Eriva (Silent World #1)

Eriva (Silent World #1)

Author: Crea Reitan Listening Length: 6h 50m
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Mama said monsters will kill you. My Mama taught me everything she knew right up until the day that monsters killed her and my family, while leaving me and my young cousins alive. The beasts will kill you on sight. Monsters will do far worse. Yet, when a beast gets the best of me and I’m succumbing to its poison, it’...

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To love you is like having a chronic illness; it will never go away, no matter how inconvenient and uncomfortable—even painful—it might be. I guess I just have to embrace that love.

In the dark of the tunnel, I slide my hand into Notto’s. I can practically feel him roll his eyes, but his grip on my hand is tight. I’m not going to pretend for a second that’s because he wants my touch. It’s because he knows I want his.

I like to be touched. I crave the comfort of a presence that’s not threatening me with abuse. Probably a trauma response from the days I spent as a science experiment for the monsters who created me and trained me to be a child soldier under threat of cruel punishment.