Content Warning: This story contains several dark themes, including death and gore. Please read with caution.
The female lead may or may not display cruelty. (Proceed with caution if you choose to roast her.)
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The art of revenge is often a slow burn - calculated, patient and emotionally restrained. But what happens when vengeance strikes instantly?
After being banished and dethroned as Luna by her pack Veronica Gordon is betrayed by her fiance' and is brutally murdered by him and his lover,her body shredded for organ trafficking on the eve of her wedding. Death should have been the end,but Veronica defies it, striking a deal for a second chance. Bound to the site of her deminse and granted the powers for her revenge, she transforms the place into Delilah's Inn,an establishment named after the infamous biblical seductress. Her mission is clear: lure and destroy cheating men and their accomplices.
Centuries later, Delilah's Inn becomes a legend, immortalised in a mysterious novel with only 200 copies printed every five years. Adonis McCallum, a 24 year old university student and devoted fan of the tale, devours every edition. But his obsession takes a grim turn when he meets the same fate as Veronica - betrayed and murdered by his lover.
Instead of passing on, Adonis is sent to the Inn by The Harbinger,who hopes to expedite his soul collection. Yet Adonis,with his innocence intact, proves immune to the Inn's seductive power. To escape and reclaim his life, he strikes an unlikely deal with the Harbinger: make Veronica fall in love with him - a woman whose heart has been dead for over a century cursed to feel nothing but cruelty.
As Adonis navigates the sinister politics,lies and anguish entangled within Delilah's Inn, he must decide if his freedom is worth breaking through Veronica's icy facade - or if her revenge will claim him too.
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TROPES:
•— Werewolf.
•—Dominant FL.
•—Isekai x Transmigration.
•—Dark Romance.
•—Betrayal x Revenge.
•—Slow Burn (some what)
•—Horror?(I'll leave that you to decide)
•—Boss × Employee relationship.
•—Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine.
•— Possessive x obsessive.
•— Morally Grey FL.
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Recommended Reading Theme: Dark.
Recommended Reading Font: Lora Or Merriweather.
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•EXCERPT
I walked into the room, my chest still heaving as I stopped in front of her. She sat there, calm and unbothered, as though she hadn’t just spilled blood in the lobby like it was her second nature.
Her crimson-polished nails clicked rhythmically against the smooth table. Her gaze was fixed on the open book in front of her—a book she hadn’t turned a single page of all morning.
“I see you love standing, Adonis.” Her voice was calm, almost too calm. She didn’t bother looking up.
“It was just a hug, Veronica,” I said through gritted teeth. “You shouldn’t have done that. Maya has served you loyally for years—”
“Until she touched what is mine.” Her voice sliced through my words, sharp and absolute.
I laughed bitterly, shaking my head. “What’s yours? What’s the point of being yours when you treat me like… like I’m nothing?”
The book slammed shut with a deafening clap. She rose to her feet in one fluid motion, every step toward me deliberate, predatory.
Her eyes met mine, cold and unrelenting. “No one touches you but me, Adonis. Good, bad, whatever label you want to slap on it—I don’t care.”
My breath caught in my throat, but I forced myself to hold my ground. “That’s not love, Veronica.”
She tilted her head, a cruel smile tugging at her lips. “Love?” She laughed, soft but sharp, the sound laced with mockery. “Don’t insult me.”
