Forbidden (Temple of Luna, Story 3)

The Temple of Luna stories are a series of novellas set in a post-apocalyptic future where humans and werewolves wage endless war, and werewolf warriors broken on the battlefield must be healed by women strong enough to tame them.

Originally written in 2009 and 2010, these short novellas were our second attempt at playing with a twist on the old (often problematic) "sexual healing" trope. The first attempt (literally titled Sexual Healing because an editor encouraged it, which was probably a terrible title for a book about psychics in space) has also been consigned to the archive. If you do manage to get your hands on it, you can see the evolution of our attempts to poke at it. It lays the groundwork for several dynamics we explore later on, however!

Fair warning: we were increasingly on the outs with our publisher of these stories as the series progressed. The final novella ends quite abruptly, as did our relationship with said epublisher. That is another reason these stories ended up in the archive.

(The titles also originally were SAVAGE [CURRENT TITLE], and that is a trope--and a word--we've decided is definitely best left behind. Growth is a glorious thing.)

Forbidden

Born into poverty and obscurity, Lexa worked harder than most to earn a place as a novice at the Savage Temple, where women trained in the art of pleasure heal the souls of battle-weary warriors. While others might be content to enjoy the luxury and prestige due a priestess of Luna, Lexa aspires to something greater — the honor of wearing the silver robes and the security that comes with being one of their world’s most powerful women. But first she must prove herself worthy by testing her strength against the Temple’s most infamous trainer, a near-feral wolf whose job it is to educate women in the art of controlling a warrior through submission.

Dejan doesn’t deal with novices. Time spent as a prisoner of the humans left his soul fractured and his beast far too close to the surface, making him dangerous but useful. When he accepts Lexa as his pupil he has no way of knowing the novice has the power to bring him to his knees. Their passion doesn’t fade when she’s promoted to the Temple’s elite circle, but the rules allow no involvement between a trainer and priestess. Caught between ambition and need, it’s only a matter of time before their forbidden affair threatens the lives they’ve fought to build.

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