Thanks so much @kemmyb for your lovely compliment for my poem. I'm pleased you liked my project and prose.

Yes, Bethany and Lukyan had a complicated relationship, which I feel was entered into hastily and not given time to know each other. She was more attached than he was. His indifference grew as he got to know her personality. And he didn't like it at all. What he did to lure her to edge of the shoreline on a promise of elopement, then leave her was surely agonizing. It probably caught her by surprise. Love does that to people. Their loving eyes can not see.

She suffered emotional turmoil upon discovering his deceit. Hopefully, her family can reach her in time once they discover her missing. But did she leave clues as to where she was going. Often too late, people realize their mistakes and hope for salvation. It's a massive burden to put on anyone, especially family, to try to figure out one's romantic entanglements and emotional state of mind.

I appreciate your visit and support. Take care.

!ALIVE