"Mira doesn’t rush desire—she holds it, shapes it, and decides when it blooms."
CHAPTER 9: MIRA'S APARTMENTMira’s apartment glowed low and deliberate. Sconces spilled amber light across the walls, while concealed lamps near the wide window cast a soft, wavering warmth that made the shadows move like breath. The air was scented with...
"Some women don’t ask twice. They invite you deeper."
CHAPTER 7: AFTERGLOWHarper stirred slowly, the sheets twisted around one of her ankles like a careless ribbon. Sunlight pushed through the tall windows, pooling gold across the worn floorboards and the half-dead jungle of her plants.A sock hung off one...
"Filed under: encounters that leave a handprint on the soul."
CHAPTER 6: THE DATEThe next morning, a soft hum filtered through the Nudge Engine loft, and light poured in through the high windows, casting tangled shadows across Harper’s desk. She sat with her chin in her hand, glasses slipping down...
"She didn't have to say anything - he knew."
Lying against him, she shook gently from the small but urgent sobs arising from her. He silently stroked her smooth hair, occasionally letting his fingers drop to trace along the back of her neck.Her sobs grew.Patiently, he continued drawing his...
"A Married Man is blackmailed by his Daughter's Friend"
It had been two weeks since Sheriff Tom Carson had his affair with Sara, his son's girlfriend. She and his son had returned to college. He tried to block her from his mind. They agreed no contact was best. No...
"This ancient Greek femboy bath attendant looking kinda…"
Leonidas sighed as he hefted his pack. The noonday sun seared the back of his neck as he trudged wearily home. As a soldier, one would assume he'd be used to the constant marching, but marching towards something was very...
"Daddy has a way of getting what he wants."
We sit side by side on the couch, our laptops before us. He's brought work home, as is frequently the case, while I'm writing. We've passed plenty of evenings like this. Tonight, however, something about my demeanor captures his attention.Feeling...