Moonbound to a Human
I wandered, letting my eyes skim across the room in small, tight, cautious sweeps.
The bed was impossibly inviting. The crimson silk all smooth and glossy, black pillows stacked like they had never been touched by someone who actually slept. The nightstand beside it was dark wood to match, its surface polished but not to a sheen.
I stepped closer, my heartbeat starting to thunder again.
Lying on top was a book. Thick, hardbound, the kind with a cracked spine and a ribbon falling out the bottom end as a marker. The title was stamped in worn silver lettering: