Morning came late. Sunlight filtered through the gauzy curtains, golden and warm on Maddie’s bare back. She stirred slowly, body aching in all the right places, sheets tangled between her…
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But just as they began to drift into silence… a knock came at the door. Jack’s eyes flicked to the clock. Mason. Kristy’s head lifted, eyes wide with sudden realization. “Jack……
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Tyrone had just finished a set of pushups—sweat glistening on his bare, bulging chest—when the knock came. Not the usual buzz of the intercom. Not the chime of a visitor…
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The water had gone still again. The moon had climbed high. And Maddie, still floating lazily in the warm pool, had long since accepted that whoever had been watching her…
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The sun was slipping beneath the horizon when Maddie finally emerged from her bedroom. She stood at the top of the grand staircase in a dress that shimmered like liquid…
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Tyrone woke up slowly. The scent of last night still clung to his sheets—feminine musk, high-end perfume, and his own deep, musky cologne, now sweat-worn and soaked into the cotton.…
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The air was thick with the scent of pine, smoke, and sweat. The firepit in the clearing behind the old Elk Ridge Tavern roared tall, crackling and spitting embers into…
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The ocean still echoed in Maddie’s ears when she woke, the scent of salt and sunscreen lingering on her sun-kissed skin. Her golden hair was tousled across the pillow, and…
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It started as a harmless visit—just swinging by my best friend's house to grab the textbook I left behind. I wasn't expecting her dad to answer the door. But there…
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The morning sun spilled through the gauzy curtains of the Hartleys’ guest bedroom, catching in Maddie’s tousled blonde hair as she stretched languidly in bed. Her body still thrummed with…
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The late-afternoon sun filtered in through the dusty windows of the general store, casting golden streaks over the rows of canned goods, hardware supplies, and handmade trinkets from locals. Jack…
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Maddie barely heard the creak of the front door over the panting, the wet slap of skin against skin, and the muffled cries she couldn’t keep in. Her body arched,…
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Maddie had drifted between wakefulness and sleep for hours. Ever since she’d shut the door on Vanessa and Graham outside her room, her skin had felt electrified—every nerve ending alive,…
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The private jet touched down on a sleek, snow-dusted runway just outside Stockholm. Tyrone Dominian stepped into the icy Scandinavian air with the kind of swagger that turned heads even…
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It was just past noon when Jack heard the familiar sound of tires crunching up the gravel drive. He glanced up from his workbench, wiping sweat from his brow with…
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Dear Holy Mother, what did I do to deserve this temptation? Here I am, sitting in the pews, my wife's angelic voice filling the cathedral with joyous hymns, while across…
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The house was quiet again. Still. After the charged, almost dangerous heat in the kitchen, it was hard to believe the moment had even happened. But Maddie felt it — in her…
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The early evening light spilled into Tyrone Dominian’s penthouse office, streaking gold across the marble and glass like an invitation. Tyrone stood shirtless at the floor-to-ceiling windows, broad shoulders catching…
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