Her Oasis; His Destruction

ONTH E

e of the towering trees that shielded the lives beneath from the sun's warmth. It could have also been because the

ds. Her two companions also followed quietly

eal the hand that had been hidden safely behind her dark cl

pe. Be calm," Sh

le of the horse. The movement caused her brown rid

species and were old enough to be her fathers. They had been sent by her au

r feet. They had similar features. So much so that she suspected that they were siblings. Starting from their fair skins and huge no

ad before her. She already felt bored in their company

en Calliope was feeling the lack of energy. The poor animal wasn't used to the uncomfortable silence. It enjoyed hearing peopl

been the three of them against the world. She had never once tho

loodshed. She remembered the screams. She remembered the fear in the ai

nd fun in attacking people but she had never believed it until that

e was nothing she could do. She had promised herself that she wouldn't cry anymore. She was done crying. Her parents wouldn't even want her to end up crying

her head. Now was not the time to think about it. S

She knew it was going to cheer her up for some time as well as the animal. It was also going to get

thinking Calliope?" M

na nodded as she liked the response. The two butlers exchanged confused looks. It

It was so fast and so sudden that it left the men both surprised and shoc

have our heads! We need to go after her!" Ma

a new surge of excitement flowing through her blood. She felt alive knowing that she had succeeded in destabilizing the peace that had been in the ai

e was living. She couldn't tell if she was going to get the chanc

. The place was getting darker than the road they had been using. The trees were longer here and the woods were quieter. Only the sound of Calliope's hooves against the surface of the for

squealed and came to an abrupt stop. This caught Mariana off guard,

e would only break a leg and not hurt her face. This was probably her punishment for escaping her es

n warm hands. Her eyes flew open immediate

ve his eyes and went all the way down to his lips. His nose was just perfect for his light brown face. His lips reminded her

uncover all her dark secrets. She could feel herself heating up. He was causing her to begin to burn from the inside. Her heart started to race with a mixture of excit

to stop gazing into his eyes. She knew that if she kept staring, then she would get

awoken deep within her. None of them said a word to

etween them. She wanted to taste him. She wanted to know if his lips were as soft as they looked. She wanted to know if his fingers coul

thrash around. This startled Mariana and she immedi

"Easy Calliope, you're fine. It's just a little fog.

head and tried looking around but there was no sign of the strange man with the most intriguing eyes. She suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart. She felt abandoned. She felt as if s

the woods. She wanted to find him. She was just about to drag Callio

orts sh

s sweating all over. Martins was still trying to keep his c

safe. There have been reports about strange men as well as beasts roaming the woods," Quin complained. He

ff like this again Lady Mariana. Will you please mount your hor

ard them but her eyes were busy searching the woods

sappeared, Calliope," She

omething milad

escorts to find out that she had just been in the arms of a very strange

ood that they put her between them so that she wouldn't just run off as she did. She scoffed. Th

artins hoped that Mariana wouldn't run off as she did again. If something were to happe

. Who could the man have been? Where did he come from? Where di

to find peace until she found the answer