The conclusion to the Cat and Mouse Duet is here…<\/p>\n
The Diamond<\/p>\n
Death walks alongside me,
\nBut the reaper is no match for me.
\nI’m trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren’t as they seem.
\nThey won’t keep me forever.
\nI no longer recognize the person I’ve become,
\nAnd I’m fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
\nThey call me a diamond,
\nBut they’ve only created an angel of death.<\/p>\n
The Hunter<\/p>\n
I was born a predator,
\nWith ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
\nWhen what’s mine is stolen from me in the night,
\nLike a diamond hidden within a fortress,
\nI find that I can no longer contain the beast.
\nBlood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
\nAnd bring her back to where she belongs.
\nNo one will escape my wrath,
\nEspecially not those who have betrayed me.<\/p>\n
Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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