Him: "On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?"
Her: "Will he offer me his mouth?"
Him: "Yes."
Her: "Will he offer me his teeth?"
Him: "Yes."
Her: "Will he offer me his jaws?"
Him: "Yes."
Her: "Will he offer me his hunger?"
Him: "Yes."
Her: "Again, will he offer me his hunger?
Him: "Yes!"
Her: "And will he starve without me?"
Him: "Yes!"
Her: "And does he love me?"
Him: "Yes."
Her: "Yes..."
Him: "On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?"
Her: "Yes."
Him: "I bet you to say that to all the boys..."
~Meat Loaf
YOU ARE READING
The Wolf with the Red Roses
Short StoryA girl who had everything to gain. A boy who had everything to lose. A fool's bargain that will change them forever. Would you give yourself to the Wolf with the Red Roses?
