Chills danced up my spine and curled over the back of my neck when I saw her. Goosebumps prickled almost painfully along my flesh and my chest tightened, stuffing my ability to breathe.Annika gripped my hand tight in the seat to my left. Her opposite hand to her chest and a silent gasp on her lips as the Swan Queen came into view. My aunt was just as awed by Rhea as everyone else in the theater.The fluid way she floated across the stage was otherworldly. Her powerful, lithe form moved in sync with the thrill of the orchestral music. It was astounding, watching her perform and bring the story of life with her body. Everything faded away and my vision tunneled on Rhea. She was an angel from heaven and I was a sinner burning on the inside from her presence alone.I leaned forward in my seat, holding my breath as I witnessed the agony and pain in the odette's eyes when her heart breaks. Those expressive blue eyes were glimmering like diamonds and my hand curled into a fist against my th

I watched as Rhea's feet flew over the sidewalk but I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. I was feeling ice in my blood and a stone where my heart had been seconds ago The gentle night time breeze ruffled my hair, and it drew my eyes to the crushed flowers on the sidewalk, petals skittering away in the wind. At the sound of a slamming car door, my head jerked up and saw Rhea getting in the back of a cab.My feet moved under me on their own, something like madness driving me to race after her. I jumped into the street despite the honking horns, my leather shoes smacking over the street as I ran after the back of that yellow cab."RHEA AAA......", I screamed after her but she couldn't hear me. The cab turned around the block and i lost them in a sea of cars and skyscrappers.I was too late. Rhea was gone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~RHEA'S POV...The glimmer of hope I had begun to feel was now shattered at my feet in a million fucking tiny little pieces. Reflecting back to me the tortured face of d

The furthest from okay I had been since my grandma died and my papa fell sick. The furthest since I had to sell their house to pay the medical bills. And the furthest since I had to take contracts and had my first meeting with an older man who pawed at me like a starving man.But at the end of the day it didn't really matter, if I was okay or not. I went back into the shell of my life, dropping my emotions into the void and locked away the key.No amount of wishing and hoping would make Aleksander love me back or show up at my door like a hero in a romance movie. And no amount of screaming and praying would bring my grandfather back from the dead.My phone buzzed again and the name that sent my heart soaring flashed across the screen. I let it ring until it went to voicemail again. No matter how jumbled my sore feelings were, this was the time I needed to focus.I had a funeral to plan after all.~~~~~~~~.ALEKSANDER'S POV.If someone asked me to describe my home, my thoughts would on

RHEA'S POV.It was dreadfully dark in the sky above, and the clouds were crying around me. Heavy drops of freezing rain were hitting me in the face but I didn't have the strength to wipe them away, and I didn't care how cold I was. My black dress and coat was soaking, my boats were nearly ankle deep in the muddy. But none of it mattered.I let the rain hit my face, pouring down and mingling with the tears flowing freely from my tears. I could almost imagine I wasn't crying at all, but through out papa's service. I couldn't seem to stop. We should have gone inside but rain had come too fast and there were so many eyes on me. Looking out over all the people who knew papa through out his life, I didn't recognize half of their faces. Old couples who knew my grandparents from church neighbors from their house I had to sell, and younger men who worked with papa before he retired.There were so many strange faes that were in blank mind as I tried to recall them. But there was nothing more

Some part of me stung to imagine leaving papa here. My lip trembled as I thought about Aleksander's offer. There were some conflicts between us but I wasn't going to reject it."Yeah I think I would like that", The corner of my lip twitched for him, but I just couldn't manage a smile for him right now.Aleksander's shoulders sagged with relief. His hand jerked forward before stopping to curl into the fist against his side. I itched to reach out and take his hand , but I couldn't scratch that right now. I wasn't ready."Thank you", Aleksander stepped closer, once again holding the umbrella above me. "I have the car waiting. It will be nice and warm in there; and dry", He spoke.I felt inwardly happy when I heard his words. I had been planning on taking a cab home, so the promise of a warm car ride to dinner was so amazing."That sounds nice", We shared another long glance before I broke eye contact and looked at the freshly turned earth bunny feet.As I walked to the car, I slowly reme