Fae and Fate Collides

o me across from it. Amoros throwing my food in my face for speaking wrong. The scratches I can't get out from the table. Pieces of my hair I have swept off after being pulled over it. Br

in my love shows me. I gaze at the rose still embedded in my

; I know I must join him. Somehow it is the one place he is kind to me. When he whispers his love in my ear, he makes me forget the day. But this bed takes me from the love I truly seek. I blush, embarrassed at the thoughts. I hope my love w

e to live here, my husband has not lost any chickens to the forest animals. My veggies grow strong and fast. My wounds heal within the day

As simple as it is, I look forward to seeing them in the morning. "Come and eat." I coo to them while pouring grain in their feeding tray. The chickens surge forth to the food. A small chuckle escapes me at their desperate wobbling. Sticking their black tails in the air as they peck. Moving to their perch

, I hear his sharp voice "You keep me from being well Nekaia." He hisses; I can feel the daggers in his eyes despite having my back to him. "You are the cause of my haunting dreams." I tensed as he spoke, he had been complaining of violent dreams. Keeping my back to him I asked "What did you dr

ekaia" He says against my skirt, his hands beginning to move up and down my legs. I nod at his words, accustomed to appeasing him with lies. "Promise you are mine, make these dreams leave, they are your doing." He continued. Placing my hands on his shoulders I say quietly "I would never wish this on you Amoros, for I am yours." I feel his hands continuing to move, reaching higher to my backside and the small of my back. "But you have brought this on

s arms around me. Looking through the door I see bright golden eyes staring at me from the dark tree line. For a moment I am frozen as my breath is stolen. Could it truly be him? I am taken from my haze as my hand begins to burn. Despite being fully healed it feels as though

s harsh features, eyes blue like the clearest sky. "What are you doing bitch? Close the door!" Amoros yelled, his pale lips pulling back against his teeth. I turn to the trees and see