All Chapters of Classic Faery Tales Rewritten For Adults Only: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Zella smiled at the two men who sat on either side of her, she loved them both and had enjoyed their company over the year but she knew the time had come to choose. Looking up through her lashes it was Ben she was drawn to, when he kissed her she felt the electricity of desire fizzing through her veins. It was not the same with Avi, when he kissed her she felt a warm fuzzy glow, he was like a brother to her but she knew he wanted more than she could offer. Over dinner, they laughed and joked teasing each other and drinking champagne and as the night wore on she could not suppress the feelings she had for Ben. Her eyes sparkled and her skin glowed whenever he turned to talk to her, Avi saw it. Saw the way she looked under her lashes at him, the way she leaned towards him when he spoke to her. She did none of that with him, when she turned to him she sat back in her chair and her eyes kept straying to Ben.Avi was disappointed, he was crazy about her but he was not surprised either. Ben

She nodded,‘I speak almost fluent Russian and enough Finnish to get by Sir’‘Excellent. Good luck Agent Wilberforce. May your God go with you.’She saluted and marched out to head to the airbase, the Lieutenant General sat back in his chair watching her leave. His eyes narrowed in thought as he remembered the brave little girl in his office seven years before in Iraq,‘You were right, old friend, she was one to watch. Good luck Wilberforce you are going to bloody well need it.’The Lear-jet 60 XR was idling on the runway when she arrived it was a nippy little plane and they wasted no time in boarding it. Traveling with her were a couple of Diplomats, two Air Force Personnel, and her Guard, an Army Captain called James. It took off at exactly 3 am powering into the night sky and Zella was surprised at how calm she felt her mind was totally focused on the mission. Ben had been banished from her thoughts he had used her and she would not forgive or forget that. Captain James smiled at h

Zella was sitting in the garden of her parent's house, it had been closed since their deaths and she had only opened a few rooms. Later that day she had asked an Estate Agent to call round to put it on the market she did not need a huge 10-bedroom Mansion. It was a warm autumn day, and she was resting in her chair drinking champagne cocktails to numb the pain in her heart. She could not believe Ben had abandoned her again and it hurt, she had cried so many tears she had a headache but she ignored it and carried on drinking she just wanted to get drunk and forget.The maid came out to announce her visitors and she pushed herself unsteadily to her feet thinking it was the Estate Agent and turned towards them. Her heart stopped as she saw the man she loved smiling at her,‘Hi beautiful’She did not know whether to run into his arms or hit him and her body decided for her, he caught her to him as she flung herself into her arms.‘I love you’She sobbed as his lips crashed against hers pos

She dragged me by my hair into the tiny spare room we used for storage, I was sobbing and struggling, I had just lost my Father but she threw me to the ground and sneered,‘You are nothing, just my little money tree’She picked up a belt and ripped off my dress,‘From now on you obey me without question’She brought the belt down on my naked ass and I screamed,‘Silence brat, take your punishment or it will be the worse for you’When she had finished I could barely sit down, she had been very careful none of the blows would be seen underneath my clothes, I was her ticket to a wonderful lifestyle after all.The next few weeks were a painful blur, I was not allowed to grieve for my Father, she had me at a photo shoot the next day and when I started to cry she made it very clear what would happen if I did not stop. That little room became my refuge the only time I was allowed out was to go for the photo shoots. She fed me the bare minimum, I had to be kept looking good or my work w

She nodded biting her lip she picked up the tiny penknife she had acquired and kept very sharp. Taking a deep breath she ran it quickly across her palm and squeezed her fist watching the blood trickle into the bowl,Put the T-shirt in the bowl’Toby instructed and when it was immersed in the liquid he said to her,‘Repeat these words, Ella,From natures liquidAnd blood divineProtect this childUntil it is her time.’Then he told her to put the hand she had cut into the bowl and call forth her magic. Closing her eyes she let herself glow there was a flash of light and the bowl's contents went up in a puff of smoke leaving her feeling drained.‘Sleep Ella’The words barely registered as her eyes closed and she slept not waking until morning, she was woken at 5 am by her Stepmother dragging her out of bed.‘Here is a list of chores. I want this place spotless before your sister's wedding.’‘She’s not my sister’Ella whispered under her breath without realizing she had said it out loud