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Chapter One

Nova

Most mistakes in life aren't permanent

No, you couldn't take soave you a chance to turn things around, to ht, to choose a different path That was the beauty of it all, wasn't it? Free will

Freedom

I barely understood theof that word anymore

See, Iand stupid was a phrase designed just for me, it seems

I could feed you all the excuses I had I had a terrible fa my peers I never felt seen or loved or wanted

Then so who made me feel seen, loved, and wanted He made me feel like family, like I finally had a place in the world

So when he asked for one thing froret it, would want so else But that was simply because, at the ti else out there for me

That was the double-edged sword of this deal, wasn't it?

He showed me the world

Then made me acutely aware that I could never have it

He gave to me, yes There were beautiful homes, lavish parties, jewels, my every human need taken care of

But he took from me, too

He took my future, he took away love and ht

Then, when he was done taking all of that, he took the only thing I had left

The blood running through my veins

And he would continue to do so

Until I got old or sick, when ood anymore

Then he would drain me

And it would all be over

But I was still young Twenty-five