BERSERKER'S DESIRE

ung disheveled around her face, partially obscuring her hazel eyes filled with fear. She wore a torn and dirty dress, a stark

phone, the voice of the kidnapper demanding a ransom from her fath

omised to do whatever it took to ensure her safe return. The weight of the situa

overtly searched for a sharp edge in the dimly lit room. Her heart raced as she spotted a piece of broken glass near her fe

had seen the leer on one of the men's faces, she had seen what he was capable of when he killed h

, his face twisted with rage. The room filled with the sound of Hazel's scream as he brought down a heavy blow, catching her across the cheek. Pain expl

her escape had been in vain. Fear and helplessness washed over Hazel once again. She screamed and he laughed harshly, relishing in the power he held over her. "Scream al

me her. Summoning her inner strength, she summoned a primal scream, defying his attempt to silence h

ng advantage of the brief respite, Hazel stumbled backward, her hands instinctively protecting he

eignited. Hazel's heart raced as she dodged his attack, narrowly avoiding his gr

red, offering a glimmer of hope. Without a second thought, she sprinted towards it, desperation propelling her

st floor, the impact steali

rough her veins, urging her forward even as her breath grew labored. But the pursuit of

weak and her vision blurred, darkness closed in around her, and she succumbed to the overwh

ered weakly. "

tions clear. A renewed surge of terror welled up within her, and she unleashed a pier

f primal power. It sent shivers down the spines of both Hazel and her captors, momentari

ing blue eyes watching her from the shadows. The growl intensified, drown

ing wen

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isoriented, she blinked several times, her gaze adjusting to the soft glow of the room. As her senses

back to the present. "Miss Hazel, it's time to wake up, my dear,"

ing was amiss. She pushed herself up on her elbows, casting a puzzled look around the roo

sked, her voice laced with grogginess as s

"Your father requests your presence downstairs, my dear. He wishe

p but wonder if her dream held any connection to the urgency in her father's summons. With a

owed with concern. He turned as Hazel entered the room, his eyes filled with a mixture of l

istressing news, and I believe it's in your best interest to take a trip to the Al

rge of conflicting emotions within her. She had been infatuated with Karson MacAlasdair for

er voice tinged with both defiance and vulnerability. "I...I don't unders

tand your concerns, my dear. But trust me when I say that it's for your own safety. There are… Ther

rred within Hazel as she loo

hey were. Hell she had no idea how she had survived in the first place. All she could remember from that night we

sentmindedly. Her father noticed this

But if there's one who can protect you from all the da

stfully. “I don

r father. But he was also the man who had stolen her breath away ever since he appeared in her life when she was fo

throwing a tantrum would save her from that humil

ently frustrated. “You’re