Dreadful (Tattered Curtain)

Greer Rivers

𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭… 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝.

Fifteen years ago, a girl sacrificed her life for mine. I’ve wanted only justice ever since.

Then Talia entered the stage.

I’m the barber’s son. The Don’s nephew.
A prince without a throne and only revenge to fuel me.

She’s the bakers’ granddaughter. Sweet Tallie.
Their 𝑑𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑒. My 𝑣𝑖𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎.

My desires have always stopped at vengeance. She’s made me want more. But my vendetta will destroy everything in my path, and I won’t risk bringing her into my world.

I never suspected she’d snake her way in on her own.

I craved a bite of her sugar and spice, but my little 𝑣𝑖𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎 is fangs and venom.
Now all I want is to be bitten.

𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱, 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗮, 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗘𝗔. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗪.