All Chapters of Lustful Desires (Erotic Shorts): Chapter 121 - Chapter 125

One night, when she caught herself staring at them for too long, she cursed under her breath. Cade was in her head, taking up space he didn’t deserve.But if he thought he had the upper hand, he was dead wrong.Zara sat down at her desk, pulled out a fresh piece of paper, and began to write. Her handwriting was sharp, deliberate, every letter pressed into the page with force. When she was done, she folded the note, slipped it into an envelope, and crept down the hall.She slid it under Cade’s door, then hurried back to her apartment before he could catch her.The note read:“Flowers die. Just like your chances with me.”She went to bed smiling for the first time in days.The next morning, when she opened her door to grab the newspaper, she froze. Sitting on her welcome mat was a single potted cactus, spiky and stubborn, with a bright yellow sticky note attached.She bent down, already shaking her head, and peeled the note off.“Doesn’t die. Just like me.”Zara laughed despite herself,

Zara walked into the lobby earlier than usual that morning, clutching her bag tighter than necessary. She had promised herself after last night’s prank that she was done wasting energy on Cade. He wasn’t going to get under her skin again, not today. She had more important things to focus on like her actual job and the fact that her boss was breathing down her neck about deadlines.Still, she slowed her steps when she saw a small group of women huddled by the coffee stand in the corner of the lobby. They were laughing, whispering, then laughing again. Zara didn’t think much of it at first until she caught Cade’s name sliding into their conversation. Her body tensed immediately, ears practically tuning themselves in.“…I swear, Cade from 14B is the hottest guy in this building,” one of them said. She was tall, brunette, with a sleek dress that screamed money and confidence.“Oh, absolutely,” another agreed, sipping her latte. “The way he smirks, God. He knows exactly what he’s doing. If