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[PLEASE NOTE: THIS STORY CONTAINS BDSM RELATED THEMES AND INDIRECT REFERENCES TO VIRGINITY IF SENSITIVE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION ]Ares was one of the top draws at Club Dystopia. His jet black hair, violet eyes and muscled physique drove every woman insane wanting to be a willing captive of the god of war. I, on the other hand, took one look at my scar...
-Trigger warning: VIOLENCE- "It's been a year since Gen died, Low. Why are you here tonight? I'd thought you would have called in sick." "Gen wouldn't have wanted me to shirk my responsibility, Abs." I worked at the Moonlight Diner in Crystal Springs. Third shift in this small town never ceased to amaze me. Five bars and this place was the only dive open after bar close. I hated the ...
The crash lit up the sky somewhere outside of the small town of Shaysville, Tennessee. Lucy Jindrak cleaned the counter of the diner. Her boss, Myra, watched the blaze light up the sky as the Weeknd's song "Blinding Lights" played on the radio. Myra''s husband, Red, ran out of the office. "Ladies, stay here. I'll go see what that was." "Be careful, Honey." Myra said. They quickly kissed as Red ran to...
Zoe awoke in a king sized bed with no idea how she arrived there. A tall man approached the bed. Zoe shook. "It's alright. This is a glass of water." "How did I get here? Who are you? What's going on?" The tall blonde man sat at the end of the bed. "First, this is a glass of water. I usually give people Gatorade but the concierge isn't back with it yet. My name is Scott. Do you remember anythi...
Lorelei awaited the delivery driver. Every year, her aunt Sharon sent her something eccentric for Christmas. This year planned on being the same. A strange gift no one knows what to do with was Sharon's forte. In the previous years, Sharon sent Lorelei a fur coat. Lorelei lived in Arizona. A 14 carat gold penis necklace, Lorelei would never wear anything like that and if she did, where could she wear it besides a bachelo...
"Is she here yet, Paula?" Jenna asks."I don't know. Chel is her own person. I don't even know if she decided to show up for Christmas." Paula replied."She's been in the news a lot. Maybe, her laying low is what's best. If I just broke up with a Bachelor contestant, I wouldn't leave the house." Carol said.Cheyenne walked through the door of the coffee shop with her daughter, Natia, wrapped in a baby sling."What's going on, ladies?" Chey asked."Paula's little sister's s'posed to be comin' for Christmas." J...
Tessa took off running. She didn't want to be in the club anymore. She decided that being a Nomad's daughter left something out of her life that staying in wouldn't allow her. Her father, Duke "Razor" Simmons, headed up the Nomads chapter in Syracuse. All Tessa wanted was to escape. New York City's massiveness gave Tessa a chance to disappear. One night after "Church", Tessa's mother, Clary, came to Tessa's room. ...
Dottie Eldridge walked into CJ's Roasters as usual on her morning detail. Dispatch at the Springs Creek Police Department never really was exciting. She examined her flyer for the Springs Creek Annual Cookie Exchange and Social. Every December the townspeople gathered for fun activities and special treats homemade from the townsfolk themselves. Dottie, through no fault of her own, was chairwoman of the event this year. ...
"Idasia," the male voice called. "Daddy?" Daisy asked. "Daisy, where are you? I can't see you." "I'm right here." "Where's here?" "Hush now. This will all end soon." Cyril watched as Daisy thrashed from the venom. Removing her from her situation, Cyril and Armand took turns watching over her. "Sire," Cyril said. "Yeah, Cy, what's up?" "I.. Never mind.." <...
"Holly, why are we standing in the cemetery? It's the day after Thanksgiving and we should be in line somewhere shopping for stuff we don't need." Clair said. "First off, we're in a pandemic, Clair. Black Friday is already online and has been for a week. We're all that Mama and Pop had. We should at least try to be here." "They won't notice if we are or aren't, Hol. They're dead. Hate to break it to ya."
"We should stop for fuel, Maddox." "We have plenty of fuel, Boom." The fuel needle reverberates close to E. Maddox Forge, intrepid space smuggler, looks to his anxious co-pilot Boomer. "I know that look, Maddox. I don't like it. What are you thinking?" "Quasar Six is up ahead. We'll fuel up, eat and sleep for the night there." "Are you crazy, Mad? Quasar Six is nuts, dirty, and I'll nee...
"It doesn't count if you're already planning your defeat." My grandfather would tell me this every time I thought I couldn't do something. He was my major influence in life. My grandparents lived next door to my mom and I. My father, Staff sergeant Kyle Lowry, died defending the country. My mom worked nights so she would be home when I got home from school. "This is stupid, Papa Bear. I can't ride ...
"Oh my God, Mom! There's an actual moving truck in 15's driveway!""Rosemary! What have I told you about spying?""Mom! You should see these guys! They're gorgeous!"Elizabeth strolled to the bay window, mouth agog."They are very well built, like granite statues." Elizabeth said.The two women kept chatting, watching the men unload boxes and furniture. The younger daughter, Daisy, sat writing at the table, listening."No one's lived in 15 since Brandon killed Juliet. I bet there's still blood all over ...
"Chey, I need you at the front counter." Carol Jean, owner of C.J.'s Roasters called me to my area in record time. We were the newest establishment in Springs Creek. We took a place next to where a baby was found two winters ago. I never believed in magic until I moved here. Carol took me under her wing when her best friend; my mom, Patty, left. I admit I was 20 but it was always my mom and I. I stood anxiously aw...
The year was 2101. The earth survived much in the way of disasters. Fires spread over the west coast and scientists finally innoculated not just the Coronavirus but another virus of similar behavior.On top of disease, riots based on every social distortion came to pass. A caste system The Ruler enacted recruited poor young women like me to be gestational carriers for the rich. We were expendable. I remember my capture well. Kira, my best friend, and I sat in a coffee shop drinking Americanos. Two soldiers entered. One made eye cont...
I've been writing since I was six. Aspire to winning either an Oscar or a Pulitzer and have a creative mind.
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