Bound by Blood and Desire

“There's something wrong with this place,” I said, scanning the crowd. I caught a flicker of red in his eyes that vanish as I blinked. “What?” Adrian asked. “Something doesn't feel right,” I continued. “Penny,” Adrian whispered into my ears. “What do you feel?” “A great evil,” I answered. “An evil the goddess once varnished from the earth. I can feel it here.” …… After my mother's death, I was betrothed to the Blood King of West fall Kingdom, Dracul. Only I never expected to be attracted to his handsome royal commander. His voice, dark and seductive felt like a touch that ignited an illicit thrill within me. Everytime he spoke, I feared the power he had over me, terrified that I would lose myself and fall for this ruthless, sly commander. And then it happened, in a moment of weakness between us, I fell for him, allowing myself to be devoured by him completely. The guilt gnawed at me, throughout our journey to the palace that I had slept my fiancé commander. Yet, Dracul's reaction was far from what I expected. Instead of anger, he was pleased that his commander, Adrian had been bedding his wife before her return. The revelation left me reeling at the pleasure he derived from our affair. **This book is a romance LGBTQ+ novel and if you love this genre you can give it a try.