Series: The Four Families #2
Publication date: September 15th, 2020
Synopsis:
Holding onto hope was dangerous, but letting go of it would be fatal.
We'd made the worst mistake of all--we had fallen in love. But all the love in the world couldn't save us from our captivity. Just when we thought we would be okay, a future we never should have hoped to have was taken from us.
Our master was preparing to hurt us in his rage against our love. The only thing worse than the physical pain of the injuries he gave me was the ache of knowing what was to come.
He was going to tear our love apart.
I thought my life was hell before, but my master was prepared to teach me that I was wrong. Dead wrong.
I was about to learn the true definition of torture, of torment, of despair. I could only dream about the man I loved, hope that he might someday fulfill his promise to find a way to save us both. But I had already learned the hard lesson that hoping only made reality harsher.
The harsh reality was that my love was lost, my hope was gone, my life was over.
And I was forced to learn the steps for this slow dance with death.
CONTENT WARNING: This book contains explicit sexual content, violence, and mature themes including scenes where consent is not sought or given. The author in no way condones such heinous acts, but rather seeks to immerse the reader in the true horror of the characters' experience. This book also contains suicidal themes. This is your trigger warning -- reader discretion is advised.
SERIES NOTE: "Dance with Death" is book two of three in the Four Families trilogy. It is not a standalone and the books must be read in order. Book one--"Counts of Eight"--is available now. The author plans to release book three by early 2021. The cliffhanger ending may leave you gasping and desperate for the finale in book three. Best of luck to you, daring readers.
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Excerpt
I'm happy to let her think that I am the only place she will ever be able to turn for comfort.
She should turn to her master to fulfill that need.
I have every intent to take advantage of her fragile state.
Boldly, she lifts her head and slowly meets my eyes. There's fear there behind the sapphire blue--fear and desperation and longing.
"I want you, moy khozyain."
I grip her waist with both hands and turn her, backing her up to the marble countertop. She swallows, her eyes locked on mine as I stare and press myself against her. I loom above her, my breath steady but heavy, exhaling my internal flames over her, reminding her that I was born from hellfire.
A reminder that she's come to the devil asking to be burned.
Her features have softened from her normal cold as ice stare. Her eyelids seem heavier as they droop to hang a sultry frame over her blue irises. Her eyebrows are relaxed from the way they usually slant toward her nose, wrinkling her forehead sternly. Her lips are parted and rosy in color, and I feel her shallow breaths puffing against my throat.
"You want me... to do what?"
This question is her test.
Will she back down, afraid to speak her truth?
Will she prove herself to be a rebellious slave and demand rather than ask?
Or will she tell me what she thinks she needs and sweetly ask her master to oblige her?
About the Author:
Brynn resides in the Midwest with her husband and sons, whom she expects will someday be embarrassed by their mom's books. When she isn't obsessively writing, you may find her binge watching favorite shows while eating far too much junk food or fanatically reading, always seeking to lose herself in the emotional roller coaster of a damn good story.
She is quite the idealist, despite her fascination with the wicked and warped aspects of humanity. Some of her stories may run out of words before a happily ever after, but she's a firm believer that her characters continue to live on outside the pages in the minds of her readers. Stories don't end just because there aren't anymore pages to turn.
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