The Mountains Rise
“He visited Fiona several times and Alice once, but he didn’t limit himself to just those two.
Instead he let chance and fate carry him along, planning nothing but never missing an opportunity. As the months passed, the list of his illicit encounters grew too long for him to keep track of them all. He picked and chose among the women of Colne as some people choose apples from a tree, looking for smooth skin and a healthy glow.
With each tryst he found himself emptier than before, and sub...consciously he developed a self-loathing that he never quite allowed to see the light of his conscious thoughts.
The only thing that eased the pain was the thrill of the next assignation, the next conquest.
Some of them became obsessed, even going to far as to try to ambush him whenever he was alone. In general he lost interest after the second or third ‘meeting’ but his special skill always left them wanting more.MoreLess
Instead he let chance and fate carry him along, planning nothing but never missing an opportunity. As the months passed, the list of his illicit encounters grew too long for him to keep track of them all. He picked and chose among the women of Colne as some people choose apples from a tree, looking for smooth skin and a healthy glow.
With each tryst he found himself emptier than before, and sub...consciously he developed a self-loathing that he never quite allowed to see the light of his conscious thoughts.
The only thing that eased the pain was the thrill of the next assignation, the next conquest.
Some of them became obsessed, even going to far as to try to ambush him whenever he was alone. In general he lost interest after the second or third ‘meeting’ but his special skill always left them wanting more.MoreLess
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