Obsession in Stone

He carved perfection from marble, knowing that's all she'd ever be. Beautifully perfect in her still image. She was never meant to breathe. But his love made her real, and his obsession made her eternal. Within the precious material he found his muse, and in her silent presence, he found his madness.

Damien Onyx was never meant to fall in love with his sculpture. But marble remembers every touch. Neroja Marquina feels every scrape of the chisel on her thighs and hears every whisper of his devotion for her roll off of his tongue and onto her shoulder.