Her mom's a witch.
Her dad's a demon.
And she just wants to be ordinary.
I batted at the curl of smoke drifting off the tip of my candle and tried not to sneeze. My heavy velvet cloak fell in oppressive, suffocating folds in the closed space of the ceremony chamber, the cowl trapping the annoying bits of puff I missed. I hated the way my eyes burned and teared, an almost constant distraction. Not that I didn't welcome the distraction, to be honest. Anything to take my mind from what went on a...

After pursuing him for six years and being rejected countless times, I chose to study abroad. Three years later, I returned as a successful attorney, determined to forget the past.
However, on the night of our reunion, I fell into his arms, softly whispering: "Hunter... always so cold. Could it be that you're... impotent?"
Darkness flashed in his eyes as he silently carried me to his bed.
"Giving up, Hunter?" Under the moonlight, my challenging gaze flickered.
At dawn, I quietly left his pen...