Red Shade
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  • Reads 298
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  • Parts 16
  • Time 3h 17m
Ongoing, First published Sep 12, 2016
"Love hurts. Loving someone is painful enough, and here you are loving a killer." - Matthew

There is a supernatural world hidden from human eyes. Its always been there, and the number one rule has always been to keep it a secret. Things have never been very stable between the races, the vampires and werewolves hate each other, the witches look down on everyone, and don't even start about the half demons. But despite everything, they have kept their world secret for millenia. But now someone has decided that the human world should know about their powerful neighbours.

  Elizabeth is being dragged into this supernatural world she never knew existed, and although she doesn't like what it shows her, there's no going back anymore. She meets Matthew, who has a wall up between the rest of the world and him and carries a secret close to his heart. Elizabeth doesn't know what to do with him, he's a nice person but there are so many questions unanswered about him that even she questions the wisdom of being around him. In this new world of unnatural creatures Elizabeth finds herself in, trusting the wrong person could mean death, or worse. Then there's James, shy, scared, and just trying to put one foot in front of the other to cope with things from his fresh past as well is his craving for blood. 

  All these people are at the centre of a whirlwind of shift and change amongst the supernatural world. Pressure is mounting and if they can't handle it well, it's only a matter of time before the bubble breaks. And in the middle of all of this, love might be able to shine some light on things. If they live long enough that is. 

Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity;
They are its sign and note and character
 - Robert Browning "Parcelus"
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"I..." "Stop it!" he shouts, stopping me in mid sentence "I hate you." "B-But why? Why do you hate me?" "Oh! You know the reason." "If I would've, then I would've never bothered you." "Stop! Stop acting so naive and shit!" "I..." "I hate you! And that's it!" he turns and starts walking away. "We used to be best friends!" I was on the verge of tears. "Absolutely! We USED to be!" he says over his shoulder and dissappears from my sight. ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ She rises up forgetting her painful past, that has finally stopped haunting her. She's cannot wish for anything but peace. She tries to forget her bestie Kayden and moves on. She tries to forget her parents and move on. She tries to forget her true self and move one. And when she thought that she was finally free for her miserable past, her past was thrown back at her face. She finally meets the person who she never knew would guide her to the path of truth behind her bestie Kayden. Matthew Brown, captured inside the cage of his and Elizabeth's past, struggles to get himself and also someone dear to him free. He cannot decide if his black hair and blue eyes are a blessing or curse. He wished to never meet Elizabeth again after that day. But fate... No. But circumstances force him to meet her and do something he will surely regret. He knows everything about her, she wasn't even aware of his presence, until now. He knows her secret, she doesn't knows his. He knows what she wants, she has no clue of him. She wants to get close to him, he wants to get far away. She loves him. He loves her. But he doesn't want to.... Can Elizabeth discover the truth behind Matthew's mask? Because....no matter what happens, no matter how hard it is, "Besties Never Lie" to each other. ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ Highest ranking #143 in teen fiction... Cover by @the_lovable_dork