Claimed by the Lycan King
"That's different from the kind of violence I'm capable of. I enjoyed it, Vera. I enjoyed ripping them apart, making them suffer, hearing them scream. That's the kind of monster I am."
"Then we're both monsters," I said simply. "Because I enjoyed it too. I enjoyed proving I was strong, proving I could defend myself, proving that I wasn't the helpless victim everyone assumed I'd be."
A slow smile spread across his face, transforming his features from haunted to something approaching happy.
"My beautiful, fierce mate," he murmured, his hands cupping my face with infinite gentleness. "My queen who fights beside me rather than hiding from the darkness."
He pulled me close and kissed me deeply, t
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