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To Love a Monster

He is a dark abyss—it should not be so tempting to fall in. *** To be a Lock is to be a conductor between ordinary and abnormal, between reason and insanity. It is to be a keyhole that lets one peek into the Great Beyond, and a part of the door that opens the world. It is to be sought, and hunted, and seduced by all who crave power. The magic is unnatural to this world, yet humans still fly towards arcane knowledge like moths towards a flame. Creatures of nightmares prowl just beyond the veil that protects the fragile minds of mortals, taking their pick of helpless prey. Maya Alvarez has no reasons to think she’s different from other people. No reasons, except for a single incident in her past. All she wants is to write her books and one day, maybe, become famous. Until her best friend goes missing, and Maya has no choice but to admit—she’s not insane. The world is. The pair of eyes darker than a starless night falls on Maya, and shadows surround her to never let go.

Garessta · Fantasy
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94 Chs

(Ezekiel) The kiss of darkness

Maya's eyes drop to her hand, but she doesn't pull away, and her lips quirk into a smile, if a bitter one. "Satisfy you? I rejected your first advance, if you remember."

"And it was most wise of you. Back then, I was overwhelmed by my changes, and couldn't understand how inappropriate the time and the place were for such activities. But now?.. The time and place are different, but my desires are the same." I bring my face close to hers, so close that I can feel her quickened breath on my skin, and pause.

She doesn't move away, and I accept this minuscule sign of surrender with glee. My lips touch hers—carefully at first, then, when she responds, I become braver.

Under the heat of her touch, my restraint melts like butter. The touch of lips isn't enough. I want to feel her body with mine, to have as much skin touching her as humanly possible. I crush her against me, and my fingers slide under the hem of her shirt.