Mask of Deception and Sacrifice

by Callie Thomas

The melody spreads a soothing balm to suppress our aches, frustration, and emptiness and replaces it with a symphony that allows our soul to take flight.

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I glanced at Gorgton out of the side of my eye, expecting him to grumble or slap it from my hand. A cruel smile curled the corner of his mouth. He was pleased I had checked with him first.

Gorton is really well done, and her relationship with him

His thumb slid across my knuckles, awakening a tingling sensation that sent my heart into a frenzy that had nothing to do with fear. At the second swipe, time slowed and the room around us faded away. Just him and me bathed in the candlelight.

A little fast...

Trust was like a snowflake, a beautiful fragile crystal. Each one unique and rare, but if it broke, it was impossible to put back together.

We clung to each other, two lonely people who had found a connection in the darkness. Both of us had seen through each other’s facade to the radiant soul underneath.