LOGINFor the past three months I’ve been living at Vale Manor, sorting through the private library collection for Lucas and his partner. The job came through a university contact, and I jumped at it. Quiet work, beautiful old house, good pay. What I didn’t plan on was them.
They’ve been together for years. Anyone can see it in the way they move around each other, comfortable, possessive, warm. I told myself I was just curious. Academically curious. Then I saw them together one day and everything changed. It happened by accident the first time. I took a wrong turn on my way back from the garden with a stack of books and ended up at the tall windows of the sunroom. They didn’t see me. Lucas had Theo pressed against the big wooden table, shirt open, mouth on his neck. The sounds they made stuck in my head for days. After that, I started finding reasons to walk that way. Then I started hiding on purpose. At first I told myself I would only watch for a minute, just to understand what real desire looked like up close. But minutes turned into longer sessions. I began noticing the exact times they liked to slip away to the sunroom after lunch or in the late afternoon when the light poured through the tall glass walls. My work in the library suffered because my mind kept drifting back to them. The way their voices dropped, the easy laughter that sometimes turned into something much hungrier. I felt embarrassed every time I crept back to my room afterward, but the pull was stronger than the shame. Today I’m back again, heart already thudding before I even reach the curtains. The sunroom is flooded with warm light. Soft golden rays cut across the tiled floor and catch on the green plants that line the tall windows. I slip behind the heavy linen curtains where the fabric parts just enough to give me a clear view. My pulse is already racing. I know I should feel guilty, but the guilt only makes the heat between my legs sharper. It mixes with the excitement until I can barely tell the difference. My palms are damp. I wipe them on my skirt and settle into my usual spot, careful not to rustle the material. They’re both shirtless. Lucas stands near the center of the room, tall and lean, the light tracing the lines of his shoulders and chest. Theo kneels in front of him, looking up with that focused expression that always makes my stomach tighten. Theo’s hands slide up Lucas’s thighs as he takes him into his mouth, slow and deep. The wet sound of it hits me instantly, intimate and obscene in the quiet sunroom. Lucas lets out a low groan, fingers threading through Theo’s hair, guiding him but not forcing. His hips rock forward in a lazy rhythm, like he’s savoring every second. “God, your mouth,” Lucas murmurs. “You always look so good like this.” Theo hums around him and takes him deeper, eyes closed in obvious pleasure. His own cock strains against his pants, hard and ignored for now. I watch the way Lucas’s stomach tightens with every stroke, the subtle flex of muscle, the way his head tips back for a moment before he looks down again. The shine of spit on Lucas’s shaft when Theo pulls back to lick around the head, tongue swirling deliberately, makes my mouth go dry. I can hear every small sound — the soft suck, the gentle breaths, the occasional wet pop when Theo pulls off to stroke him with his hand before diving back in. My hand moves before I can talk myself out of it. I slide it down the front of my loose skirt, under my panties, and find myself already slick. The first touch makes me suck in a ragged breath. I’m soaked, embarrassingly so. My fingers glide easily over my clit, and I start circling slowly, matching the pace of Theo’s mouth. Each pass sends little sparks up my spine. I bite my lip hard to stay quiet, but my breathing is already getting heavier. I press my thighs together around my hand, then spread them slightly so I can slip two fingers inside myself. The fullness feels good, but it’s nothing compared to what I’m watching. They shift. Lucas pulls Theo up and kisses him hard, tongues sliding, hands gripping each other’s backs and waists. It’s messy and urgent, the kind of kiss that looks like they’ve been holding back all day. Lucas’s hand slides down to squeeze Theo’s ass, pulling their bodies flush. I can see the outline of their cocks pressed together between them. Then Lucas turns him around, bends him over the wide cushioned bench, and yanks his pants down. Theo braces himself on his elbows, looking back over his shoulder with a grin that sends another rush of heat through me. His ass is smooth and firm, already marked faintly from Lucas’s fingers. I slip a third finger inside myself as Lucas lines up and pushes in. One smooth thrust and he’s buried. Theo moans, loud and rough, pushing back to take all of him. Lucas grips his hips and starts fucking him in steady strokes that make the bench creak softly under them. The rhythm is hypnotic — the way Lucas pulls almost all the way out before sliding back in, the flex of his hips, the way Theo’s back arches to meet every thrust. The sight is overwhelming. Skin against skin. The flex of Lucas’s muscles as he drives in. The way Theo’s cock hangs heavy and leaks onto the cushion with every thrust, a thin string of precum reaching down. I pump my fingers faster, thumb rubbing tight circles over my clit. My breath comes in short, hushed gasps. I’ve never felt anything this raw, this hungry. Every moan they make travels straight through me and settles low in my belly. I imagine what it would feel like to be in Theo’s place, bent over and filled so completely. The thought makes me clench hard around my fingers. “Harder,” Theo says, voice strained. “Come on, give it to me.” Lucas chuckles low and picks up speed, slamming into him now. The wet slap of their bodies fills the sunroom, steady and loud. Theo’s hand reaches back, gripping Lucas’s thigh, urging him deeper. Sweat glistens on their skin in the light. Lucas leans forward, changing the angle, and Theo’s moan turns into something broken and desperate. I can’t look away. My legs start shaking. I lean against the wall for support, fingers working frantically, chasing the same pleasure they’re lost in. My other hand presses against the curtain frame to steady myself. I’m so close it hurts. Lucas leans over Theo’s back, biting his shoulder as he reaches around to stroke him. “That’s it. Come on my dick. I want to feel you completely.” Theo curses and tenses. His whole body jerks as he comes, thick streaks landing on the cushion beneath him. Lucas follows right after, burying himself deep with a rough groan, hips stuttering through his release. The way they stay locked together afterward, breathing hard, Lucas pressing soft kisses to Theo’s shoulder, makes something twist warmly in my chest. The sight pushes me over. My orgasm crashes through me so suddenly I almost whimper out loud. Pleasure floods every nerve. My pussy clenches hard around my fingers, wetness coating my hand and dripping down my thigh. I ride it out, eyes still locked on them, chest heaving, knees weak. Waves keep rolling through me for several long seconds. I have to clamp my mouth shut to keep any sound from escaping. I’m still catching my breath, fingers slick, when Lucas lifts his head and looks straight toward the curtains. “You can come out now, Zoe.” My stomach drops through the floor. I have been caught.Filling the open doorway as though it were carved from the darkness itself, the creature's eyes burn the same black as the blood still drying on my sleeve. I throw myself forward before it can fully enter the van. My shoulder slams into its chest, and we crash onto the concrete outside. The impact knocks the breath from my lungs. Claws rake across my back, tearing through fabric and skin in three long lines. Pain flashes along my spine, bright and white.I roll and come up with the silver knife already in my hand. The thing is faster than the ones inside the warehouse. It circles me, head tilted, nostrils flaring as it catches the scent of the open wound on my arm and the fresh blood still coating the man inside the van. I feint left and drive the blade low into its thigh. Black fluid spurts from the wound. It screams, a sound like metal tearing, then backhands me, sending me skidding across the grit.My head rings. I taste copper. The creature limps after me, one leg dragging behind
The warehouse stinks of gunpowder and wet concrete when an explosion tears through the east wall. I am already moving before the dust settles, boots slamming against the floor as I clear the corridor ahead. My partner is somewhere behind me, shouting something about falling back, but I don't stop. The target is here. I can feel it in the way the air sits heavier than it should, in the faint metallic tang that never belongs in an abandoned shipping yard.A shape drops from the rafters. I fire twice. The rounds punch into its chest, but the thing keeps coming, claws scraping sparks off the metal railing. I switch to the silver load and put three more into its throat. It finally folds, black blood spraying across my sleeve. Behind me, more of them pour through the breach. Too many. The intel was wrong again.I spin and cut left toward the loading bay. A body slams into me from the side, and we go down hard. Teeth snap an inch from my face. I jam the barrel of the pistol under its jaw and
As the train gathers speed, trees and fields blur past the windows. Honey sits across from me, her shirt still open, the marks on her breasts visible beneath the thin fabric. The dark patch at the crotch of her jeans has spread.She watches me for a while before speaking.“You are not going to pretend this did not happen.”“No,” I reply.“Good.”Silence settles between us as the carriage sways. She glances at the stain on her jeans, then meets my eyes.“I can still feel you inside me. Every shift of the train reminds me.”I nod. My own jeans still carry the trace of her mouth and what came before.She rises and heads for the connecting door without another word. I follow. She leads me to the far end of the carriage, where a narrow service closet sits half-hidden behind a bulkhead. The door is unlocked. We step inside, and she shuts it behind us.The space is barely wider than my shoulders. A single dim bulb casts a weak yellow glow across the metal floor. The train's movement rocks us
The footsteps grow louder. I pull her shirt closed as best I can and tug her jeans to her hips, though they remain unbuttoned. Honey slips back into the seat across from me, and I settle into mine. We both stare through the rain-streaked windows as if nothing happened. My cock is half hard, damp from her mouth. Faint marks bloom beneath the thin fabric covering her breasts. The door at the end of the carriage slides open.A conductor steps inside with a tablet in hand. He glances at us, scans the empty seats farther down, then nods.“Signal is still down. Looks like another hour, at least,” he says.We mumble our thanks. He continues down the aisle and disappears through the far door. The instant it shuts, she rises from her seat.She presses me against the window and settles onto my lap, facing me. Her jeans hang open. She reaches between us and frees my cock. It hardens in her hand. Lifting herself slightly, she pushes her jeans and underwear below her hips before lowering onto me i
Keeping my hand high on her thigh, I lean in and our mouths meet again. The kiss turns hungry at once. Honey's tongue slips past my lips, and I answer with equal force. The open collar of her shirt gives me room to slide my hand inside. Lace brushes my palm. I cup the soft weight, feeling the nipple tighten beneath the thin fabric. She presses into my touch while her fingers undo my shirt, one button at a time.The car remains empty. I break the kiss, shove her shirt off her shoulders, and let it trap her arms at the elbows. Black lace still shields her. Lowering my head, I drag my tongue along the upper curve where fabric meets skin. She arches instinctively, but the pinned sleeves keep her restrained. I bite the soft swell just hard enough to leave a mark before soothing it with slow, wet circles. Her breathing grows ragged. I hook my fingers beneath the lace and pull both cups down, baring her to the cool air inside the car.I draw a nipple between my teeth, stretching the sensitiv
I step onto the train just after eleven, the platform still damp from the morning rain that never quite decided to stop. My bag is light, just a change of clothes and a book I probably won’t open, and I claim a seat in the nearly empty car, window side, facing forward. The air smells of metal, old upholstery, and the faint citrus cleaner they use between runs. Outside, the station slides past in a blur of concrete and faded posters as we pull away.For twenty minutes, nothing happens. Fields replace the city. I stretch my legs into the aisle and watch the countryside roll by, low green hills, a line of trees bent by the wind, the occasional farmhouse with its windows shut against the weather. Then the door at the far end of the car opens, and she walks in.She is carrying a soft leather tote and a folded coat. Blue jeans, a loose white shirt that has come untucked on one side, boots that look broken in. Her hair is pulled back, but pieces have escaped around her face. She scans the em
My body is still trembling, his two broad fingers buried deep inside me, when those five words hit like ice water.“Who the hell are you?”He doesn’t pull his hand away. Instead, he curls his fingers slowly, pressing against that spot that makes my knees buckle. A fresh wave of pleasure rips throug
The ballroom pulses with low music and the clink of expensive champagne glasses. Crystal chandeliers throw golden light across masks and gowns, but I feel like I’m suffocating in the middle of it all. I tug at the edge of my silver mask, making sure it’s still secure. The backless black dress hug
I reach for his belt, fingers clumsy with need, but Damien catches my wrists and pins them above my head with one hand. His eyes fix on mine, smoldering and commanding.“Not yet,” he rasps. “You said every inch. Show me how bad you want it, Elena. Ride me.”He releases me, shifts back, and sits aga
The next morning, my body still remembers every second of last night.I wake up aching in the best and worst ways. My thighs are sore, my nipples still sensitive from how he pinched and teased them. Every time I move, I feel the ghost of Damien’s fingers inside me, the low growl of his voice saying