The Mesmerist and the Mare

After weeks of the Mesmerist's "animal magnetism" sessions, Ditta ought to have been cured, and yet the Mare returns every night. She fights off sleep as long as she can, but eventually darkness descends. Terrifying creatures chase her through forests as she fights them off breathlessly.

Perhaps the doctor's approach has been too subtle. When he pushes Ditta closer to her animal nature, will they fight off the Mare together... or submit to its salacious whims?

Warnings: This short story contains torn gowns, gothic nightmares, shapeshifter sex, and fear. Appears in the anthology "Blood Addict."

Word Count: 3,900