The God Bewitched
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For a while neither spoke. The mountain path descended into a narrow pass lined with frozen rock and skeletal trees. Their hunt had carried them farther north than intended. What should have been a two-day journey had become nearly a week, thanks to the creature’s ability to seemingly leave little to no trace behind itself.
Distracted by the tracks her feet gradually left behind, Kratos almost walked into Freya when she abruptly stopped. Before he could question her, she pointed towards a narrow opening between two cliffs, steam drifted from within. Her tired eyes lit up instantly.
“A hot spring.” A pause, “We’re going.”
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- Part 1 of The God Bewitched
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It had been weeks since the incident in the hot spring. Things felt easy. There was never a discussion of sorts to define their relationship. Nor was there any signs that either of them were regretful for what had transpired that day. Additionally, the affection had not faded.
Kratos pondered, a hand passing over a wrinkle in her bedding. Memories of her beneath him flashed in his mind. Along with the times she had been the one on top of him. How soft her skin felt on his fingertips, the scent of her hair when he buried his nose in her locks, the shape of her lips as she gasped and tightened around him. The way she—
The door opened suddenly. Kratos flinched, snapping his head towards the closet.
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- Part 2 of The God Bewitched
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He found her seated by the cliff’s edge. Her thighs were drawn to her chest, her arms wrapped tightly around her legs. Her head rested against her knees, turned slightly towards the endless forest beyond. Even with her back to him, he could still make out the uneven rise and fall of her breathing.
“I didn’t mean to wake you.” Freya murmured. Her voice sounded distant.
Leaves cracked softly beneath his deliberate steps. He only stopped once he stood beside her, “You did not.”
An uneasy silence settled between them. The kind they hadn’t shared in a long time.
“I…” She said at last, her voice scarcely louder than the breeze, “I had a difficult night.”
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- Part 3 of The God Bewitched