The Law of Beasts Book 1 - Act 1: KHOVAHSH

orthy of all the gifts waiting to unfold before my young, veil-covered eyes....the lace was dreadfully snatched away the

those god-awful times. I didn't know h

hanting they swore they'd remain silent, and they had, discussing only amongst each o

ion" deep in the forest, down by a huge, glimmering lake filled with fish and l

were warned and prohibited from seeking. And no one in the Village had

e in sight. The moon's glow failed to reach the Village that night. Any other night the glow was strong enough to cast

she was an adult. It was forbidden by the Village to engage in chit c

were the biggest whores in all the land. I loved my

had to escort me. Women were snatched along dirt roads garnished with trees of all kinds

self and my drive, determination, arrogance, and wit together, and boldly went afte

ing into the mysterious forest contradicted the animal

made of leaves and soft mulch relaxed me; a path created from the n

d forest with no light, creatures crawled, snakes slithering, rats roamed, something scarier than life itself lurked. It

. My mouth agape, I he

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ortico made of flowers, the leaves from trees and branches and hanging Spanish moss. I slowed down and

each

chi

memories. Before I knew it, I burst into

n't know what you've been th

ears. I wept. I let go. I snot cried. I cried so hard my body trembled

e darkness because the further I

n I lost my life? How did I make something of the other side of

ven take the betrayal I went through during my t

we began

dangling curls behind my ear lobes, he suddenly pushed me down and jumped three hu

understood why hi

ntire face cov

fine. What are yo

't even know if I can wash your purity from

even have hair. Who are you to judge? As a matter of fact, you resemble the totem

ber that if you w

r bits and

d in this cave for years. Once the seal was cracked, the r

nterns gave off a soft, warm glow. I gasped from the simplicity of it all. He sm

. It happened after the smell of his blood entered my nose.

ve thanked him for such a beautiful gesture, but I knew that girl no longer. She was l

its of gators and rocky breaks. A few gators jumped up in the air with su

rmed a ritual over me, or put a spell on me, or did something sexually

. When I landed in front of him, I cut him across the n

icked me up gently and walked along the stream. If

his hands and the divided stones opened and closed back magi

ould be trusted. And then an image entered my head through the taste of his blood as it continued to deliciously fall down my th

e one he did this to. I knew that smile couldn't be trusted. Anybody that di

roses looking up at a man that did unforgett

er sealed