"Fishy kisses are better than
kisses," I say, the words coming out of nowhere, "and like that, two people together are better than marriage."
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing really," I sigh, hunching over myself more to trap the warmth, "it's just..."
"Just?"
"...I'm tired of this world, being judged for something you can't control, molded by peoples opinion, it's sickening." I glance at him, gauging his expression, he didn't have any. A crazy idea enters my head. "Hey, let's run away together, from society," I breathe, pausing for a bit, "maybe it's cowardly, maybe it's foolish, but I don't want to be defined by people who don't know me," maybe the cold is getting to me, "run away with me."
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Loopie didn't expect that the single shine of hope that finally shone came in the form of a silent and mysterious werewolf.
Nao didn't quite understand how his fate entangled with that of the trouble-magnet rascal. But with a bit of family feud and the need for something stable, this arrangement might very well work for the both of them.
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First installment of the Invalid series.
"You shouldn't be here," I whisper-yelled to him.
"I shouldn't," he agrees.
"I should let them kill you," I added as he began to walk slowly towards me.
"You should," he tucks a loose strand of hair behind my ear," But you won't."
I'm about to argue that I will when he brings his lips down to meet mine in a slow, thought-halting kiss. Then another. Then another.
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Do you know what death is like? I do. I've lived through a million deaths a million ways, it's all the same. There is no angel standing next to you to help you up, no bright light, just a cold feeling followed by something I can only describe as numb. I can't complain though, I was born to see these things. I was born to see death and to stop it. That's what oracles do.
So when I foresee the death of the entire wolf race, I need to find a way to stop it. Only to find out that the one who ends the race is, in fact, my own mate. Can I find it in my heart to let him be killed? Or can I stop the end from coming another way?
This is part of a series, you can get by without reading the first book but be warned that it contains spoilers if you read the previous one later. Book 2.