Jamie

Chapter Eleven — JamieThe morning after should never feel like this cold.Jamie woke up cold.Not because the room was freezing—though it was—but because the spot next to him on the floor was empty.The carpet under his back was rough, imprinted with the shape of what they'd done. His arms ached. His thighs throbbed with a dull kind of soreness that reminded him this hadn’t been a dream.Julian Black had kissed him last night.Touched him.Sucked him until he came with a whimper and a prayer. Then let Jamie jerk him off while he gasped into Jamie’s neck like something fragile and ruined.And now… he was gone.Jamie sat up fast, heart punching into his throat.His shirt was half on—twisted, inside out—and his pants were somewhere by the foot of the bed. He scrambled to pull himself together, every muscle protesting.Where was Julian?A quiet sound—click. Porcelain on laminate.He turned.Julian was at the little table by the window, sitting stiffly in a dining chair like he was waitin

Last Updated : 2025-07-16

Julian

POV: Julian---He told himself it was a mistake.That touching Jamie last night—pulling him close, watching his lips part in a gasp when Julian’s hands slid beneath his shirt—was just a momentary lapse. A punishment for coming into his world uninvited.But then morning came.And Jamie was still asleep in Julian’s bed.Bare chest rising and falling. Lips slightly parted. Hair a mess of curls on Julian’s pillow like he belonged there.Like he always had.Julian sat in the armchair, one ankle resting on his knee, a cup of untouched black coffee in his hand. His mind had already looped through half a dozen excuses—reasons why this didn’t matter, why it didn’t mean anything.None of them stuck.Because every time he looked at Jamie, every time he remembered the way Jamie moaned his name into the dark, logic crumbled.And all he could think about was how badly he wanted to do it again.Jamie stirred with a low groan, stretching languidly under the covers. The moment his eyes met Julian’s,

Last Updated : 2025-07-17

Jamie

Chapter 13: Cracks in the MaskJamieHe was unraveling.That was the only explanation.Because only someone unhinged would still ache for a man who looked through him like glass. A man who kissed him like a promise and then avoided him like a curse.Julian hadn’t so much as glanced at him since that meeting. Not at lunch. Not during briefing. Not even in passing.It made Jamie want to scream. Or cry. Or drag Julian into the nearest copy room and demand answers with his mouth.Instead, he sat at his desk, fingers twitching over his keyboard, trying to focus on ad copy for a luxury mattress campaign. The irony was not lost on him.Nothing about you feels like rest.He deleted the line.A ping lit up his screen: Team Off-Site Itinerary — Reminder: Mandatory attendance.Jamie opened it and groaned. A full-day strategy retreat at a rented country house outside the city. Hosted by Black + Lane’s creative leads.Which meant Julian.Which meant him.All day. One house. Nowhere to hide.And wo

Last Updated : 2025-07-18

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