Veneer X Floyd Novels & Stories

“I’ll supervise. Ellie, you lead.” Ellie lifted the first vial. Her hands were steady, though her heart raced. She placed it in the warming tray. Amy watched, breath held. Ellie opened the second vial, Amy’s and combined them in the microcup. Each drop of fluid was an act of faith. A hush fell, only the soft hum of the incubator filled the space. When the last drop fell, Dario activated the machine. The lights on its panel blinked in sequence, temperature stabilized, pressure measured, Ellie’s and Amy’s hearts pounded in unison—so tightly bound that they felt as one pulse. Dario spoke into their gloved silence: “The fusion is initiated, It will complete in thirty minutes until then, we wait.

Shane Sanders. The lead florist assigned to our account. Tall, confident, with sun-kissed skin, sharp green eyes, and a body that moved with effortless sensuality beneath her fitted work apron. The way her hips swayed as she adjusted a towering arrangement was magnetic. The system locked onto her instantly. I tried to fight it. I turned away, focusing on a display of white lilies, but the pull intensified — a sharp pressure building behind my eyes, the familiar neuromuscular warning twitching in my shoulder. Phase V didn’t negotiate when it wanted something. Not anymore.

She chimed, running her fingers through the lashes of the flogger made out of rope. Hanging the leather item back onto the rack, I walked towards the back right corner of the room where there was a big wall restraint, with a bunch of red vinyl-covered cushions placed in the shape of an X. I stood on my tippy toes to try and feel for the leather cuffs at the top.

Hours bled into a blur. The cabin was filled with Evelyn’s guttural snarls, her pained gasps, the scrape of her nails against wood. Sweat poured down her temples, soaking her hair. Her body thrashed until Kael’s arms were the only thing keeping her grounded. Every time Jonah or Rowan moved too close, Kael’s growl deepened, a feral warning that none of them dared test.