Valeorawrites
Aria thought the forest was her escape until it pulled her into a world she wasn't meant to see. One touch of an ancient mirror, and she's torn from everything she knows, landing in a realm where shadows breathe, torches burn blue, and danger lurks behind every corner.
Kim is the Warden of the Veil. A cold, unyielding guardian tasked with protecting the portal between worlds. And now, this human girl has crossed it.
She's reckless. He's ruthless. And yet, fate has other plans.
In a world where magic is deadly, secrets are currency, and one wrong step could mean death, Aria must navigate a realm she doesn't understand...all while facing a man she can't ignore.
Will she survive the Mirror Gate, or will the secrets behind the glass consume them both?
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Aria ran harder. Legs burning. Breath slicing through her lungs.
She turned a corner, tripped on her nightgown and pitched forward.
A hand caught her.
An arm wrapped around her waist and hauled her back against a body that felt impossibly solid and impossibly warm. She gasped as his breath touched her neck, cold enough to raise every hair on her skin and the cool edge of his metal mask grazed her neck.
"If something else had been chasing you, little Wanderer," he whispered, "you would already be dead."
Fear hit first. Fascination followed like a betrayal.
"I hate this," she breathed.
"You should." he said, and his grip tightened once before he let her go.