{"id":571,"date":"2026-01-03T20:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/earthbound-02-arnold-d-m\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:47:06","slug":"earthbound-02-arnold-d-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/earthbound-02-arnold-d-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthbound 02 &#8211; Arnold, D. M."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='book-preview'>\n<h3>Book Preview<\/h3>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">Nykkyo Kyhana lay on his back, relaxed in the sweet exhaustion that comes after. He surveyed the room, illuminated by the nightstand lamp turned low. It was the bedroom in the apartment above the house in Queens. The window was open and mild, late-April night air wafted in, now and then carrying with it a trace of diesel fumes. He could hear the noise of the City &#8212; that of traffic, the muffled sound of a television down the block &#8230; the occasional siren. <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">Suki lay under his left arm, clutching him. He stroked her bicep and contemplated her yellow-brown skin. Nyk pressed his lips to the top of her head and inhaled the scent of her hair. She snuggled against him. \u201cMmm,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">She drew in a deep breath. \u201cMmmmmm&#8230; My whole body is perfectly relaxed. If I close my eyes, I&#8217;ll be asleep. Mmm&#8230;\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cI hope you can keep those beautiful eyes open for a little while. I love gazing into them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cUh-UNH.\u201d She kissed his cheek. \u201cI&#8217;m deliriously happy. Oh, Nykkyo &#8212; when I&#8217;m in your arms<\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">&#8212; I truly have no cares.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cWouldn&#8217;t you like to have this for the rest of your life?\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cIs that the only way I can have it?\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201c&#8230;no&#8230; of course not.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cNykkyo, I swore an oath I&#8217;d never marry again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"calibre3\">\u201cAnd, I&#8217;ve sworn oaths I&#8217;ve broken.\u201d He kissed the top of her head. \u201cTo think all this started with a simple question about <i class=\"calibre4\">miso<\/i> soup.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style='margin: 30px 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee;'>\n<p style='text-align:center;'>Read the full book by downloading it below.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/download-is-starting\/?url=https%3A\/\/mega.co.nz\/%23%21hpBH3IrZ%21jM4YQc77zdHeusD1XbxihBqUK7y2Jg01yF2-J2b_msY' class='download-btn' target='_blank'>DOWNLOAD EPUB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Preview Nykkyo Kyhana lay on his back, relaxed in the sweet exhaustion that comes after. He surveyed the room, illuminated by the nightstand lamp turned low. It was the bedroom in the apartment above the house in Queens. The window was open and mild, late-April night air wafted in, now and then carrying with &#8230; <a title=\"Earthbound 02 &#8211; Arnold, D. M.\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/earthbound-02-arnold-d-m\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Earthbound 02 &#8211; Arnold, D. M.\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-d-m-arnold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}