Chapter • 10

Reuben.

The first time I laid my eyes upon her, she was just a thick tuft of chestnut red. Her hair had a warm hue of chestnuts, an under tone of red woven right into the brown. It was pleasant and it tumbled over her shoulders like rusty water, capturing the light in vibrant ruby hues. She had a pale heart-shaped face and was rather petite and dainty. Delicate, if you will. Peeking through her thick chestnut strands were eyes of the palest blue, like the warm reddish brown guarding the pools of cool water.

Her feline blue eyes were adorned with sharp straight brows, so beautiful that they almost seem fake. She had an aura of regal bearing, but aside from that and her ball of reddish-brown hair, there was nothing remarkable about her. She