while I was motionless in the middle of it all. How could this happen? I was flabbergasted. The red eyes that I had been longing for so long shone bright reflecting my own glowing ruby ones. In the midst of it all, I managed to utter the one coherent thought that my lips seemed to wonder. "...You?" He was staring at me, still as polished as ever. Not one burn mark on his sculpt- like face. As the moonlight kissed his milky white skin, his features seemed to stand out even more as if that was even possible. His beautiful red eyes held a confident spark, and his gorgeous lips were adorned by a mischievous smirk. "Me..." "I thought you were..." not able to finish my sentence, I left it hanging in the air. "Dead?" He chuckled darkly, "Darling do you not know? Even death cannot hold me from getting what I want," he answered as nonchalantly as ever even as the opponent ahead charged our way. He was back... Book 2 of the Scarlet Dreams Triology Cover by: @deviation-

Anathema: a person or thing that is disliked or cursed; a cursed person "Mortal, never trust a cursed being. They are evil, wicked. You must be careful of what you ask for. There is no turning back from a deal." She smirked darkly, her voice filled with mischievous. The serpents around her hissed, as if to warn him to decline the offer, to escape while he had time, but he was already too far gone. With a deep breath, he sealed his fate "I accept." Who could have known that one deal could change everything... Cover: by Aphrodite 270