Forbidden Taboos : Steamy dark stories
After that, she stopped fighting.
Now, on the night of January 4, she stood at the base of Blackthorn Hill, snow crunching under her worn boots, breath clouding in the freezing air. The manor loomed above—Gothic, ancient, windows glowing red from within like embers in the dark. Candles lined the winding drive, their flames impossibly steady despite the wind. Shadowy figures in black robes stood at the entrance, faces hidden by deep hoods.