{"id":208,"date":"2025-03-17T15:08:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythicalbodies.muserato.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:20:59","slug":"bound-by-the-grove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythicalbodies.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Bound by the Grove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-888b3e69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(u002du002dwpu002du002dstyleu002du002drootu002du002dpadding-right, var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dgapu002du002dhorizontal)));padding-right:var(u002du002dwpu002du002dstyleu002du002drootu002du002dpadding-right, var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dgapu002du002dhorizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(u002du002dwpu002du002dstyleu002du002drootu002du002dpadding-right, var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dgapu002du002dhorizontal)));padding-left:var(u002du002dwpu002du002dstyleu002du002drootu002du002dpadding-left, var(u002du002dwpu002du002dcustomu002du002dgapu002du002dhorizontal))\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ef7a111 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b8b7b2\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-209\" alt=\"Cover for the Bound by the Grove story, showing a tan muscular Caledonian warrior getting captured by wild vines.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mythicalbodies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bound-by-the-Grove-Cover-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4a5aaad9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:20px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:50px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bound by the Grove<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Tale of Druids, Warriors, and Forbidden Love: A Steamy MM Erotic Short Story<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Torn between duty and desire, Kael, a battle-hardened warrior, stumbles upon a sacred grove and finds himself captivated by Eryndor, a powerful druid. 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