Tong_Hua

She felt frozen; the cold nipped at her skin. Her throat was hoarse and her lips were cracked. 

The air crackled with frost.

She looked up, the shadow of the man she hated stood in front of her. A twisted smile on his face. 

“If I cannot have you, then no one shall,” he whispered. 

She closed her eyes.

The Flora That Grew

                                              'I will dirty my hands so your smile remains.'


Alexander walked into his room where the group was staying and found a letter on the table, without really looking he immediately knew who it was from. His heart was pounding in his chest, something that still happens even after all this time.


Grasping the letter tightly whilst being mindful about crinkling its edges, he sat himself down at the desk and opened the letter with a letter knife. Hating how he might accidentally ruin the envelope; pulling out the letter he scanned it — savouring up the details of Emma's life and how it has been so far during his absence. Although he was slightly disappointed because there wasn't a single mention of missing him, there was worry and concern for him for fear that he was not looking after himself and the such. Needless as it was, it still touched him greatly.


Chapter 30