Wind Chill
“You begged me, Carl. And now, you shall have your wish.”
This time, he did not draw away when her arms encircled him, nor did he so much as flinch as every hair below his neck stretched and tensed into wire-like rigidity. The itch of a thousand crawling ants erupted along his shoulder blades. He struggled, trying to scratch away the pain, but Layla held him fast. Seconds later, there was a tearing of cloth as wings unfolded—black and yellow—from his back. Layla snuggled closer with a grin, her dress peeling off her with a sound like falling silk. Red wings fluttered behind her before they slowed, flexing in time with his own.
She stroked his cheek, “Shh, my love. Rest. Things will look bett
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