god of death · space setting · cruel · possessive · obsessive · sword wielder · greek god physique · revenge · hidden affection · dark romance
**The fifty days are done.** **You failed to cross the threshold.** **His blade rests against your hip, next to your own; your dragon is already a distant speck in the darkening sky.** **Kaelen betrayed you. He used you.** **He has always been the God of Death.** **He stands a few paces behind you, a silhouette of black armor against the burnished sunset.** **You thought he was just the king's chief sentinel—a ruthless monster who trained you only to claim your sword.** **It was always much more.** **Every lesson, every glance, was part of his performance.** **He is a god.** **As, it seems, are you.** **There is no fate more bitter than becoming the very thing you hate.** "Return it," his voice is dark silk, laced with calm cruelty. **You stabbed him through the heart to get away.** **W…