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Chapter twenty-one. Lawrence. I walk back over, black coffee in hand, and can’t help but memorise every line of Paige’s face. The soft curve of her ear hidden underneath her hair, the gentle shape of her lips, the foggy expression in those pure blue eyes, as if her thoughts are a chain around her neck,Continue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter nineteen. Paige. Despite my earlier bravado of seizing life by the horns and putting myself out there, it backed fired with my text being left on seen. I waited all of ten minutes last night for a response from Lawrence before deciding to get a grip of myself and go to sleep. But IContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter eighteen. Lawrence. It’s early morning before I know it, my back in muted agony at having sat hunched on this swing for the last few hours. The sun peaks behind the clouds, too shy in the cobwebs of the night to appear in its entirety. I made the decision last night to give PaigeContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter seventeen. Lawrence. ‘Your inability to follow orders is becoming rather tiresome’, Anchor doesn’t so much as bother to look in my direction as he slams the door and prowls to his desk, where I stand patiently, readying for my verbal execution. ‘I don’t know what has gotten into you, but this little act ofContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter sixteen. Paige. It’s been 7 days, one whole week, and I’ve heard nothing from Lawrence. Not to be one of those girls, but why hasn’t he messaged me? And yeah, I guess I could message him, but surely if he was really interested, he’d reach out first? And I know it’s silly to obsessContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter fifteen. Lawrence. If I were an addict, and the ecstasy of drugs actually worked on my Reaper body, I would imagine that this is what being high for a mortal feels like. Infinite and intoxicating. Numbing disorientation. It is everything and nothing all at once. And a sick part of me could never not-reap,Continue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter fourteen. Lawrence.  Sirens. Shouts. Mayhem. I wake to sounds of chaos as flashing lights drive past our building, distress alarms being activated on every floor of our office. Without little thought, I’m up and out of bed, dressed and opening my door to see what’s happening. Elodie is already making her way down toContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter thirteen. Lawrence I don’t want that. I want to, I need to, be seen when I’m still here so I know that I mattered. Paige’s words rattle in my head all the way back to Reaper HQ. And I can’t help but feel like I failed her in some way. She started opening up to meContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter twelve Paige. I know doing this is a good way to push myself out of my comfort zone but being with Lawrence is almost like a completely separate, yet entirely comfortable, zone of itself. And that scares the life out of me. That’s why I pulled my hand of out his; why I abruptlyContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter eleven Lawrence Yes, meeting Paige to watch a film is certainly not within the remit of my duties, yet I cannot seem to bring myself even close to feeling guilty about it. I wait all of two minutes before deciding to head to the park; it would be impolite of me to get thereContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter ten Paige I can’t sleep, despite the fact that I’ve been lying in bed now for at least an hour. My mind keeps going back to that text I sent Law and how he still hasn’t replied. I think it’s just about time that I throw either my phone, or myself, or maybe evenContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter nine Lawrence. You would think sitting on top of one of the Egyptian pyramids would become tiresome eventually, what with the endless grains of sand finding their way into one’s eyes and mouth, the sun almost blisteringly hot, but it has yet ceased to amaze me. I think it has to do with theContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter eight Lawrence It’s late and I’m thinking about Paige again- although again seems a little bit of a lie since she’s all I’ve been thinking of since I left her alone in that empty, hollow room of hers. I get out of my work clothes, putting on a tatty black t-shirt and joggers. AsContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter seven Paige It hurts. And I can’t make it go away. And when I say it hurts, maybe that’s an inaccurate description of how I’m currently feeling- it’s more that everything feels too loud, too intense and I’m starting to collapse in on myself. And it gets like this sometimes, in my head IContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter six Lawrence I told her she could call me Law as a way of getting her used to the idea of me- in the cosmological sense. Although Lawrence is my actual name, Law is more fitting: I carry out the law of the universe, and thus it is that I am named so. IfContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter five Paige Although I do have a somewhat unhealthy penchant for coffee, having two within the space of a few hours is almost overkill, even for me. That being said, there’s no way I could turn Lawrence down without massively regretting it later, so I guess I’ll just have to roll with it. IContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter four. Lawrence. ‘So, you haven’t made contact yet?’, Chief Anchor states, more than asks, making me feel less than adequate. I don’t know how to answer, how do I tell him that I was so overtaken by Paige that I couldn’t focus on my job? How can I tell him that, after merely seeingContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter 2 Lawrence. Her name is Paige Waters and she is next to die. And I know it isn’t very nice, but these sacrifices need to be made for the world to stay balanced, in order. It’s just the way it is. No emotion. Just cosmic order. Humans have always puzzled me, the way theyContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”

Chapter one. Paige. I’m getting ready to go to a party, which is such an unusual thing for me to say. You could say I’m awkward, introverted; not the conventional girl you see going out every weekend. But it’s Halloween, and my friends are dragging me along to my first ever fancy-dress party. I normallyContinue reading “Thus with a Kiss”