Eternity

Her cold lips brushed over the nape of Laura's throat, teeth dragging against skin in a playful manner.

Carmilla gently pushed her against the sofa, climbing atop her lap to straddle her hips, effectively pinning her in place. Her hair fell like a veil over Laura as she leaned forward, tracing her tongue over her collarbone and down to her navel, wrenching open her nightgown. The fabric teared unceremoniously, falling apart as she ran her hands down her sides.

Laura flinched, sitting up right in shock as she grasped at her gown, attempting to close it, but Carmilla quickly pulled her hands back from the fabric, her grip tight around her wrists. Her eyes seemed to gleam in the low light as she pressed a chaste kiss to her hip.

"You'll be obedient, won't you?"

~

Laura Bennett is beside herself with grief. Having lost her only friend Bertha Rheindfelt, she finds herself in the unwanted company of Carmilla. A young woman who claims to have known Bertha during their college years. While Laura remains doubtful and perhaps resentful towards the notion that Bertha had such a secret friend, her father insists Carmilla stay with them in their castle to pass the summer.

It isn't long before strange things occur. Laura is plagued with nightmares and sleep walking. Servants end up sick or missing... and despite her best efforts to avoid Carmilla, she can't help but fall for her charms and desires to be closer.

~
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 1872 - retold.