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Friends Down Low (ONC2022)

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Simon Tuttle is dead.

When Finnigan Walsh attends the funeral of his late, long-lost uncle, he expects to simply pay some unemotional respects and head home. Instead, he's drawn into a bizarre mystery as he meets three of his uncle's old friends.

A blind man armed to the teeth. A woman that speaks and moves only in whispers. A monstrous brawler who lives in the woods. Each one is a reformed killer who owes their redemption to Simon.

Now unable to repay their debts, the trio vows to safeguard Finnigan by drawing out and defeating his mortal enemy. The problem is, Finnigan had no idea he had one.

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ONC22 - Inspired by Prompt #35All Rights Reserved

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amants maudits | (hiatus) by SaniCybele

When a powerful witch hunts the demons responsible for her parents' murder, she finds herself face-to-face with one of the very creatures she despises. But this demon is unlike any other. Dangerous, mysterious, and irresistibly charming, he offers her something no one else can-answers about her parents' death and the secrets of the dark forces that haunt her. As their paths intertwine, she finds herself drawn to him in ways she never imagined. But trust is fragile, and the more she learns, the more complicated their connection becomes. Her mission for vengeance soon becomes tangled with her feelings for him, and a forbidden bond starts to grow between them-one that threatens everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and the demons she's vowed to destroy. In a world of curses and power, they are two souls bound by tragedy and fate. But their love, born from hatred and deceit, may be the very thing that destroys them both. Will she be able to choose between vengeance and a love that might just save her, or will their doomed connection lead to the death of them both? ----- Written for the Open Novella Contest 2025 Prompt 2 - To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wishlist ----- Cover by @buterflx1 prologue at the end because of the prologue ban

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When The Lake Calls by wryterlet

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