Julia turns around to hide her face from Ernesh.

[Is this happening, can I already make him mine and only mine forever? Wait wait, calm down Julia, let's not scare him away. I can always slowly isolate him from other people where he is depe-.]

"Julia, are you ok?"

Hearing how Ernesh was worried, Julia snapped out of her thoughts.

"I would be happy to have dinner with you,"

Julia wrapped her arm around Ernesh while they spent some time exploring the flower garden before leaving for Ernesh's House.

"Julia, make yourself at home."

The aroma from the smell of steak slowly filled the room as Ernesh was wearing an apron.

Julia's eyes were fixated on Ernesh's forearms.

[How could someone be so perfect? How could he be so hot.]

"Julia, could you pass me the blueberry in my fridge?"

"Sure thing."

The cold air reaches Julia's hand, and the smell of flowers coming out from the fridge confuses her for a moment.

"Erm... Ernesh, why do you have flowers in your fridge?"

"Oh that, a movie production company needed a flower that never wilts. So I'm currently testing how long I need the flower in the freezer without losing its colours."

Julia went to take the blueberry out of the fridge, she felt a sting at her fingertips.

Confused, she looks at her finger to realize there are rashes on her hand.

Ernesh slowly went up to Julia.

"Is there something I can help you with?"

Ernesh continues to ignore what Julia says and corners her to a cupboard.

Julia's face starts to turn red, her heart starts to speed up. Her thoughts are in disarray,

All she could do was close her eyes.

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Ernesh raises his hand to reach for a first-aid kit

"Show me your hand, Julia."

Julia opened her eyes just to turn away while putting up her hand with rashes for Ernesh to see

"My bad, I did not know you were allergic to a certain type of flower."

Ernesh warmth slowly envelop her hand as a thin layer of cream separates Julia hand

"Oh my god his hand is so smooth, I want his hands forever."

"Done, let's get ready to eat."

Ernesh gentle smile blind Julia with how innocent his smile is.

The soft lit candle slightly lit up the table, barely enough to see each other at night and the food lay out beautifully like a 5-star chef plating.

The aroma makes the steak irresistible to not take a bite.

"Ernesh, how are you a great cook?"

Julia's eyes l sparkled, and she started to behave like a child on how good the food is

"Eat slowly Julia, you might choke."

"Thomp, Thomp"

"See, I told you. Take the wine close to your plate."

Julia moved her hand frantically to drink her wine.

"Thank you, haha my bad. By the way, where you get this wine, it goes so well with the meat"

"Is homemade, remember the blueberry I asked you to give me. I added it to the wine."

Julia's hands started to feel heavy, her eyes having difficulty keeping open.

" but the blueberry does not taste like that. Come on, tell me your secrets to make them taste like that."

"That's simple, these blueberries are called nightshade. Fun Fact about them is that they are poisonous, but with the right amount they make people go paralyzed."

"Haha, did not know you also make jokes? If they really make me go paralysis why have it not hap-."

"Ting."

Julia's fork hit the ground.

"Is this what it feels to be dead"

Her thoughts and sight are awake and functioning. She could see the food in front of her face, but she could not feel anything nor control her body to do what she wanted.

No matter how much she muster up her strength is was futile

Her breath started to go out of control from the situation happening before her eyes.

Her eyes darted from left to right worrying what would happen to her.

"Do not worry Julia, I promise to make you part of a beautiful flower."

Julia's heart start to sink as she saw Ernesh's innocent smile slowly turn to a vile yet twisted smile.

[No No please don't kill me please.]

No matter how much Julai tried to beg, all Ernesh could see were her tears.

"Don't cry my beautiful flower, you would end up just like them. Aren't they beautiful?"

Seeing how the other victims' corpses were being treated, Julia's eyes were in disbelief.

[All of it was just an act, he is the devil disguising himself as an angel with that innocent smile.]

Ernesh places his hand on Julia's shoulder and whispers to her how beautiful she is, before putting her to sleep with chlorine and handkerchief.

The room was bloody red, the smell of iron and fresh plants intertwining in the air giving a unique smell which was alluring yet spells danger.

Ernesh was staring at a beautiful white vase that was in the shape of a ribcage. The plant stems intertwine in between those ribcages creating a beautiful contrast between the Black rose and the ribcage

Ernesh slowly put his hand up, slowly sliding a few inches away from the rib cage until it reached the top where he put his hand onto Julia's face.

"Like I told you my beautiful lily, you are beautiful."

Ernesh turns around to walk away from a dozen of vases with different body parts and flower arrangements. As he closes the curtain he admires his new masterpiece before closing it.

He sighs as the thrill of the process is in the past.

"Time to hunt for a new vase."