Once a year, when the winds change… they
gather… the time is fast approaching… something wicked this way comes…
Welcome to Briar Cliff Township ~ New England’s
best kept secret…turns out, it has a few secrets of its own…
Excerpt:
He
spotted her accidentally; not knowing what she was until it was too late. She beguiled him with her beauty, mesmerizing
him with her bewitching eyes, her long flowing auburn hair twisting in the
wind. She was the fairest maiden he had
ever seen. It hurt to look upon her, she
was so very beautiful. So when she
beckoned him to her, he went willingly. He closed the space between them,
feeling her pull harnessing him to her.
He said not a word; he slipped his hand around her back, pulling her
closer. She looked up at him with such
innocence his entire body shook from it.
His mouth seized hers in a kiss that shattered his very soul. Her deep red lips succulent, beyond anything
he had ever known. He tasted her
sweetness emitting from her mouth and delved deeper, savoring every
moment. Such sweetness; his heart
pounded erratically. She lifted her
fingers to his hair, threading them through the ends, then tugging
playfully. He smiled down at her,
nuzzling her neck. The sweetness of
their shared kisses turned into something more frenetic, urgency began to fill
him; he was a young man, but his experience with women was very limited. He was clumsy, anxious; he hardened quickly,
wanting more, not able to slow his raging urgency. She lay upon the ground, her long cloak
beneath, giving them some defense against the cold floor of the forest. He pulled her gown up, exposing her flawless
body; she wore nothing underneath. His breath caught in his throat at the sight
of her. She fumbled with front of his
hose, releasing him fully into her hands, squeezing. His breath caught in his throat, he moaned in
sheer ecstasy. He ran his hands over her
breasts gently, not wanting to mar their simple perfection. She pulled him back down and kissed him
fervently; taking everything he had to offer and more than he was capable of
giving. He wanted to thrust inside of
her, to feel her close around him. He
was losing his mind, but she kept whispering to wait. He didn’t understand, he didn’t think he
could… she pushed against him, the sweet kisses turned into something cold,
calculating. She began to scream; fear
seized him… he did not want to harm her, he only wanted to be close to her as
any man would want to be with a woman, except he was not yet a man. She was a woman, though…
The
torches broke into the tree line, bathing them both in the flickering
light. Angry screams filled the air
around him; he looked at her beseechingly, not knowing what he had done wrong. He was pulled from her forcefully; he tried
to fight, trying to reach her. She was
screaming now, at the men who held him, not to release him, but to punish him
for what he had done to her… his heart shattered, blackness seeped into his
soul as they dragged him forward toward a pyre.
They gathered around her as she cursed him and spat upon him. Vile words were tossed upon his head as jeers
to kill him filled the air; he was being damned for a crime he did not
commit.
The
light receded and the darkness filled the area, swallowing all around in its
icy grasp. He looked up to the sky,
not knowing why something so wonderful could turn so twisted and bleak within a
hairbreadth of a moment. He cast his gaze
in her direction, not struggling any longer, but seeing her with another pair
of eyes, ones that were no longer clouded by a young man’s desire, lust, and
infatuation. His day had suddenly turned
dark; she was not a fair pure maiden, but a tainted she-devil, luring him to
his own demise.
He
struggled once more to break free, but it was no use. He was tied to the pyre; a torch set the
mound ablaze. He closed his eyes and
prepared to feel the burn engulfing him, his short life flashing by. But instead of feeling the burning heat of
the fire, he felt a cold spread against him from the outside in, turning his
human remains not to ash, but to stone.
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