The Poisoner (The Poisoner #1)

The Poisoner (The Poisoner #1)

Author: I.V. Ophelia Listening Length: 11h 52m

Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a lethal dose of arsenic to kill you? Thirty-five hours, twenty-nine minutes, and fifteen seconds. I should know. I counted myself. Amidst the gaslit alleys and cobblestone streets of Victorian London, two killers find themselves entangled in a waltz they cannot escape....

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THE CREATURE

W atching her through the night while she was cradled in my arms felt wrong. Sometimes she would shift, and I would think to let go of her and flee before remembering that I was not in her chambers in secret. She was in my arms because she wanted to be.

When she yelled at me last night, I felt a constriction around my stomach and chest. It was not at all pleasurable like it had been many times before.

The entire situation stressed her to the point of lashing out.