Free Golden Erotic Tales (volume one) (episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4) by M.A. Thomas Page B

didn’t know where
to look. I got lost,” she said, inhaling and exhaling. “When I
found my way back to the castle everyone was gone. I swear. They
were all gone.”
    “You’re not telling me
everything. A few weeks ago, I was a silly, naive girl. I’m no
longer that same ridiculously sheltered, stupid girl who chased
after a golden ball.” Lela took Lady Rema’s hand. “I will only ask
you one more time. If you do not answer me with the truth, I’ll
know it and you
will be out of my life forever.”
Lady Rema gazed at the ground and then back
at Lela. “I’ve taken care of you from the moment you were born. I
swore to your mother the night she walked into the forest and gave
herself to the vampires, wretched, despicable beings, that I would
protect you,” she paused for a moment, “when you didn’t come back,
I knew your father and everyone else here would suffer a painful
death because of your decision to live with a vampire. At first, I
tried to wave the thought away. You couldn’t possibly have fallen
in love with one of them, not after what happened to your
mother.”
“How cruel of you to say something like
that to me,” Lela said, tears beginning to form.
“It’s not my intention to be cruel.”
“How did you know about Eldrich?”
“I knew something happened to you the night
you spent in the forest. You came back different. Your focus on
when the sun would set gave me pause. Your questions about
vampires...”
“Finish your words,” Lela said, massaging
her forehead.
    “I did go after you. I was not lying
about that. I knew exactly where he lived, the vampire with whom
you had fallen in love. But I never made it to his house. Halfway
there, I decided to visit my sisters instead. I flew high into the
mountains, seeking their help.”
Lela tried to maintain her composure. Every
part of her wanted to strangle Lady Rema.
“Are you seriously kidding me? What do you
mean you flew? You’ve gone mad.”
Lady Rema cleared her throat and sighed.
“You asked for the truth. Here it is. I’m a witch.”
Lela snickered and put her hands on her
knees. “Oh, right, sure, of course you’re a witch. Why wouldn’t you
be? After all, I’m a princess in love with a vampire. Oh, and by
the way, angels exist and did you know that there was a war
hundreds of years ago between vampires and angels? What else? Oh,
yeah, I’m pretty sure the angels lost and now they all live in the
Kingdom of the Lost and oh my, unknown Kingdoms, yeah, they also
exist but then since you’re a witch you probably already know that.
And lastly, please tell me you don’t actually fly on a broom? I
shall fall dead.”
“This is no time for mockery and humor. I’m
a witch. Of course I use a broom to fly. How else would I have
reached the mountains so quickly?” Lady Rema said, blushing.
    “I do apologize,” Lela
said. “How very rude of me to poke fun at your revelation and your broom.”
Hysterically laughing, she held her stomach. She considered picking
up the bag of food and heading back to Eldrich’s house.
“Lela! Compose yourself. I have more to
tell you.”
“Oh yes, by all means, please go on.”
“My plan the day you left was to bring you
back, even if I had to cast a spell on you. I was afraid that once
vampires learned the golden ball was hidden and that you had left
the castle to go live with one of them, they’d come after your
father and everyone else in the castle. Vampires are vicious, but
they do respect rules. And without the golden ball, they cannot
harm you nor can they attack your loved ones provided you remain in
the same household. Do you understand what I’m saying?” She gritted
her teeth. “You left the castle, leaving the door open for an
attack. They would have killed your father and anyone else who
dared cross their path. I would not have been able to stop them.
They would have tortured your father, drained him slowly and then
cast him into the sea where he would have endured further