Claimed by the Dark

Alexandra Nistor others

Kira, twenty-two, is an ordinary girl with ordinary problems — a failing internship, financial pressure, and a group of friends who cling to rituals and superstitions as a form of comfort. On the Night of Saint John, pushed by her friends and the promise of “seeing her destined soulmate,” Kira performs a traditional Romanian mirror ritual using two consecrated wedding rings.
What she sees is not a man.
Not a face.
Not a soulmate.
But a shadow — tall, masculine, faceless — standing right behind her, hands at her waist as if claiming her.
That night, Kira begins to lose the borders of her reality. Sleep paralysis, sensual dreams she cannot control, and an invisible presence touching her with devastating intimacy leave her shaken, drained, and terrified.
And then she meets Michael — gentle, grounded, green-eyed, everything she could ever want in a real man. He pulls her back into normalcy, into warmth, into the possibility of falling in love. But the more she opens herself to him, the stronger the shadow becomes… until it finally materializes.
His name is Dragomar — a moroi, an ancient Romanian entity bound to desire and life-force, drawn to Kira by a ritual she should never have performed. Beautiful, dangerous, and intoxicating, Dragomar feeds not on blood, but on pleasure — specifically hers. Her fear, her longing, her hidden hunger… all of it fuels him. And he has marked her. Claimed her. Chosen her.
Granny Bia, the local witch who guided the girls through the ritual, uncovers the truth:
Dragomar did not choose Kira by accident.
He has been searching for her.
Marked women are not just prey — they are potential mates.
Kira’s dreams begin to merge with memories that aren’t hers. She sees Dragomar as a human centuries ago — tortured in a medieval marketplace, saved and cared for by a woman who looks exactly like her. She watches the past unfold in visions dragged out of her soul: the love, the betrayal, the sacrifice, the burning at the stake, and Dragomar’s desperate leap into the fire to die with her.
Kira begins to fracture under the weight of two lives — who she is now, and who she once was.
But the danger is real and present.
Dragomar is becoming more corporeal.
More powerful.
More possessive.
And Michael is caught in the crossfire of a supernatural bond that grows darker every night.
Granny Bia tries to help, but suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving Kira alone, unraveling, and terrified. With each dream, each slip into old memories, Kira loses herself a little more — and Dragomar gains ground.
Torn between a gentle human love and an ancient, consuming bond, Kira must decide:
Is Dragomar her tormentor?
Her past-life soulmate?
A monster binding her to him…
or a victim of fate just as trapped as she is?
When the full moon approaches — the moment the bond could become irreversible — Kira prepares to fight for her freedom. But Dragomar promises to give her space and vows never to hurt Michael… unless Kira calls for him again.
And deep inside, she fears she will.
Because desire doesn’t lie.
And neither does destiny.
CLAIMED BY THE DARK is a seductive, atmospheric dark-romance-paranormal novel weaving Romanian folklore with past-life tragedy, obsession, forbidden desire, and moral conflict. It blends sensuality with supernatural tension, grounded human love with dangerous immortal devotion — perfect for readers who devour dark possessive romances, fated-mates tropes, and mythology-infused paranormal worlds.

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