The Knight Of The Rose by A. M. Hudson

Author:A. M. Hudson [Hudson, A. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780987192523
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2012-05-27T03:31:40+00:00

I nodded, rolling my cheek into his thumb as he wiped a tear away. Then, he slowly lowered

his lips to mine, and like so many times before, th ey fit to perfection, like we were made for each

other—but so cruelly unsuited to ea ch other. We’d kissed for love, kissed for lust, for happiness and

thankfulness, but this was a kis s of sorrow, of loss and despair, yet so full of love—so soft and so

gentle. Like a beast handling priceless porcelain.

But even with the warmth in my soul, weight less from his touch, the small silver locket

around my neck fel t heavy under the pain of i mminent separation. It had felt that way for so long

now, but only in his ar ms, with his lips once agai n belonging to mine, I could finally see that it

always would—and I wasn’t sure I could bear it.

I yanked the chain loose and held it out to David as I pulled away from the kiss. “I’m sorry. I

just can’t do this.”

“Ara?” David’s voice overflowed with confusion as he held the locket in his open palm.

“It’s too painful for me. I can’t keep this as a memory of you. I need to forget. I need to try to

move on, and every time I do, this is a constant reminder that you’re no longer a part of my life.” My

voice broke— shattered as I delivered the words I knew were tearing out his heart.

His rounded eyes burned thr ough me, deep into my soul; he wanted me to feel what he f elt

right then, but I already knew. I could feel it myself—in my bones, breaking my resolve.

I looked away. It hurt too much to see that on his face—the mirrored grief that was in mine,

that was radiating fr om my soul, just as it was from his. It w ould only destroy me over and over

again. The locket sat in David’s outstretched palm, shimmering like moonlight on sand in the soft ,

dull light of our eternal darkness.

Placing my thumb against the heart, I closed his finger-tips around it and held my grip there

for a second, then kissed his hand. “This is not goodbye, remember?” I reminded him—studying his

liquid green eyes.

“Not yet, anyway.” He nodded solemnly as he placed my heart into his pocket, and then, li ke

so many times before, without a word, without a smile, the darkness was the on ly thing I saw in his

place.

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