The Poisoner (The Poisoner #1)
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Read between July 1 - July 10, 2024
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The back of the dress slightly bustled before a subtle train followed behind me.
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I was wondering the time period but slay late 1800s/victorian bustle skirt
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🏳️‍🌈🤨?
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THE CREATURE
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La creatura
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My only rule was that she must use it on men of an abusive nature.  
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Slay
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He also had a knack for collecting some of the oldest bottles and barrels I had ever seen,
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Garrick sounding ass
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The body atop the bed beckoned me forward, closer to the bed.
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Editor
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I can’t help it. Who am I to rob myself of life’s simple pleasures?
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It’s giving Carmilla. What a little freak
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A blood type held by few, but like no other flavor this world could create. She was what we would call a Mellifluous Host—a rare delicacy. 
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A low, excited clicking escaped my throat as I adjusted my hips, making my teeth chatter from the chill.
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There was no question about who did it, but it made me wonder about the need for theatrics. 
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Vipera?
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Alina’s deadly nature allowed me some creative freedom now that I knew that my toy would not easily break. 
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Considering he isn’t human and enjoys to play with his prey, the stalking plot doesn’t throw me like with other stories. There’s an inherent instinct to the hunt
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Though they thought it was a coordinated effort to harm the Nest, which was amusing considering that she had done this entirely by accident and without her knowledge. 
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Every fiber of this man was fashioned to tempt, designed for predation.
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Sometimes repetitive
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at least six feet four.
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Slay boots
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Thank GOD she’s not the small helpless protag who is so tiny and petite
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“Relax. I can smell how agitated you are from here.
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FREAK
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He is the devil. This I am sure of.
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I would say he was enamored, but it was most likely the itch to kill me.  
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“Hide until dawn. You have three hours until then.”
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREEEDDYYYYS
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Oh SICK they’re snakelike
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opening his mouth to point at two sets of long, thin canines on his upper jaw.
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cREEPY
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Wait, was he…? 
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Does she know about vampires? Or vipera (I think that was the word she used)
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“What in God’s name are you doing?” A look of genuine shock cut through his charade.  “Don’t bring him into this. Show me where you hide your teeth.
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Okay but like,,,, she’s doing fucked up tension and attraction well. The power imbalance and not robbing her of her agency. Her curiosity and his fixation
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I would not mind him so much if he were always this obedient. 
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She fell asleep.   How irritating.
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my dear shadow.
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This nickname isn’t doing much for me but I get it
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my dear shadow?” 
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Okay this is eating I won’t lie. The mutual curiosity and fixation. The shifting balance of power. We’re cooking baybee FINALLY
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I made a note to myself to leave that one open from now on. Finding a stray Alina in my home in the middle of the night would be quite a treat.  
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He looked maybe twenty-five, two years older than me, in an academic brown suit.  
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His mouth vibrated against my skin when a low clicking emanated from his throat.  
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MESSY DELICIOUS FOOD
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“Do you want me to escort you home?” 
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Silas better not get his ass yet
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my Creature’s
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Like a fucking cat lmaoo
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Extremely cute and potentially homoerotic
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“I thought it was clear that I was waiting on you. This is your game, dear.”  “Don’t call me that.”  “Darling?”  “No.” 
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Okay The Secretary I see you
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I would have described it as anything except fear, though that certainly played a part.
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She’d pissed herself.   That brat. 
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April 1845–January 1889
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it's 1890 now
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“I can’t do this,” he breathed, letting my leg slide off his shoulder.
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Got too attached to your prey huh bud
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Red does look good on you.  —S
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Oh my God
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Eve’s curse had visited me a bit early this month, I suspected from the stress of having a psychopath on my heels.
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Genuine surprise.  “Marry me,” he breathed.   “Get out!”
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This animal was touching me during the worst time. How could he possibly think this would make me feel better?  His finger slipped inside easily, lubricated by the fresh blood. 
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