SPELLBOUND: An Anthology of Erotically Retold Fairy Tales by Spellbound- An Anthology of Erotically Retold Fairy Tales

Author:Spellbound- An Anthology of Erotically Retold Fairy Tales [Ravenous] (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781607770718
Publisher: Ravenous Romance

Schumacher and the Elf

By Chase Jeffreys

Royce Schumacher looked at the nearly empty store, drawing an instant comparison between it and his empty life. After 32 years, he had no wife, no kids, and a job he hated.

Every morning, Royce found it harder and harder to get out of bed and face another day at the brokerage firm. The fact he’d earned a small fortune since getting his MBA was of little consolation. He hated facing his over-decorated apartment each night, and social obligations with women who were only interested in his assets. Royce could see no way out of his routine.

A phone call he would have preferred not to receive came two weeks ago. Royce decided to use the opportunity to summon change.

The Schumacher & Son sign above the store looked more faded than it had five years ago when Royce last saw it. His family’s business had been around for five generations, getting passed on from father to son even before coming to America from Germany. There was a long line of cobblers who had established the family name. Family legend had it the Schumachers were the cobblers from the Grimm brothers’ “The Shoemaker and the Elves.”

By the time Royce was a teenager he didn’t believe in magic or the shoemaking business, but he humored his father when he told the tale. Thinking of his father brought a fresh wave of sadness to Royce. He stood in front of the store, remembering.

* * * *

“Royce? Can you hear me?”

The familiar voice sounded distant, like it came through a fog. Royce blinked hard. He couldn’t believe what he had just heard. He didn’t want to believe what the family attorney said.

Dead? Papa’s dead? How? When? Why? The questions raced through his mind.

“Would you repeat that, Mr. Maxwell,” Royce managed.

The man on the other end of the line cleared his throat. Royce heard pain and grief when he spoke, “I’m sorry, Royce. Your father was found dead of a heart attack this morning.”

Royce maintained his composure despite the anger and disbelief warring within him. It would not do to have the other cubicle rats around him sense there was anything wrong. If they did, they’d be like predators smelling blood in the water. Being a broker, you were either a shark or chum.

“Thank you for letting me know,” he responded, his voice controlled. “What do you need from me?”

* * * *

Standing there now, looking at the first Schumacher shoe store in the United States, Royce breathed in deeply and could almost smell leather in the air. The memory of his first cobbling session was filled with the warm, soft and sensuous feel of the leather between his fingers. Royce realized at the age of 10 that he found the look and texture of high-quality hides arousing, before he knew what the feeling really was. He stood no chance against a woman wearing well-made leather, particularly boots. They turned him on faster than any lace or satin confection could.

“Royce? Is that

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