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Waltz with Death

"So this is what they mean when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die." Betrayed. Battered. Broken. Evangeline Vermillion has had enough of her pathetic life. She was young—only in her early 20s—and she had planned to end it all by setting herself on fire. That was how she met Death—cold, dark, tall, and...handsome? Huh. Who knew the Grim Reaper could look like that? He takes her hand and guides her through the In-Between, the sacred realm between the Land of the Living and the Afterlife. Together, they revisit her most important memories. From the misfortunes of her childhood, to the chaos and bloodshed of the wrong kinds of love, Evangeline must confront the demons of her past to get to The Other Side. Through all of the pain and anguish, Death stands with her, an enigmatic companion and unlikely confidant. And in their brief waltz between realms, Evangeline finally finds what she always wanted but never had: to belong and to be loved.

ThreyaMidnight · Fantasy
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124 Chs

That's All I've Been Doing

Dante's face turned red, his jaw clenched, and his eyes widened threateningly. His fists were tightly balled at his sides, and Evangeline felt the heat radiating off him.

"You--"

He raised his hand to hit her again, but Evangeline laughed arrogantly, catching him off guard with her defiant reaction. 

"Go ahead!" She continued laughing. "Hit me! Let's see if you can weasel your way out of things when your Mom sees me coming out of the restroom with a swelling face.

"Since she saw you following after me, she could probably put two and two together, couldn't she?"

"Daaaaamn," Death commented, so impressed that he bent backward.

"You really like pushing my buttons," Dante's voice dripped with anger as he spoke through gritted teeth.

"Oh, Dante," She cooed in a sickeningly sweet voice. "You can verbally abuse me all you want--"

"Abuse?" Dante repeated. "I'm not abusing you--"

"Yes, you are." Death hummed.