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

favor in his

weakly down the fence, collapsing onto the grimy, cluttered ground. Laughter and detached words echoed from above. "Since you like them, then play with

appealing about those dogs out

she had no time to

prepared to depart, Quinn mustered her remaining strength, struggling to rise

us for the complete

moment too late. He

hand slipped through the fence's gap, straining to reach him, but she failed to even brush

feeble to make him turn back. 'Don't...go.'As

had truly

a prisoner, trapped in a huge

punish her so?Just because she had visited those stray dogs?But they were

from behind caused her to stiffen. Slowly, she

feared, the moment Alexander left, the dogs revealed their