Red Hot Moon: A Tale of the Transylvanian Concubines
By Dmitri Storm
Deep in the woods, further off the path than any sane person would go, Rosu hurried as fast as her legs would carry her. She hurried home to the old witch who had raised her, to Grandmother. Grandmother was Rosu’s parent, her lover, her pimp, and ultimately her mistress and owner. And if she arrived late to the hut they shared, Rosu knew Grandmother would fulfill another role: torementer and torturer. Rosu took off her high heels and ran with nothing but stockings on her feet through the slimy dead leaves.
Rosu had just spent the day in Vasaria, doing business for Gradmother. Today that was leaving notes with curses and hexes buried under specific houses. It also involved a day of selling her love to raise money and barter for goods Grandmother needed. Rosu had been trained in the art of seduction, and assisted by potions and perfumes created by Grandmother, had no trouble finding men and women that desired her body. Grandmother and Rosu now had enough food for another month, and Rosu had again “been useful” as Grandmother liked phrasing it.