He opened his eyes and found her amber orbs staring back at him. He tried to speak but his voice could not be found.
“You’re safe.” She whispered, running her fingers down the side of his face. “You’re safe, Nik.”
|Flashback|
Niko had never felt so frustrated.
He let out another grunt as he watched Mala turning away and leaving him after yet another unsuccessful attempt at a conversation with her.
He shook his head before turning away as well, making his way to the stream of water running on the other side of the treeline surrounding Mala's cottage.
Twigs and broken branches crunched under his weight while he walked whereas the birds sitting above on the trees flew away when he appeared.
The entire forest was an eerily calm paradise holding the silent note of danger unheard to
