I wish I didn't, I wish I didn't feel anything for him. I wish I could pretend his arms did not tempt me, his gaze didn't pierce deep into my very soul, his lips didn't whisper soft words to me, as if he was always telling me a secret, opening up to me in a way he never did with anyone else. But I wished for many things. Chapter 9 from Ruin and Rising. Alina visits the Darkling as a vision and he tells her his real name. This is my own version of how the chapter could have been. ONE SHOT #darklina