Proserpina

I looked up into his face, trembling. It felt as though my world had opened up and I was falling into a large, black hole. Lucien’s hands on my waist kept me steady as I looked into his eyes, that grey, pale laser-like eyes that were skimming over my face now, reading my expression clearly.

‘Wh…why…?’ I stammered.

he pulled me into his arms and we stood for a while like that, my arms around his neck as I waited for the pounding of my heart to slow ...