![]() ![]() It was nice to be surprised again.īefore she could make him out, decipher the reality of his presence, he was gone. They were feisty, completely unlike the fragile features that composed the symmetry of her face. It was another unexpected thing about her. Though he knew it was dangerous if she caught him standing there, he stayed until her eyes snapped open so he could see the color, a stormy grey. His hair fell into his face, but he paid it no mind before pressing his lips to hers. He bent his head, licking his lips in preparation. ![]() They were shaped like a bow, the angles more rounded than sharp. Whoever was washing her hair was putting lip balm on her lips. He had been waiting for a long time a few more days wasn’t going to make a difference. He couldn’t see the color of her eyes, her height, or the shape of her body, but he could wait. The silky strands glowed, as though someone was washing and conditioning her hair for her, even though hair upkeep wasn’t important for someone in her state. ![]() His eyes sculpted her face: the hollow, high cheekbones, the short bridge of her upturned nose, the pale, almost sickly face, her pointed chin, and the blonde waves that invaded her forehead and tumbled past her shoulders to the middle of her chest. In all honesty, he hadn’t known she’d be this beautiful. It was nearly midnight and the full moon’s soft glow seeped through the window and cast an ethereal aura around her. Strolling over to her, his eyes took in her sleeping form. As clichéd as it sounded, he hadn’t seen anyone more angelic in his entire life, and he’d been around for a long time. He slipped the watch into the pocket of his brown slacks and turned his attention back to her. In fact, she’d be turning seventeen in a manner of minutes at least, according to the pocket watch he borrowed from the Ferry. For the past year she had been in a coma. Her parents brought her here because Onyx had some of the best doctors in the country. Catalyst: Book 2 of The Dark Paradise Trilogy ![]()
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