About the Last Syllable

Dear Readers, So…the trilogy is finally complete. Someone told me that there is really no clear closure after LaLauren Mansion, and since I value heavily that certain someone’s opinions, I just wrote this new extension of the story to try to wrap up the loose ends…and it seemed that I only created more loose ends […]

IV. Brief Candle

They were close. Soulran would have never imagine the clash of hooves against stone could be so maddeningly deafening. Neither of them dared to look back at their pursuers, though it was clear that they only drew closer. All was going too well, he suppose. He had escorted the young baron and his mother to […]

III. So Foul and Fair a Day

He hated the rain. The icy weather only worsened the throbbing ache in his left hand. He found solace plucking the violin, empty sounds reminding him of the years passed unable to even press against the fingerboard. Of course, this rainy day was only worth noting because something beyond unpleasant memories and agony happened. He was […]

II. Beguile the Time

The sea breeze was gentle, but her words harsh. How could she lean so lovingly against his shoulder and whisper those things in such an affectionate tone? It started with a harmless musing. “Why do you think ‘love’ and ‘live’ differs by only one letter?” She said in a dreaminess as she tugged at blades of […]

I. Innocent Sleep

Midnight greeted him without kindness when his eyes snapped open against a lengthy nightmare. It left him breathless with uncertainty; his heart raced against monsters until he was reminded to be still by her even breaths brushing against his neck and tickling his collarbone. The numbness of his arm from pillowing her head calmed him, […]