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Steps of Temptation
abbeyberning
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  • Reads 539
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  • Parts 15
  • Time 2h 41m
abbeyberning
Complete, First published Feb 23
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Demons don't unravel your soul all at once, they tempt you through the process in carefully curated steps, each one more seductive, more dangerous, and more impossible to untangle than the last.

When a perceptive stranger begins showing up at her favorite café, Nadia isn't easily charmed. But, Azrael watches too closely, and seems to understand her so well that Nadia questions whether her thoughts are even her own.

Nadia is resistant, though. She doesn't follow the script. She pushes back in ways Azrael has never seen. And now, Azrael is starting to wonder: Is it his system that's failing... or is it him?

This story is my entry in the 2025 Open Novella Contest!  Follow @OpenNovellaContest to be notified about the next one!  The prompt I chose: 

#2 To be in love with a demon was the last thing on your wishlist.
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Gravity | ONC 2023

13 parts Complete

When the Universe gives you a wild chance at love, do you take it? *** Eloise Carter has dreamed of finding the perfect relationship since she was a little girl. But after a particularly horrible date, she swore off dating. That was seven months ago. When her best friend insists on setting her up on a blind date, she reluctantly agrees - with very low hopes. Alice Edwards is hopelessly in love with her ex-girlfriend/roommate and is trying - and failing - to get over her. It's not working. And on top of that, her Mom is sick, and she and her brother are doing their best to take care of her. When the two of them meet while Eloise is on her (failing) blind date, they have to decide whether to walk away or embrace the gravity pulling them together. COMPLETE ONC 2023 Prompt #39: On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out.

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