Glorious Destractions

The branches whispered, rubbing against each other as he pushed through them. A single steel blue narrowed against the leaves that threatened to harm the only good eye he had left. The girl had slipped away again, and the next time he saw her he’d have her head for the games she insistent on playing. But more than that he wanted to play against her, wanted the next time she saw him to be a moment of realization… he would be thrall to no one, least of all her and as he took her eyes the last thing she would see would be the woman she could have been.

But that of course required a woman didn’t it? Procuring one was a challenge in itself… one he was determined to overcome!