All Chapters of Riding Into the Unseen: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

My name is Chester Jones.There was something a little different about my body. Because of that, I was almost thirty and had never been in a real, intimate relationship. It was the kind of frustration that could not easily be explained, the kind that settled deep in the chest and refused to go away.Then there was Gavin Cobb.His life could not have been more different.There were always new women showing up in his social circle. They came and went, one after another, like some endless party that never really stopped. All of them were attractive in their own way. Somehow, they all ended up around him, letting him handle them however he pleased.I would have been lying if I said I was not jealous. At times, a reckless thought would flicker through my mind, quick and dangerous, only to be pushed down just as fast. Those were his people, after all, and no matter how strong the feeling grew, I knew I could not cross that line.In the end, I did the only thing I could think of. I spen

Julia did not say anything else.She held back the restless tension in her body and helped me set up the tent. That brief contact earlier had already left me overheated and on edge.As we worked, I had to grit my teeth and fight through the pressure building inside me. It took real effort just to focus long enough to finish setting everything up.When it was finally done, I lay down for a second, trying to catch my breath.Then the tent flap opened, and Gavin stepped in with a woman in his arms. A faint smear of lipstick still marked the corner of his mouth. "Chester, you haven't gotten started yet? We're about to eat. Hurry up."I forced a small smile. "I'll wait until it gets dark. Otherwise…"Gavin instantly got what I meant.After he left, a few more women came into the tent. Every one of them had an incredible figure. They leaned in close, smiling at me, their eyes full of playful interest.I took the opportunity. My hands moved over them one by one, each body distinct ben

I was curious, of course.However, since Gavin had already brushed it off like that, I did not press the issue. Instead, I found myself counting down the days until the weekend, unable to stop thinking about it, about going back, about experiencing someone new.What confused me was Julia.Over the next few days, I kept messaging her, but her replies felt distant and restrained, nothing like before, stripped of all that warmth and eagerness that had once come so naturally.It did not make sense. After everything that had happened between us, should not she be closer to me?I brought it up with Gavin, hoping he would explain.He just shrugged."You're overthinking it. She was there to have fun. Outside of that, she has her normal life."That was it.I leaned back on the couch and lit a cigarette. The smoke curled upward, slow and quiet, as my thoughts drifted with it, sticking somewhere near the ceiling.Ever since that night with Julia, something had shifted, and the feeling r

"Chester, if you know what's good for you, bring me five million. Otherwise, I'm reporting you. You're looking at ten years, easy."For a moment, I just stood there, stunned.Gavin had been my childhood friend. We had grown up together, and I had always treated him like a brother.However, over the years, our lives had taken completely different paths. My career kept moving forward, my salary steadily rising, until I was able to buy an apartment downtown.Gavin, on the other hand, had lost his way early on. Since college, he had drifted from bars to nightclubs, chasing women and wasting his time.Then he was nearly thirty.Had nothing.So he had been watching me all along.Waiting.The thought hit me like a punch to the chest.Still, I forced myself to stay calm."You set up that whole club. None of it is even legal. You think a court would side with you?"Gavin burst out laughing. "Club? What club? There was never any club."My heart dropped and I quickly pulled out my ph