A Collection of Monstrous Short Stories: MM Monster Romance by Lily Mayne

Author:Lily Mayne [Mayne, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

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“Time to wake up, mutt.”

I snorted as I came to, brows pinching as a cold hand gave my cheek another gentle slap. Blinking open my eyes, I stared up at the night sky above me. No stars were visible, the sky a murky purple instead of solid black. Which meant we were near a city, its light pollution spilling up behind its tall walls.

I blinked again when the sky was suddenly blocked out by something darker. Wyn’s hooded head loomed above me as he crouched next to my supine form, the ground hard against my back.

Suddenly, the inky blackness began to melt away within the depths of his hood. I stared in utter disbelief as Wyn’s pale face became visible. One eye solid black, one white with a pinprick pupil. A flat, bridgeless nose. Raised ridges over his forehead and cheekbones. And a mouth stretched into a wide grin, revealing two rows of sharp, pointed white teeth.

“Told you you’d pass out.” After one more none-too-gentle pat on the cheek, he straightened as shadows flooded his hood again, hiding his face from the world. Holding out a black-stained hand to help me up, he added, “Need a few minutes?”

“N-no,” I said instantly, accepting his hand and letting him tug me upright so fast a wave of vertigo hit. I wobbled for just a second, Wyn gripping my shoulder to steady me.

“No,” I repeated, reaching up to try and pat down my wild hair. Realising I had to cover my ears anyway, I tugged the tie free and undid my messy braid. “I’m good.”

Wyn grunted, watching me arrange my hair so it covered the pointed tips of my ears. “Do the humans notice that you’re different when you come to the cities?”

I stiffened slightly. “Everyone looks at me weird anyway. It’s no different here. But no, no one’s ever accused me of being a monster. I think most of them live in blissful ignorance that anything can get in from the Wastes.”

“Humans do love living in blissful ignorance,” Wyn drawled, turning to look up at the wall looming above us. “I watched for a while until I saw someone use the hidden entrance so I could deposit you there.”

I realised we were indeed standing a short distance from the barely perceptible door in the wall, just a narrow rectangle cut into the metal.

I’d already figured Wyn wouldn’t be coming in with me in his corporeal form. Even with the hood up and his face concealed, everything about him screamed monster.

I nodded, listening to the faint sounds of the city drifting up from within. “Can you sense any parasites in there?”

“Yes.” Wyn let out a low hum of disdain. “I suppose I’d better deal with them.”

“So shall we meet back here?” I asked hurriedly before he could vanish. “When we’re both done? I don’t think I’ll be too long.”

“Alright.” Wyn looked at me. “Be safe in there, mutt.”

I grinned at him, feeling far looser and more relaxed in his presence now, especially as the disorientation from being unconscious was fading quickly.

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