Juliet Dove, Queen of Love

CHAINS OF LOVE
Juliet reached behind her neck to unfasten the chain.

She couldn't locate the clasp.

Exasperated, she went to the mirror and pulled the chain around, planning to unfasten it from the front.

A cold chill rippled over her shoulders.

The clasp was gone.

Juliet turned the chain around and around, unable to believe her eyes. She was certain the chain had had a clasp when she put it on. Now, it seemed to have vanished.

Struggling against a wave of fear, Juliet tried one more time to slip it over her head.

Impossible.

"It won't come off," she whispered, her voice tight and small. "It won't come off!"