“Tell me how to get there,” Lela said.
“You ask too much of me.”
“Vanish me there, please,” Lela said.
“I’m tired. Be on your way,” the witch said. “It was fun playing with you both. But I have other pressing matters.”
Eldrich leaned in and kissed the witch on the cheek. “I was a fool to reject you.”
The witch smiled and kissed him on the mouth. She then said, “I’ll get her halfway there but the rest of the journey is hers and hers alone. She’ll have to find the Kingdom of the Dead without you,” she said to Eldrich.
He nodded.
Lela started shaking. This wasn’t happening. Eldrich had broken her heart, torn it into a million pieces and now…now he was going to lie with the witch.
“Are you ready?” the witch asked Lela.
Eldrich walked to Lela. “You’re in my heart, always and forever. I love you,” he whispered.
Tears rolling down her face, Lela said, “I will never forgive you. I’m no longer yours.”
“Come now,” the witch said, “are you ready?”
“I am,” Lela said.
“Great and powerful ancestors of mine. Hear my plea. Take this woman and deliver her halfway to the Kingdom of the Dead. This, I ask of you now,” the witch said.
In a whirlwind, Lela spun in the air, her eyes closed she prayed she’d land without injury. Her heart ached for Eldrich. And she wondered if she could ever stop loving him. Despite what she had learned about him, she still loved him. But she knew she could never forgive him for not telling her the truth. A terrible, torturous thing to still love someone you also hate.
When she opened her eyes, she was once again on the ground. Thank you, thank you, Gods, for keeping me safe. Dusting herself off, she inspected the area around her. The trees were short and thin and had no leaves. The full moon held a prominent position here for which she was glad because its brightness illuminated the entire forest.
Realizing she had no food or water, she decided to start her journey at sunrise instead of pressing ahead now. She was also exhausted and needed to find a place to sleep.
Lightheaded, she staggered through the trees. She’d have to find a place soon; her body seemed intent on shutting down.
She was alone in a strange environment but she’d not let her fear overwhelm her. If she was to succeed in saving her father, she required a strong and purposeful mind.
Stumbling, she came upon a lake. The moon shone on the water and she blinked rapidly. There, standing in front of her, was…no, she was hallucinating. Rubbing her eyes, she exhaled. He was still there.
“Is it really you?” she asked.
He came to her and hugged her tight. “It’s me.”
His warmth ran through her, comforting her. “Xavier.”
“Why are you here?” she asked him.
“I knew you were in trouble,” he said, kissing the top of her head. “I won’t leave you.”
“Where is Zel?”
“She’s home. She knows I’m here. She insisted I come,” he said.
She let her grief flow. Crying on his chest, she said, “I’m broken. He broke my soul.”
“Do you still love him?” he asked.
“I hate him…”
“This will pass, I promise,” he said.
“Oh, Xavier, I’m so glad you’re here.”
“I will take this journey with you, if you let me,” he said.
She lifted her head and met his eyes. “The night we spent together still haunts me. No matter how hard I try, you’re constantly on my mind.”
“You’re in my every thought,” he said.
“What about Zel?”
“She has my heart. When angels give their heart to someone, it’s forever. But, I can’t deny what I feel for you. I desire you. I think about you, the way you smell, your body, I dream of being inside of you again. When I’m with Zel, I think of you.”
“I love Eldrich,” she said, turning from him.
He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. “I won’t pressure you,” he whispered into her ear.
“Stay with me,” she said. “Take this journey with me. I need you.”
She didn’t know what was ahead of her. She didn’t know if she would succeed in saving her father. She didn’t know if she would ever stop loving Eldrich. But she knew she wanted Xavier with her.
She took his hand and together they walked on their way to the Kingdom of the Dead; on their way to an adventure from which she knew she would not return the same.
GOLDEN DESIRES, a short tale Episode four of the Golden Erotic Tales Series
Sitting on the grass on the edge of a lake, Lela stared at the sky. She had never seen a red sky but then up until two and a half months ago she had lived a sheltered life.
It had been two weeks since Lela had last seen Eldrich, since he had crushed her heart. She missed him with all her soul and during her weakest moments, she had cried out his name in her sleep. Curse her heart for still loving him.
It was over between them. She’d never forgive him for not telling her the truth. If he was in front of her now she’d curse him, spit in his face, and hit him.
Yet, she couldn’t get him out of her mind. He had awakened her desires, instilling in her an insatiable sexual appetite which grew more intense with each day that passed. She knew that in many ways she was still that silly and naive girl who had chased after a golden ball and fallen into a well. She understood that her sexual escapades with Eldrich, and her one night with Xavier, were probably tame compared to what other girls her age had experienced-done and had done to them. But then, she had had sex with a vampire and an angel. Lela suspected not many women could claim that.
Even so, if she were having tea with village girls her age she’d not hold her words for a second. Sitting up straight with pen and paper, she’d ask them a thousand questions about sex. At twenty-one, she was eager to learn. Oh, she wanted to try everything, to fall into sexual bliss without reservation.
Although she still loved Eldrich, her body craved sexual freedom. And what’s more, he had betrayed her trust. He was the prince of the Barmoth vampires and had done nothing to prevent vampires from draining her mother! No, Lela would not remain loyal to him.
Sighing, she turned her eyes to Xavier who was swimming. As he came up for air, he ran his fingers through his hair and shook his head.
“You coming in?” he asked Lela.
She had considered joining him but knew she shouldn’t. They had been together for two weeks searching for the Kingdom of the Dead, the place where the witch, Stiltz, had sent her father. Each day they had walked as far as they could looking for a sign that would tell them they were getting closer and each night they had slept in the forest.
Not once had Xavier made a single sexual advance on her, not a subtle touch…not a look, nothing. She was carrying a broken heart and the longer she was with him the more she needed him to help her heal.
She wasn’t ashamed to admit she wanted him to approach her, brush his hand against her skin, lean in and try to kiss her…
As it was, just looking at his strong chest and potent facial features made her want to take her clothes off,
