Under the Gaslight
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Last published Fri, Mar 12, 2021
"The opposite of his love was not hate. I experienced his hate. It could be as bright and hot as his love. No, the opposite of his love was his indifference. When his eyes would pass through my body, reminding me that I could be nothing to him. That I could be nothing at all"
16 year old Maya is looking for excitement, for connection, for life. When she meets Lucan she is swept into a love affair that feels different. It feels like destiny. Yet, as she is drawn deeper into the murky haze of the relationship, she is forced to sacrifice pieces of herself. Bit by bit she is consumed by the fire of his passion and crushed by the grip of his iron control. This is what it feels like to lose yourself.
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