Kare Novel ~repack~: Nikurashii

He disappeared into the crowd, leaving me frozen in my seat.

Nikurashii. Detestable. The word felt too soft for what he was. nikurashii kare novel

Partner. The word burned.

“You’re staring again, Aoki,” he said without looking up from his tablet. The train rattled, but his voice cut through the noise like a scalpel. He disappeared into the crowd, leaving me frozen in my seat

He looked tired. Lonely, even.

I felt my nails dig into my palm. “It’s hatred. Pure, distilled, 100-proof hatred.” He disappeared into the crowd

“Good,” he said, standing as the train announced his stop. He leaned down, just close enough that I could smell cedar and arrogance. “Hatred is just passion with its coat on backwards. See you at the office… partner.”