All Chapters of Lustful Desires (Erotic Shorts): Chapter 161 - Chapter 166

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

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

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