LOGINSeven years married to Adrian Locke. For me, he tore the unbreakable scale from his own body and left the deep sea for dry land. For him, I left everything and moved to the beastkin world. To everyone else we were the most loving couple. Even I believed it. Then he started coming home carrying a fox scent that wouldn't wash off, and every illusion I had about him shattered. The late nights came more often. The nights he didn't come home at all came more often. I knew it was time for us to end. And then that woman sent me the results of her pregnancy test. I filed to dissolve our marriage with the Beastkin Authority and bought a one-way ticket back to the human world. Adrian, if you can't promise me your love is mine alone, then I won't take any of it. From now on, we never see each other again.
View MoreLooking down at Vivian Shaw, her heartbeat gone, Adrian slowly turned to face me.The knife slipped from his hand and clattered to the floor.He came toward me, swaying. His face was soaked in blood, and even so I could see the grief in his eyes.When he was a single step away, he suddenly went down.I had no time to think. On instinct, I caught him.He lay in my arms, his voice barely a whisper. “Penny, I'm sorry. I frightened you.”I could feel his heartbeat growing fainter and fainter.“Don't talk. I'm calling an ambulance.” I pulled out my phone and found there was no signal here at all.Adrian struggled to lift his hand, caught mine, and shook his head. “Don't. Letting me protect you one last time is enough. I'm sorry. I brought so much trouble into your life.”“I was the one in the wrong before. I'm not asking for your forgiveness. I only want one answer.”“What do you want to know?”A tear slid from the corner of his eye, and his voice broke. “Do you have any feelings left for m
I didn't know how long I walked. The streets grew narrower, the people fewer, but my mind was such a knot that I never noticed I'd wandered into a dead-end alley.Suddenly a figure appeared behind me, and before I could react a hand clamped over my nose and mouth, a sharp chemical smell flooding into me.My heart lurched, and then I lost consciousness.When I came to, I found myself in an abandoned warehouse, no light anywhere, no way to tell whether it was day or night.I'd heard some beastkin would eat humans, and the thought sent me into a deeper panic. I thrashed, desperate to break free.But my hands and feet were bound tight with rope. Escape was out of the question. I couldn't even stand.Then I heard footsteps drawing closer, and I quickly shut my eyes and played unconscious.The click-clack of high heels on the concrete floor, each step nearer, each one landing on my pounding heart.I held my breath, careful not to give myself away.Then a familiar voice came from above. “Surp
Adrian froze, and his haggard face went a shade paler.“What... what did you say?”I said it again. “I've already stopped loving you.”His cracked lips trembled hard. He couldn't believe I was really able to let go of all our years together.He searched my eyes for some sign of struggle, of hesitation, some proof that I still loved him. There was none.My gaze was steady, empty of any feeling at all.Only then did he finally understand. I wasn't saying it out of spite. I truly didn't love him anymore.Adrian wanted to say more, but I didn't wait for him. I cut him off flatly.“Time's up. You should go. It was only after I left you that I learned what real living is, so please, don't disturb the person I am now.”With that, I turned and walked away without a trace of regret.I'd thought that if I refused him firmly enough, Adrian would take the hint and stop bothering me.But I'd underestimated how stubborn he was.From that day on, I'd find him in every corner of my life. On my way to
Penny's POVI'd forgotten the last time I set foot in the human world. Ever since marrying Adrian, my whole life had seemed to orbit him, with not a moment that was my own.But none of that mattered now. It was all behind me.I looked at the job posting from a major company on my phone, straightened my collar, and walked into the building, brimming with confidence.I'd been a top student at a prestigious university. It was only in those years with Adrian that my education had no use at all, and bit by bit I forgot what made me shine and let myself become an accessory to him, willingly.Whenever anyone mentioned me, the first thing that came to mind wasn't Penny. It was Adrian's wife.But now, out from under Adrian's shadow, I could finally be myself.The interview went smoothly. I landed the high-paying job and rented a small apartment near the office. It wasn't big, but it was cozy, and more than that, it was a home that belonged to me alone.Every day I shuttled between home and work
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