The image that inspired this scene. 🖤 * She floated in an endless abyss. Her hair, once again long and red, billowed around her like a silk curtain, her feet bare in the ice-cold water. She wore an emerald green gown, the Oscar de la Renta Alek had given her years ago, a mermaid sheath that swelled once it reached her calves. Her black satin bands were in place, tied around her wrists and throat, a symbol of her sire’s possession. Her whole body was numb as she sank into a murky oblivion. In the distance, a light blinked at her, its color the same bright cobalt blue of the hybrid’s eyes, flashing like a beacon in the dark. Wherever the beam touched her, she felt warm, alive, a temporary caress stroking her senses. On, off, on, off, warm, cold, warm, cold. An undeniable desperation to keep that warmth overwhelmed her, and she attempted to swim toward her beacon, maneuvering in the tight dress. But no matter how hard she tried, she could barely move, her legs paralyzed in the watery void as if weighed down by anchors. Fear, so much fear flooded her at the thought of losing that light, of it winking out permanently, never to return again. - VERMILION LIES by L.D. Rose * #artthatinspires #writinginspiration #paranormalromance #vampires #darkandsexy #vermilionlies #theorderofthesenary #enemiestolovers #forbiddenlove #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookworm #bookish #booksbooksbooks #bookteaser #booksnippet #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B5HBcwnA3o4/?igshid=1pouxlo18b2b7