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Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Veil of Shadows
The bell above the door of *Veiled Curiosities* had stopped working months ago. Elara Voss didn’t care. Most of her customers were the quiet type anyway...goths looking for aesthetic crystals, middle-aged divorcees hunting “protection” charms, and the occasional wannabe witch who couldn’t tell mugwort from marijuana. Tonight she was alone past midnight, nursing a glass of bourbon and flipping through a crumbling grimoire she’d told herself she wouldn’t touch again. The shop smelled like incense, old paper, and the faint metallic tang that always lingered after a bad rain. She traced a finger along a particularly nasty-looking sigil and muttered the words under her breath, half sarcastic. Nothing happened, of course nothing happened. Then the candles guttered. The air in the back room grew thick, heavy, like the moment before a storm breaks. Shadows in the corners stretched longer than they should’ve, pooling across the floorboards toward her. Elara set her glass down slowly. A
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Moon-Bound
The full moon hung bright over the Blackwood Forest, turning the pines into silver silhouettes. Ranger Kira Novak moved quietly through the underbrush, rifle slung over her shoulder more for bears than anything else. The pack of wolves she’d been tracking for months had gone silent the last two nights, and the howls she’d heard earlier weren’t normal. Too deep. Too… human. She should’ve turned back at dusk. Instead she kept going, boots soft on the needle-covered ground, flashlight off. Something pulled her deeper. A flicker of firelight between the trees. Low chanting, male voices, rhythmic and primal. Kira crept closer, heart hammering, and crouched behind a fallen log. What she saw made her breath catch. A circle of massive wolves, was bigger than any natural animal, surrounded a stone altar bathed in moonlight. In the center stood a man who wasn’t fully a man. Seven feet of corded muscle, dark fur rippling across broad shoulders and down his back, ears pointed, claws gli
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Depths of Desire
Dr. Lena Moreau checked her dive watch for the third time, the beam from her helmet light cutting through the black water like a knife. The Mariana Trench expedition had been a long shot, rumors of strange bioluminescence and uncharted caverns, but the grant money was burning a hole in her pocket and her career needed a win. Thirty meters below the main dive team, she spotted it: a jagged opening in the rock wall, pulsing with soft, violet light that didn’t belong down here. Curiosity won and she swam closer. The current tugged her forward, gentle at first, then insistent. Lena kicked once, trying to pull back, but something slick and strong wrapped around her ankle. Not a rope because it was too warm 'n too alive. Panic came upon her for half a second before the thing pulled her through the opening into a hidden grotto. Air pockets trapped against the ceiling glowed with the same violet light. The water here felt warmer, almost body temperature. The tentacle released her an
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Dragon's Hoard
Mia Reyes adjusted the strap on her headlamp and squeezed through the narrow crack in the mountain rock. The air inside was dry and warm, carrying a faint metallic She'd been chasing rumors of this forgotten hoard for six months now, old miner stories, blurry satellite images, and one very drunk historian who swore the cave system held pre-Viking gold. Her boots scraped against stone as she descended deeper, rope secured behind her. The beam of her light caught on something that didn't belong in a natural cavern: smooth, carved pillars and a floor worn flat by centuries of footsteps. "Holy shit," she whispered. The chamber opened up like a cathedral made of stone and riches. Piles of coins, tarnished goblets, jewel-encrusted weapons, and bolts of faded silk glittered under her light. But it wasn't the treasure that stole her breath. In the center of it all, lounging on a massive pile of gold like it was a damn beanbag, was a man. No, not just a man. He was naked from the
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) The Incubus's Bargain
Sarah Kline kicked off her heels the second she slammed her apartment door, the stilettos clattering across the hardwood like spent bullet casings. Another Friday night ruined by her own damn brain. The breakup with Michael had been three weeks ago, but the anger was still there hot in her chest every time she thought about his smug face telling her she was “too cold in bed.” Too cold. Fuck him. She poured herself another glass of cheap red, already on her third, and dropped onto the couch in her pencil skirt and blouse, buttons half undone. The city lights through the rain-streaked windows. Her laptop was still open on the coffee table, case files glowing like accusatory little rectangles. She should sleep. Instead she reached for the dusty old book she’d bought on a drunken whim two years ago at that weird occult shop downtown. *Daemonologie for the Modern Woman.* Stupid. But tonight it felt like the right kind of stupid. She flipped it open, scanned a page at random,
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) The Gentle Orc
The rain came down in sheets, turning the Scottish hillside into a slick, muddy nightmare. Dr. Elena cursed under her breath as she slipped for the third time, her flashlight beam cutting through the downpour like a dying candle. She’d only meant to check one last barrow before calling it quits on this dig. Ancient Pictish site, they’d said. Probably empty. Probably not worth the soaked boots. But the ground had given way beneath her. One second she was poking at a moss-covered stone, the next she was sliding down into darkness, dirt and rocks tumbling after her. She hit the bottom hard enough to knock the wind out of her, flashlight spinning away across uneven flagstones. For a long moment she just lay there, coughing dust and rain, waiting for the pain to tell her if anything was broken. Nothing felt broken. Just bruised pride and a twisted ankle that throbbed when she put weight on it. The air down here was warmer. And there was light, a faint, flickering orange coming fr
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Highway Lesson
Tiffany gripped the wheel tight, doing eighty-five on a stretch of highway that had been empty for miles. It was a little after 2 AM. She’d stormed out of the club after her ex started texting his new girl right in front of her. Music was loud, windows cracked, cool night air whipping her hair. S
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Harrison's Birthday Gift
I never thought I’d be that girl. But here I was, at my boyfriend Harrison’s 19th birthday party, wearing the tiny black skirt he always got hard over and a tight white crop top that barely covered my tits. His parents were out of town, so the house was full of loud music, cheap beer, and way too
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) The Alien👽 Claim
Captain Nova Kane’s fingers slammed across the console one last time. “This is Captain Nova Kane of the *Artemis*, requesting immediate extraction. Hull breach in sector four. I repeat—” Static. Then the ship shuddered hard as another boarding clamp locked on. The lights flickered and died. She
Untamed Desires (A Collection of short Stories) Family Secrets
Riley Bennett slipped in through the back door a little after 11 PM. The house was dark and quiet. Mom and her stepdad were gone for the weekend, some anniversary trip. She kicked off her sneakers and headed straight for the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge. College was kicki
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