Eden's POV:
"Your screams won't help you now," the man snapped, his teeth bared, dripping with saliva as he inched closer to me, reaching down and yanking me from the floor by my throat as if I weighed nothing.
"How did you get in here... huh?" he roared, his face just inches from mine. There was something wild in his gaze, a tempest swirling between mossy green and pitch black that sent a shiver down my spine. Veins throbbed dangerously in his neck, and for a split second, I genuinely feared he might eat me. But as I locked eyes with his fierce expression, I couldn't shake the fact that he was undeniably striking—his thick brows framed those captivating eyes, and his long, salt-and-pepper hair cascaded past his shoulders like a lion's mane.
Towering over me, he appeared to be in hi
