Novels by Lia Sapphire

09||~Enid.~~~~I dreamt of it again. The baby I lost.What happened with Adrrik had shaken me in ways I would never imagine. One moment he does something sweet, and another one, he is promising me death.I can still remember the ice flooding my veins as Adrrik's grip grew tighter and tighter around my neck. For a dangerous second, I believed I would meet my end then and there, but then he stopped.My mind must have been playing tricks on me, but I swear, he had looked pained.I wrap the shawl tighter around myself.Why did he do that?Why treat me nicely and then hurt me again? Is he afraid of being nice for once? Then again, the nice man I met and fell for was just a non existent shadow.A shadow that took my baby from me.The so

08||~Addrik. ~~~~I can't do it. That is the first thought that come to mind when my hand closes around her tiny neck. It should have been easy, just one snap and she would go still in my hand. Yet, my hand is trembling. Seeing her so small, so breakable, with her pupils dilated with unconcealed fear, it becomes as clear as day that I won't do it. The realization infuriates me as much as it tortures me. She shouldn't be alive. I should have snapped her neck the moment I found her in my house, infact, I shouldn't have even bothered with this marriage. But when her ublyudok of a father showed me the picture of his daughter for this trade and those amber eyes I had dreamed of for twenty four months stared back at me through the dead paper, I couldn't resist it. Now, here I am, staring back at my Babochka. Why did she do it? Why betray me? I don't understand, and as much as I wish to know why, I can't bring myself to demand answers from her. She wasn't even meant to know who I

07||~Enid.~~~~"Stay still." Is the response he offers. I am tempted to shout at him or even fight, but after feeling the cold barrel of that gun against my temple, my anger has shimmered down. Left with no choice but to let do as he pleases, I relax into his broad shoulder. The cold night air hits me once we are outside, sending my hair dropping like a waterfall. The urge to get down his shoulders and look around the house is strong. Thankfully, the car isn't too far from the house. My back meets the leather seat with a soft plop. I glare at him as he slips in beside me. "Go." With one word, the car roars ti life. I spin around, bright eyes looking through the mirror at the large landmass I will be leaving behind. After taking in my fill through the dark, I relax into my sit, only to freeze when I feel cold eyes on me. My hand fists my t-shirt between my fingers. "W-What are you looking at?" Caught red handed, Adrrik snatches his gaze from me, a cute pucker between his brow. I

06||~Enid.~~~~He left me all alone. Not for a day, or even a week, but for a whole month. For once since this whole fiasco began, there is actually a little joy in for lying to Addrik. If it Isn't me, then it would have been Ember. Ember hates the silence the most, she hates being left all alone. That was why she had been pissed with me when I ran to Russia and left her alone in that cold mansion. A small breath slips out of me as I gaze at the morning light through the window. "It's another day." Groaning, I slip out of the huge bed to begin my morning routine. One, two, three, four, five, six, Seven, eight. I do a little stretch before heading to the large ballroom in the mansion to dance. Eyes closed, breath steady. The dance begins. Twirling, swirling, a little sway- My leg gives out beneath me, a sharp pain jolting through my abdomen. My breath is heavy, eyes wet with tears. This wasn't how I was meant to end up. Broken, dreamless and even more useless t

05||~ Enid. ~~~~What if he sold me?What if I have been kidnapped!What if-I quickly make my way through the aisle in search of him, when I find Adrrik, he's seated with his head on his knuckles. My heart takes a while to calm down. I didn't get kidnapped. He's still here. I intended to leave after this, but seeing him looking peaceful, with his eyes closed and relaxed, my heart beat increases.I have never seen him asleep before. Whenever we had sex, he always left before I woke up. Now that I have seen it, he looks ethereal when he sleeps, especially his sharp jawline and full lips, vibrant skin and thick lashes. Clouded with my thoughts, I don't know I am closer to him, about to graze his cheek with my finger when his eyes snaps open, Adrrik grabs my hand and twists it to the side, making me let out a strangled scream as I fall onto his lap.Face first.“Ow. Stop, it's me." I exclaim, writhing in pain, but he doesn't let go." Why were you standing above me?” “I… I…. Was ju

04||~ Enid.~~~~I don’t smell the fire. I don’t smell anything, but my body remembers the orange flame licking at the walls of the once beautiful house I have spent only a day in.My hold on Adrrik's neck tightens as I try not to think of what else the fire can burn. We need to get out of here.Fast.“Hold this to your nose." Adrrik hands me a wet cloth, and I quickly take it and cover my nose with it.He makes his way to the kitchen instead of using the front door. There's more flame here. I want to ask him why he doesn't take the door, but now's not the time.The house grows hotter and hotter the more we stay in, I can hear Adrrik's harsh breath as his feet thump against the floor.The flame is everywhere, from the floor to the ceiling, everything is ablaze.“We shouldn't be passing here." Adrrik doesn't reply as he tries to navigate through the flame to get to the door.Hot bead of sweat rolls down our foreheads, the kitchen counter has a chuck of it burnt, the walls are now black