The Lover

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

“The name doesn’t matter. You know me. I have no silks or gold, but I’d promise to eat your enemy’s heart and tear their lungs out with my claws in exchange for your kiss, dear Judith, which is more than a prince could say.”

Fuck the villain!!!

But the darkness grinned at her, a grin as hard as ice, composed of a multitude of jagged teeth that could snap bones with a single bite. She recognized him now. She’d always known her lover would come from beyond the forest. Gently she closed the door behind him and showed him the bed where a warm meal might be had.

SLAY!