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Prologue
“The other night, dear
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you, in my arms
When I awoke, dear
I was mista
I—Predator and prey
It happened less than a second.
Why?
…How?
How could they possibly miss it?!
The blade was so cold but
II—While the world was still asleep
Just standing here... waiting for someone that he knows wouldn't come, Alastor Nyx has never felt so
III—Got me looking so crazy right now
“Winters! Hurry up, the groceries aren’t just going to buy themselves, you know!” Alastor gestured i
IV—The Shadows in the Land of the Rising Sun
Moments of quiet like this, ones where she was allowed to relax and simply be with a good book or tw
V—The Shadow Puppets
They round a corner into a small back alley, with Alastor tilting head up a bit to be able to better
VI—The Pawns
“EIIIJIIII-KUUUNNN!”
His head snapped up, hurriedly wiping away the thin layer of drool on the side
VII—Shadows from the corner of your eyes
It should be familiar by now.
The taste of blood lingering on her tongue, the way her vision blurs i
VIII—A touch of shadow
You know, when Alastor was informed a few weeks ago that they’d be going to Japan, he was almost thi
IX—A heaven in hell’s despair
A pair of beautiful eyes on an equally beautiful face narrowed in such distressing dismay as she wat
X—Falling asleep to shadows
For someone so lively when they were up and about, Alastor sure looks peaceful when he sleeps. It’s
XI–Foreshadowing
. . .
“We never see others. Instead, we see only aspects of ourselves that fall over them. Shadows. P
XII–Even as a shadow, even as a dream
And the morning did begin smoothly.
Too perfectly, might he add.
With his usual brand of rotten luck
XIII–Veiled banters
“NO! Oh, gods, no! No, gods, please, no. NO. NOOOOOO–!” Alastor keeps on repeating these few choices
XIV–Shadows of the past
Proserpina fell into step beside Rei.
Here, the son of Hypnos noticed that she’s dressed in a plain,
XV–Phantom pains
At the look on her face, Rei sighed.
He wouldn’t be really surprised if Proserpina thinks he’s messi
XVI—Some things are meant to be
Alastor isn’t sure if he can face his mate again or for her to look at him the same way without reme
XVII–The first snowfall
I like you.
…I like you, she says, a lot.
Those words sounds too good to be true.
He swallows, feeling
XVIII—Under the falling snow
Not even five minutes later, the powdery white snow crunched underneath their boots as they walked t
XIX—Night has fallen
The snowfall was getting worse, so they ended up boarding on the Tokyo Metro… although Proserpina ha
XX–Descent to madness
A decade ago, following Proserpina’s stay in the underworld as a newly turned immortal goddess, they
Epilogue
“War is coming,
I can hear it in my heart.
Blood will flow
along the grounds of the innocent.
I can't de
(SPECIAL CHAPTER: Hunting the Hunter)
“But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage
can seldom see through his bars of rage
his wings are cli
Story within a story
A very long author's note:
First of all, thank you for taking the time to read this!
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(SNEAK PEEK TO BOOK THREE!)
"Which childhood? The one that never ends? O you,
still a child, and slow to grow.
Still talking to Go
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