THE DARK PRINCE'S BRIDE

His lips lifted into a wicked grin, revealing his teeth.

Fear pierced Violet's heart. She took a few steps back from him, until she was pressed up to the stone wall.

"Liar," he growled, in a low, warning tone.

She gulped, as she realised he had not been fooled.

She couldn't stop staring at his white, sharp teeth.

A dark, chilling thought came to her mind. With teeth that sharp, he could easily rip her throat out.

He laughed, as he prowled closer towards her, like a predator moving in on its prey.

His laugh made her feel weak and she placed her hands against the rough stone, leaning more into the wall for support.

"You have no family. You have no friends. No one knows you have been taken away."

He placed his hands by her head, trapping her against the wall and pressed his body into hers. He could feel her trembling.

"No one will be looking for you. You do know that, right? No one will be coming to rescue you."

He lowered his head, his nose almost touching hers. His eyes staring into her eyes. She couldn't move. She couldn't breathe, or look away. She was paralysed.

"There is no escape. Resistance is futile. Just give in and accept me, my Violet. Be my bride or else I will devour your heart."

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On Christmas Day, Violet Hayes is abducted and transferred far away, to a darker place.

She is horrified to discover that her kidnapper, Maurilo Adrik is actually a Demon Prince, who rules over the Shadow Realm.

She is aghast to learn that he has claimed her as his bride, due to a promise made long ago, when she was a young girl.

However, she has no recollection of this particular memory.

She wonders if she will manage to escape from the Demon Prince and leave the Shadow Realm, alive.

Or will she have to accept her fate and honour the promise, that she can not remember making?

Could she learn to open up her heart and become The Dark Prince's Bride?!