Tales of the Black Swan: The Pulse (Part 2)

"Consumed by lust." I can feel myself being drawn into Rothbart. He surrounds me constantly. He wants to seduce me. He has vexed me. I've tried to stay away from him. I can't. "I want you Odile", He would say when we're alone. "I want to feel you. I want to feel you from the inside. " I am tempted by his lust. I want to feel him too. But I fear him. I fear he will possess me. Every time I see him, I sense his pulse. I look at his eyes and see fire. A passionate gaze. My eyes trace down to his neck, where I see his pulsing veins. His hot blood. I look at him and I feel a burning in my body. A raging fire. I stare at him. I find peace in his gaze. "You want me right? I know you do. I can feel it. Embrace it. The burning in your body, your chest, your loins... The fire in your heart. Release it. I will release you, Odile."

Tales of the Black Swan: The Pulse (Part 1)

"The pulse is what drives us. The forbidden desires of the flesh." There was a time when I, Odile, enjoyed my solitude, untainted by wills of man. A time when I had not known man; had not known Siegfried. "They control us you know." Yes. Men control the weak minded, those lacking will. But my Prince is not controlling. He is one to be controlled. Has my unrequited love for Siegfried changed me? I am indeed a coward. I made no confession to him. I am so unwilling. I don't know why. I do want him. Strange things started happening to me about a week ago. Rothbart, a fine young protege of Sir Vladimir, has emerged as a character in my realm. He has taken an interest in me. He wants to control me. I can feel it. I can feel him. I sense he has as much power, mentally, as I do. His will is strong. He is a manipulative genius, but with no apparent purpose in life. I interestingly find Rothbart to be beautiful, but surrounded by darkness. I feel drawn to him. Every time I see him I get a strange feeling, a rapid pulse in my veins.