Y'all asked for something similar to Fallout set in the now.
He had liked his peace, but she wouldn't let him have it.
Monsters were everywhere.
She'd thought her book ruined until he tried to fix it.
A life changed completely in a dystopian future.
He gambled on her and she paid off in more ways than one.
I hated the nickname... until it was on HIS lips.
Never look them in the eye.
Was it possible to have a soulmate who didn't love you back?
I knew he was just misunderstood.
The unknown had to be better than home.
The 'prank' turned dark quickly.
The end of the world brought out the worst in man.
We'd been enemies since day 1.
He couldn't destroy what was already broken.
The world taught her a more rough lesson than books did.
He stole her into a new life.
Revisiting a summer retreat brought back more than memories.
The night of Samhain changed everything for her.
The house came with its own surprises.
Being beautiful doesn't make them less monstrous.
The name of the town translated to 'Safe', but it was a lie.
Fleeing to safety didn't work.
She wasn't allowed to tell him no.
Finding her own place in the world turned into a mistake.
Her home town wasn't like she had left it.
Their way of life was so much different than hers.
Running saved her in the long run.
He refused to let her go.
Punishing her in his pride was his first mistake.
Surviving him meant giving up who she was.
Falling into his hands was everything she feared it would be.
What he did to her destroyed her life, until he fixed it all.
He had found his soulmate and refused to let her walk away.
She paid the price for another's greed.
He found the perfect victim.
He was going to teach her not to judge.
Elle 2 - She knew he would never let her walk away.
She soon found why sending for a wife was his only option.
One little card changed her world forever.
Did she ask the wrong man for help?
The invaders demanded more than just tribute.
An entire kingdom paid for forgetting him.
It was the perfect con, but he wasn't counting on her.
When her prince arrived, all she wanted was escape.
She never believed in the magic of Christmas.
