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- 51 Dragon God, Send Your Proposal, and I’ll Take the Sedan Chair 龙神请聘,夫人上轿 [A touch of mystery, the supernatural, and possessiveness. Marriage before love. Plot first, romance second. Sweet and sugary.] Born at noon, fated to yin, a thunderclap shakes the world. My birth was said to herald disaster. The villagers feared me, and my parents hated me. So, when I was just a month old, my father threw me into the mountains to fend for myself. Thankfully, my grandmother saved me. She told me that, to keep me alive, she had promised me in marriage to the Dragon God… 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Flood Dragon’s Beloved 蛟宠 On the night of the full moon, I wore a red paper dress and black paper shoes, and the Five Great Immortal Clans and countless ghosts all fought over me. It was because my nails grew backward, and I was born with a pair of ghost hands that attracted evil and brought harm to others. That night, everyone thought I would die, but I survived. A powerful man even proposed to me and gave me a Buddha’s Hand talisman to suppress my power. From then on, my left hand commanded ghosts to take lives, while 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Snake Husband Is Hard to Tame 蛇夫难驭 Ever since I can remember, my family has worshipped a snake immortal. My mother said that snake saved my life! The year I was born, a flood struck our village. The plague that followed took many lives. If the snake hadn't shed its own skin and wrapped me in it, I wouldn't have survived. When I came of age, he came to claim his reward. The only problem was that the reward he wanted was for me to become his wife... His love was fierce and overwhelming, laid bare in an all-out assault. In the e 244Reads—Score10214d adds
- 54 The Proud Snake Lord Is Hard to Handle 傲娇蛇君不好惹 My name is Ming Yue. Ever since a classmate confessed their feelings for me, a snake has been clinging to me. He arrogantly declared that I belonged to him... His arrival shattered my peaceful life, and from then on, my world was turned upside down... Both leads are devoted only to each other. A super-sweet story with no angst. 82Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 55 Come One, Come All! The Dragon-Taming Bride Is Taking Students 快来人啊,驯龙小娘子开班啦 At first, Ye Liangyu thought: “I've heard Western dragons love to plunder beautiful women and treasures. Our own dragons surely aren't that vulgar, right? Hmm... yes!” “Who says I don't like those things?” Su Qing said with a knowing smile. Boom! Ye Liangyu's face turned red all the way to her ears. She stamped her foot in anger. “Boss Su! If you use your mind-reading powers on me again, I'm going on strike! Strike!” Later, standing in Su Qing's vast, smoke-like treasure vault, she had to admit 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 56 The Stunning Snake Lord Is So Cute and Sweet, I Can't Let Go 绝色蛇君又萌又糯,让我爱不释手 [Yandere + Overprotective Love + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Transmigration] [A soft, adorable little snake king vs. a proud, fierce heroine] Jiang Ling accidentally puts on a strange ring. From that day on, she dreams every night of a giant snake coiling around her, starting at her feet and winding all the way up. For someone as terrified of snakes as she is, it’s a horrifying nightmare. Later, she discovers that this isn’t a dream at all. It’s real. A golden snake is coiling around h 135Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Nine Serpents Carry the Coffin 九蛇抬棺 When I was born, my father cut off several snakes with a knife. Ever since then, I’ve often dreamed at night of a huge black snake coiling around me, squeezing the breath from my lungs as if it were taking revenge. On my eighteenth birthday, the villagers tied me up and sent me to the mountain behind the village… 86Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 58 The Snake Wife 阴蛇妻 My name is Su Xue. I was slow to develop as a child, and I’m not very smart. My grandpa was a Yin-Yang Master. Out of a moment of kindness, he saved someone, but a snake spirit tricked him, leading to my grandma’s tragic death. In his fury, he burned every snake on the entire back mountain. To avoid revenge from the Snake Venerable of the serpent clan, he sent me straight to a psychiatric hospital, then vanished with my parents. They say that before the mentally ill, all evil spirits are nothing 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Dragon King’s Most Yin Bride 龙王大人的至阴新娘 I was born with an extremely yin nature, and the village shaman found me in a graveyard. I was frail and sickly from childhood. To keep me safe, my grandmother, the shaman, made a blood pact with a fox spirit, but the pact backfired and left her gravely injured because of me. Just as I was at a loss for what to do, a man who could transform into a Azure Dragon appeared. He claimed we had been bound by fate for a long time, and he protected me from disaster, calling me his “little bride,” yet he 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Serpent Lord Has Arrived: Master, Don’t Crave Me 蛇君驾到:爷,别馋我 This novel features the supernatural, an arrogant and calculating male lead, a devoted couple with no other partners, and emotional torment for both leads. I was born beneath a sky filled with rosy clouds, ablaze with every color, and blessed with auspicious signs. My grandmother was a shaman, so she read my fate and cast the divination. The result was astonishing: I was destined to become an empress. When I was seven, I fell seriously ill. A wise master advised that I form a bond with the Snake 204Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 61 A Woman with an Ill-Fated Destiny Marries the Snake Lord 阴命女,嫁蛇君 I was born with bluish-purple skin, barely alive. My grandmother tossed me onto a mass grave like a piece of trash, but a black snake protected me, saving me from being eaten by wild animals. I was frail from birth, plagued by illness and misfortune. My grandfather, a Yin-Yang master, calculated that I was a girl with an ill-fated Yin destiny and an incomplete soul. Unless I found someone powerful to protect me, I wouldn’t survive. When I was six, I came down with a serious illness. My grandfath 233Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 62 The Dragon King's Fated Wife 命中注定龙王妻 I’ve suffered from a strange illness since childhood. Dark patches spread across my body, and I grew increasingly frail. We went to the hospital countless times, but no one could cure me. With no other options, my mother turned to superstition and took me to a so-called spirit medium. The medium told her my illness was caused by the “Dragon King’s Curse”! With a basin of chicken’s blood and a stick of incense, the medium sent me to the “Dragon King’s Palace in the Eastern Sea.” She said there mi 80Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 63 The Demon Husband and His Princess Consort 妖夫墨王妻 I began dealing with ghosts and spirits when I was twenty-one. No one knows how my grandfather died. One person after another has tried to harm me. The grudges of the immortals, a rival’s jealousy, and the protection of the one I love: all sorts of baffling events have befallen an ordinary girl like me. Let the ghosts handle matters of the underworld, and the living handle matters of the mortal world. Just remember: Do good, and don’t worry about what lies ahead. 236Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 64 The Snake Queen 蛇王女 When I was eighteen, I was offered as a sacrifice to a snake. Only much later did I learn that I held a shocking secret. Because of it, all manner of monsters and demons, practitioners of the mystic arts, and mysterious figures from every corner of the world wanted to get their hands on me… To protect myself, I had no choice but to cling to Lord Snake, who had protected and helped me all along. I thought he truly cared for me, but I never imagined he would be the one to push me into the abyss wi 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Dragon's Wife Is Hard to Handle 蛟夫难缠 [First-person paranormal | Flood Dragon husband | Horror | Cathartic comedy] My name is Shen Yuezhao. I was born a freak after my mother emerged from the Dragon-Locking Well. I was born with an ill-fated yin destiny, and a single talisman kept me alive until I was fourteen. When I was eighteen, an incredibly handsome man came looking for me. His moods were unpredictable, yet he was utterly devoted to me. He kept me on the brink of death while giving me everything he had... In a dream, I saw him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Snake Pregnancy 蛇胎 One true pairing, both pure. “Jiang Xiaoli, have you really forgotten who I am? How dare you?” In countless dreams, someone repeats those words. Sometimes through tears of blood, sometimes with a beaming smile. Jiang Xiaoli doesn’t know who the man is, or even whether he’s human. All she knows is that it feels as if a huge hole has been dug out of her heart. She can’t remember her past with him. Just as she could never have imagined that the grand gift for her twentieth birthday would be a nonhu 118Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 67 The Flying Dragon Coffin 飞龙棺 I was born half a month before my due date. My mother was home alone, while my father had gone to relocate a village grave. On the day of the relocation, he beat a horned snake to death. The snake died, and I was born! When I arrived, snakes surrounded our courtyard. The villagers all called me a bringer of calamity. Before my grandmother passed away, she left me a red dragon jade pendant. On my sixteenth birthday, the snake my father had killed appeared in our courtyard, and the red dragon pend 43Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 68 A Wedding Invitation Made of Human Skin 人皮婚笺 To escape a violent man, I hid inside a coffin in a mass grave, only to unexpectedly sign a marriage contract with a ghost. From that day on, he appeared in my dreams every night. The birthmark that had suddenly appeared on my neck burned day after day, and I could see the deathly aura surrounding everyone around me. No one can escape the cause and effect that governs life and death, just like that bone-chilling encounter on that night. A lonely girl weeping in the night, nightmares in the women 86Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 69 Snakes Entwined 蛇缠 My name is Qiao Lin. I was born with one fewer bone than other people, and a bone reader declared I wouldn't live past seven. To save me, Grandma dug up a snake bone and gave it to me. Ever since, I've dreamed every night of a huge snake covered in blood. It clings to me and won't let go… To stay alive, I agreed to worship it and become its spirit medium. I thought that once I'd helped it cultivate enough merit, it would let me go. Little did I know it wanted even more. 179Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 70 The Professor’s Ghost-Eyed Bride 叫兽的鬼眼新娘 On her very first day of college, she somehow ends up a bride. With an exorcist senior and a witch for a roommate, her college life is certainly anything but dull! It isn't until one day that she finally realizes he is actually the legendary big boss! 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Snake Gu 蛇蛊 I was destined to face a calamity. I tried every way I could to escape, but they still found me. Ghosts cleared the way as eerie music rang out, and a bewitching man in red hunted me down from a thousand miles away. A dying message written in blood, a demon arriving at my door in the dead of night. On the verge of death, I had no choice but to accept the snake demon's terms: enter a ghost marriage and become his spirit medium. The demon snake was ferocious. He promised me eternal life, but life 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Snake's Allure 蛇媚我心 When I was born, I had a tail. It scared the midwife out of her mind, and she told everyone that I must have committed countless heinous sins in my past life and was now suffering the consequences! An old monk passing by took pity on me and gave me a snake-shaped jade pendant. He said it would let me live like a normal child until I turned eighteen. Less than a month after I put it on, my tail fell off on its own, leaving behind only a tiny mark. After my eighteenth birthday, I should have quiet 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Snake King's Wedding: One Mountain Ghost Coin, a Lifetime of Security 蛇王婚:一枚山鬼钱,聘我万周全 The fortune says I’m blessed by good luck and destined for romance, and that one day I’ll marry the Snake King. But I’ve always believed my origins were anything but auspicious. Twenty years ago, on the night my father gave birth to my younger sister and me, a blood moon hung high in the sky and dark forces stirred across the land. My father died in a difficult labor… Then, twenty years later, my grandfather’s corpse inexplicably rose, and several “mountain ghost coins” passed down through our f 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Snake Bride's Rite on the Fifteenth of July 七月十五,蛇妻礼 I was frail and sickly as a child. A fortune-teller predicted I wouldn’t live past twenty. My childhood friend couldn’t bear to see me quit school and stay home, so she gave me her family’s heirloom jade snake necklace... She died on her way home. The jade snake she gave me came to life and coiled around me. Before I could uncover the truth behind my friend’s death, one strange event after another began to unfold. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 My Senior Brother Is the Ancient Dragon Lord 上古龙君我师兄 I’m the best in the world "Tengjiao" Xi Beibei × My junior sister is always right "Azure Dragon" Ao Cang First came her senior brother, Lord of the Northern Darkness; then her master, Supreme High God. Xi Beibei, doted on by everyone, once lived as she pleased. Then, somehow, everything suddenly changed. Her master stripped her of her divine status. Her senior brother sealed her away for fifty thousand years. The Human Emperor drew near with ult 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Yin Phoenix’s Calamity, the Dragon-Boned Wife 阴凤劫,龙骨妻 ◇Cold Snake God x Girl Forced to Take the Blame◇ My grandfather stole the Snake God’s dragon bones to keep me alive. Eighteen years later, the snake came to my door and demanded repayment, with interest. As a hundred snakes coil around me and red candles blaze, he bends close to my ear, his voice bewitching and cruel: “I’ll make you live in hell, my one and only captive pet. For all eternity, you’ll never be free.” He returned carrying a thousand years of hatred, yet found himself savoring the 20.7kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 77 The White Dragon Takes a Wife, the Blind Girl Walks by Night 白龙娶妻,盲女夜行 [A quirky, mystical young woman vs. a scheming, black-hearted White Dragon of the East Sea] Ghost hunting and fortune-telling | Supernatural | Suspense | Twists | Fresh premise | Happy ending People said my birth was an ill omen. I couldn't see during the day, but at night I could see things ordinary people couldn't. So when I was three, I left home to live in a temple. Fifteen years later, my family brought me back, and the first thing they told me was that they were going to marry me off. That 39Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 78 Lady Fox Immortal, You Haven’t Hidden Your Tail Properly 狐仙大人,你的尾巴没藏好 That year, I was twenty. Fine white hair inexplicably sprouted all over my body. The village’s spirit medium, Granny Hui, laughed and said, “When white fur appears, romance is near.” That night, under a moonless sky, I was forced into a red wedding dress and married off to a man I had never met. On our wedding night, he raised his voice and snarled, “Su Jinhe, you made me lose a tail, and you still have the nerve to cling to me and marry me? You’re asking to die!” Me: ???!!! (Completely bewilder 71Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 79 The Snake King’s Child 蛇王胎 142Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 80 Immortal Who Chases the Yin 逐阴仙 At seven, I encountered an evil spirit, and yin energy came knocking. My dead great-uncle beckoned me, but he appeared out of nowhere and gently stopped me from taking one fatal step. His name was Xie Changli, an unknown wandering spirit who stayed by my side as I grew up and protected me for years. At seventeen, I lost my protective talisman. We met again in a desperate situation, a red thread winding around my finger as the bell rang to drive away evil. He had always been cool and distant, u 28Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 81 An Epic Love Between a Man and a Snake 旷世蛇恋 When I was eighteen, my grandmother sacrificed her life to beg a huge white snake to heal my eyes. To bring her back to life, I made a pact with that snake. As fragments of my memories gradually come together, I discover that my bond with the great white snake is no coincidence. Grudges from a past life and unfinished love: everything has been guiding me toward the whirlpool of fate all along. 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 My Snake Demon Husband Is So Fierce 蛇妖夫君好凶猛 [Fantasy setting + xuanhuan + devoted couple + one-on-one romance + happy ending + sweet romance] A delicate, spoiled, tearful female demon hunter versus a gentle, domineering snake demon with an overwhelming possessive streak... When I saw the half-human snake demon again, his picturesque features were bewitching and alluring. His blood-red, slit-pupiled eyes drooped slightly as he watched me with pity. As if driven by an invisible force, I reached out to him, unable to control myself. The chil 87Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 83 Luring Her into Sweet Surrender: The CEO's Snake-Husband Bride 诱她沉欢,霸总蛇夫的冲喜新娘 He Huan encountered a spirit snake transforming into a dragon, and that very night, it wrapped itself around her. It took full advantage of her, then shamelessly claimed it was repaying a debt of gratitude. He Huan suffered in silence as the snake clung to her. After her fiancé cheated on her with her despicable stepsister, she married Long Tingye, the notorious playboy of the capital, in a fit of anger. She had heard that Long Tingye had accidentally fallen into the water three years ago and be 46Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 84 The Fox Demon's Allure 狐妖魅 Have you ever seen a baby born with a head of white hair? Tao Yuling, a white-haired girl abandoned by her parents, is always dreaming that someone is chasing her. Then one day, her grandmother suddenly dies, leaving behind a mysterious last message: “He’s here!” In the pouring rain, a fox demon approaches slowly. His thin lips part, his alluring eyes cold: “From now on, I can kill you whenever I feel like it!” Years later, Yuling is baffled. “I’ve made you angry so many times. Why haven’t you k 79Reads6.5Score414d adds
- 85 Snake Scales All Over the Bed 蛇鳞满床 (A heroine who grows over time + a villainous male lead + love and hate intertwined + not for naive readers + not a sweet romance + open ending + don't read if you don't like thinking things through + anyone who leaves a malicious rating without reading the blurb and setting will lose all their good luck!!!) The day I was born, my mother stepped on a black snake and killed it, and its snake spirit took revenge on her relentlessly. To save my life, my grandfather went to beg the Snake Immortal fo 204Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 86 Goddess Reborn, Snake Immortal Wife 神女转世,蛇仙妻 An early work, an experiment. A girl born under an ill-starred fate, destined to be a goddess, with two immortals, a snake and a fox, circling around her, while the Ghost King of Kunlun fights to protect her to the death. I was born with a snake-shaped tattoo. It brought me plenty of benefits, but also some unpleasant consequences. My parents never let me get too close to boys, but when I hit puberty, I still broke that rule. Ever since then, a man has appeared in my dreams every single night... 5Reads8.0Score314d adds
- 87 The Spirit Snake Coils Around the Dragon Coffin 灵蛇缠龙棺 My birth chart marked me for misfortune. Not only was I fated to bring disaster to my parents, I was doomed to die before turning eighteen. Then a mysterious person changed my fate. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had the same nightmare over and over: thousands upon thousands of snakes coiling around a golden coffin. From inside it, I can faintly hear the voice of a young man, luring me to climb inside. Every time I wake up, I’m relieved it was only a dream. But one day, in an ancient tomb, I 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Yin-Born Girl: The Dragon King's Little Wife 阴生女:龙王的小娇妻 I was born with an unusually yin nature, and I’ve had yin-yang eyes since childhood. I can see every demon and evil spirit in the world, and they’re always haunting me. My mother suffered a difficult labor when she gave birth to me. After three days and three nights, I still hadn’t been born. My grandmother was a fortune-telling medium, and she predicted that I was destined for wealth and would become the Dragon King’s wife. She said that the only way to save my life was to betroth me to the Dra 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Addicted: After Flirting with the Wrong Guy, I Offended the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite 上瘾,错撩后我得罪了京圈太子爷 The capital’s top tycoon. A wickedly charming, self-restrained powerhouse. A down-and-out beauty, pure and alluring. Sweet, flirtatious, indulgent, and heart-flutteringly romantic. So handsome he’ll make your pores stand on end. Ye Yiwei has never been in a relationship, or even held a boy’s hand. Yet every night, a man with an almost perfect physique appears in her dreams and makes passionate love to her. The man is wickedly charming, so handsome he seems otherworldly. His crimson eyes seduc 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Republic-Era Mountain God: The Nine-Headed Serpent Lord 民国山神:九头蛇君 When I was born, a thousand snakes carried a coffin. Grandpa said the Snake God wanted a bride, and if we refused, both Mom and I would die. When I was five, a high fever left me able to see spirits. I often saw a snake with nine heads. He and I grew up together, and whenever I was in danger, he always came to my rescue. As an adult, I became a spirit medium. The mountain god’s temple was destroyed, my eldest brother was murdered, and my aunt, who had been dead for twenty-eight years, suddenly r 649Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 91 The Snake Bridegroom 蛇婿 I was cut from the belly of a corpse, a child born of the dead, a jinx everyone despised. Misfortune followed me from childhood, yet Grandma said I had a noble destiny and limitless prospects. Then I was kidnapped and taken into the mountains, where a golden serpent coiled around me. From that moment on, strange events never stopped, and I began to challenge fate itself… 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 92 The Snake's Wrath: I Invited the Underworld Lord In 蛇缠鬼怒:我把冥君请进门 My name is Xie Tianyi, and I’m the only girl born in several generations of the Xie family. Snakes often show up around our home, and the villagers all call me the Snake Girl. After I was attacked by a swarm of snakes, my parents forbade me from going out. Even after I got into university, they made me take a leave of absence and stay home. That was how I ended up confined to the house. Two years later, when I turned twenty, strange things began happening one after another. My family members kep 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Snake-Eyed Girl with a Dark Fate 蛇瞳阴命女 [Mysticism + marriage before love + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + lighthearted comedy] My name is Xu Yao. When I was six, my father beat a giant black python to death. From that day on, disaster struck, and my family was destroyed. I lost sight in one eye as a result. My grandmother prayed to the gods for me through the night, then sent me to Qingfeng Temple on Jinding Peak. She said the temple could protect me as I grew up, and gave me a silver bracelet, warning me never to take it off, n 361Reads—Score10014d adds
- 94 Walking the Yin Road, Led by a Snake Spirit 走阴路,蛇魂引 There’s a black snake locked in my basement. Whenever I got sick, the elders in my family would go whip it. Grandpa told me it was my stand-in for death. Later, Grandpa died a violent death, my family was ruined, and a man appeared before me. He grabbed me by the throat and forced me to repay my debt... 248Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 95 Snake Demoness 蛇姬 [Ensemble Cast + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Strange Folk Tales] Romance: A dignified, devoted, ruthless Snake Lord vs. a pampered, cunning diviner I was born on the night of the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Everyone in the village said my mother conceived me after being entwined by a snake, so they called me Little Snake. When I was thirteen, I spoke carelessly and offended the “Snake Lord” in a painting. From then on, I was bedridden, and st 1.9kReads9.0Score28014d adds
- 96 My Fox Immortal Lord Keeps Blowing His Cover 我家狐仙大人总掉马 One rainy night, office worker Shen Yuyu rescues a badly injured little white fox, unaware that it's actually Jun Linyi, a fox immortal who has cultivated for a thousand years. To repay her kindness, Jun Linyi stays by Shen Yu's side, but mishaps abound as he repeatedly blows his cover. Their peaceful life is shattered by dark forces, and Shen Yu unexpectedly awakens a mysterious power. Together, they delve into the secrets of their past lives, with laughs and danger at every turn... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The First Strange Tale of the Countryside 乡野第一怪谈 Funeral Mound Village is an ancient, remote place surrounded by burial hills. Corpses roam everywhere, and the yin energy is overwhelming. There are walking corpses, weasels as fat as pigs, malevolent gods that wreak havoc, bizarre Gu witches, Xi spirits, evil Jian ghosts... One paranormal incident after another... 117Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 98 Devouring the Snake Fetus 噬蛇胎 On my eighteenth birthday, a black snake came looking for me, insisting that I bear his serpent child. He spoiled me madly and loved me until it became an obsession. Years later, a thousand-year-old snake curse brought disaster to the mortal world. My family was destroyed, and he told me he didn't have much time left. Only then did I finally realize that all this terror was the price he had made me pay for a feud that would doom me for eternity... 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 99 On the Day I Was Born, Ten Thousand Snakes Paid Homage 我出生当天,万蛇朝拜 I was born with a demon’s fetus. On the day I was born, countless snakes bowed before me, and the village was struck by a once-in-a-century downpour. Everyone was terrified and wanted nothing to do with me... 30Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 100 The Serpent's Curse 蛇咒 When I was little, my grandfather once beat a snake to death... After that, strange things kept happening to our family. A fortune-teller said I wouldn't live to see twenty. To save me, my father made a pact with a snake spirit. On my eighteenth birthday, it left a snake curse on my wrist. Ever since then, every night I dream of a giant golden python, its jaws gaping wide, its tongue flicking as it bares its fangs. It tells me I belong to it, and that in this life, the next, and every life after 2.5kReads—Score—14d adds

















































