Mag-log inHe snorts loudly, like he doesn't believe that for a second. “You can check my phone,” he says, strolling into the room casually, shrugging like it’s no big deal. “I check yours, after all.”I drop his phone onto the nightstand, my fingers lingering over it for a second too long. “That’s an invasion of privacy.”“Sometimes,” he says, pointedly, that familiar edge in his tone that reminds me he’s not joking. “You truly forget who you’re dealing with.”I cross my arms, giving him my best glare. “Well, it seems I have to keep reminding you that it’s not okay to have trackers on me. Or cameras. Or… apparently to check my phone.”He smirks, unbothered, and walks into the bathroom. “And I have to keep reminding you that it’s not going to stop.”He turns on the shower. The hiss of running water follows him. “How often do you check my phone?!” I yell into the bathroom, trying to mask the rising panic with anger.“Enough,” he answers lightly, teasing. The calm in his voice makes my chest tigh
“No,” he says instantly.“One night,” I repeat, softer this time—but steadier.If I have to start small, I will. If I have to bargain, manipulate, push—I will do that too. Because this isn’t just about freedom.It’s about him. His boundaries. My life. “No,” he says again, his voice harder now. Colder. “That’s not happening. Ever.”I lift my head, meeting his gaze. His eyes are hooded, dark with something dangerous—desire tangled with control, with refusal, with something he’s fighting hard to keep buried.“Tristan,” I murmur, letting his name linger on my tongue like a temptation. “Just one night… And then I will take my panties off, play with myself right in front of you, and have an orgasm unlike any other you've seen so far..”I insert a finger into myself and bite my lip, deliberately, knowing exactly where his eyes will go. They follow, of course they do—dragged downward, caught, held.He's so hard. I can see the tip of his dick is wet.“And then…” I continue softly, my voice di
I move quickly, grabbing the zip ties from the desk I noticed earlier. I don’t question why he has them. That feels like a dangerous road to go down.I step behind him, guiding his hands together against the back of the chair before securing them tightly.He turns his head slightly, brow lifting. “Zip ties? Really?”“I have a feeling you’d get out of rope,” I reply, tightening them with a small tug.He lets out a low laugh. “You’d be right.”I pull them tight and smile, unable not to react to his laugh. I lean down put my lips by his ear. “Stay,” I order in a whisper. I see goosebumps rise on his neck. His body shudders. He exhales sharply. “Well… you tied me up,” he murmurs, his voice quieter now, edged with something unfamiliar. “I’m not going anywhere.”I pause.Is that… uncertainty? Nerves? Is he nervous?A flicker of something shifts inside me—something warm, sharp, almost victorious.“Good boy,” I whisper softly against his ear. “I’ll be right back.”I walk away slowly, lettin
He sighs, like he's frustrated with something, but follows me nonethenless. He appears beside me, his hand grabbing my arm like he can't help himself but take control. I let him.“How did your parents meet?” I ask, genuinely curious.He glances at me. “Do you want an honest answer?”“Always.” I give him a small smile.He considers it for a second. “My father saw my mother one day and forced her parents into marriage. She didn’t have a choice. She met him for the first time at the altar.”I blink. “That’s… brutal.”He shrugs, like it’s nothing. Like it’s normal.Maybe, to him, it is.“What’s he like with her?” I ask carefully. “Does he… watch her? Cameras? Trackers?”His gaze flicks to me. “Where do you think I learned all of this?”Right. We step into his room. “Do you think she’s happy?” I ask.That makes him pause.He closes the door behind us, then walks to the windows, pulling the curtains shut one by one. Darkness settles over the room, thick and enclosing.“I think so,” he sa
The first thing Liam does when it’s his turn is down his entire cocktail in one go like water. Maddy follows, drinking half of hers, completely ignoring Tristan’s earlier warning. Her jaw is tight, her movements sharper now, reckless. Liam slams a five of spades onto the table. Maddy places a joker on top. Liam laughs, loud and careless, but Tristan doesn’t. His gaze lifts slowly, locking onto Maddy with something cold and assessing. She meets it, chin slightly raised, defiant. The air tightens between them, something unspoken stretching thin. “You’re going down, man,” Liam grins, oblivious. “Can’t wait to cash in that favour.” Tristan doesn’t respond. He simply draws a few card and places one down with controlled precision. I follow, placing a three of hearts on top, feeling Tristan’s arm tighten around me the moment I lean forward. His fingers slide along my waist when I settle back against him, slow, absent-minded—like he needs to remind himself I’m still there. Delilah pla
Hide and seek. The game we end up playing after four rounds of tennis and two curling matches feels childish at first, but somehow it pulls everything together, leaving laughter and chaos in its wake. Now I run through the dark hallways, searching for a hiding spot, heartbeat echoing in my ears. The other four sons of Harrison are.. nothing you'd expect. They're nice. Funny. Almost normal. As soon as Charles and Tristan left with their family, we just played games. We laughed until our sides ache. Nick and Liam relaxed, slipping back into teasing and banter. Maddy flirted shamelessly. Even Delilah had been accepted seamlessly, sliding into the chaos like she’s always belonged. For a moment, the world felt normal. I even beat Delilah in a tennis match, the victory small but sweet. Then I hear it—Delilah’s scream. It cuts through the house, urgent and piercing, and I run faster, adrenaline sharpening every sense. I need to find a hiding spot. I do NOT want Liam to find me. Darkness
He clicks on a button of his laptop and the grading rubric appears on the board.“You’ll start with the case summary,” Mr. Madden says. “The victims, the location and time frames of the murders, key characteristics of the offender’s behavior, and the known details about the social and economic envi
Someone is watching me.Again.I sigh quietly at my own paranoia.This is what happens when you watch too many horror TikToks before bed. Suddenly every creaking floorboard becomes a ghost and every shadow turns into a lurking spirit waiting to drag you into the darkness.Still…The feeling won’t g
“Hey, pretty,” my sister says with an appraising smile as she tugs a strand of my long brown hair.“Hey,” I reply, stifling a yawn.The long nights are finally starting to catch up with me. It’s only a diner, but this place is known for staying open deep into the night. We get the late crowd. The a
I can’t prove that he’s watching me.But I can feel it.The sensation crawls along the back of my neck like a whisper I can’t quite hear, like a pair of eyes lingering just a second too long.The dark stranger in the corner of the diner has become a strangely permanent figure in my life. At first,







