title: The Witch's Torment
author: Reed, Elizabeth
description: This a Fantasy Fiction Romance Short Story – 5,667 word count
  
  Victor is overjoyed when a hooded woman uses her magical ability to save him from his elder brother, who is moments away from beheading him as punishment for following their father’s dying wish and claiming leadership of their land. The mysterious woman, Christina, is both beautiful and kind-hearted, and it is not long before Victor falls in love with her.
  But Christina is a tormented by a shadowy presence from her past that will not leave her be. Until she exorcises her nemesis, she knows that she cannot be around Victor and give in to the love that she has come to feel for him.