dealings
with females!”
The serpent hissed and rose higher in the
blackness. Its triangular head wove back and forth as Its slit-red eyes pierced
Kayle to the core of his being.
“You will atone by serving them, then!” the
beast spat. It turned Its grinning maw to the goddess. “He is yours!”
“No!” Kayle shrieked.
But Kayle had been whisked from the putrid
malefaction of his prison and when light fell upon him, he was horrified to
find his flesh had become scales, his hands and feet nothing more than stumpy
appendages with long, thick yellow talons.
“What’s wrong with me?” he wailed, looking
up through slit eyes at the lovely woman standing above him. He felt fangs in
his mouth and was stunned when a forked tongue whipped past his lips.
“Do you wish to look human again, Randon
Kayle?” She asked.
Disgusted by his loathsome appearance he readily
agreed that he did.
“Then swear a blood oath to Me and Mine and
I will make you a man among men. I will give you comely looks no female can
resist.”
Broken, desperate to change his hideous
countenance, he agreed and with one pass of Her hand, his body was restored.
“You will serve Me and Mine. Do what you
will to those of our enemies, but it will be Me, and Mine, you will obey.”
He had bowed his head. “I will do as You
bid,” he swore though it cost him greatly to make such a vow.
“Bide your time here in this lair,” She
said, “until that one voice winds its way to you. Listen closely for the one
cry of pain your heart will not let you ignore. When you hear it, speed you to
that woman and bind her and hers to you for all time. Make her one of Mine with
blood and the power of your body.”
Craftily he had looked up at the dark
beauty. “I have one caveat,” he said, relieved he could now speak without the
hissing.
She had looked down upon him with anger but
had nodded, apparently intrigued by his daring to barter.
“I will do Your bidding until I find the
one woman who is willing to take me as I am, for what I am,” he said.
“And how will you know such a woman?” She
had demanded.
“I will know,” he said.
“And when you find her?”
“You will release me,” he told Her. “I will
be free of You and Yours.”
For a long moment She regarded him then
nodded.
“So be it. If you can find such a one, you
will be set free.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“You think I’m that woman?” Kenzi asked.
“I know you are,” he replied. “She knew I
would find you one day else She would not have bargained with me as She did.
There is little goodness in Lilith’s heart. What She does, She does for a
reason.”
Kenzi frowned. “Why would She want the two
of us to be together then?”
“Because She has plans for us.”
Chapter Four
“Well?” the Supervisor asked.
“I’d like to see some of the…ah…patients I
will be treating before I give you my answer,” Kenzi replied.
He nodded. “Understandable. That can be
arranged.” He leaned back in his chair. “What did you think of your quarters?”
“Oh, I loved them,” she said. “Who wouldn’t?”
“Can you see yourself living there for the
next forty years or so?”
She lifted her eyebrows and looked away
from his intense stare. Taking a deep breath, she seemed to be mulling over his
question. When she looked back at him she smiled. “Yes sir. I can.”
“And the facility?” He tented his fingers. “What
is your opinion of it?”
“State of the art,” she replied. “Comfortable.
All the necessities provided. I’ve yet to see where I will be working but if
everything else I’ve seen so far is any indication, I am very encouraged.”
“And open to working here?”
“Quite possibly,” she said.
“What of the Alpha?” he inquired. “What is
your opinion of him?”
She lowered her head and dusted her hand
over her thigh. “I think you know there was a connection between us before I
ever stepped foot in Tearmann.”
“One of the reasons you were
with females!”
The serpent hissed and rose higher in the
blackness. Its triangular head wove back and forth as Its slit-red eyes pierced
Kayle to the core of his being.
“You will atone by serving them, then!” the
beast spat. It turned Its grinning maw to the goddess. “He is yours!”
“No!” Kayle shrieked.
But Kayle had been whisked from the putrid
malefaction of his prison and when light fell upon him, he was horrified to
find his flesh had become scales, his hands and feet nothing more than stumpy
appendages with long, thick yellow talons.
“What’s wrong with me?” he wailed, looking
up through slit eyes at the lovely woman standing above him. He felt fangs in
his mouth and was stunned when a forked tongue whipped past his lips.
“Do you wish to look human again, Randon
Kayle?” She asked.
Disgusted by his loathsome appearance he readily
agreed that he did.
“Then swear a blood oath to Me and Mine and
I will make you a man among men. I will give you comely looks no female can
resist.”
Broken, desperate to change his hideous
countenance, he agreed and with one pass of Her hand, his body was restored.
“You will serve Me and Mine. Do what you
will to those of our enemies, but it will be Me, and Mine, you will obey.”
He had bowed his head. “I will do as You
bid,” he swore though it cost him greatly to make such a vow.
“Bide your time here in this lair,” She
said, “until that one voice winds its way to you. Listen closely for the one
cry of pain your heart will not let you ignore. When you hear it, speed you to
that woman and bind her and hers to you for all time. Make her one of Mine with
blood and the power of your body.”
Craftily he had looked up at the dark
beauty. “I have one caveat,” he said, relieved he could now speak without the
hissing.
She had looked down upon him with anger but
had nodded, apparently intrigued by his daring to barter.
“I will do Your bidding until I find the
one woman who is willing to take me as I am, for what I am,” he said.
“And how will you know such a woman?” She
had demanded.
“I will know,” he said.
“And when you find her?”
“You will release me,” he told Her. “I will
be free of You and Yours.”
For a long moment She regarded him then
nodded.
“So be it. If you can find such a one, you
will be set free.”
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“You think I’m that woman?” Kenzi asked.
“I know you are,” he replied. “She knew I
would find you one day else She would not have bargained with me as She did.
There is little goodness in Lilith’s heart. What She does, She does for a
reason.”
Kenzi frowned. “Why would She want the two
of us to be together then?”
“Because She has plans for us.”
Chapter Four
“Well?” the Supervisor asked.
“I’d like to see some of the…ah…patients I
will be treating before I give you my answer,” Kenzi replied.
He nodded. “Understandable. That can be
arranged.” He leaned back in his chair. “What did you think of your quarters?”
“Oh, I loved them,” she said. “Who wouldn’t?”
“Can you see yourself living there for the
next forty years or so?”
She lifted her eyebrows and looked away
from his intense stare. Taking a deep breath, she seemed to be mulling over his
question. When she looked back at him she smiled. “Yes sir. I can.”
“And the facility?” He tented his fingers. “What
is your opinion of it?”
“State of the art,” she replied. “Comfortable.
All the necessities provided. I’ve yet to see where I will be working but if
everything else I’ve seen so far is any indication, I am very encouraged.”
“And open to working here?”
“Quite possibly,” she said.
“What of the Alpha?” he inquired. “What is
your opinion of him?”
She lowered her head and dusted her hand
over her thigh. “I think you know there was a connection between us before I
ever stepped foot in Tearmann.”
“One of the reasons you were
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