Stories Novels & Stories

“We need a better story for Christmas.” Maya said it while she was still in bed, phone in one hand, Lila’s leg thrown over hers. Morning light cut across the sheets. The laptop sat closed on the nightstand. The camera was packed away. For once the apartment looked normal. Lila didn’t open her eyes. “We already have a story. Early shifts at the campus library. Overtime. Whatever.” “Dad’s not going to buy overtime through the whole break. He already thinks we’re avoiding them.”

“Neither do I plan on going anywhere.” THE END Author's Note If you have made it this far, thank you. Truly. From the bottom of my still-racing heart and maybe a few other places. This collection started with one restless night... and spilled into more. Each story is a different hunger, a different chase, but they all chase the same thing. This isn't a fairy tale. It is not meant to be. But if it made you feel seen, or turned on, or even a tiny bit reckless yourself... then it did what I hoped.

Sofia Reyes killed the engine of her rented Jeep outside the dusty warehouse on the edge of the port city, notebook crammed in her back pocket, camera slung across her chest. Six months chasing this story had taken her from quiet mountain roads to flashy nightclubs to lonely beach towns. Women vanishing. No bodies. No clear pattern at first. But the deeper she dug, the clearer it got and all of them had been restless, bored, aching for something sharper than their safe little lives.

The room echoed with the panting of three naked bodies. Sara watched Vincent pull up his underwear. His cock had still not gone down. The Viagra was still working. Sara let out a satisfied yawn. The night had gone so much better than what she imagined.