Love Unspoken

Seated in the car, Alexander gazed out at the torrential rain that drenched the city, the persistent patter of raindrops veiling everything in a sheet of water cascading down the window panes. Meanwhile, Walter was driving with Quinn in tow.

Their car swerved unsteadily for what seemed an eternity in the storm.

When the rain slightly eased, Walter pulled over to the curb and unbuckled his seatbelt. "Get out," he commanded. Quinn bit her lip, reluctant to leave the car.

But Walter didn't give her a choice. He came around, opened the door, and dragged her out. The rain continued to fall, and they were quickly soaked to the skin without umbrellas.

Walter pulled Quinn forward, stumbling across the wet ground behind him. She glanced up hurriedly; it appeared to be a farm.

They entered through the main gate to a vast courtyard peppered with a multitude of vegetables, and the houses were two-story wooden structures.

The sprawling farmstead was eerily quiet and utterly deserted. Walter dragged her into a room, pushed her onto the floor, and then he opened a closet.

looked back at him with wide eyes from her seated position on the floor, disbelief painting her features as he began to change his

at the firmly closed door, the thought of

the route by which she had arrived - all winding mountain roads - the realization hit her that even if she dashed from the farmhouse, the mountain would still hold her captive. Abandoning the thought

a while, Walter approached her in new attire, squatting down in front of

to his, and there he was, no longer in traditional attire but now clad in a white suit-a spitting image of a fairy tale

hung down beside his ears, and those eyes-when they smiled,

her fingers clenched tightly, her heart pounding loudly within her chest. Flashing back to the last time he tormented her, Quinn didn't dare to imagine what he might do on this

Walter raised his hand, turned her chin toward him, and asked, "Do you think

her lip, Quinn refused to meet his

of clothes from the bed, "Put these on." Quinn grabbed the clothes but couldn't

seen everything already?" His words instantly flushed

me repeat myself a third time." His tone was firm. With stiff fingers, Quinn held the