title: Requiem
author: Holliday, K.J.
description: Jennifer's life was perfect. The picture of the All-American dream; but it was also tainted with a dark secret. Her carefully selected boyfriend, Chuck, the one who also happened to be a pillar of the community, was an abusive monster. One night, while they were arguing, things went too far. The next thing Jen remembered was being carried through the woods by the man she thought she loved, discarded amongst the trees without a backward glance. It was there, as the life drained out of her that a stranger appeared. With unfathomable eyes, an unyielding power emanating from him, the stranger promised her the world, he promised her revenge -- for a price. That price was her soul, her blood, and an incredible bout of overwhelming sex.The first thing she did when she awoke the next morning with her newfound powers was find Chuck, and within seconds she was able to do what he couldn't. She killed him. But the satisfaction of her vengeance didn't last long, because on its heels came the realization of herself and her situation. What she'd done, and who she now had to answer. The stranger, the Grim Reaper. He was going to come for her.So, she did the only thing she could think to do. She ran.