Living in a marble castle does not mean life is a fairytale, for Annalise it is anything but. It all started with flash backs of the old castle burning to the ground but these flash backs become more violent and frequent leaving Lise questioning abo...
Rose oil. That wonderful, awful smell wafted through out the tomb. The once damp air turned painfully dry and saturated with a floral scent. Even though I knew what was coming my body began to brace for what was yet to come. I fell to the cement floors and back-pedalled in to a mossy corner. All of the particles in the air were becoming saturated with the sickly oil One By One By One. I clutched on to my dirty ball gown ,the lavender chiffon torn and smeared with dirt and mud. "Joel?" I croak. No answer. It's so dark down here I don't think I could see him even if he was with me.
My head feels heavy and my eyes struggle to stay open. At some point I'm not sure when or how long it's been,but my body stopped fighting,I let what's about to happen happen. My eyes flutter shut and my breath become shallow and short. A whole twenty seconds in between breaths. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Breath
Now just like always right, before the absolute darkness, blinding light. The flash seared right through my eyelids and tracked down my veins leaving a unmistakable warmth. Then a gripping chill and I'm sent in to a spiral of black and the the circling smell of rose oil.
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Thanks for reading! This is the first instalment of a young adult historical fiction that I will be working on the most. I'm not sure how often I will be adding new chapters, this week will be unpredictable because I am on break. Please comment if you want a character pronunciation guide. Once again thank you and keep reading. * Update* My publishing schedule is Wednesday and Friday!
