Spicy Hot
He carries her toward the stairs, toward the apartment, toward their bed.
I remain alone in the rotunda for a moment. The candles still burn, the incense slowly consumes itself. The black altar is stained with blood, sweat, tears. The marks of what happened here tonight.
I sit on the edge of the altar, close my eyes.
Do you see? I think. Do you see what they have become? What she has become? This is what you wanted, isn't it? A priestess who surpasses everything. A priestess who is also a lover. An equal. A flame that will not go out.