A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: book 1 - Opal Reyne

n nAll Reia ever wanted was freedom.n n nn nKnown as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. When the next offering is due and the monstrous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice - be thrown into the prison cells or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster.n n nn nHowever, he is not what he seems. His skull face and glowing eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.n n nn nAll Orpheus ever wanted was a companion.n n nn nEach decade, in exchange for a protection ward from the Demons that terrorise the world, Orpheus takes a human offering to the Veil - the place he lives and the home of Demons. The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short.n n nn nHe'd thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. She's not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepensn nwithin every moment of her presence.n n nn nBut will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she's lost to him forever?n