Beast of Blood and Ash

<p><strong>I am the beast she fears most. The monster from the world that broke her. </strong></p><p><strong>And she is my reason for breathing.</strong></p><p></p><p>Forged in the blood-soaked pits of Ignarath I was made to kill. In Scalvaris I am exile and weapon both. But nothing haunts me like <em>her</em>. Reika.</p><p></p><p>The fragile human who survived the nightmare I once called home. She looks at me and sees a monster.</p><p></p><p>But I see the female I was born to protect.</p><p></p><p>Her scent burns through my restraint. Her fear cuts deeper than any blade. She resists the bond between us but when her past rises from the ashes to reclaim her I am the last shield she has.</p><p></p><p>Now we're trapped together surrounded by danger and drowning in heat.</p><p></p><p>She trembles in my presence yet stands her ground like no warrior ever has. She doesn't trust me. Not yet. But I will earn it. I will fight for it.</p><p></p><p>Because she is not just a survivor.</p><p></p><p>She is the reason I still have something worth bleeding for.</p>