LOGINHe opened a door.
It wasn’t a bedroom, not exactly. It was a private chamber dressed in shadows. Dim lights kissed velvet walls. A chaise lounge sat in the corner beside a bottle of champagne. The air was heavy with scent of musk, candle wax, something darker. “Rules,” he said, turning to face her. “There are three.” She swallowed. “Tell me.” He walked round her slowly, never touching, just letting his presence to be felt by her. “One,” he whispered, “no names. You don’t know me. I don’t know you.” “Okay.” “Two. No limits. Unless you say otherwise, I take full control.” Nina’s thighs pressed together slightly. “And three. No questions. What happens here, stays here. Agreed?” She nodded her head. He stepped closer, brushing a finger under her chin and lifting her face to his. “Say it.” “I agree.” The mask couldn’t hide the way her lips trembled with need. “Good,” he murmured. “Take off your shoes.” She obeyed, slowly, heels clicking to the floor. His eyes never left her. “Turn around.” She turned, heart pounding. She could hear his breath behind her. Then the softest whisper of fingers unzipping her dress. The fabric fell like water exposing her cupped cleavages. She stood in nothing but the mask, her breath shallow. X exhaled slowly. “Beautiful.” He stepped in close. She could feel the heat of his body, the sharpness of his breath at her neck. Still, he didn’t touch her. “I won’t rush,” he said lowly. “You’ll beg first.” Nina shivered at his words as she bit her lower lip. His gloved hand finally touched the curve of her hip, slow and intentional. She shivered. “I want to know what makes you tremble,” he whispered. “What makes you moan. And what breaks you.” Her lips parted, breath hitching. He kissed the side of her neck, not soft. Possessive. Firm. Her knees buckled. “I’ll teach your body,” he said, “until it forgets everything but my hands.” She leaned into him as his mouth moved over her shoulder, down her spine. Her body arched. And the night began. Nina didn’t know when he lifted her up, only that one moment she was standing, and the next, her back was on a cool silk. The chaise under her held her so close. X knelt beside her. His gloved hands went to her thighs as he separated them with a quiet move that made her tremble. Then he stopped. “Before I continue,” he said with a low but clear voice, “you will need to understand something.” She blinked, confused. “What?” “This isn’t just sex. This is surrender. I’m not here to hurt you but I'mm here to free you from your desire but I need you to let go of your hesitation. Completely.” Her voice was barely audible. “I already have.” He smiled faintly as he stood and walked over to a darkened drawer near the wall. Nina turned her head as her heart pounded heavily. From the drawer, he pulled out a length of black silk, smooth and thick like satin material and a small blindfold, just as classy as her mask. He returned with quiet authority. The dim light caught on the items in his hand, not threatening, but deeply intimate. “Color system,” he said calmly. “Green means ‘more.’ Yellow means ‘pause.’ Red means ‘stop.’” Nina nodded. “What’s your safe word?” Her lips parted. “Glass.” He moved his head. “Interesting.” He moved behind her, moving her hair to a side as he tied the blindfold gently over her eyes. Darkness filled her mind. And everything changed. Her world became sound, scent and sensation. She felt the soft silk clothing as it went around her wrists, binding them gently but firmly in front of her. “You can pull free at any time,” he said. “But you won’t want to.” His lips hovered by her ear. “You’re mine for now. Let me show you how far you can fall.” The first touch was the soft leather of his gloves on her bound hands. Then his fingers moved slowly down to her arms, and to her waist and stopped at the top of her thighs. Her body curved immediately. She gasped when he drew something across her skin, a feather. Light. Teasing. Infuriating. It went down her neck, over her breasts, around her belly button and skipping the places that ached most. By now, fluids gushed out from her opening. “Patience,” he whispered. “The more you wait, the deeper you’ll feel.” Then came the contrast: a cool chain, draped like a kiss across her stomach. Then his warm mouth, trailing along her inner thigh, only to pause… again. The tension became unbearable. She whimpered. “What do you want?” he asked softly, voice a shadow. “You,” she breathed. “Please…” He answered with a quick snap. A firm tap on her thigh, not painful, but sharp enough to jolt her. “You don’t beg yet,” he said. “You earn it.” She whimpered again, not from pain, but from pure frustration. He continued with changing sensations: soft strokes, quick taps, breathless pauses. One moment, he kissed her slowly. The next, he used a small leather paddle across her backside, each strike followed by a kiss, a touch, a whisper of praise. “Good girl,” he murmured. “So responsive. So eager.” Her body was on fire, not from harshness, but from the slow, intentional opening of her control. The power exchange was complete now. She wasn’t afraid. She was awake. He moved between her legs, still blindfolded, her hands bound, the air thick with want. Every movement was deliberate. Every moan felt earned. He pulled off his gloves and made way for her pussy. He slot two finger inside her which made her whimper and shiver. Fluids were filled on his finger as he slot it out of her opening. He brought it close to his mouth and had a taste. He slot it in a second time and this time he was rubbing her clit with his thumb. She surrendered everything: voice, control, thought. He untied the silk clothing from her wrists, lifting the blindfold gently as her eyes blinked open, confused and dull. She looked up to him. His mask still covered his face, but his touch was sensitive. “Are you okay?” he asked softly. She nodded. “More than okay.” He brushed her cheek. “You followed the rules beautifully. But I'm not done with you” “And what now?” she whispered. His eyes gleamed through the mask. “Now,” he said, “you’ll crave this.” In the next breath, he stood and pulled her up with him, gripping her by the waist with smooth, bold strength. Her feet barely touched the floor before he rotated her around and put her back gently on one of the black velvet pattern that fit up the lip of the chaise. X stepped back for a moment, just enough to eat her up. His voice dropped, gravelly. “Turn around. Hands against the column.” Nina obeyed. She felt the desire on his gaze on her skin even before his fingers came back and brushed up her back slow and teasing. He kissed her neck, then moved his hands to cup her hips. She gasped as his body aligned behind hers. He ground into her slowly, through the fine layers of his suit, she could feel the pressure of his need. “This,” he whispered to her ear, “is how I want you.” With one hand, he unfastened his belt as the sound of leather moving free was sharp was heard. She turned a little, glancing over her shoulder, but he caught her chin, holding it with a solid grip. “No looking. Just feeling.” She shivered. The rustle of fabric followed: his shirt tugged loose, buttons popping one by one under his swift fingers. Then she heard the soft clink of his zipper. His trousers dropped. Warm skin brushed against her now. No more barriers. He stepped in close. His chest pressed to her back, one hand gripped her hip, the other moved up to her breasts, squeezing gently, then firmly, possessively. He angled her hips slightly. "I'm gonna eat you raw." He said grabbing his cock and rubbing it on her clit. He felt the constant gushing out of fluids from her opening. He knew his patience had left him already, he could feel the heavy veins perfectly lined on his cock and the hardness felt like it was going to explode. He couldn't wait anymore. And then... He entered her from behind. Nina gasped. The sensation sharp, hot, and sudden. She held herself against the pattern, the velvet soft under her palms as he began to move. Fast. Deep. Purposeful. Her knees collapsed but his arm wrapped around her waist, holding her in place. He leaned in to her again. “I want every moan. Every breath. Don’t hold back.” He slapped her ass. And she didn’t. "Yh,yh,yh..." She moaned almost amidst feeling a choke with rolling eyes.Days turned into weeks, and life began to feel strangely steady. Cade showed up on time. He texted her good morning. He remembered small things, her favorite snack, her annoying habit of humming in the shower, the way she hated silence during dinner.He was showing consistency, something she didn’t realize she’d been craving all along.Then one morning, Zara found a folded note stuck to her door. She frowned, thinking it was another of his dirty jokes.But when she opened it, her breath caught.You used to hate my notes. Now it’s my favorite way to tell you I love you.She pressed the paper to her chest, a small smile tugging at her lips.That evening, she slipped one of her own under his door.You talk too much, you tease too much, you’re impossible. But somehow, I can’t imagine a day without you.When he found it, Cade grinned so wide his cheeks hurt.He kept the note. Then the next one. Then the next. Each one a small piece of her heart left for him to find.Soon, his drawer was fu
Dinner started awkwardly. Her parents asked polite questions, Cade answered carefully, and Zara tried not to die of secondhand embarrassment. But soon, things began to ease.When her father asked about Cade’s work, he spoke openly about his passion for architecture and design, about how he’d learned to rebuild after losing everything years ago. Zara noticed the way her mother’s expression softened as he spoke.“He’s got honesty in his voice,” Mrs. Ahmed whispered later when Cade went to help clear the dishes.“Yeah,” Zara said softly, “he does.”When they finally left, her mother hugged Cade. “You take care of my daughter, young man.”“I plan to,” he said sincerely.In the car, Zara turned to him. “You did great.”Cade smiled. “I think your dad still wants to kill me.”“He probably does. But Mom likes you.”“Then I’ll take that as a win.”She laughed, resting her head against his shoulder as they drove through the quiet streets. “I can’t believe we actually did it.”Cade squeezed her
She laughed. “That’s because you haven’t seen me at my worst.”“I have,” he said. “Remember when you threw your shoe at me?”Zara burst out laughing. “You deserved it!”He grinned. “Maybe. But I still came back for more.”She looked at him, her smile fading into something more tender. “Why do you keep coming back?”He paused, meeting her gaze. "Because when I'm with you, I don't feel broke anymore."Her chest tightened. "Cade..."He reached for her hand, his voice low. "I mean it. I've messed up a lot of things in my life, but you...you make me want to do better."Zara felt tears prick her eyes. "You don't have to be perfect, you know. Just be honest.""I am," he said simply. "All right now, I'm honestly terrified of losing you."She leaned forward, pressing her forehead against his. "Then don't."He kissed her again, and it felt like a promise.The days that followed were some of the happiest Zara could remember. Cade would show up with coffee in the morning, or text her random jokes
Cade came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. “You okay?”She nodded. “I just don’t want this to end.”“Then don’t let it.”“It’s not that simple.”He turned her around gently. “It is if we make it that way.”Zara searched his face, her heart twisting. “I don’t want to lose myself in this.”Cade cupped her face. “You’re not losing yourself, Zara. You’re finding the part you’ve been hiding.”She swallowed hard. “And what about you?”“I already lost myself to you,” he said quietly. “I’m fine with that.”Her breath caught, and before she could reply, he kissed her again. This time, it wasn’t wild or desperate, it was slow, filled with everything they hadn’t said.Outside, lightning flashed, and the sea roared, but inside, it felt like time had stopped.Zara clung to him, realizing that no matter how much she tried to fight it, she was already his.And this time, she didn’t want to run anymore.By the time they drove back to the city, the tension that had once existed betwe
That night, they made love like it was a battle, wild, angry, unstoppable. Every touch was a challenge, every kiss a demand.When it was over, they lay side by side, both silent, both breathing hard.Cade turned his head slightly. “Still think you don’t want me?”Zara closed her eyes. “You’re impossible.”He smiled faintly. “You love it.”She didn’t answer but when his hand brushed hers, she didn’t pull away.Outside, the city buzzed as if nothing had changed but inside that room, every thing had and neither of them could pretend anymore.The morning after was quiet. Too quiet. Zara woke up to sunlight streaming through the blinds, her head resting on Cade’s shoulder. For a moment, she let herself enjoy it, the warmth of his skin, the slow rhythm of his breathing, the way his hand rested protectively on her waist. It felt natural, like something that should have always been.But then reality crept in.She sat up slowly, trying not to wake him. The bedsheet slipped down her body, and t
Zara avoided Cade for two full days. Every knock on her door, every text that flashed across her screen, she ignored. She tried to convince herself she was doing the right thing, keeping things quiet, protecting her peace but her apartment had never felt so hollow. Even her coffee tasted bland without him stealing sips and grinning about it.On the third morning, she saw him in the hallway. He was leaning against his doorframe, shirt clinging to his chest, hair still damp from a shower. She froze mid-step, pretending to check her phone, but he looked up and caught her.“Morning,” he said casually.Zara forced a smile. “Morning.”He didn’t say anything else. Just nodded and walked past her, the faint scent of his cologne lingering behind. Something in her chest tightened.She went inside, locked the door, and stood there, staring at nothing. The silence felt unbearable. She tried to distract herself with work, movies, cleaning but nothing helped. By evening, she found herself pacing, a







