A Crack in the Heart

Aiden Lobo is a graduate student in a world where magic, gods, and demons are part of everyday life. After a terrible betrayal, he is cursed with a Crack in his heart, slowly turning him into a living doorway for an ancient war demon. If Aeshma breaks through to Earth, he will kill millions.<br><br>But before Aeshma can open the Crack, Aiden is rescued by his guardian angel, who uses his own Light to seal Aiden's heart. As a servant of the divine, the nameless angel was supposed to kill Aiden to avert the growing cataclysm inside him. But he loves Aiden too much to end his life, even to save the world.<br><br>It's impossible for Aiden not to love his warm, generous guardian in return. He names the angel Eskandar, but then learns to his horror that because Eskandar was created for him, when Aiden dies, Eskandar will too. The angel has long since accepted this fate, but Aiden refuses to. He will do anything to keep his beloved angel safe. But with no other recourse than to sacrifice himself to prevent the apocalypse, there's only one way for Aiden to save Eskandar: a terrible betrayal of his own.

Aundrea Singer · LGBT+

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62 Chs

Chapter 34

He sat heavily where Cassandra had first left him with the Gatorade. The bottle wasn’t even warm.

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“Hurting again?” Cassandra murmured over the rim of her disposable coffee cup.

Aiden snatched his hand away from his chest and shook his head. He hated how he kept doing that without being aware of it. “It’s fine.” He didn’t mention he could feel a thin ridge there now, like a badly healed scar. He sipped his coffee, too, as much to keep his hand occupied as because he wanted any.

Greg was resting his head on his crossed arms, staring at the far wall. Cassandra was rubbing his back. He’d insisted on paying for everyone, but hadn’t touched his tea.

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