Thana
I threw the lamp and the sound of it smashing was loud, but not as loud as the thundering of my heart. I half expected him to turn back into the room and punish me, but Caradoch didn't even say a word as he let the door swing closed behind him, leaving me alone and with nothing but my strong heartbeat for company.
I didn't want my heartbeat to be strong. I wanted it to flutter and finally come to a stop the way my life had.
He said he loved me. But you didn't do this to someone you loved.
You didn't lock them away, use them and watch them wither away because you loved them. At least I didn't think you did.
If this was what love was, then I didn't want it.
Reaching down, I felt the lip of the small wooden table against my fingers and, with a scream, upended it.
The blankets a
