Tower of Shadows
“She had the impression she was on some kind of rollercoaster ride, exhilarating but inherently dangerous.
She thought again, Things don't happen like this — not to people like me. It's all going too far and too fast, and felt a little uneasy frisson shiver between her shoulder-blades.
Because by nature she wasn't a risk-taker. Or was she? She hardly knew any more. She'd come to France to find her identity, and the search wasn't over yet. She knew that with total certainty.
The skirt and top Roh...an had given her only added to her inner confusion. The style was too extravagant, too romantic when compared with the simple, even tailored clothes she normally chose.
She looked into the mirror, moving her hips in time to some silent music in her head, letting the silky skirt swish enticingly around her legs— And saw another stranger looking back at her, eyes and mouth dreaming and vulnerable.
Turning away hurriedly, she caught sight of the bed, and wondered if she would sleep there alone tonight, or if the choice was even hers to make.MoreLess
She thought again, Things don't happen like this — not to people like me. It's all going too far and too fast, and felt a little uneasy frisson shiver between her shoulder-blades.
Because by nature she wasn't a risk-taker. Or was she? She hardly knew any more. She'd come to France to find her identity, and the search wasn't over yet. She knew that with total certainty.
The skirt and top Roh...an had given her only added to her inner confusion. The style was too extravagant, too romantic when compared with the simple, even tailored clothes she normally chose.
She looked into the mirror, moving her hips in time to some silent music in her head, letting the silky skirt swish enticingly around her legs— And saw another stranger looking back at her, eyes and mouth dreaming and vulnerable.
Turning away hurriedly, she caught sight of the bed, and wondered if she would sleep there alone tonight, or if the choice was even hers to make.MoreLess
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