A Secretary Affair
“It is what remains when something loses its purpose, its name, and its form. They are beings that feed on the energy of those marked, slowly draining it until there is nothing left but an empty shell. They move through the spaces between moments, the cracks in reality that most people never notice. And they follow the agreements made long ago. Ang kasunduan ng mga ninuno mo ay nagsasabing sa bawat daang taon, may isang buhay na ibibigay sa kanila bilang kapalit ng kapayapaan ng pamilya.”
She paused, squeezing my hand gently before continuing.
“My blood… it comes from a line that was created to stand against them. We were born to be the balance, the anchors, the ones who can cross those line