Amulet
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Maybe it started with that one look, or that one hug. Then it was too late to realize that even love is a kind of luxury that they cannot afford.
He only remembered once upon a time, but could not see the ending. He tried so hard to step closer to warmth and happiness, but was only able to wake up at the exact same spot distant from the simple little things he first reached for, covered in cuts and bruises.
Hitman* is the loneliest profession in this world.
They cannot have too many connections to the outside world, cannot be involved with anything beyond their responsibilities and most important of all, they absolutely cannot have true emotions.
To survive, they began learning how to give up.
To obey, they were forced to give up.
Kill me or love me, dying or loving, this is your last chance. You have nothing to lose, yet everything to win…
*a hitman is a professional killer hired to kill selected target(s) for money.
Foreword
Prologue
“And from now on you must obey all orders from me. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
“Well then, welcome to SM.”
…
“Why, why does it have to be like this?”
“Kim Kibum, this is fate.”
…
“KEY! KEY! KEY RUN AWAY NOW!” Kim Jonghyun screamed as loud as he could into the transceiver microphone. A scratchy metallic noise echoed from the headphone.
Then nothing…
“GOD DAMN IT!” He flung the microphone onto the wall and sped towards the abandoned building.
“HYUNG! Don’t go now, it’s too dangerous!” Taemin tried to grab his arm.
Suddenly an ear-deafening explosion shook the ground hard; forcing everyone to bend down for protection, and then the heat wave came shortly after. Shards of glasses and pieces of wrecked building structure flew everywhere.
Kim Jonghyun slowly pushed himself up from the ground. His eyes leaked with despair and hopelessness. Tears poured out from them as each second that passed him seemed like blades, each one making its own scar on the boy shivering in disbelief.
…
If we can’t escape fate, then let it be.
Do you believe in fate?
I hope to take away all pain and leave you with only happiness.
He kissed the tail ring gently and slid it onto a thin silver chain.
Amulet
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