The Silverskin

rvously-wishing she would wake. She had been slippi

r slumber-some face―exposing her neck, which h

t it. He gently bit her. She moaned under the shallo

nodded off, for he knew how Faye wo

he had watched for his ex Faye to make Her next en

hen She would come again-he had already spent too

y dark and stormy night-he would hope against all od

s last chan

ecause it was at those times that his subconscious was more easily swayed over Her way-allowing Her to thus more

e always belonged. Look inside the dark recesses of your heart-and you will find I have

m fainting spells-due to an old childhood concussio

her mind would cloud over in what she called h

r her smelling salts-looking over his shoulders in

ination―but there ever remained this underlying tension between them―for

rted getting worse once t

dules, Eva had taken to fa

hen one dreadful midnight, to his heart-sinking

m to peek outside-but t

he leaned out to take in

t the city that soon left

stance like woodwinds hera

om urban soundscape-and just like he did every night, he than

over the city's towered skyline―observing the myriad

r were, the woods of his youth were what truly alway

st immensely reassured in contrast to

d him for the big city streets in ways o

ies of ghoulish, supernatural encounters-were enough to numb h

to French's Forest this

wing malevolence at the gates to his

After he could deny it no longer, he opened his eyes once more―and gasped to see Faye's silver body slithering upside-down

glowered and glowed down at him. Her silver skin sometimes seemed silken as tissue-sometimes molte

hing sounded-and Eva remained fast a

overed down on to him now-with a dark, mischievous intent e

t, for hours on end, grinning evilly throughout-with Eva curled up quietly n

thoughts that he had irreversibly spoiled his love with Eva by lettin

and seductress smile. His will was suspended for just one night, l

ct, just to make himself feel better, when it was Faye who was to blame not Eva.

the Forest, he could redeem himself, by proving his

else-for once and for all-Faye would know who he t

rt, and possibly try to intervene-but he had no choi