At the Edge of Desire

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Summary

I am a rare thing. A dangerously rare thing. In a world where Kings and Warlords have the power to meld the air around them I alone have the power to seduce, to beguile, to drive men incandescently mad with lust. My species has been hunted, used, and mistreated for so long no one believes we still exist and yet I do. When my home is destroyed I am sold at auction as a spoil of war. No one knows what I am, what my true nature is, and I must do everything in my power to hide it. To conceal it. To keep it from from them. Only my secret gets exposed and the entire world discovers what I am. And now I am caught up in a battle of wills between a sadistic Warlord and a King, who might, if I dare to hope just be my salvation.

Status
Complete
Chapters
8
Rating
4.7 69 reviews
Age Rating
18+

Prelude

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Author’s Note: I don’t usually put content warnings but this book is a lot darker than my previous. It deals with abuse, rape, and suicide. I have tried not to use any gratuitous violence / unnecessary violence that isn’t needed for the plot.


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Call of the Siren

Though there is desire above the waves,

Beneath them there is none.

The ocean hides the silent graves,

Where the wants of men are done.

Content the siren resides in rest,

Beneath in her own blue sea.

The ocean’s solitudes are blessed,

With their wanton purity.


Down she calls and down you go,

Though never to return.

But peaceful sleep is ever there,

Drowning in the dark below.


The siren sings her seductive lilt,

Luring men with her salacious call.

She beguiles you with her beauty,

And in her loving arms, you find your downfall.


You thought that you could own her,

You thought that she was yours.

But she has shown herself the stronger,

While you lie dead on the sandy shores.



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Word of warning: this book is being removed from Inkitt at the end of April. It is available fully edited and free on Kindle Unlimited and as a beautifully designed paperback as well 🥰 x