**A Love That Defines the Dark**
A world untouched by the supernatural, a man named Alaric faces betrayal from the very villagers he once considered family. Forced to flee for his life, he stumbles upon a dark power long buried and forgotten, an ancient force that offers him the promise of unimaginable strength and eternal life in exchange for his soul. Consumed by vengeance, he accepts this sinister bargain, awakening a darkness within himself that transforms him into the first of a new breed-a monstrous Vampire King, ruled by bloodlust and sustained by the very essence of life he now seeks to extinguish.
For centuries, Alaric's reign of terror permeates the land, his humanity stripped away as he wreaks havoc on fragile souls, turning them into slaves for his insatiable hunger. In the shadows of his dominion, the Lycans emerge, a creation borne of his wrath, further plunging the world into despair.
Elara, a courageous and compassionate dancer, willing to sacrifice everything to protect her beloved sister from the vampire king's predatory gaze. Each month, the villagers offer beautiful young women to satisfy Alaric's dark desires, and when Elara's sister becomes the next target, Elara bravely volunteers to take her place and harbors a plan to end the king's cruel cycle of destruction.
Yet, in her naivety, she underestimates the depth of his power; Alaric cannot be slain, for he is bound to the very dark entity that created him.
What fate awaits Elara when she finally encounters the being of nightmares? In this captivating tale, love battles despair, weaving a rich narrative of forbidden passion, sacrifice, and the relentless struggle to defy the darkness that binds them both.
She's bound in this society.
She's bound in this world.
She's bound in this marriage and she's bound in this unhappiness.
It has all been forced upon her. Shoveled down her throat and imprinted into her brain.
She can't forget it- even if she wants to.
"Don't bring shame to the family"
"You're such a disgrace"
"Skinny is pretty"
"Your father knows best"
"He can do whatever he likes"
"That's life"
"Don't you dare do anything about it"
"How could you be so selfish?"
"You're worthless to us now"
"Why were you not a boy?"
"We should have aborted you on the spot."
And then:
Silence.
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TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSES DARK THEMES SUCH AS ABUSE
DISCLAIMER: this book is not disrespecting any religion, race or culture. It is simply bringing awareness to something that happens on a regular basis around the world and is never brought to light.