Burning Brighter Part 1: The First Spark

"By the fireplace on a cold December night, Erica confesses a fantasy that ignites something neither of them expected - and changes everything."

The fire crackled low in the hearth, casting golden flickers across the room. Outside, the December night pressed cold against the windows, but inside the air was thick with warmth: wine, woodsmoke, and the quiet intimacy of two bodies long...

Mask On, Lights Off

"She begged him to break in and take her while she screamed; tonight he’s wearing the mask, and the safeword is the only thing standing between terror and surrender."

She'd asked for this—begged for it, really, over weeks of whispered confessions in the dark. "Make it feel real," Maria had said, her voice catching on the words. "I want to be terrified. I want to fight you and lose....