"Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes."

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"Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes."

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"No monster would hold the hurt I see in your eyes or carry the guilt you do every day."

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"My hands trembled, so I took a deep drag to calm my frayed nerves. I just wanted to forget that terrible sight, but questions multiplied in my mind as the smoke furled."

Anxiety

"Took long enough, she called out, not wanting to admit how the sight of him made her throat hitch, how the man was so gorgeous she lost her mind. 'I thought you drowned in the mirror from staring into your reflection too long."

Attraction

"She felt him smile against her neck and bit down, the sensation sending shivers through her. 'Bad girl. If you keep doing that, I'll have you stripped and on your back before you can blink."

Desire

"Ice upon ice, and yet, inside, she melted and mourned all the same."

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"Once upon a time, he might've chased her and tumbled her in the sheets with the promise of more in the future."

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"Go figure, that happened to be his same style of flirtation as well - annoy her half to death until, before she could stop herself, she confessed her deep darks and bonded with him to a degree she never had before."

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"He looked so frustrated and perfectly serious, and yet here we were talking about his missing seal pelt."

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