My Neighbour's Wife
Beautiful things are lethal.
I squint, peering into eyes of deep, burnished brown that seem to hold a hidden fire within. Flecks of amber dance at the edges, pushing back at the unnerving coldness in them. Thick, black lashes flutter against tanned, golden skin as his gaze narrows at the blood on my flimsy nightdress, and against my better judgement, I blurt, “It isn’t mine.”
The man, whom I recognize from yesterday as my neighbor raises his brows as he helps me up to my feet. “Is he dead?”
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