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Sleeping with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3rd reread)
''There's nothing I wouldn't do to protect someone I love''
Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- OM drama
- Partial sharing
- Violence/d*ath
- R*pe/s*xual assault
- Dub con
- Torture
- S*icide
- Voyeurism
- Cliffhanger
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Book 2 starts off little while after book 1's cliffhanger. Lena's memories have been erased and she is living as her twin sister Kendra who was taken by Lucifer in the last book. Lucian has kept his distance, but Lena knows something is up as she can sense her memories have been altered and manipulated but cannot pinpoint WHO or WHY
She senses her life is not as it seems, there are plot holes in her mind. Nothing is adding up and she is urgently trying to find the reasons, but nothing is coming to her but slowly she is able to remember bits and pieces but relates it to dreams/nightmares.
OM Drama:She does have a scene where she is with Lucian, and she sees him at his club and they have sex but at the moment she truly believes its him but it turns out it's Lucifer who entered her dreams and slept with her as he posed as Lucian and since she does not remember her being ''Lena'' she could not tell the difference. This however does not go well with Lucian, and he is forced to bond her to himself/Spyder and some of his men.
She also gives Spyder a peck in front of Lucian since she is pissed at him and again Lucian is OTT about it.
Partial sharing:While the ritual to get her bonded to himself and the rest, they have to touch her, bite and kiss her. This is as far as it goes, and it's all done via magic. Lucian is the only one who she sleeps with, and he is NOT happy about having to do this, but he needs to in order to protect her against Lucifer. As claiming her like this will stop him (hopefully).
While she believes she is Kendra her grandma tells her to go get a witch who has sent a distress signal and she is tasked to do so with Spyder but we end up (the reader knows) that the apartment they go to is her old apartment while she was away from her coven and they end up at a club where it seems fishy - Lucifer is there but she is able to save the witch and get out, not realizing they were in HELL and they left it. Again, causing Lucian to have a brain aneurysm lol
We also find out that the witch she saved was glamoured to look like someone else but in reality, it is her sister Kendra. Thankfully Lena is finally able to remember everything and knows what has happened, but she also has other bits missing.
She is hearing voices of all the witches Lucian had to hunt through the centuries and this is causing her to put more pieces together behind the scenes.
Once she has her memories and is able to tell Lucian she remembers he explains that his intentions were to protect her and keep her safe and despite her initial anger she knows he meant well, and it wasn't meant to hurt her, but it feels like he undermined her which results in her pain. She also confesses she loves him after a night of love making (different from what they had done previously) and he reacts badly and leaves, leaving her alone and hurt beyond measure.
This causes a ripple effect for her decisions and what life has in store for her.
I knew at this point what would happen as this was my third reread but I am never prepared for the pain that the last part of this book brings you.
A few things occur so here is the list:
1) Lucifer has come to the mortal realm via an opening and hell gates are open, allowing demons to roam and kill people which is causing havoc.
2) Kendra is not herself at all in this book and she is pregnant with Lucifer's baby after her time with him in Hell.
3) We find out Kendra is actually possessed by the original Katarina
4) Lena is pregnant with Lucian's baby (we find out it was possible but Katarina needed to be the right time amongst other things)
5) The baby now holds the seal and is already filled with darkness, Katarina is now happy as she knows that Lucian must kill his own son to save the world
6) Lena is a clone of Kendra just like Joshua and Benjamin (they were the first set of twins Katarina experimented with to make sure it worked).
Katarina reveals she outplayed Lucian and did something behind his back the last time she was reincarnated. She made a deal with Lucifer and was able to create two separate eggs while Lena's mother was pregnant and had them both have each half of her soul, one half loves Lucian and is the dark seed while the other is the one who has no care and is pure. These two halves can be made whole once the other twin kills the other which is what she is planning on doing.
There is a lot more to this but it's a bit complicated to explain so I advise everyone to read it carefully to understand the loopholes Katarina allows which she did not seem to think things over lol
During this entire moment Lucifer and Katarina basically beat up Lena to a pulp and she can barely stand let alone move but she is able to kill herself and eliminate Lucian having to kill their son, her soul would be destroyed ruining the curse and never having Katarina be able to reincarnate again ending the game.
We also find out from her grandmother that she knew she would die as it foretold beforehand, also told her grandmother to pass the message to Lucian that ''some love was worth dying for.''
The sad part is that Lena died believing Lucian never loved her, loved Katarina still and never cared for her. She died believing his actions were for selfish personal reasons and never because he was trying to protect her.
NOW this whole scene of her suicide is heartbreaking, but Lucian's response is the worst part:
1) He cries over her body
2) He never leaves her side
3) He carries her casket
4) He has a moment later where he sees Kendra and falters because he thought it was Lena for a minute.
Lucian also might have NOT let Lena know he loved her, but we know it's because loving her or her loving him causes the curse to ignite and would have caused her death, but he never could have known it was coming to end the way it did. He is celibate during their separation, and he wants nobody else.
Here are some quotes about the aftermath of Lena's death and Lucian:
''Tears formed in my vision and I buried my face against her blood-covered chest''
''He's refused to leave her side even now''
''Lucian had remained true to his word, never leaving her. It was as if he expected her to wake from a deep slumber. or maybe turn into something else''
BUT not everything ends as this is book 2 of 4.
Lena died with no soul which means she is not accepted by Heaven or can be kept in Hell. We find out at the end she is alive but something else, cold, and we also see her with her brother who seems to be the same thing as her.
''You cannot kill something that never existed in the first place. I was never born, I was cloned''
''I couldn't die, I had no soul to take. I'd gone in with that knowledge, that power to face Lucifer''
''There's nothing I wouldn't do to protect someone I love''
Safety warnings:
- No cheating
- OM drama
- Partial sharing
- Violence/d*ath
- R*pe/s*xual assault
- Dub con
- Torture
- S*icide
- Voyeurism
- Cliffhanger
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
Book 2 starts off little while after book 1's cliffhanger. Lena's memories have been erased and she is living as her twin sister Kendra who was taken by Lucifer in the last book. Lucian has kept his distance, but Lena knows something is up as she can sense her memories have been altered and manipulated but cannot pinpoint WHO or WHY
She senses her life is not as it seems, there are plot holes in her mind. Nothing is adding up and she is urgently trying to find the reasons, but nothing is coming to her but slowly she is able to remember bits and pieces but relates it to dreams/nightmares.
OM Drama:She does have a scene where she is with Lucian, and she sees him at his club and they have sex but at the moment she truly believes its him but it turns out it's Lucifer who entered her dreams and slept with her as he posed as Lucian and since she does not remember her being ''Lena'' she could not tell the difference. This however does not go well with Lucian, and he is forced to bond her to himself/Spyder and some of his men.
She also gives Spyder a peck in front of Lucian since she is pissed at him and again Lucian is OTT about it.
Partial sharing:While the ritual to get her bonded to himself and the rest, they have to touch her, bite and kiss her. This is as far as it goes, and it's all done via magic. Lucian is the only one who she sleeps with, and he is NOT happy about having to do this, but he needs to in order to protect her against Lucifer. As claiming her like this will stop him (hopefully).
While she believes she is Kendra her grandma tells her to go get a witch who has sent a distress signal and she is tasked to do so with Spyder but we end up (the reader knows) that the apartment they go to is her old apartment while she was away from her coven and they end up at a club where it seems fishy - Lucifer is there but she is able to save the witch and get out, not realizing they were in HELL and they left it. Again, causing Lucian to have a brain aneurysm lol
We also find out that the witch she saved was glamoured to look like someone else but in reality, it is her sister Kendra. Thankfully Lena is finally able to remember everything and knows what has happened, but she also has other bits missing.
She is hearing voices of all the witches Lucian had to hunt through the centuries and this is causing her to put more pieces together behind the scenes.
Once she has her memories and is able to tell Lucian she remembers he explains that his intentions were to protect her and keep her safe and despite her initial anger she knows he meant well, and it wasn't meant to hurt her, but it feels like he undermined her which results in her pain. She also confesses she loves him after a night of love making (different from what they had done previously) and he reacts badly and leaves, leaving her alone and hurt beyond measure.
This causes a ripple effect for her decisions and what life has in store for her.
I knew at this point what would happen as this was my third reread but I am never prepared for the pain that the last part of this book brings you.
A few things occur so here is the list:
1) Lucifer has come to the mortal realm via an opening and hell gates are open, allowing demons to roam and kill people which is causing havoc.
2) Kendra is not herself at all in this book and she is pregnant with Lucifer's baby after her time with him in Hell.
3) We find out Kendra is actually possessed by the original Katarina
4) Lena is pregnant with Lucian's baby (we find out it was possible but Katarina needed to be the right time amongst other things)
5) The baby now holds the seal and is already filled with darkness, Katarina is now happy as she knows that Lucian must kill his own son to save the world
6) Lena is a clone of Kendra just like Joshua and Benjamin (they were the first set of twins Katarina experimented with to make sure it worked).
Katarina reveals she outplayed Lucian and did something behind his back the last time she was reincarnated. She made a deal with Lucifer and was able to create two separate eggs while Lena's mother was pregnant and had them both have each half of her soul, one half loves Lucian and is the dark seed while the other is the one who has no care and is pure. These two halves can be made whole once the other twin kills the other which is what she is planning on doing.
There is a lot more to this but it's a bit complicated to explain so I advise everyone to read it carefully to understand the loopholes Katarina allows which she did not seem to think things over lol
During this entire moment Lucifer and Katarina basically beat up Lena to a pulp and she can barely stand let alone move but she is able to kill herself and eliminate Lucian having to kill their son, her soul would be destroyed ruining the curse and never having Katarina be able to reincarnate again ending the game.
We also find out from her grandmother that she knew she would die as it foretold beforehand, also told her grandmother to pass the message to Lucian that ''some love was worth dying for.''
The sad part is that Lena died believing Lucian never loved her, loved Katarina still and never cared for her. She died believing his actions were for selfish personal reasons and never because he was trying to protect her.
NOW this whole scene of her suicide is heartbreaking, but Lucian's response is the worst part:
1) He cries over her body
2) He never leaves her side
3) He carries her casket
4) He has a moment later where he sees Kendra and falters because he thought it was Lena for a minute.
Lucian also might have NOT let Lena know he loved her, but we know it's because loving her or her loving him causes the curse to ignite and would have caused her death, but he never could have known it was coming to end the way it did. He is celibate during their separation, and he wants nobody else.
Here are some quotes about the aftermath of Lena's death and Lucian:
''Tears formed in my vision and I buried my face against her blood-covered chest''
''He's refused to leave her side even now''
''Lucian had remained true to his word, never leaving her. It was as if he expected her to wake from a deep slumber. or maybe turn into something else''
BUT not everything ends as this is book 2 of 4.
Lena died with no soul which means she is not accepted by Heaven or can be kept in Hell. We find out at the end she is alive but something else, cold, and we also see her with her brother who seems to be the same thing as her.
''You cannot kill something that never existed in the first place. I was never born, I was cloned''
''I couldn't die, I had no soul to take. I'd gone in with that knowledge, that power to face Lucifer''