The room shimmered with obsidian light- it was dark, though Luna could still observe him with precision. "I hate you," the words scraped past her lips, voice vacant of emotion. It was frightening.
Her hand didn't waver as she swiftly pointed the gun to his forehead drizzled with sweat, heightening his sharp features. His eyes made contact with hers, and she was hit with the memories of a time she saw the troubled beauty in them. Now, it was eons away, and curiosity slipped into her thoughts as to how time was swallowed away so quickly.
Luna could hear her heartbeat drum a specific, erratic rhythm.
"Baby, go ahead." The harshness to his voice rang in the empty room; yet, there was a softness to it that he couldn't hide from her anymore.
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de·mon1
ˈdēmən/
noun
noun: demon; plural noun: demons
1.
an evil spirit or devil, and they will ruin your life.
synonyms: devil, jerk, evil spirit; asshole
"the demons from hell"
antonyms: angel, kind being
With a new name and new life, Nathan must learn to fit in at an Academy of the Feral Investigation Bureau, or risk being sent back to prison.
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Escaping prison was only the beginning for inmate C41. Now on the run and going by Nathan, he's enrolled in an American Academy for training agents and joins the Feral Investigation Bureau, charged with hunting down criminals and sending them to the same place he just escaped. But after learning how blurred the distinction is between feral and non-feral, Nathan is forced to flee with his sister and his boyfriend, only to discover their safe house hides a secret that might cost Nathan his freedom.
Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [Note: failed suicide attempt]
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