MORPHEUS I watched the man as he charged towards me, but his toe bumped into one of the tables, and he crashed face-down to the floor. I stood up from where I was and went over to him, thinking he had passed out, but he jerked up immediately and swung his sword, and I ducked, the sword missi
"So, who is Gregor to you?" "Gregor is the son of my best friend. She died from a rare sickness when he was still a lad, and I had to help with his upbringing because his grandmother was frail and could not work. When Gregor reached a workable age, I found him a job, and he took off from the
MORPHEUS I did not know if I could face Mildred that morning. I do not know if I am ready to face her yet. So instead of staying at Dora's inn, where she would see me, I went to the inn by the market. The news of the two men I killed had spread throughout the town, but I did not care. I was s
I hate him. I hate him. I kept telling myself that. I should know that he never cared about me, at least not in the way I cared for him. Before I saw him with another woman, I had realized in my long walk that I was only scared of hurting Gregor's feelings because he was a good man, but my heart a
MILDRED I grunted and stirred in my sleep. My eyes were still shut when I recalled everything that took place. Morpheus put me into an unconscious state. My eyes flared open, and I quickly sat up and looked around, taking in my surroundings. I was still in a cave in the middle of nowhere. I
"There are a lot of things you do not know about me, Princess." "I do not care about your past. All I care about is the person you are now. The person standing right here in front of me." "No, you cannot say that." He was avoiding my gaze so much. "You do not know me." With that,
MORPHEUS I walked out of the forest, making for the little tent I had put up for us, but my feet halted, and my eyes slammed shut at the sight in front of me. The princess was in the lake, stark naked. I was sure my heart was attempting to beat itself out of my chest. Fear gripped me; my hand
She screamed one last time and took to her heels. The animal's eyes shifted from me to the woman running. It roared and lunged towards her, but I would die first before letting him get to her. I lunged towards the animal too, and we clashed in mid-air. Now, I do not know how far the girl had gone or