Claimed In Darkness by Wynter Raven

A hunted thief. A feared dark elf. A deal that could destroy them both.

I’ve bled in the shadows of Orthani to protect what’s left of my people.
Then I break into the wrong vault—his.
Lord Zephiran Zacria is cruel, cursed, and impossible to escape.
He should’ve killed me.
Instead, he collars me.
Now I steal for him.
Sleep in his bed.
Burn under his gaze.
I hate him.
But I’d rather die at his hands than kneel for anyone else.

***

I was built to conquer. Not to crave.
She came for blood and gold—
and ended up mine.
Naira’s sharp, vicious, and reckless enough to make me forget the curse rotting through my veins.
Keeping her means defying the High Council.
But I don’t care.
Because when she looks at me like that…
I don’t want her obedience.
I want her ruin.

This one’s for the readers who like their romance bloody, brutal, and binding. Claimed in Darkness is a dark fantasy set in the twisted world of Protheka, where a human thief gets chained to the cursed dark elf lord she should’ve killed—and ends up craving instead. You’re getting poison-laced obsession, forced proximity, brutal power games, and enemies-to-lovers so savage it leaves bruises. There’s a collar. There’s a curse. There’s a kiss that tastes like vengeance. And by the time he calls her little fox, you’ll know exactly what kind of monster you’re falling for. No safe words. Just war, want, and a HEA carved out of chaos.