Darkest Need: A Dark Ones Novella by Rachel Van Dyken

Author:Rachel Van Dyken [Van Dyken, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rachel Van Dyken, Dark Ones, 1001 Dark Nights, paranormal romance
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2023-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

“Why not us?”

“We don’t ask those questions,” he said, reaching for her hand. “We have our purpose, just like the trees, like the apples. We have our will. But we do not ask what we should not know, Lilith. Come.”

He pulled her back against another tree and started kissing her, but the minute she tried to take control, he wouldn’t allow it. He wanted to cater to her, serve her, but I felt her thoughts.

What about what I want? What about me catering to you? Why can we not be equals? Why are we created differently?

“I hear your thoughts.” He shook his head. “They are not necessary.”

Rage filled her. She didn’t understand what it was until it was too late. Until she walked away from him and hid in the shadows. Then she looked up and said, “I think you made me wrong.”

A whisper descended from the air. “I made you right, and you always have a choice in whether you stay or go. Know I will never keep you where you do not want to be. I love my Creations too much.”

A tear slid down her cheek. “I’m broken. I want things I should not want.”

“So, you will leave him? The first of them? You will leave perfection because you want?” the voice asked.

“What other choice do I really have?” She sighed and stood. “I’m not good enough for this. I question too much.” She walked over to the tree, grabbed an apple, and took a bite. It was gold and massive. And then she saw too much.

“They forbade it.” A man walked up to her. He was in golden armor and had a sword in his hand, ready to strike. “Take it with you. Take your curse and roam the Earth created so freely for you. When the time comes, you’ll be given a choice again. This time, I hope it isn’t a curse you choose…but life. And a future.

“Two days every year, you’ll awaken. The rest of the time, you’ll think things are normal. I see Discord in you, Lilith. And because you are the first to choose, you owe what is due and must pay for it in blood.”

He sliced a symbol into her skin with his fingernail. “Now. Walk.”

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