Dreadful (Tattered Curtain)

by Greer Rivers

“This is no longer a suicide mission. You’re not going to have to do this alone anymore. I’m going to help you. Which means…you need to start thinking about a future. With me.”

“I’m claiming you, Talia. You’re mine now. Your burden is my burden—” He punctuates each point with long plunges. “Your dreams are my dreams. Your goals are my goals. Your family is my family. Your heart is mine. My heart is yours.”

“You’re mine, Talia. We will have a future together, a happy ever after waiting for us after this. I swear to you that we’ll get these bastards, but it will not be the last thing we do.”

“I, uh…” Gio shuffles back toward my door. “I will be packing. You two will figure it out, but do not take too long. Talia, say yes, or I will hit your head with my rolling pin and stuff you in my suitcase if I have to!”