Chains and Roses

desk, scraped walls with unidentified words, and a stone-co

ered, my voice hoarse an

ky hands against my throat. Tears streamed down my e

catch my breath. I pushed the blanket off my legs to stand up and wobbled my way across the r

ed stress and the recent burdens of moving to a different place. It has been almost four months since I moved to Shoresland. I just couldn't stay in Seattle anymore. I had to move, after everything. Fortunately, Anna was

en I heard an ear-piercing

, sleepyhead. Let'

to stop

, Anna", I replied lazily, "An

y time she plans something all

e are going shopping, remember?",

shopping this early? And how did you get in?",

key, doofus.", sh

e mug on

dream job. She is so dead set on taking up a career in the industry that she had to leave her parents when they tried to talk her ou

nd wore a simple dre

r to go shopping with you, Ann", I groa

ffins lingered in the air instantly making me relaxed. We ordered cinnamon rolls, pancakes, and bl

just helping you improve your fashion sense",

any warning, the entire place fell silent. The only thing audible was the rustling of the slow wind barging its way through the window. I gazed ar

klutz I am, I accidentally dropped the fork that I was holding a while ago, grabbing all the attention. I looked down at my plate avoiding all the stares that I received. Within a moment, I sneaked a glance to see him looking at me with

whisper-yelled. " A

ossombee taking o

into my pancakes again. She looked at

with him. He has a temper and it got him into trouble so many times. He almost killed Ryder, a member of his rival group. Four months back, he fled somewhere for

ly etched in my brain that I need to just stay out of this person's w

, you know", Anna said as I pull

with no gleaming stars like usual. The Winter bree

ed with an uncertain lump in my throat. "I'll co

y. But before I could succumb to her impending attempts to restra

nt. Instead of getting freaked out by the fact that I was walking all by my lonesome at empty st

e. He was over six feet with a dark familiar appearance. As I squinted my eyes, it took me a while to realize that it was Aiden Walters almost appr

t side of the street, I caught a glimpse of something. I widened my eyes when I realized it was blood

squealed, "You're ble

er of amusement which was immediately

ng, I am sure Anna