ThreyaMidnight

"So this is what they mean when they say your life flashes before your eyes when you die."

Betrayed. Battered. Broken. 

Evangeline Vermillion has had enough of her pathetic life. She was young—only in her early 20s—and she had planned to end it all by setting herself on fire. 

That was how she met Death—cold, dark, tall, and...handsome? Huh. Who knew the Grim Reaper could look like that? He takes her hand and guides her through the In-Between, the sacred realm between the Land of the Living and the Afterlife. Together, they revisit her most important memories. From the misfortunes of her childhood, to the chaos and bloodshed of the wrong kinds of love, Evangeline must confront the demons of her past to get to The Other Side.

Through all of the pain and anguish, Death stands with her, an enigmatic companion and unlikely confidant. And in their brief waltz between realms, Evangeline finally finds what she always wanted but never had: to belong and to be loved.

Waltz with Death

"So, this is your place..." Dante murmured, his eyes sweeping across the living room. Evangeline couldn't shake the odd sensation that he was quietly assessing and judging her home.

'I put in a lot of effort cleaning yesterday,' she thought frantically. 'There shouldn't be any sign of a mess anywhere.'

"There's the kitchen," Evangeline motioned for him to follow her there, her voice flat even though her mind was in shambles. "Can you please put it on the counter?"

He nodded and followed her inside, obediently placing the paper bags on the kitchen counter, just as she instructed. While doing so, he couldn't help but glance around the place with genuine curiosity.

It's so hard to read him sometimes.

"You aren't planning to steal anything from my place, are you?" Evangeline asked teasingly.

Steal Your Heart