Daniel Martin
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Kaden could feel himself slipping into insanity. A part of him snapped at her words. The one and only person in this world who didn't fear him was now frightened of him. It happened slowly, before it sped up. One by one, his emotions started to shut down. His beating heart suddenly grew numb. He was shell shocked. Quietly, he blinked. His fingers began to turn into rocks. His mouth was dry. "Tell me how I can change," Kaden begged one final time. "Tell me what I must do to erase that fear, dove. Tell…-
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"Wherever you want to go, I will follow you. Be it to the ends of the earth or the edges of it, I will be right next to you. If it is not the home you want, then where?" What was the precise moment that Lina realized what Kaden meant to her? When she picked up her blood stained dress, her body permeating gunpower, she walked down the hallway by herself. Lina remembered how hollow her footsteps sounded without him. She had never felt more emptiness than in the castle. With each step away from him, her…
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No matter what Lina did to get away, she could never run far enough. Storming along the sidewalk, Lina waved down another taxi. The streets were crowded with people. Once the commotion had quietened down, people naturally proceeded with their lives. Their shoes shuffled on the pavement. A mixture of noises, cars honking, and people walking, but she could still hear it—his approaching presence. Lina jutted her chin in the air. She didn't want to look back. She never would. When the car stopped in front…
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Lina lost count of how many times she knocked on the door. Glancing at her surroundings, she frowned at the dying plant by the doorway. That was unusual. The artist was a lover of plants and she often complimented the variety of pots growing by his windowsill. Sighing to herself, Lina turned on her heels. She gazed down the hallway, which was well lit with fresh air filling the space. Lina was disappointed by the loss of a great talent. All of these problems arose because of a dispute which resulted…
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Was it a punishment to live for eternity but love one woman in your life, except, she'll never love you back? Kaden had always known he'd love Lina with all that he had. He had a feeling, far before their first encounter, he had already fallen in love with her. When he saw her in their first life, sword at hand, mischief in her face, he knew there was no other woman for him. Yet, across all three lives they've lived, was Lina truly his? Lina's heart was always torn between another man. Embraced in…
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Kaden turned into a tyrant. Lina recalled the words that Isabelle once said about Kaden. They were enjoying morning tea when Isabelle revealed Kaden's business empire. Through a sly smile and a cunning atmosphere, he merged and acquired everything that was beneficial. A monopoly, Krystal said, but make it legal. What could Lina do to a man who owned almost every sector in the world? Dabbling from technology to pharmaceuticals, how could one not fear him? Kaden was a tyrant who had everything. He was…
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When Milo opened his blurry eyes at a persistent shaking, he groaned. But the second he saw who it was, his gaze snapped open in disbelief. Turning in his bed, he groggily stared at the people invading his house. "Ugh, I must still be drunk," Milo slurred. "I see my sister and her shitty ex." Kaden's amiable smile dropped. Lina's lips curled in amusement. She patted at his shoulders and tried to get him into a sitting stance. "Up you go," Lina urged at him and when he reluctantly did so, she…
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What gave him the right to care? Lina was floored by his audacity. She could say nothing. She couldn't even look at him. Her heart burned with angst the more he cared about her. She didn't like the way he gazed at her as if she still belonged to him. Who was he to worry over her? Lina shoved him away. Before he could grab her, she picked an item from the aisle. She realized she was still at the front, where the baked goods were. Randomly picking up a loaf of fluffy sandwich bread, she chucked it into…
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Losing Lina was worse than death. A thousand arrows rained down on Kaden, his entire body rigid as a rock, a tidal wave coming to drown him. Kaden could barely breathe when she was gone. The only thing he could think of was her. When he slept, he dreamt of her soft caress on his face, when he breathed, he tried to remember what she smelled like, and when he spoke, he wished she was the one listening. "Begging?" Kaden repeated, lowering his stare. Lina could feel her heart growing paralyzed by him.…
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A wise man once said the only thing more dangerous than ignorance was arrogance. Now, Lina understood why. Patiently holding a cup of her favorite coffee was the man she wished would drop dead. She eyed the iced drink, largely consisting of cashew milk with a decent splash of coffee. Holding back her irritation, she brushed past him. "Is this how you treat your god?" Kaden questioned in an amiable voice, showing no hints of a threat. Lina ignored him and headed for the private parking lot just a…
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