THE MATE THE ALPHA NEVER CHOSE
I felt myself utterly entranced by the peace and magic of this place.
As I danced around, my heart suddenly skipped a beat. The petals on the flowers began to change, their beautiful and bold colours morphing into an ominous shade of red, like blood dripping down the petals. Fear arrested me as I looked around, seeing the savage transformation take over the garden I had just been appreciating. The beauty around me had become a horrifying nightmare of everything good and peaceful that had surrounded me.
Suddenly, the flowers began to wilt, turning black and withering, dropping into the pool of blood forming on the ground. Their decaying petals shriveled and collapsed in on themselves.