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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 · 奇幻言情
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124 Chs

A Plan

"I thought...! You said...!" I attempted to articulate my thoughts, but my brain felt like a scrambled mess.

I took a deep breath to calm myself and gather my thoughts. All the while, Death was watching me in amusement as my face turned various shades of red.

"I was serious when I told you that I've fallen." Death continued when he saw that I had finally calmed down. "Seeing Boss sing his confession to you made me realize that I, too, had fallen for you."

"But you said you were joking!"

"I chickened out." Death confessed, lowering his face with a shy demeanor.

"You said Deaths don't lie!"

"I didn't lie, per se!" He insisted. "Wait, I said that?" 

"You did!"

"I don't recall," he whistled, feigning innocence.

I pouted, my eyebrows knitting together in frustration and playful annoyance.

"You're so..."

I sighed, allowing the weight of the moment to settle, my eyes closed and my head shaking slightly.