[Redacted] & Madeline Hail The warm press of her lips against the corner of my mouth almost rose me from sleep. My eyes cracked open to stare up at Maddy, her cascade of long blonde hair a waterfall around us, casting her features into shadow. The fluttering sound of her wings echoed around the room as she shifted on the bed, and I could feel a frown of question, of concern, fighting through my sleep-addled mind. A tender brush of her fingers smoothed it away before it could fully form. “Falling in love with you would be the death of me...” Such a soft whisper. Her voice so tender and raw that I wanted to pull her close, cradle her soul against mine, and promise her it wouldn’t. That I’d guard her heart, and her love, more fiercely than all the precious pearls in the world. But sleep had its claws in me still, and her long, delicate fingers slid through my hair, tangled with my curls, and tugged me back into slumber. There had been something in her voice. In her words. It stole my dreams and sent me spinning into nightmares. And when I finally managed to fight my way free, and back to the waking world, all my darkest fears were realised. Gone. Missing. Departed in the death of night. She had abandoned me for fear that love would destroy her. Without giving me a moment to answer, to respond, to tell her that she owned not just my heart but my soul. And while the portals between realms remained closed, and the vampire councils argued semantics with the Court of the Fey, my hopes of ever finding her dwindled with every passing day. Hey there! Do you like my writing? Feel like supporting me so I can write some more? Check out my debut fantasy novel ‘Changeling’. It’s available in Ebook at all your favourite online retailers, and in Paperback, and Hardcover from Amazon. Changeling’s Ebook is 50% off |
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