Jorōgumo’s Four Hundred Year Feast
by Pauline Yates
I tremble in the man’s passionate embrace, overwhelmed by the exhilarating feeling of flesh against flesh after abstaining for so long. He brings his mouth to mine, but I turn away and nuzzle his neck.
Just for a moment, I want to savour the sensual emotions he arouses as his hands explore my body. But his pounding pulse incites the primal urge to feed on my prey.
My illusion fades, exposing my eight legs and a spinneret. I sink my fangs into his throat. Not to kill. Not yet. Wrapped in webs, he’ll keep me fed until I transform again.
Pauline Yates
Pauline Yates is an award-winning horror and science fiction author from Australia.
Website: paulineyates.com