108 - Secrets Of The Lake

It felt compelling to desire more, it felt right… yet it didn't.

Alaris pulled away being the first one to snap back from the spark pulling them together.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn't have done that.”

He was gone in a flash, leaving her flustered.

She couldn't think; the foreign and overpowering feeling was a driving force that sent her out of the room to go after him.

She did, reaching the surface, however, and feeling the warm glow of the moon on her skin. Something else seemed to have possessed her, and she went towards the lake instead, strangely seeking the comforting feeling of the water and the floating relief.

The reflection of the full moon was cast over the still water and the trees seemed to create a path for her. She walked into the water as a shadow warrior emerged from behind her; the only one of Alaris' shadow warriors that wasn't killed.

It swiftly moved into the water, reaching out to pull her back but she turned sharply to it.