The Taste of Heaven
"They should just die."
Efrain felt pain on his burned skin, making his fingers itch to scratch his face until it got even uglier than it already was.
He badly needed a new vessel to get rid of this annoying pain.
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Kiara stared at the moon from her small window. The night sky was beautiful, and she could already imagine what it would look like during the full moon.
She breathed in and out as the longing to see her kin became unbearable. Just a little bit more and all her sacrifice would be worth it. She would get status, fame, and, most importantly, a safe place to live.