Bear by Danielle James

I gave up trying to be normal a long time ago.
All my prayers for love and warmth fell on deaf ears.
I accepted my fate as a heartless savage.
A kingpin who breathed luxury and made art from death.
A beast that was hewn from smoke and murder.

A bad guy.

I corrupted everything I touched.
I left ashes in my wake.
She knew it.
No matter how much I tried to protect the innocence in her…
I knew once I touched her.
Once I tasted her on my tongue.
She’d be corrupted too.
Fate would have its way with us.
There was no escape.