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The Demon Lover

August 12, 2019 9 Comments

The Demon Lover

By Jacqueline Moran Meyer

A beautiful demon sat at a cafe, sipping her soy-latte. A handsome stranger with a dishonest face sat beside her. He fell in love with her and confided every sin he committed: abusing women, abandoning his children, stealing clients’ life savings. He sometimes caught glimmers of her true ugly demon form, but he didn’t care. No one loved him as she did. When the Demon knew she won his undying devotion, she spat at him, screaming he deserved death not love. She laughed when he swallowed the bottle of pills in his despair, then collected her reward from the Evil One.

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  1. Declan Hill says

    August 12, 2019 at 7:20 am

    Right, who’s going to be the first to say, “sounds like my ex”?

    Really enjoyed this. Loved the simple but effective ‘beautiful’ and ‘handsome’. Alphas get what they deserve.

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    • Adelaide B. Shaw says

      August 12, 2019 at 8:35 am

      Hey, Jackie,

      You reap what you sow! Congrats

      Adelaide

      Reply
  2. Derek McMillan says

    August 12, 2019 at 8:47 am

    Perhaps those in thrall to demons boast of their wrongdoing rather than confessing. I liked this story, it made me think.

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  3. Diana Richter says

    August 12, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    I’d love to know what reward was bestowed by the Evil One. Write a sequel.

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  4. Paulette Gambacorta says

    August 12, 2019 at 3:03 pm

    Wow, you sure packed a lot of content into 101 words. Fantastic, I loved it. Congratulations!

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  5. Glenn Wilson says

    August 12, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    A concise statement of a comeuppance situation. Gets better with every read. Good job!

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  6. Nick Cerone says

    August 14, 2019 at 4:30 am

    Wow! That was amazing! Read through it a few times and it gets better and deeper with each read. Well done!

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  7. Robin says

    August 17, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    Congrats! I love the little details like the soy latte.

    Reply
    • Jacqueline says

      August 21, 2019 at 9:02 am

      Thank you Robin

      Reply

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