Lahat ng Kabanata ng NAUGHTY DESIRES: A COLLECTION OF DARK EROTICA : Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

I sat on my couch, staring at the wall. The tears had dried on my cheeks. Ten years of friendship, gone. I replayed the scene in Emma's kitchen over and over in my head. I had known it would be bad. I had prepared myself for anger, for tears, for accusations. But nothing could have prepared me for the weight of her words settling into my bones like lead, heavy and cold and permanent. A knock at the door pulled me from my spiral. I knew who it was before I opened it. I opened the door. Marcus stood there, his blue eyes filled with concern, his jaw tight with tension. He was still wearing his work clothes. He didn't say anything. He just stepped inside, pulled me into his arms, and held me. I broke down again, my face pressed against his chest, my body shaking with sobs. He stroked my hair, his lips pressing soft kisses to the top of my head, his breath warm against my scalp. "I'm here," he murmured. "I've got you." "I lost her," I choked out. "I lost my best friend.

Six months later, I stood in front of the mirror in my bedroom, adjusting the strap of my dress for the fifth time. It was a deep emerald green, the color of pine forests and old money, and it hugged my curves in a way that made me feel beautiful in a powerful way. "You look stunning," Marcus said from the doorway. I turned to find him leaning against the frame, already dressed in a black suit that fit him like it had been painted on. His hair was combed back, his jaw clean-shaven, and he held a single red rose in his hand. "You clean up nice," I said, my voice teasing. He crossed the room, tucking the rose behind my ear, his fingers brushing against my cheek. "I was going to say the same about you." "Liar. You always look good." "Only because I'm standing next to you." I rolled my eyes, but I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face. "You're always good with words." "And you're beautiful. We're a matched set." He kissed me, soft and slow, his hands settling on my

His apartment was a cramped studio in a building. I didn't care. I barely registered the threadbare couch or the stack of textbooks serving as a coffee table or the single window that looked out onto a brick wall.All I cared about was the way Liam was looking at me, like I was a meal he was about to devour.He closed the door behind me, the lock clicking into place with a finality that made my pulse quicken. He didn't say anything. He just walked toward me, his steps slow and deliberate, until he was standing inches away, close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off his body.He reached out, his fingers brushing against my cheek, trailing down my neck, across my collarbone. I shivered, my skin tingling where he touched. He hooked his fingers under the strap of my dress and pulled it down, exposing my shoulder."Beautiful," he murmured.He repeated the process on the other side, and my dress fell to the floor, stopping around my ankles. I stood before him in nothing but my bl

By Saturday evening, I had lost count of how many times we had fucked.My body was sore in ways I didn't know were possible. My thighs ached, my hips were tender, my pussy felt stretched and full and utterly satisfied. There was a mark on my neck where he had sucked too hard, bruises on my hips from where he had gripped me, a rawness between my legs that made every step a reminder of what we had done.And I wanted more.We had ordered pizza at some point, eating it naked on his bed. He had fed me a slice, his eyes watching my mouth as I bit into it, and I had sucked his fingers clean, one by one, tasting salt and tomato and him.Now we were in the shower, the hot water streaming over our bodies, steam filling the small bathroom until I could barely see the walls. He had me pressed against the cold tile, my legs wrapped around his waist, his cock buried deep inside me, filling me in that familiar, perfect way."One more," he said, his voice hoarse, his forehead pressed against mine."Y

The Morrison Scholarship ceremony was held in the university's main auditorium, a space with high ceilings and stained glass windows that cast colored light across the polished floor. I sat in the front row, my hands clasped in my lap, my dress clinging to my skin in all the right places. My stomach was a knot of nerves, my heart pounding so hard I could hear it in my ears.Liam sat two rows behind me, to the left. I could feel his eyes on the back of my head.We hadn't spoken all week. Not since Friday night, when we had lain in his bed and pretended that everything was fine. The tension between us had grown unbearable, a living thing that coiled around us both, squeezing tighter with each passing day. We still fucked… desperately, like it might be the last time, but there was a distance now, a wall that neither of us knew how to break down.Dean Patterson stood at the podium, his voice droning through the usual pleasantries. I turned him out, my eyes fixed on the stained glass windo