Mated to the Mad Lord

#Rated18-MatureThemesViolet’slifewasneverherown—herfather’scrushingdebtmadesureofthat.Butwhenthedebtcollectorkidnapsheraspayment,shetakesadesperatedeal:becomeaservantandspyonthemysteriousandtyrannicalLordCain,therulerofherWerewolfdistrict.There’sjustonecatch:LordCainonlypermitsmaleservantsinhishouse.Disguisedasaboy,Violetcutsherhair,flattensherchest,anddonsavoice-alteringbandtopulloffthedeception.Everythinggoesaccordingtoplan—untilCain,amanknownforhiscoldpersonalitystartstotakeapeculiarinterestinher.Violet’sdisguisebecomesaprisonasshebattlesherowngrowingattractiontohim.Butthisisnolovestory.Cain’sobsessiontoherisdangerous.Beneathhisicygazeliesamindfracturedbyyearsofafflictionbyacurse.AcursemadebyViolet'sbiologicalmother:Apowerfulwitch.*“TAKEITOFF!”Violet’skneesnearlybuckledatthethunderouscommand,herchesttighteningwithpanic.TherawangerinCain’svoicewasassharpasablade.“Mylord!I-I’maman!”shestammered,grippinghershirttightly,herfingerstremblingastheyclungtothefabric.“Idon'tlikeothermen!”shecried,adesperatepleainhervoicesincethesecondshetookhershirtoffandhediscoveredthatshewasawomanwasthemomentshedied.Painfully.Cain’sglarewasunyielding,hisvoicedroppingintoagrowl.“Don’tinsultme,YouthinkIdo.Youkissedme!”Herbreathhitchedashesteppedcloser,hispresencesuffocating.“Ifyoudon’ttakeitoff,”hesaid,histonelowanddangerous,“I’llripitoffmyself.”Violet’smindraced,panicthreateningtooverwhelmher.Shecouldn’tlethimfindout—he’dkillher.Painfully.Glancingawaytoavoidhisgazewhenshecaughttheundeniablebulgeinhistrousers.Heatflushedherface,herthoughtsspinningindesperationattheonlyideashecouldthinkoftomakehimbackoff.'Thishastowork.Ithasto!'