NIGHTS OF HALLOW

~•NoEscape•~“Areyourunningawayfromme,mysweetgirl”spokeavoiceinthehallwaythatmadeherstopinhertracks.Thehallwayhadturneddarkwithonlythewalllampsthatburnedbrightlycastingtheshadowofthemanonthefloorasheslowlyemergedfromtheotherend.“Whatareyoudoinghere,yourmajesty,”Shesaidandbowedimmediatelyasshesawhimapproachherwithslowbutsteadysteps.“Youhaven'tansweredme,sweet”Themansaidwithasweetsmilethatmadeherwaryandheheardthewayherheartskippedabeat.Hestoodbeforeherandusedhisindexfingertoraiseherchin.Hetiltedhisheadashegazedintohergreeneyesthatlookedbackathimwithfear.Hetookastepforwardclosingthedistancebetweenthemandhiseyesnarrowedwhenshetookastepback,butthatdidn'tstophimfromcorneringher.“Didyouthinkyoucanescapefromme?”Hecontinuedtoquestionandshedidn'tmissthemockerybehindhiswords.“I…I”shefeltherwordstiedtohertonguebecauseoftheman'sdauntingaura.Shefelthimtraceherforeheadwithhisfingerdowntoherjaw.Hecontinuedmovinghishanddowntoherneckandtothetopofherswellandherthuddinghearthitchedwhenhishandcontinuedtostaythere.“Didyouthinkyoucanescapefromme?”Hebenttowardsherashespoke.Hisbreathfellonherneckwhichsentajoltthattraveleddownherbody.“Itoldyou,you'retiedtomeandmetoyou”PerditaKartarwasawinsomeyetstrangeyounglady.Shehadanappealingbeautywithhergreeneyesthatinvokedandimpelledanyonewhogazedintothem.Shehadfooledhervillagerssoshecouldliveandprotectherselfandherremainingfamilyfromthenightcreaturesandalsohumans.Butwhatwasbizarreofall,wasthatPerditahadasecretshesharedwithnoone.Shehadlivedinthevillagesinceshewaslittle,andovertheyears,shehadbeendiscreetwitheachmoveshemade.Unfortunately,thingsdidn'tgoassheplanned.Despitehercautiousdecorumandfighttostayoutofsight,apairofglacialredeyesfallsonher,whichfollowedandrefusedtoleaveheroutofsight.