The Beast Within
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Ongoing2h 49m
Last published Sat, Dec 13, 2025
One night changed everything.
Now the monster wears her skin.
Zara's life was quiet, normal, safe. Until... the full moon dragged something ancient and violent to the surface. Lost in a storm of blood lust and fear, she nearly takes a life... and would have, if not for the one man who knows her darkest secret. But Lucien has secrets of his own. And what binds them together might be more dangerous than what's tearing her apart.
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