My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 18

A young girl in a flowing white dress descended like an angel; her radiant smile was blooming as she approached him. With each step closer, she whispered sultry words into. his ear, while gently applying ointment to him with her slender and smooth fingers.

And then that teasing ‘Good boy, each syllable laced with a poison so tempting, drew him deeper into torpor.

As the image of the girl flickered in his mind, Orion reached a crescendo; his usually deep voice turned raspy and unrecognizable.

“Xan, my Xan.”

She was wrong; he wasn’t good, not at all. He thought about it, crazily, desperately.

Saturday, 7 PM, at the Discovery Pavilion, the finale of The Masked Singer beckoned.

As the season’s most anticipated prime-time music reality show, the finale drew crowds in droves, making the pavilion packed with fans holding up glow sticks and banners. The show was broadcast live across major TV and online platforms, which captured the grand spectacle.

bellowed into the microphone, pumping up the atmosphere. Tonight, right here, we’ll witness eleven contestants who’ve battled their way to

them, and we’ll also open up online voting so that you, the audience, can have your say. Scores will be based

Masked Singer introduces a challenger round. Three surprise contestants, masked and mysterious, will battle the top three finalists. The scoring remains the same,

is here tonight. He’ll

settling into a dimly lit corner with the best view. The lights made it hard to see

unmistakable. Orion?

competitor

men, Matthew mused. If Xan got any closer to a titan

bouquet next to him, and started to regret his decision to come

contestants buzzed with excitement

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