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I woke to the sound of water dripping. It was steady, relentless, a maddening rhythm that I had learned to tune out in the days I had been here. Every drop echoed in the cell, a cruel reminder that time hadn't stopped, even though it felt like it had. Each splash was another second of my life slipping away, another moment lost to the darkness that surrounded me. My body ached from the inside out, every muscle sore from the strain of healing. The magic had drained me, left me hollow. I was a husk, brittle…
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11.4 K • Ongoing
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The sun's descent painted the sky in hues of crimson and gold, a fiery spectacle that seemed to mirror the warmth I felt within. Xavier and I had found our camping spot, a secluded clearing that promised a night under the stars, away from the world that often felt too small to contain us. We set to work, our movements harmonized by years of friendship. The tent rose with ease, our hands deftly maneuvering poles and fabric until it stood proud against the encroaching twilight. There was an unspoken…
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86.0 K • Ongoing
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. I strolled into the dimly lit bar, the smoky haze curling around the low lighting, giving everything a familiar, gritty warmth. The place was buzzing with the usual mix of demons, half-breeds, and other unsavory characters that crawled through the underworld. My body still ached from the latest assignment Lucian had sent me on. I was low on energy, but not so low that I couldn’t make it through one more night without feeding. Besides, I wasn’t in the mood to indulge just yet. Sliding onto a worn…
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9.0 K • Ongoing
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I drummed my fingers against my thigh, glancing at the clock on the wall for what had to be the hundredth time. Practice had run over, and Coach wasn’t one to wrap things up just because we’d hit the scheduled end time. My jaw clenched as he gave us another rundown on defense strategy, the urgency pulsing in my chest growing by the second. It had been hours since I’d left her there in the basement. Too long. Kira was probably waiting, wondering if I’d forgotten her. I’d be lying if I said the…
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10.9 K • Ongoing
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The place was small, but I couldn’t stop staring at it, trying to drink in every detail. Our own quarters. It still didn’t feel real, not quite. The room had that scent of fresh paint and clean, empty surfaces, but soon it would be filled with warmth, memories… and, of course, our scents. The thought made my heart flutter. Silas walked past me, carrying a stack of soft linens that seemed to swallow his arms, and I couldn’t help but smile. I could see his muscles tense as he held the bundle, his…
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86.0 K • Ongoing
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I dripped a drop of lime essential oil on a card where I already had a drop of spearmint. Letting the scents mix for a second, I shook the card to blend them even further before bringing it up to my face and taking a deep inhale. Exhaling, I let out a loud moan at the mojito-like scent I had just created. This would be a perfect addition to my collection. As I made a note of the measurements I would need for my next batch, my phone vibrated in my pocket, letting me know a text message came…
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58.3 K • Completed - Edited
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I woke up to the warmth of a body against mine, the familiar throb of a knot nestled inside me. The haze of my heat had lifted, leaving me in a tangle of limbs in a room that smelled of sex and sweat. Water bottles and protein bar wrappers littered the floor, telling a story of how my body had been cared for even when my mind was lost. Jin's voice was a soft murmur in the stillness of the room. "Hey, you're finally back," he said, brushing a strand of hair from my face. His eyes held a gentle concern that…
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77.2 K • Completed
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The chime of silverware against fine china, the clinking of glasses, the murmured conversations—it all formed a backdrop to the spectacle my father had orchestrated. I sat at the long mahogany table in our opulent dining room, my spine rigid, my smile plastered on like a mask. Father had outdone himself with the lunch, a feast that would have been more appropriate for a state dinner than a casual gathering of his allies. He was in his element, holding court at the head of the table, a glass of the…
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77.2 K • Completed
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The air in the room was thick with the scent of Darcy's heat, a musky perfume that wrapped around us. Pietro and I were alone with her now, the other two having left to gather supplies, leaving us to tend to our omega's needs. I watched Pietro's face, the way his dark eyes softened as he brushed a damp tendril of hair from Darcy's flushed cheek. There was a tenderness in his touch that I had never seen before, a gentleness that spoke of more than just the primal need to care for our scent match. Darcy…
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77.2 K • Completed
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The battlefield was alive with shadows and flame. I stood in the thick of it, my body moving in perfect synchronicity with the darkness swirling around me. Demons clashed and screamed, their blood staining the air as swords clanged and spells crackled with energy. The ground shook beneath the weight of our war, and Hell itself seemed to roar in fury. Lucian had sent me here, as always. This fight was for him—a show of power, a reminder of who reigned supreme in Hell’s twisted hierarchy. And me? I was…
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9.0 K • Ongoing
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