Mag-log inThorne.I wasn’t sure what Mary was doing here. At this hour. This late. But anger bubbled up through every inch of me—hot, sharp, the kind I couldn’t just unleash. Not easily. Not when I was supposed to be the calm one, the steady one, the priest.Everything Mia had told me—her mother’s accusations, the whispers about how I was “mysterious,” how I might be hiding dirty secrets, how I probably had a girlfriend or worse—should have made me rage. But I’d kept the priestly calm, swallowed it down, made sure none of it showed. I’d answered every question with the same measured tone I always used. Yet now that anger I’d buried was rising again, channeling straight toward Mary, who stood at my door smiling, arms folded so her breasts pushed up against the thin nightwear, offering herself like it was nothing.“Mary,” I said, forcing the word out calmly. I hated how close I was to snapping, hated that I couldn’t afford to let this anger become another sin I’d have to confess later.
Thorne.Everything twisted the second Mia’s face filled my screen. It wasn’t the usual filthy, hungry smile she wore when I praised her, when she knew exactly what those words did to me. This was different—raw, red-rimmed eyes, cheeks blotchy, nose running. My grip on the phone tightened until my knuckles ached. Holding it together was one thing; finding a way to get to her, to hold her, was something else entirely. My shirt suddenly felt too tight across my chest, like the air had been sucked out of the room.I’d called for one reason; I missed her. I couldn’t breathe right when her grandmother and mother were standing there at church today, forcing me to sound like a priest instead of the man who’d had her bent over the altar days ago. Now, finally alone, I could breathe freely again. Except the one person who gave me air was drowning herself.“What happened to you, Mia…?” I repeated, softer this time, leaning closer to the screen as if I could reach through it and wipe he
Mia.“We’ll see you around more often?” Jesus. I had to scoff at those words the second they left her mouth, aimed right at Thorne like some flirty little invitation. I was pissed. Furious, really.What the hell was that? What was wrong with my mother? She wasn’t feeling well—she still looked pale and shaky—and she should’ve been acting like it. Resting. Recovering. Not playing detective, not trying to act like she was some saintly mother suddenly concerned with virtue. She wasn’t. She never had been.And I knew exactly what she was doing. Trying to psychologically manipulate Thorne, poke around until something slipped out. Did she actually think that would work? That he’d just confess to whatever twisted thing she was imagining? I knew she wouldn’t let this go. I could see it in her eyes. And just like I’d feared, the second the taxi dropped us off in front of the house, she started.“Oh my God, Mia, did you see the way he looked at you?” Mom said the moment we stepped ins
Thorne. I stood under the bright light of the big chandelier hanging above the altar, the sacrament cradled in my hands. The body of Christ. The blood of Christ. Holy things meant to be held by pure hands—hands that had washed the feet of the faithful like Jesus once did, hands that had offered blessings and absolution. Hands that had done far more than that.My only sin was Mia.She was my ruin, my judgment, my end—and if there was any justice left in this world, it would end with her.Right now, I watched her from the altar as she sat in the first row, legs crossed, hands folded in her lap like the perfect parishioner. Every time I lifted the host, every time I spoke the words of consecration, my eyes found her. Her grandma sat beside her, oblivious, smiling proudly every time our gazes crossed. I smiled back at the older woman—warm, priestly, practiced—while my mind drowned in everything unholy.Mia wasn’t helping. Not at all. It felt like every move she made was a dare, e
Mia. People were staring. I could feel their eyes prickling my skin from across the restaurant, but I didn’t give a damn. Let them wonder. Let them gossip. For whatever reason, it felt like the best thing in the world that Thorne had suggested we come out here, pretending we were just talking about my mental health, nothing more. A perfectly innocent lunch between a priest and a parishioner’s granddaughter. Nothing scandalous. Nothing sinful.I took a taxi home instead of letting Thorne drive me. He’d suggested it himself—said it would reduce suspicion, keep things from looking too close. I’d agreed because he was right, even though every part of me had wanted to climb into his car, press against him in the front seat, and let him touch me again while the windows fogged up.When I walked through the door, Grandma was already coming out of the kitchen, setting the table for dinner. The smell of her cooking hit me first, comforting and familiar, but her face changed the second
Thorne. She tried to reach her fingers toward her pussy, desperate to touch herself, to chase more of that aching pleasure. But how could I let her take what belonged to me? That cunt was mine to fill, mine to ruin. I caught her wrist before she could make contact, pinning it to the tile with a firm grip.“No, Mia. Don’t touch yourself. Grab my cock with both hands and stroke it… suck it. It’s your reward.”Her eyes flared with need, pupils blown wide as she obeyed instantly, wrapping her fingers around my length—both hands, stroking slow and firm from base to tip. The heat of her palms, the slight tremble in her grip, had me groaning low in my throat. She leaned in, lips parting, and took the head into her mouth again, tongue swirling around the tip before sliding down, taking me deeper.“Oh my God,” I moaned, hips jerking forward on instinct as she sucked harder, cheeks hollowing with every pull. Spit bubbled at the corners of her lips, dripping onto her bare chest, rolling i







