[BOOK 2 OF PULSE, ONGOING]
They made it out, but now they're on the run, caught in a dangerous game with no allies and no clear path forward.
Fighting to regain their freedom, they face a growing web of secrets, betrayals, and deceptions that threatens the one thing they thought they would always have: each other.
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"Ever wonder what drives you to act on impulse?"
I look up and see him standing behind me. Our gazes lock through the mirror, and a chill runs up my spine. His eyes are dark, filled with a dangerous intensity that makes my heart race.
"Every decision you make in the heat of the moment," he says, his voice a seductive whisper, "reveals something deeper."
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**WARNING
This story contains heavy use of violence, drug abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, addiction, self harm, torture, and illegal activities. Read at your own discretion.
Disclaimer: The characters depicted in this story share names with famous individuals, but they are entirely fictional and do not represent or depict any real-life personalities.
Love. War. Lies. Nothing stays buried.
Emersyn escaped once. But freedom comes with scars, and the past has a way of bleeding through the cracks.
As secrets unravel and loyalties fracture, she's forced to decide who she can trust in a world built on betrayal. And Harry Styles, the only person who felt like safety, might be the one who costs her everything.
When it comes down to him or her, survival or sacrifice, she knows one thing:
She's not making the wrong choice this time.
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"Then help me understand."
The room tilts. My breath is ragged, his face too close, that quiet demand pulling the ground out from under me. Neither of us moves. There's an inch between us that feels like a cliff edge, almost like one wrong step will send us both over.
"I hate you," I whisper, the words tasting like blood and truth.
His jaw tightens, and his eyes drag over my face like he's memorizing every line, every crack I swore I'd never let him see. The silence stretches thin; my pulse is hammering so loud it drowns out the world.
"Good," he mutters finally, voice rough.
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Started: 1/14/2025
Ended: TBD
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(Cover credit @antiheroics16)