"Come, let me clutch thee"
“So… we’re really doing this?”Her furtive smile. Soft crease across her brow. Like dice, a dull bell rattles above the door. Two students saunter in, bringing the April air with them. Wet and warm. The scent of citrus and fir....
"Into something rich and strange, Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell..."
Owen heard it—the staccato trills of a stormy petrel, less a song than a sort of snarl.“There you are...” he sniffed and smiled, “You’re mine.”The camera clicked just before the bird dove out of sight, vanishing behind some rocks. He...
"‘Loved and were loved, and now we lie...’"
Last thing I heard was the train’s whistle, shrill. The last thing I smelled was the smoke.Flushed and furrowed. She wore that dress again. Spun silk, hiding her. More hidden than when we met. More to hide.She writhes. Rise and fall....
"In the blue Canadian Rockies..."
“How much further?”“Not far,” Eliot grinned, hoisting the pack on his shoulder, “you’re gonna love this. I swear.”I wiped my brow, grabbing a branch as I leapt over another slick dip in the trail. The sun was warm, and the...
"A D/s romance set in Montreal"
Chapter 8Everyone was hurrying home before the storm hit. The train, always busy this time of day, was bursting at the seams now with people all bundled up in wool or vinyl, either swiping along the screens of their phones,...
"A D/s romance set in Montreal"
Chapter 6I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t believe it.“Tabarnak,” Marie read my mind, “You don’t think he followed you, Penny?”I shook my head, though admittedly it was one of the first dreadful thoughts to flash through my mind. Once reason...
"A D/s romance set in Montreal"
Chapter 4Once when I first got there. Three times when I pricked my finger. Another two at Marie. Silently, I summed my curses from the previous evening. Is that all? It was hard to remember. It was such a strange...
"A D/s romance set in Montreal"
Chapter 3 “Huh,” Peter turned back to me, his eyebrows arched.I remained frozen in place, unable to tear my eyes from the wall.“Huh,” he repeated, “Why uh, why didn’t you tell me you had some stuff in the show, Pens?”His tone...
"A D/s romance set in Montreal"
Part 1 - Roses Are RedYes. A sunny balcony would be nice, I thought, circling another listing in crimson ink. Or maybe a roof garden. I could plant rosemary, and violets. I could paint. I bit the top of my...