Dear Shell,
Here is another short scene from my nanowrimo novel.
He watched her from atop a small rise in the clearing above the lake, thinking she looked like a golden goddess offering herself to the moon. Unable to resist, his feet drew him down the rise toward the lake, toward the goddess he saw before him.
She sensed his presence before she saw him. Turning slightly, she watched as the tall handsome man gracefully made his way across the clearing to come stand next to her. He raised his hand, hesitating briefly before gently touching her face. His fingers traced along her eyebrows, her temples, before resting lightly upon her cheek. His thumb brushed carefully across her full lips. Her eyes flickered shut. She slowly opened her eyes to look into his dark gaze. His hand fell away from her face to reach down and grasp her hand. A question formed in his eyes, she looked away then back into his eyes again.
He led her away from the lake, following the short river to the vision pool beneath the waterfall. They didn’t speak as he led her behind the waterfall to the small inlet that lay behind the curtain of water. He stopped and turned her to face him, reaching his hand up to cup her cheek again. He leaned toward her, his face slowly coming closer to hers, his lips stopping within an inch of her lips. He stared into her green and gold eyes, searching for acceptance. She tried to tell him not to stop, that she was not afraid, but the words would not form. He smiled and moved closer to her. Her eyes slowly closed, waiting for his kiss.
“He will betray you.” The voice slid through her mind, the same voice she had heard in one of her dreams that night. She pulled back and stared at him, her eyes wide open and frightened. She shook her head and pulled her hand free from his.
“No, I cannot.” Ny’eass turned and ran from him, out from behind the curtain of water, across the clearing to her camp.
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I hope you enjoyed it,
Shell
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Wow
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