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Two girls sitting on the floor. Similar eyes hiding a deep forest. The afternoon rays from the roof window of our attic reflected our misery. However, my sister and I had the same heart—so brave and yet so fragile.The first piece of the domino had fallen already and we were both unaware of it. We were too caught up in the world in front of us that we were so oblivious of what was happening beneath. Pieces by pieces, they fell. Every collision brought us into this situation. It was our time to stumble because we were also one of the pieces.We never thought that the greed grows. We never imagined that the vines were surreptitiously spreading underneath our lives.It began with our father— Aston Blackburn.And there were other names— Elric Krause, Nathaniel Valentine, and Malum Colvin.As we skimmed again through the box of our father he left at the attic, Quinn and I had finally realized that there was a dark history behind the old photo which was labeled NAME."Does Aunt Claire knows
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"A night to remember, huh? Get this sh!t out of here," Quinn grumbled as she tossed the flyer aside and stared at me with a bored look. "I'm not really into this prom shenanigan but you clearly know that my girlfriend would be ecstatic to be asked to prom. And all I want for her is to be happy. However, our lives now are like a freaking action movie and I have to babysit you and ignore my girlfriend for our safety. Care to tell me why we should go to prom?""I think you're safe to go. Not me though," I said with a sigh. "And who I would be asking to prom anyway?"My sister stared at me with sympathy before she shifted her eyes to the soccer field. It was a cold afternoon and my teammates were already stretching their bodies to get ready for the drill. I was sitting at the bleacher with my sister, killing time after a strenuous day."Good luck tomorrow. Kick some butt!"I smirked bitterly. "I'm not even thinking about playing anymore.""Why?!" Quinn looked at me flabbergasted. "This is
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Slowly, I woke up feeling lightheaded from a saccharine dream— wrinkled bed sheets, entangled legs and arms, and warm bare body on mine until I realized it wasn't just a dream. I shot up from the realization, finding no presence beside me.I straight away felt disappointed. However, I could still smell her fragrance in my room. Hilary must be somewhere so I rushed out from my bed, gathering my clothes and putting them on.Last night was so surreal. It was a flash of events that I couldn't believe as much as I wanted to save it in my memory. I couldn't imagine that she came into my room and accepted my situation even though she knew nothing about it. Damn, so unconditional.I don't deserve her.As the voice whispered to me, I shook my head before I mentally told myself that there was more to come. More to think about. Quinn let her in which was really dangerous so I better give her some sense. Although so far, it went well for us, there would be always a possibility of Jet finding out
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*trigger warning. read at your own risk*Gently, my consciousness enclosed itself into reality. It was a pleasant feeling to be under vast darkness but a great force was trying to pull me out as the sting grew all over my physical existence.Blinking my eyes a few times, I tried to get my vision back as the pain in my head burst like a firework. And eventually, all the recent events spread like a wildfire in my head, alarming my whole awareness. The wooden ceiling welcomed my eyes and there was this smell of newly-made leather furniture. I could feel the texture of the carpet on my palm as I tried to get myself up while holding my head with my other hand.I blinked again to see a wall-sized dark art painting of a gothic woman staring down at me with her unforgiving eyes. Hilary would love this art. Although it was a creepy work, every detail was painted raw which upholds great authenticity."Uggh!" I groaned as my headache intensified and I just realized that I had a fresh bandage aro
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*trigger warning. read at your own risk*"Please, Jet! Don't do this," I pleaded weakly once he lay me down on the bed. He gave me a cold stare before he turned to lock the door of the room.With all my strength, I stood at my own feet and tried to run past him but he was stronger. Jet dragged me back to the bed violently then he hovered over my body, pinning my hands over my head so that I wouldn't be able to escape from his hold."No, you're mine to ravish!" he hissed at me, his hold tightened, his weight became heavy against my body.His dark eyes held mine. They were full of hate and in my surprise, anguish.Malum mentioned that he was punished for saving me. Jet could 've been brainwashed because of that traumatic experience. If he wasn't a good man, he wouldn't save me at all and he could've killed me then because it was his mission in the first place."Please, Jet. Let me go... I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" I sobbed, my eyes begging. "I-I'm sorry that this happens to you. You're right
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* warning: a few smut scenes ahead!*"He has to give up somehow," Quinn suddenly blurted out, making me look at her in confusion from the lecture notes Hilary had given me these past few days. Whilst my sister and Arisa had already been released last week, I was still at the hospital, asking my doctor's question every day about her love life which seemed to be dull at the moment because of her deadly schedules."What'd yah mean?" I asked, putting back my attention to the notes.My sister slammed her hand on the bed table. "Prom night is coming next week. And you have to get out of this place.""And?"She rolled her eyes from my uninterested response. "I think Jet has given up already. I mean, everybody is looking for his flat ass and he doesn't have his whiny Daddy to back him up anymore. His whole brigade is already down to nothing so it's safer now for you to go to prom night with me. But I think your Mom is extending your stay in here because the whole place is already secured."I
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I'd been staring at my reflection for a long while now. And I didn't like how I looked because it felt like there was something wrong. The satin gown was specifically tailored for my sake. Although she wasn't sure that I'm going to attend the prom due to many reasons, Quinn had it customized beforehand while I was still in the hospital. However, in the end, she had me convinced by guilt-tripping me.She even kept on telling my Mom that everything was going to be alright. That we were going to be safe because she made sure that our security would be doubled.Tonight was going to be a blast for sure. Of course, this was going to be the highlight of our high school memories. Heaving a sigh, I scanned myself again in the mirror of my bedroom. The dark green dress was cut in a deep 'V' neckline extending through the rear, showing my cleavage and my bareback. The satin fabric draped long to my feet but it had a high slit on the left side, exposing my almond leg.I was already used to wearin
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"After almost four months of training, I hope you've learned a lot, Mad Crow."Smiling at my superior, I gave him a salute which he returned accordingly. I could feel the eyes of the soldiers from the field. They've thought that I had completely enlisted myself in the military after graduating high school. But in truth, my girlfriend's father just forced me to train here the whole summer. It was supposed to be a normal military summer program but he had another plan for me. He enrolled me in Basic Combat Training.Aside from that, he introduced me to Captain Caldwell who taught me a lot about defense and security. At first, I thought he was just a strict old man due to his serious face but he was a teenage boy at heart. Although he gave me a hard time when it comes to training, he was so easy to get along with."Thanks to your torture, Captain. I've learned hard."Captain Caldwell chuckled and tapped my arm. "That's what Dead Scythe wants you to do. I just couldn't believe that he wou
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