Speechless

speech-less
–adjective
1. temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion.
2. characterized by absence or loss of speech: speechless joy.
3. lacking the faculty of speech; dumb.
4. not expressed in speech or words: speechless compliments.
5. refraining from speech.


There had been many times in William Beckett's life where he had been speechless, whether it was at the sight of an attractive person or in the face of great natural beauty or simply in wonderful astonishment. Yes there had been times when William could not use his beloved voice to sound his emotions. But never had he been forced to stay silent. Never.

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