Cursed

Her eyes were like winter and her hair fell in waves. She huddled a power greater than death in her chest, in her heart. She had the power to destroy me, but that wasn't what this curse was that we shared. Her destiny was to die, to parish, to have this power removed from the very same place it lay hidden. And she would. By me.

Pacing in the dark night with my arms curled around me, I regarded the words syllable by syllable. Illuminated by dim streetlights, I saw his face light up behind my lids with his secret smile. He'd fooled us all, but I knew the truth.

And now, he'd fooled me too.