He spoke again as if he hadn’t just shattered his promise and her security. Her house of glass now lay in a pile of shards.
Those who have trusted where they ought not,will surely mistrust where they ought not.”-Marie von Ebnuer-Eschenbach
If things look right on the surface the underside is rarely questioned. However, things may be great in reality, but if one perceives them to be amiss, it is difficult to change that perception.
Life is not what it’s supposed to be. It’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
Lifting his head to gently kiss her lips, he whispered, “I trust you.” Then he covered his own eyes with her satin mask.
Mr. Rawlings is a man of his word. The problem was, he made two different promises and he felt honored to keep them both. He hoped that by fulfilling one, in a different than expected way, he may have the chance to rectify the other.
It has been said, people drawn to law enforcement have a sixth sense, an ability to see what others do not. He prayed he was wrong. His sixth sense said there was much more than a broken heart in Claire’s past.
Childhood was the past. It couldn’t be changed, only remembered.
Theirs was a long, complicated story with a monster and a knight. What made their story unique was that these two players were the same person.
My life hasn’t been perfect, yet I’ve never wasted my time envying anyone else. If something wasn’t the best it could be – I made it better.