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"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

"The two of you are hitting it off," Death mused. "Almost too nicely, if you ask me."

"What do you mean by that?" I knitted my eyebrows together, causing the skin in between my eyebrows to crease.

"It's as if this is the calm before the storm."

I didn't say anything; I merely stared at the endless darkness of the In-Between.

"Did I hit the nail on the head?" He queried, tilting his head to the side.

I nodded, not wanting to expound it any further.

"Judging from the gist I got when I took your case," Death remarked. "The next one is of your last happy memories with Dante."

"Oh, so it's this memory, huh?" My gray eyes widened in surprise, and I bobbed my head. "That was fast; I thought there would be more."

"We can't see all your good memories with Dante, you know." Death reminded. "After all, we only--"

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