Torment

Before she realized it she had raised her hand and slapped him. The sound came loud and ugly in the stillness of the early morning, the darkness around them swallowing it just as quickly as it came. Even in the dim light she could see the redness spread across his cheek, more so when he smiled down at her as he pulled her closer. "Or maybe I keep you around because some dark part of me recognizes a kindred spirit when it sees one".

These little shorts will give you a peak into the tumultuous and at times volatile relationship between two people who shouldn't be together but continue to be drawn to one another despite the pain it causes.