title: The Beckoned
author: Black, Jaid
description: Wai Ashley has dreamt of Jack Elliot ever since she was a little girl. Back then the dreams were sweet and utterly harmless—Jack singing her a lullaby, Jack protecting and cradling her in his arms. But as Wai grew into womanhood, Jack’s nocturnal role in her life changed too. He became more possessive, more territorial—and mercilessly carnal.
  Wai believes Jack to be a figment of her overactive imagination. She’s determined to get rid of him, hoping that when she does she’ll be able to find happiness with a real man. En route to a job assignment, a rainstorm forces her to seek shelter in a run-down motel. Soon she will find out that Jack is anything but imaginary. He lived over two hundred years ago. And he is demanding that Wai come home to him.
  Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here!
  An adult paranormal romance from Ellora’s Cave
  Publisher’s Note: This story was originally released in Ellora’s Cavemen Tales from the Temple IV.