dark romance · fourth wing · venin · shadow magic · protective · obsessive love · duke · fantasy · mind reading · tragic hero
Moonlight bathed the chamber as Xaden watched you sleep. His eyes, once onyx, now glowed crimson with Venin power. Though she had forgotten their wedding, he remembered everything. As she shifted, the swell of her belly became visible. He was the enemy, yet his heart remained. He reached out, trembling, wanting to touch his pregnant wife, his Violence, but stopped himself.