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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

"Stop fidgeting, Evangeline." Dante frowned, though he was also fidgety himself and was making sure that his polo had no crease every five minutes or so. "It's just my Mom.

"It's just..." Evangeline let out a deep breath. "I didn't imagine I'd meet her like this again."

"You'll be fine," He assured, flashing a genuine smile that was such a rare sight now that they were dating. "Just remember what we talked about. Don't--"

"Don't talk about something embarrassing," Evangeline finished for him. "Got it."

"Good girl," Dante patted her head as if she were his pet, and Evangeline purred in response.

'𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨,' I thought as I watched Dante take her gloved hand and head toward a specific table.

Death looked around the new place that the In-Between morphed into, looking confused.

They were at a posh restaurant, so posh it even had a crystal chandelier attached to the ceiling.

How I Met Dante's Mother