reached out slowly as though begging, but as she opened her mouth to make some plea, her hands darted downward. She snatched a fistful of bone and fangs and gave a mighty jerk, pulling Rela forward as the other woman howled in shock and rage.
The leather thongs snapped, and Anja scrambled to her feet with a handful of clattering bones. She bolted for the door, but Rela's hand shot out and grabbed her ankle. Anja flew forward and hit the soft earthen floor with a thud, arms splayed out, but she held her grip on the necklaces.
Rela let out a hiss like an angry viper, and Anja turned to see the other woman rise to her feet and draw a flint knife. "You've made a foolish mistake, child. You should have let Lucas take your virginity months ago. I'd have cast you out of the village. There are better lives than to be a monster's broodmare." She advanced a step, then froze. Her eyes widened in sudden shock and horror.
Anja looked up at the door and saw Lucas - a Beast again now, all brown fur and muscle and sharp death. He reached down with a clawed hand and helped her to her feet, then pushed her behind him. Rela stood watching, trembling in terror, the knife a pitiful, small thing in her hand.
"Go, Anja," the Beast rumbled. "You mustn't see this. Soon, we'll be free."
Anja met the Wise Woman's eyes one last time. In her own greed, this woman had performed a ritual that had destroyed countless livesq. "Remember what you told me, Rela. Embrace your fear."
She stepped out into the night and strode quickly toward the village. Muffled, wet screams came from the hut behind her, but Anja walked on. The snow quickly filled her tracks as she hurried toward the safety of a warm hearth and the promise of a long life with Lucas and their unborn child, free of the secret curse that had enslaved their bloodline for too long.
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About the author:
Fannie Tucker is a horny woman of indeterminate age who likes driving too fast, cussing too loud, and writing stories that would make her grandmother keel over dead.
She first discovered her talent for writing naughty stories while passing dirty notes to her boyfriend during English 201. When her professor confiscated one of the notes, he kept her after class and recommended a n ew and interesting line of work, and she never looked back. She lives in California with her husband and a Dachshund who rules them both .
T he author of over sixty works of erotic fiction ranging from the kinky to the downright weird . If you enjoyed this story , check her out online!
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