abyss → kai parker [discontinued]

00 | the void

i was so cold,

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Prologue

She had a monster inside her, harbouring a raging hunger for the one thing she's terrified of.  Magic. The hunger she feels haunts her, it keeps her awake at night, it drains her; people have died because of it, so many lives lost because of the hunger. Screams haunt her, they keep her terrified to touch another living thing again.

The feeling of magic pulsing around the supernatural consumes her, though, she wouldn't have that problem if she had been taught to control it, rather than burying it.

It's her family's fault, they made her bury a monster that can't be tamed; they payed the ultimate price for that. Her family had the rare gene of siphons hidden in their bloodline, keeping it hidden so they would not be burned.

She used to belong to a small group of witches from Michigan; once called the Vitium Coven.

She killed most of them. Every time they told her to bury it, wear gloves, not touch anyone, all came back up the day she lost control. The guilt wrapped itself around her spine and whispers in her ear every time she steps out of line.

Since that day, she hasn't allowed herself to touch another supernatural, not letting herself become that monster she pushed into limbo so long ago. She couldn't hurt anyone else.

Of course, other covens didn't like the idea of a murderous siphon on the loose, tracking her for years then eventually letting the reins loose a bit when they couldn't find a trace of her anywhere. She had cast a cloaking spell before her power had ran out then tied it to the remaining members of her family. No one could find her.

He understood her. He knew what it was like.

And that's why they cared for each other so deeply.

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but then i met you