High above the city of Nyx, a pair of glowing magenta eyes looked down at the goings-on from the relative comfort of a very large and well-fortified bastion. To the otherworldly eyes regarding the scene, the rain obscured the view only a little. The rhythm of the rain splattered in small pools on the balconies of the three enormous windows outside the castle's throne room.

The magenta eyes belonged to Lilith the tall, lone, dark figure standing in the window, thoroughly enjoying the sensation of the rain as it gently tapped against her hot supple skin and soaked her long, thick raven tresses. Tiny rivulets traversed the longest ends of her hair and down between her large bat-like patagium wings; from there, the curve of her back until finding the base of her well-muscled tail

Finally, Lilith motioned for one of her acolytes to mount the steps. Terrified, the acolyte Amari did as she was commanded and slowly ascended the steps. As she climbed the steps, the pyxie acolyte felt she were walking many miles...and all of them up a steep hill. Finally, Lilith got to her feet, Amari swooned before Lilith revealed her true intentions, and an amused smile played at the corners of Lilith's full lips.

Sherry Stone is the pen name of a thirty-seven-year-old single mother of two teenaged boys. A former college instructor and medical consultant. She has now begun to devote her time to writing. Science fiction and Romance are her passions, and she loves to spice her stories with some steamy erotica, just to give her work a punch other writers lack. Born in Birmingham AL she is an avid Crimson Tide Football fan. She currently lives just outside Cincinnati, OH