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The Demon Who Claimed Me

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Aria Vale was never meant to see him. One ordinary night in a city that never truly sleeps, she witnesses something impossible, something no human should survive. A murder executed with inhuman precision. A man who moves like darkness itself. Kael Draven. Ancient. Ruthless. Not human. He should have killed her. Demons do not leave witnesses. But instead of ending her life, he gives her a single command, 'RUN.' And she does. From that night forward, Aria’s world fractures. Shadows linger longer than they should. Doors lock themselves. She feels eyes on her when no one is there. And worst of all… she feels him. Watching. Waiting. Claiming. Kael Draven has ruled from the shadows for centuries. Cold and merciless, he does not form attachments. He does not hesitate. And he certainly does not obsess over fragile human girls. But Aria is different. Her defiance ignites something dark within him. Her fear tempts him. Her heartbeat calls to the predator inside him in ways he cannot ignore. What began as a decision to spare her life turns into something far more dangerous. An obsession. Now trapped between fear and a forbidden pull she cannot explain, Aria finds herself drawn deeper into a world of demons, secrets, and power she never knew existed. And Kael does not share. He does not forgive. And once he claims something... He never lets it go.
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