~Luella
Thought stands above me, watching me with those glistening silver eyes.
Has he always been this attractive? The answer is clearly yes. He’s come from nowhere, appearing in front of me like an apparition, however I can feel the radiation between us, suggesting the realness of this moment. I sit up on the couch, as he rests beside me, not saying a single word. A waver, like a vignette that almost seems to glow, surrounds him.
~Luella“Okay. This isn’t funny.”The earnest in Thought’s eyes are unnerving, because it almost makes me believe him. But it makes no sense. I’ve been dragged into this life with no explanation, and every time I seek one, I get more confusion. Revel has fled, not having contacted me since the utter failure at dinner the other day. Good, he’s the last thing I need right now. He wanted me to break Thought’s heart, and Fate wants me to win his heart. I think I know which I would rather.
~LuellaThe sound of soft cries wakes me.Blearily, I rub my eyes, forcing them open. I’m not sure what I expected to see, but it’s not Della sitting beside me on her knees, head in her hands. Looking around me, I’m in my room. If my memory serves me right, I should have been waking in Thought’s guest room, ready to assault him with questions about the dream he projected into my sleeping mind.“He broke u
~ThoughtMy brother paces in front of me.It’s not often that Time visits me. We may have sorted everything out between us, but that doesn’t mean all is solved. However, he is here now, walking around in my living room, tapping his finger against his chin. I’m surprised he found me here. I’ve left my usual estate in my territory for a small cabin in one of the Virtue’s land.
~LuellaI’m not sure how he expects me to react.Maybe I should be jumping up, excited to take an offer a pureblood immortal’s offering. However, my heart completely falls into my stomach. The idea of staying, no, being trapped inside a dream is enough to turn this into a nightmare. And with Thought…I have no reason to trust him yet. Who knows what he would manipulate me to think in here.“You’re crazy,”
~LuellaThought and I now sit together on a couch, facing each other.My anxiety has lessened, although I’m still wary. I’ve accepted to some degree that I’m trapped here until Thought relents, and by the sound of what he has been describing to me for the past half hour, I’m not jumping to leave yet. In fact, leaving this dream-state seems terrifying. As alluring as all Thought’s power may outwardly seem, I know that I would never be able to handle it.
~LuellaA lay back, letting the sun dance across my face.This is the life I should be living. No wonder Thought loves to retreat to his own personal simulation to enjoy benefits like this. I sit in front of an earth made pool, staring into its emerald green, turquoise blue surface, enjoying the way is beckons me in, even though I know its depths are deeper than I can see, and the water is surely cold.
~LuellaShe slips into the room, eyeing me warily.My poor, beautiful sister. She used to admire me, once upon a time. Now, she stares at me through pale green eyes, terrified. I’m still tied down, after a day. My wrists are rubbed raw, to the point they never stop stinging, and no one has come in this room to let me know when I might be let out. Everyone just likes not make excuses.“You’re looking
~LuellaI stumble down onto my hands and knees.Immediately I sense we are somewhere different to the last place Fate brought me. Somewhere with hard wood floors and a sweltering heat which hits me right away. Forcing myself to my feet, I shake my head, the residue power lingering in the air. I hate that ability that each immortal I have come across has access to, to leaves me with shuddering legs and a sick feeling in my stomach.