Jasper never deviated from his cool, aloof ways even in the most dangerous or intimate moments. Nothing would ever get a rise out of him, seeing that he had already witnessed the cruelest brutality in the world. But strangely, very strangely, she had to admit - no, she would not lie to herself any longer - she almost preferred the sense of cold ( Read more... )

Heaven ( Read more... )

I swear; I love you ( Read more... )

The black grizzly reared on its hind legs, a ferocious growl ripping from its throat. It bared its sharp canines at me, saliva dripping from each jagged point. Making its way slowly towards me, it growled again, striking fear in me amidst my cloud of pain radiating from my tangled mess of limbs ( Read more... )

I stood there, memorising every feature of her, determined that I’d never go anywhere where I couldn’t see her face again. I could tell the last few months had not been easy on her - and neither was it easy on me. Her eyes had dark rings around them, suggesting that she hadn’t been able to get a good night sleep in months - she could even pass off ( Read more... )

The dark figures lay on the ground, in the midst of all the long, tall grass surrounding them - forming a small private bubble around them. It was an unusually dark night, and the moon shone in the sky like a gleaming fresh-picked pearl as a few specks of dark grey clouds dotted the expanse of the night sky here and there. The trees surrounding the ( Read more... )

Do you remember, James?

We had once crossed these beautiful meadows of pretty flowers and lush, green grass. Dancing amidst the knee-high flowers, we held hands like innocent children and played in the large field - carefree and happy. It was paradise. We had spent the whole day there, and we hardly noticed when it turned dark - lost in each other’ ( Read more... )

A white figure danced across the canopy of brown leaves, gently coming to a graceful stop at the edge of the forest. She scanned the large clearing with her acutely observant eyes and stopped upon finding the object of her thoughts - a dark figure, sitting in the dark shadows, the liquid moon on the surface of the water beside him ( Read more... )

"What are you doing here?" Her voice betrayed no emotion, at the very least; only suppressed curiosity ( Read more... )