Bound in stone

By Jay Di Meo

Jason accidentally makes a blood offering to Liba, the ghost of a handsome Italian knight imprisoned in a marble statue. Only a virgin can free him, but Jason needs a little persuasion before accepting to be "possessed" by Liba.
Will Jason give into his desires, and set both Liba and himself free?

M/M paranormal - short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jay Di Meo
• Release date: Dec 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781540182623

Book preview

Jason shortened his stride, his hiking boots moving with barely a sound on the silky grass. The plain spread all around him, blanketed in white chamomile and yellow buttercup. Small villages slept here and there in the distance, and sheep grazed. He breathed in the scent of wildflowers and the tang of the sea that carried on the warm breeze.

Corfu. Old ruins and sun, as his friend Mario described it—a Greek island where the Venetians had ruled for hundreds of years, leaving behind elegant houses and musical names. Jason had arrived there the day before and had wandered the streets of the capital in a daze. But today, the crisp spring sunlight had lured him out of the town and into the countryside.

He stopped to catch his breath. He hadn’t realized he’d walked that far. No hamlet or farm disturbed the landscape, no sound other than the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects.

A hill rose steeply against the pastel-blue sky, dressed in white and yellow flowers, their scent swirling on the light wind. A path snaked up to white marble ruins that reflected the midday sun.

Jason frowned and pulled out his crumpled map. He spread it and located himself on it. No ruins were marked on this area. Odd. Could that mean that nobody had ever been here before? He knew it sounded stupid, but excitement rushed through him. He returned the map to his backpack. Then he grinned like a child.  

Time to explore this unknown territory.

He scrambled up the steep trail, grasping at rocks and