A Brutal Awakening

Rosalind was eerily calm, so calm that Alistair almost thought she was talking about someone else, not herself.

The pity in Alistair's eyes grew so intense that it sparked a dark thought in him.

He thought, 'What if I just hid Rosalind away, made her mine alone?

'Even if she hates me, resents me... as long as she stays by my side, that's enough.'

But another voice inside whispered, 'Wouldn't she e