Timeless Desire by Lucy Felthouse Read Free Book Online

month, a year or
longer, William’s situation had truly driven something home for her: take each
opportunity for happiness as it comes, because you never know when it’ll be
your last.

Enjoy a good ghost story? Then
enjoy this extract from Weekend at Wilderhope Manor,
a lesbian erotic paranormal story, also by Lucy Felthouse, and available from
all good eBook retailers.
     
    The
car trundled up the long driveway, the crunching of gravel beneath tyres the
only sound as Stephanie and her girlfriend, Jenny, peered out of the windows at
their surroundings.
    Even
at dusk the tree-lined driveway was impressive with perfectly maintained
parkland, spanning for acres on either side of it. As Stephanie steered the
Fiesta around a bend in the track, they both gasped. Their destination, Wilderhope Manor, had come into view and it was stunning.
The Tudor style property was huge, with no less than three frontages visible
from where they were. Chimneys with intricately built patterns jutted into the
darkening sky, with tangles of ivy climbing parts of the manor, giving the
place an appearance that was both beautiful and foreboding.
    Presently,
the driveway opened out into a gravelled area, which as far as Stephanie could
tell, doubled as a car park for the weekend. Stephanie manoeuvred into a spot
between two vehicles and killed the engine. As she turned to Jenny, she jumped,
startled. Her girlfriend had leaned in close, making
a scary face with her hands mimicking claws.
    "Are
you ready to be scared out of your wits, young lady?" Jenny rasped,
wiggling her eyebrows and fingers theatrically.
    Stephanie
shoved her playfully, laughing. "Come on, you silly cow. It's a murder
mystery weekend, not a monster hunt. There will be no ghosts, ghouls or
vampires involved."
    Stephanie
got out of the car and closed the door. She'd already popped open the boot and
started unloading their bags before Jenny appeared alongside her, pouting
petulantly.
    "But it's Halloween tomorrow," Jenny insisted.
"Anything could happen. The veil between the living and dead will be at
its thinnest, and this place is meant to be swarming with ghosts."
    "If
you say so, sweetheart," she replied, rolling her eyes. She was used to Jenny's
crazy beliefs by now. "Grab your bags and let's get inside. It's cold. You
got the tickets?"
    Jenny
nodded, brandishing her handbag in response. Jenny picked up her overnight bag
as Stephanie slammed the boot lid before locking the car, then followed her
toward the grand entrance to Wilderhope Manor.
    *
* *
    A
little while later, they were installed in their room. They'd each been handed
a “Welcome Pack” by the staff member who had attended to them at Reception,
which consisted of their itinerary and instructions for the weekend.
    As
they unpacked, she voiced one of the thoughts that had run through her head.
    "Have
you ever noticed how places never bat an eye at two girls sharing a room, and
yet, if it's two guys, they automatically assume they're gay?"
    "They'll
soon change their tune when they see your outfit for tonight!" Jenny
replied, grinning cheekily at her. "It screams 'lesbian' with every
stitch!"
    "Whatever
do you mean, you saucy wench? Someone with girl parts dressing as a
distinguished gentleman does not a lesbian make."
    "True,
but I wonder what it'll do to you? Perhaps it'll work
in reverse and turn you straight!"
    "I
sincerely doubt it," Stephanie replied, moving toward Jenny, who'd turned
back to her case and didn't notice her approach. "And besides, as much as
I'm out and proud, doesn't it sometimes make life more pleasant when people
don't know? At least, we'll be able to enjoy the weekend without old bigots
watching our every move, convinced we're going to start necking and groping one
another at every available second!"
    Before
Jenny could respond, Stephanie had walked right up behind her. She slipped her
arms around Jenny’s waist and murmured into her ear. "Though I certainly
wouldn't mind necking and groping you