Love Unspoken

She didn't like them at all.

These dogs exuded a potent, murderous aura, as if they had claimed numerous lives, their ferocity surpassing that of any rural canine she had encountered. She was convinced they were man-eaters. Perhaps the moment Alexander departed, they would set upon her, rending her flesh and consuming her whole. "Hmm?"Alexander, his touch filtered through a handkerchief, gently lifted her chin.

"Why so silent?" he queried.

From his expression, Quinn detected an obstinate expectation, a demand for her to respond in the way he wanted.

Despite the day's bright sun, its rays brought no warmth to her skin.

A chilling sensation enveloped Quinn; her extremities were as cold as ice.

She tilted her head slightly, allowing the sunlight to illuminate her lackluster eyes, revealing a hint of defeat.

His gaze bore into her, intense and silent. His fingers, still clasping her chin, spoke volumes.

With a resigned nod, Quinn acquiesced, her eyes closed.

were of

find favor in his

the fence, collapsing onto the grimy, cluttered ground.

those dogs

but she had

strength, struggling to rise from the dirt

Join us for the complete

a moment too late. He had already exited,

straining to reach him, but she failed to even brush the

She shook the fence with all her might, but the resulting sound was too feeble to make him turn back. 'Don't...go.'As he receded further, never once looking back, and finally vanished from her sight, tears welled up in Quinn's eyes,

had truly abandoned

in a huge cage of

to punish her so?Just because she had

from behind caused her to stiffen. Slowly, she turned

feared, the moment Alexander left, the dogs revealed their true nature, snarling and growling at