He said nothing. Silence said it all. His uncaring manner irked her to no end.

She promised herself to not even let him come near her heart and assumed he would never make it so far. But like a warrior, he besieged the fortress and marked his territory.

He stood up and walked away. She realized that he had taken a piece of her with him. But then she shook her head to clear her thoughts, because it was she who let him in her.

She studied her reflection in the mirror and recalled what he had said. He admired beauty and had always been lavish with compliments.

She broke the mirror. She was just one of his beauties.