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Brute (2020)

by Athena Storm
(#3 in Reaper's Property)

I’ve spent my entire career chasing and killing Reapers.
How could I love one?

It seemed ludicrous to me at first.
I mean, they had a name for me even.
The Reaper Killer.
That is, until I was defeated in battle.
By the one who would take me to be his mate.

He claims it is a jalshagar bond.
That I belong to him.
To this monster. A being who inspires nightmares.
It’s enough to make you cry.

And I weep.
But only because I realize I’m falling in love with him.
I’ve never been in love before, yet I know this feeling for certain.
It is the jalshagar bond.
Profound, throbbing through my very being.

Bonded to a monster.
I am not ashamed.
There is no more worry about my dignity.
I have realized that I have no need to worry about such matters.
He controls what happens to me.
No need for anxiety or guilt.

Just as long as I surrender.