What if Sleeping Beauty woke up in the claws of the Beast?
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"I promise not to touch you until you are begging for it," Leonidas whispers into my ear.
Despite the odd feeling growing between my legs, I scoff loudly. "What makes you think I would allow you to touch me?"
"Just a hunch," he smiles.
His fingers are working nimbly against the fastenings of my gown. Within what feels like seconds, he has stripped me of the gown, and I am left in nothing but the corset and thin undergarments.
He takes a step back to admire his handy work, and a mischievous grin crosses his lips. "That corset looks uncomfortable," he says.
I grind my teeth together, knowing that if I let him remove it, I will be exposed. "It is."
"Do you trust me?" He winks in my direction.
"No," I admit.
"That's a shame," he replies.
He stares at me with a darkened gaze before he scoops me into his arms and lays me properly on the bed.
"Goodnight, Princess," he whispers as he tucks me into bed.
"How many women have you helped out of their dresses," the words fly out of my mouth before I can stop them. And much to my surprise, I sound jealous.
"Now, why would you want to know that?" He smirks.
"I don't know," I reply. "I just do."
Leonidas comes back to the edge of the bed. "More than you could possibly imagine."
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Taken from her family and her realm at just a few days old, Alora has spent her whole life hearing about the evil Lycan King who will hunt for her when she turns eighteen. The sisters who care for her decide to put her to sleep, in hopes of fooling the Lycan King into thinking she is dead. But when Alora wakes years later, she finds herself in the claws of the monster she has been hiding from.  
All but one of the sisters are gone and she acts as if she no longer cares for Alora. She is a Fae Princess, in a strange realm full of monsters. Each one is more fierce than the last, but the worst ones hide behind false kindness. With no allies, Alora has to look within to find the answers that have been hidden from her.

Sleeping Luna and the Lycan King

CHAPTER 48 Divine Grace  

Alora POV
I can't take my eyes off Bruno. He is barely breathing. "Did you kill him?"
"He will live,' Evanora says through gritted teeth. "Walk with me."
I need to put as much space between us as possible. If she touches me, I will not be able to tell her no. I have experienced her mind cont...

　　Alora POV
　　I can't take my eyes off Bruno. He is barely breathing. "Did you kill him?"
　　"He will live,' Evanora says through gritted teeth. "Walk with me."
　　I need to put as much space between us as possible. If she touches me, I will not be able to tell her no. I have experienced her mind cont...

Chapter 28