Then his mouth came down hard on hers, swallowing her scream. Eyes opened, mouths together, they stared at each other, closer than they had ever been before, closer even than when he had been inside her mind.
And suddenly she was no longer afraid.
Sarah felt desire moving through her, stronger than any she had ever known before, more potent and all-encompassing than mere sexual passion. And she knew that she was feeling not only her own desire, but his as well. They were like twins, in a way—evenly matched, equally strong. She knew what she wanted and she knew what he wanted, and it was one and the same thing. She felt drunk, giddy, powerful. With his kiss he seemed to suck the very soul out of her and send it back, recharged.
When at last they broke apart, she was laughing. A moment later, an echo, he was laughing, too.
“Ah, my darling,” one of them said. “I’ve got you at last.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lisa Tuttle is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her first novel, written in collaboration with George R.R. Martin, Windhaven, has been in print since 1981, and was adapted by her as a graphic novel. Her most recent novels are part of a detective series with supernatural elements, set in 1890s England: The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief and The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross. Born and raised in Texas, she has lived in Scotland since 1990.