Light-Of-The-Sea

Prologue The midnight air whipped cold and hard against my face. I was rushed out of my room after being woken from a deep sleep that left me feeling confused and unsure of what exactly was happening. I had no idea why I was being dragged through the back fields while the sound of the hounds baying chased us through the night. Why were the hounds being let out? What were they hunting? “Quick, we need to move faster, they’re coming.” “You think I don’t realise this? I’m not deaf.” “Yeah, well you might be pretty close to passing for stupid; you should have planned this better.” “You

As I traversed the streets, I pulled my jacket closed around my neck. The cool winds of winter were definitely setting in. I looked up at the neon signs I passed, they all flashed and screamed at me; “XXX Beauties”, “Busty Women”, “Feisty Fiends”, “Love in Leather”. Their calls were lost on me, however. They had lost their allure. I’d been to them all, every strip club around; I was something of a connoisseur. I’d been with more women than I’d care to count. I was a very fortunate man; I had the looks, the body, and the money to match. Women flocked to me; it was something that