A Mouse & The Fallen Star
CBMokedi
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How long is a lifetime?
For Luc, it stretches far beyond human reckoning-a punishment etched into eternity for a rebellion that shook the foundations of the world he once belonged to. Once a creature of light and power, he now walks the earth in flesh as a wealthy, enigmatic man. His vast empire-built on both respectable ventures and shadowed dealings-spans civilizations, but none of it brings him peace.
One rain-slicked evening, from the balcony outside his favored courtesan's room at the infamous Bessie's brothel, Luc watches a line of enslaved girls being dragged inside. Among them, a girl with hair like sunset and fire in her eyes is struck for resisting. Something ancient stirs within him. On a not-so-uncharacteristic impulse, Luc decides to buy her.
Aida, stolen from a faraway land, is young, bruised, and burning with defiance. Her presence was never meant to matter-but soon, she becomes more than a passing distraction and inconvenience to Luc. She cracks something long-buried in his soul: a memory of grace, a glimpse of light, a pull toward something he thought lost forever.
Yet salvation doesn't come easily. Forced to share a living arrangement neither of them truly understands, their constant clashes breed awkwardness, tension, unexpected moments of humor, and something more.
Can two broken souls, worlds apart, save each other from the darkness neither was meant to endure alone?
*This story is original fiction with Luc as the main character, set in an alternative Victorian era. It is intended to be the prequel/spin-off to 'Until The End Of Time', where Luc played a major part toward the end. Slavery is depicted.
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