Something In The Dark

"Love is an illusion filled with honey-glazed promises and beautiful lies."

My heart shattered as he spoke, his empty, cold eyes firmly stuck on mine. His gaze sent shivers down my spine and also made me show my neck in submission.

Sparks flashed through me as his large, icy hands met my face, cupping my cheeks. Lowering his head to my height, our lips barely touching, he confessed.

"But if it means I get to be with you, then I'd gladly accept your beautiful lies that give me butterflies."