Series: Beast & Beauty Duet #1
Publication date: September 1st, 2022
Synopsis:
He has a beastly instinct to devour everything in his path... until her.
I am the giant, menacing monster, known only as the Beast.
Sold to the mafia as a kid and trained to hunt, my life revolves around brutality and carnage.
My home is a cell made of concrete and iron bars.
And there is nothing I won't do to be free.
Until her.
The innocent black-haired girl with pretty pink lips, whose father I was supposed to hunt, dares to get in my way.
But when I grab her and look into her eyes, I can't bring myself to finish the job.
She makes me feel hope. Greed.
And a frenzied desire to touch her.
Taste her.
Make her mine.
I was supposed to destroy everything in my path.
Instead, I took her... and consumed her whole.
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When I open my eyes, he's right there, hunched in front of me, hands on his knees, the only thing between me and his naked body is the flimsy towel he dried off with.
And it's not long enough to cover the dick dangling between his legs.
Or the tip that's still dripping wet.
Good God.
I swallow away the lump in my throat and quickly look away.
His nostrils flare as he sucks in a breath. "I can smell you."
What the...?
My cheeks glow even brighter.
Do I stink?
I slowly lean in to my armpits, curious to know what he's talking about, but the scent isn't that bad. Granted, I haven't showered in days. Not that I ever could with the way he's been watching me like a hawk.
But I don't smell what he's smelling.
"Not there," he says, his voice guttural, almost feral like.
He leans in so close he invades my space, and with closed eyes, he takes another whiff, groaning loudly.
And for some reason, it makes my entire body erupt into goose bumps.
No one has ever smelled me before. Not like that.
And definitely not in a way that makes me feel all... tingly.
But he's so close I can't look away, and he keeps inching closer and closer until I have nowhere left to go. I slide down against the wall until I'm flat on the floor with him hovering right above me.
Suddenly, he plants a hand on the concrete ground beside my head. When I try to move sideways, he slams another hand into the floor, trapping me beneath him.
"I'm hungry..." he groans.
How am I going to get out of this one when it's impossible to look away?
Sweat drops roll down my back.
"But you had food this morning," I say, my voice fluctuating in tone.
His lips barely rises as he speaks through his teeth. "I'm hungry for you."
Hungry... for me?
Oh God.
He's not thinking of... actually eating me?
No, no, no, I don't wanna die!
"Please," I mutter, shaking my head, praying he won't kill me too.
His lips part, and his tongue darts out to lick the rim, just like a predator would.
Oh God, Lex was right. This beast does want to eat me.
Sweat drops roll down my neck as I realize this could be the end.
I don't want to die. Not like that. I can't watch.
Instinct makes me close my eyes as he leans in and growls near my ear. "I want to lick you."
My eyes burst open right as his tongue dips out and drags a line down from my ear all the way to my neck. And the groan that follows sets my body on fire.
Getting eaten alive definitely shouldn't be this hot.
His face hovers close to my chin, and I desperately suck in some much-needed air, wondering how many more breaths I'll be able to take before my time is up. I'm shivering and covered in droplets of sweat from fear, wishing this wouldn't be how it all ends, wishing I wasn't frozen in place, completely enamored by this beast of a man as he licks his way down the crevice between my breasts.
My nipples peak, and I whimper from how good it feels when he presses slow, dragged-out kisses all over my chest. But these kisses will only lead to pure terror. I just know it. Any second now, he'll sink his teeth into my flesh and devour me whole.
I gaze down, unable to stop myself from wanting to see it when he starts. With every kiss, I hold my breath, waiting, waiting, but it never comes.
"I don't want..." I can't even finish my sentence because of the way he looks up into my eyes with complete and utter mania, as though he's consumed by the mere idea of eating me.
"You don't want what?" he groans. He slides down my dress and grabs my legs, lifting it to his chest, and he throws off my shoes like they're meaningless junk in his way.
And when he presses his lips to my skin, I mutter, "I don't want to die."
Slowly but surely a definite smirk begins to form on his face as he leans up fully, straightening his back until all the individual ridges of his abs are on full display. And even though my eyes are practically glued to his lean body, his penetrative eyes command my attention.
"This won't kill you."
He licks his bottom lip before biting it, which makes my heart throb. Not just in my chest... but between my legs too.
he grabs my foot and sucks my toe, and I hold my breath, scrunching up my nose, waiting for the bite that doesn't come. His tongue dips out again, dragging a hot, wet line all the way down my knee and thigh, and my entire body begins to zing.
Is he savoring the taste before he has a bite?
I shudder as I think about it, but my thoughts are easily replaced by lust as he dives down between my legs, scrunching up my dress with every kiss he plants. When my panties are exposed, my face turns red.
No one but my maids have ever seen me with just panties on before. Papa always told me no one was allowed to see me without my clothes on and definitely never without my gloves.
But this man doesn't stop. I don't think he knows the word... or that he's ever listen to it.
He spreads my legs farther and farther, and I'm too stunned to provide even the slightest of resistance. His fingers curl around my panties, and without warning, he tears them down.
I gasp in shock, eyes and mouth wide open, while he dives underneath my dress.
"Wha--"
I can't finish my sentence.
Nor do I remember what I was about to say.
Because this man's tongue is right on top of the place I was told never to touch.
Releasing September 8th, 2022
Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance novels. She is an avid reader and writer of swoony stories about dangerous men and feisty women. Her other loves include her hilarious husband, her two crazy but cute dogs, and her ninja cat that sometimes thinks he's a dog too. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, playing video games, reading tons of books, and cooking her favorite meals.
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