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

his belief that she should find favor in his choices, and her obligation to pretend to like

last, Alexander released her. Quinn slid weakly down the fence, collapsing onto the grimy, cluttered ground. Laughter and detached

dogs

she had no time to

mustered her remaining strength, struggling to rise

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He had already exited,

Her hand slipped through the fence's gap, straining to

tightened as she watched his retreating figure. 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

truly abandoned her

prisoner, trapped in a huge cage of

her so?Just because she had

to

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