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He was tall, and his skin was a peculiar shade of brown. He seemed almost golden. Her muscles grew tense with alarm as she took in the curve of his dark eyes. Standing before her was an unfathomable creature. He had the wild brutal beauty of a predator, which panicked her. Made her breathless. His long black hair spilled over his broad shoulders like liquid onyx as he reached for her…..
She startled at the sound of her name. Lei held the boat to the ship as he looked on her with concern. His dark eyes twinkled in the waning starlight. He was beautiful in a way that moved her….Lei’s comeliness fascinated Dinny in the way a sunset might, one with colors and patterns she had never seen before. Every aspect of him entranced her. His eyes, so lovely—She felt laid bare by them. It wasn’t just his eyes. She could spend endless hours contemplating the cut of his jaw and the angles and planes of his face, how they met to form such an unusual yet absolutely exquisite visage. Her gaze fell to the hard sinews of his body, which looked as unyielding as cut marble. The candied amber hue of his skin beguiled her. Lei, she decided, was a being crafted by God— a strange and singular version of the human form, as if God were suddenly inspired in the creation of Lei.
Inklings Publishing. Daughter of Hades (Kindle Locations 129 & 437). Kindle Edition.
Daughter of Hades
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