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Ongoing, First published Oct 01
Mature
"The night remembers what the living forget."

Beverly was, much like most others, never one to believe in fate. Her life had always been small and nothing short of ordinary. That was, until the evening she stepped into "Anderson's Treasures", much like she did every day, and met a man who felt like a half-remembered dream.

Sebastian has waited centuries. When he sees her, he knows. It'd take an idiot not to.
The same eyes. The same soul. He swears she's been reincarnate. And this time, he swears, he won't lose her again.

But Beverly isn't Lorraine. At least, not like the Lorraine he used to hold so dearly. And the closer Sebastian draws Beverly into his world of shadows, the more dangerous their bond becomes.

Because love can be scary. Love can consume everything in its path, flame and all. And some flames can never die.
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