And I feel like my castle's crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
She was expecting confusion. She was expecting hurt. She was even expecting anger. It wouldn't have surprised her in the least if he'd taken one look at her and slammed the door in her face.
What she wasn't expecting was for him to look like that.
She gasped as he opened the door, one hand flying to cover her mouth. The other reached out as though to touch him, but she recoiled quickly, clenching her hand into a fist by her side. He wasn't hers to touch anymore, however much she might want to pull him close. "Gods, Jude," she whispered, dropping her other hand to her side. "What happened?"
A part of her was horrified; another was furious. Who had dared to hurt Jude? Something wild and feral stirred in her chest - something that she would later blame on her predatory shifts - but she shoved it aside, focusing instead on his blurted question. "I - um -" she stuttered, clearly not sure how to proceed and on very shaky ground. "I - heard about Harper and I - are you okay?"
What she wasn't expecting was for him to look like that.
She gasped as he opened the door, one hand flying to cover her mouth. The other reached out as though to touch him, but she recoiled quickly, clenching her hand into a fist by her side. He wasn't hers to touch anymore, however much she might want to pull him close. "Gods, Jude," she whispered, dropping her other hand to her side. "What happened?"
A part of her was horrified; another was furious. Who had dared to hurt Jude? Something wild and feral stirred in her chest - something that she would later blame on her predatory shifts - but she shoved it aside, focusing instead on his blurted question. "I - um -" she stuttered, clearly not sure how to proceed and on very shaky ground. "I - heard about Harper and I - are you okay?"
And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down
You don't wanna know me now
You don't wanna know me now
Sohalia
