NEW DARK FICTION: She touched his cheek softly...

 

She touched his cheek softly, with fingers of fire and of ice. He leant boldly into the touch and shuddered. Love knows no bounds, he whispered. She smiled, her eyes as black and rich as a moonless night. Love knows no bounds, she whispered back to him. Then added, with a broader smile, just like the serpent that strangles the rabbit.