TempestChapter 4
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Marris sighed as he stood just outside the carriage which had served as the slaves' sleeping quarters after their night with the Urisi sailors. Wind whipped off the ocean and blew his hair before his eyes. "This is most unusual, my Lord."
"Nevertheless, you will honor my request," said Mandas. He stood facing the wind so the breeze would push back whatever few strands of hair had escaped his ruthless brush and gel. "Or are you to tell me the renowned hospitality of the great Ambassador Norlan extends only to foreigners and not his peers?"
"Normally, I would have to clear this with Lord Norlan."
"Normally, a proper Lord Ambassador would not have one with such proclivities in his employ," said Mandas in a lofty voice. "I could still make that possible."
Marris bit his lip. He wanted to say such threats would go only so far, that everyone had a point beyond which they would no longer participate in such duplicity. Yet he had changed his identity three times in his life because of "proclivities" which he could neither ignore nor change. He did not want to suffer it a fourth time. "Very well, my Lord," said Marris in a low voice. "But I cannot guarantee there will be no questions asked."
"Then you had best find some good answers before those questions materialize, for I am sure I will no longer be around to help you."
Marris resisted the urge to give the Lord Ambassador a disgusted look, but he could not stop himself from wrinkling his nose for a moment. "I will prepare her," Marris said in a sullen voice as he turned towards the carriage door. He pulled back a flap of canvas which had been buttoned over the entrance to shield against the wind.
Mandas rapped the end of his cane against Marris's hand. Marris snatched his hand back and clenched his jaw as Mandas gave him an oily smile. "First listen to how I wish you to prepare her..."
Marris listened and uttered another small sigh, though he replied with a meek nod before stepping inside.
Marris pulled the canvas over the opening and buttoned it back, but it flapped in the wind regardless. He shivered at the chill which seemed to blow straight through the flimsy fabric walls. His eyes flitted between the slaves still curled up in slumber, most draped in the blankets he had procured. A few had tossed them off during the night, and at least one writhed in the throes of an erotic dream, her bloodstream still saturated with the arousal drug. Spots dotted the furs where a man's seed had leaked from her tunnel during the night.
His eyes shimmered as he looked at the chains whose ends still lay coiled on the floor. Even this "oversight" would have been enough to cost him his job, but he had not the heart to secure them to the slaves' collars, not after he had witnessed how worn and ragged many had been upon their return from the fleet.
His gaze grew more wistful as it settled on Amanda. Marris was still amazed. Not only had she not been as worn out as the others, but she had appeared as if she had actually enjoyed herself. Now he was reluctant to wake her, her sleep the most peaceful of any of them. Nevertheless, he bent over her and nudged her shoulder.
Amanda let out a low groan and drew her knees towards her chest. A slow sigh escaped her lips, and she appeared to slip deeper into slumber. Her lips twitched into a small smile.
Marris shook his head and gently shook her.
"Mmm, what?" Amanda mumbled. She turned over and opened her eyes, then jerked to a seated position. "Oh! Um, yes, Master? What ... what may this slave do for you?"
For a moment, Marris felt the urge to explain everything, as if in need of understanding and forgiveness from her. Instead, he stood and gestured for her to rise. "I need to take you into the next compartment and ... and prepare you."
"Prepare this slave, Master?" Amanda asked as she stood up, blinking the last vestiges of sleep from her eyes and training them on his.
Marris had never seen a slave so bright-eyed. He tried to strike a more authoritative tone. "Yes, of course, slave. You are not presented to someone of his stature unless you are properly prepared."
Amanda blinked in confusion and glanced around her. The bright morning sun made the fabric glow. It seemed far too early to be summoned to the fleet again.
Marris took her arm and prompted her to follow. "Here, come along," he said in a reluctant voice.
Vortas found Gedric standing at the railing in the aft quarter of the ship, staring across the ocean. The Lord Admiral paused a moment before he approached the Fleet Captain, clearing his throat for no other reason than to alert Gedric of his proximity. "Longing for the open seas once more, Captain?"
"That depends," said Gedric without turning his eyes towards his superior. "As to whether or not it is a vain hope."
Vortas heaved an earnest sigh as he draped his arms along the railing. "That I cannot tell you."
"Of course, you believe I will see them again, but only as a prisoner on my way back to Oceanus for trial on whatever ridiculous charge they may dream up."
"And for that I am sorry."
Gedric looked at him. "Sorry you said it or sorry you believe it will come true?"
"I have no such insight into the future, and I have no business in speculating. And for doing just that in the past I again apologize."
Gedric sighed and shook his head. "Nothing makes sense. I almost regret you foisting the Oceanus slave upon me."
Vortas raised an eyebrow. "Almost?"
"She made me remember what I miss from the Nobility, damn her," Gedric muttered.
Vortas ventured a small smile. "Then I take it she did not, ah, soil your bed as you had feared."
"Yes, I enjoyed myself, perhaps more than I should have." He looked over the waters again and glanced down to where the waves broke against the creaking timbers of the hull. "Though I do not remember Oceanus slaves being quite as she is."
"She is a D'ronstaq slave, you know."
"It goes beyond that. I look at her, and I feel there is something else lurking below the surface, something she either intends to show me or tell me."
"Then perhaps it behooves you to take her to your bed again this evening."
Gedric narrowed his eyes and straightened up, turning away from the railing. "Yes, if for no other reason than to prevent her from being used by others. As much as I am impressed and grateful for the skills and dedication of this crew, I do not trust them to treat such a prize properly."
Vortas nodded, his eyes cloudy. "What pains me is having to leave such a girl to the Urisi."
"That she has survived their training with her skills and Oceanus-bred demeanor intact says she has either a very kind owner or she is far more intelligent and resilient than even the vaunted D'ronstaq slaves," said Gedric. "And I, too, wish we did not have to leave her."
Vortas shook his head. "Do not let that line of reasoning go any further, Fleet Captain."
Gedric was already waving a hand. "Yes, yes, I know. Having a slave permanently on board is bad luck. A stupid superstition which has no basis in fact."
"What matters is how the crew will see it."
"Understood. But you cannot stop me from wishing it could be so."
Vortas looked askance at Gedric. "How have you become so enamored of her in such a short span of time?"
"Perhaps she reminds me of what we have lost. I do not believe it truly had reached me until now. I do not want to accept it, because it means she would be nothing more than a relic of something we can never have again."
Vortas clasped the Fleet Captain's shoulder. "This is not over yet. The Urisi are holding their cards close to the vest, but I feel they have at least one more play to make. We must be ready when they do."
Gedric allowed himself a small smile. "Then perhaps I have more incentive to accept Amanda to my bed again tonight, as it would be proper to show appreciation for the generosity of our hosts."
Vortas chuckled. "Now that's the spirit! I will remember this personal sacrifice you are making for the men!"
Gedric smiled and laughed for the first time since he had joined the Lord Admiral's fleet.
Amanda knelt quietly on the furs which lined the bottom of the carriage and wished she could relax her arms so her wrists did not feel so strained inside the shackles. A short length of chain lay taut between the shackles and her collar, drawing her wrists up her back, her arms tight and strained. When she tried to relax them, the collar tugged into her throat.
Her thighs ached. Her knees were forced to spread wide by shackles which bound her ankles in a crossed position. Another taut chain connected her ankles to her wrists, preventing her from rising lest it pull on her wrists and her neck in turn. She dared not relax her thighs lest the chain attaching her collar to a hook high on the wall behind her also tugged against her throat.
The arousal drug she had been given the day before had all but worn off, yet she managed to make her pussy damp in anticipation. It was pure duty and nothing else. She let out a ragged sigh and wondered if the night before had been a dream after all.
But then the door to the carriage opened, and she understood. Her eyes glistened but never wavered. They remained locked upon Mandas' slim form as he stepped into the coach, flickering only briefly when he thumped his cane against the floor.
A smarmy smile stretched across his narrow face as he stepped forward, each step punctuated by another tap of the cane. Amanda remained still and resolute; only a very faint ragged sigh and a slight tremble as he loomed over her betrayed any other emotion.
Mandas regarded her and tapped his cane once more. In one smooth motion, he twisted his hand and withdrew the rod hidden inside the cane and whipped it between Amanda's legs.
Expecting a blow, Amanda flinched, her breath wheezing as chains drew tight and yanked the collar against her throat. Her hands writhed inside their restraints, shaking when her muscles tensed too hard for her to relax the pressure around her neck.
After another few moments of struggling for air, she realized the rod now rested against her folds. It slid slowly back and forth, each methodical stroke drawing a less strangled breath from Amanda's lips. When a low moan emerged, the rod had become slick with her gathering moisture. Amanda's eyes drifted closed as her hips rocked against the rigid shaft, her now easier breath becoming a soft pant.
"I have no idea where Oceanus men get this unfettered slave fetish from," Mandas sneered. "Slaves are so much more fun restrained."
He slowed and lowered the rod, holding it a bare finger's breadth from her needy flesh. Amanda whimpered and tried to lower her pussy to it, but the chains pulled tight against her collar once more.
"And so much easier to control and discipline." Mandas smirked as he drew the rod to his side. "No orgasm for you, slave, until you have earned it."
"Th-this slave has some information to--"
Amanda's next word became a tiny yelp when he whipped the end of the rod across a nipple. First pain flared bright white, then pleasure spread pink and warm, her pussy throbbing along with her nipple.
"And you pick up such bad manners from these Oceanus barbarians," said Mandas. "I suppose they give you leave to speak all the time."
Amanda swallowed and said nothing.
"I would tell you to remember your place, but I suppose you are hoping that will not matter after a time, hmm?"
Amanda did not want to react, but she could not suppress the hopeful look in her eyes. If the Oceanus fleet was sent away, she would not mind leaving with it and remaining Gedric's personal slave.
"Much better. Now tell me what you know of this Gedric V'riis..."
Norlan had given orders to his servants not to awaken him at the usual hour, and now he regretted it as he struggled to shake off the throes of a disturbing dream.
Norlan squinted at the light and wiped his face with his hand as he sat up. The sheet fell away from a chest still broad, but exposing a belly which was soon to match. He frowned as he kicked off the beddings and thumped his feet to the floor beside his bed.
He hated recalling his dreams. He saw them as nothing but annoyances and did not believe half of what either the Healers or the Mages said about them. Not that the two groups could ever agree as to what they were. They served only to distract him from more important concerns, such as how he was going to stop the insufferable Mandas from disrupting relations between the Urisi and the new regime in Oceanus.
This was the only conclusion Norlan could reach. Mandas must believe a ripe opportunity existed in driving a wedge between the two nations. What frustrated him was that Mandas, a man who possessed only a fraction Norlan's diplomatic skill, could see something which Norlan could not.
Norlan summoned his servants, and they began to draw his bath. Word was sent to the kitchens, and a proper breakfast would be waiting for him once he was done with his morning ablutions.
The dream itself had made little sense, and he chided himself for bothering to recall it as he stripped off his night clothes. It had been little more than the scene by the docks playing itself out again, with Mandas leading the slaves to the ship. What had been different were the slaves themselves. They would not stop staring at him with glowing scarlet eyes.
The worst came when he had turned around and was confronted by a servant, holding a long-bladed knife, which he raised above his head as if about to plunge it into Norlan's heart. That was when he had woken up.
Now naked, Norlan left his bedchamber. Steam drifted from his bathing chamber, and a servant was already on hand with a robe for when he was done.
As he approached the chamber, he passed near the hall which led to the corridor just outside his suite, and an annoyed voice penetrated the closed door at its end: "Does he not care what is happening with his own slaves? Surely he will make an exception and grant me audience when he understands--"
Norlan sighed and stepped into the billowing clouds of steam. As he slipped into the warm water, he heard the door to the suite hastily open and close. He closed his eyes and waved off his servants when they motioned towards him with sponge and brush. He wanted to enjoy his few moments of respite before another servant advanced and crouched by the edge of the pool to whisper into Norlan's ear in a hushed and nervous voice, "My Lord, a thousand apologies, but Master Halno will not--"
"Yes, I know," Norlan said without opening his eyes.
The servant let out his own tiny sigh and shook his head, not knowing how to interpret the response. "My Lord, what shall I tell him? He is most persistent and most agitated."
"Tell him I will investigate the matter myself."
"Very well. Is that all?"
"No." Norlan opened his eyes. "Have Larra prepared for me and taken to my pleasure chamber."
The servant hesitated, but nodded. "At once, my Lord."
Mandas let Amanda speak without interruption, and when she was done, he spent a long silence looking thoughtful as he paced about the carriage, tapping the end of his cane against the floor.
Amanda almost wished to feel the rod against her pussy. The arousal drug had worn off, yet she felt needy, her body still conditioned to respond once it had been stimulated. Her arms and legs were tiring, the collar digging more into her throat. She doubted it could grow tight enough to asphyxiate her, but she was not sure she could stop herself from panicking and do herself more harm.
"And you have gleaned nothing more about him?" said Mandas in a crisp voice.
"I could not obtain any more information from him without looking as if I were prying," said Amanda. "The best I could do was coax him into taking me a second night."
"And will he?"
"I hope so, Master," said Amanda, her voice growing strained from the press of the collar against her throat.
Mandas' lips curled into a smirk. "Oh, I am sure you do." He strode forward and drew out the rod, which he rubbed against her folds. "You are still wet. Thinking about it now, are you?"
Amanda closed her eyes and moaned. "Yes, Master."
Mandas stroked faster, eying Amanda's reaction. As her pants rose to a moaning crescendo, he pulled the rod away, her wetness running down its sides as he drew it towards him. Amanda bit her lip to suppress a whimper, and her pussy ached for relief.
"You wish to ask something of me."
Amanda did not reply. Technically it was not a question. She assumed he was trying to tease her further by making her beg for sexual relief which he was not about to grant.
But then the tip of the rod suddenly appeared before her downcast eyes. She flinched, but he simply touched it to her chin and forced her to raise her gaze to his.
"Come now, no games," Mandas sneered. "I already do not think of you as a proper slave. You may as well speak whatever is on your mind."
Amanda gazed into his face and believed he was serious, yet it took her another moment to form the words. "Master, what is it you wish to gain from what I am doing with this man?"
Mandas smirked and withdrew the rod. "You are supposed to be the flower of undraughted intelligent goodness, yet you cannot figure this out for yourself. Oh, very well. Gedric is a means to an end. He has ties to Nobility. There must still be remnants of the Oceanus Nobility about. He is my means to reach them. They must be against everything the new regime stands for. And since Norlan seems very much in favor of the new regime -- which he helped bring about --"
Amanda allowed herself no reaction. Mandas did not need to convince her to move against Norlan. Whatever loyalty she was willing to show him had since vanished.
"-- then I am very much in favor of anything he is against." He smiled. "You see, through Gedric, I can reach the remaining Oceanus Nobility as if I were right there with them."
Amanda's eyes widened. His words had triggered a memory. For some odd reason, she was reminded of the mystery behind the Inonni and their fantastic Portal technology.
Mandas inserted the rod back into his cane and thumped the latter against the floor before he turned towards the door. "We will see what information you obtain from him tonight. But it best be more than you have presented thus far, if it is to support my plans."
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Norlan rushed through the corridors of his palace, his stomach still rumbling for the evening meal he had just been denied. The moment he stepped into the parlor, a stone-faced High Lord Ardon thrust a parchment into his chest. "Is this what you are supposedly looking for, Lord Ambassador?" said Ardon in a strained voice. Norlan took the parchment and examined it. He nodded once and tried to return it, but Ardon had turned away. "An expense report in my name but not written by me,"...
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"Enter and be welcome." Yonlas hesitated nonetheless. Seeing the Elder Apparent was a painful duty anymore. He suspected Master Kyllos no longer slept properly, as if the man left his tiny office only to eat a meager meal in the cafe or meditate in the gardens. Nevertheless, Yonlas had his duty, and he stepped into the room. The blue flames in the lamp flickered at his approach. Perhaps his own perceptions were biased by his worry, but the lamp seemed to burn brighter each time he visited...
"With all due respect, my Lord, you are making things terribly difficult for me." Norlan forced himself to take a deep breath, and wished he could return to the days when he rarely interacted with the staff. "Nevertheless, you will find some way to muddle through. Perhaps you can take Marris back for a day." "Absolutely not," Halno snapped. After a pause, he tempered his gaze and his voice as if only now realizing to whom he was speaking. "I mean ... I would need to send someone to...
Across the ocean from the former D'ronstaq Manor, the day was already underway in the Urisi Nation. Amanda had been shown Bessa's copy of the map once more before she was sent on her journey to the Oceanus fleet. These events surely would have distracted Jollis from his own preparations as dawn broke across the indigo waters which isolated him from the truth. Jollis was preparing for death. Much time had passed since he had last felt the need. Even the mission to discover the horrible...
Amanda never felt so alone as in those final candlemarks in the carriage as it trundled towards Port Heldon. Her restraints forced her to remain standing. Her wrists were shackled and hung from a taut chain attached to the ceiling in the center of the carriage. Her ankles were shackled as well, and her body swayed with each bump and dip in the road. The chain on her collar was attached to one of the walls, and it rattled as the carriage moved. She wished Norlan had not fired Marris. Then,...
"We may be nearly there, Amanda," said Gedric. "The path is definitely sloping downward, and I can see a beach ahead." Amanda said nothing as she stumbled along behind him, for she was afraid her voice would reveal her distress and slow him down. They could not afford any delays now; she was sure Mandas and Norlan realized Gedric had not taken the expected route. For all she knew, they were alerted early and now lay in wait. The path was little more than a narrow trail following the...
Kyllos stepped out from behind his desk, giving his visitor a respectful bow of his head. "Good blessings to you, Brother of The Order." From just inside the closed door, where the Inonni Portal had deposited him not moments ago, the robed and somber form of Holy Order Elder Iridus closed his eyes and bowed his head in return. As he lifted his gaze, the lines etched into his thin and sallow face sharpened. "And to you, Fledging Brother of The Order." Kyllos smiled and folded his hands...
Amanda awoke with a start, her eyes flying open and seeing nothing but smooth stone a hand's breadth from her face. She did not know where she was until she turned over on the soft furs. She blinked and squinted at the bright, late morning light. She did not remember returning to the slave quarters, let alone her own niche. She had been so tired she had fallen asleep in the carriage despite her injuries. She looked down at her feet and felt her cheek and lips, but found nothing but smooth...
Kyllos took his time as he strolled down the corridors of the Imperial Palace and reflected on how empty the place seemed. While no fewer people serviced the Palace, many were Cohorts who traveled only when necessary. The favorite haunts of the former staff were deserted, as Cohorts tended not to gather until late evening for devotions at the Inonni Temple which had been erected in the center of the gardens. Inonni centers of government were never built so huge. They were designed more for...
Amanda awoke just before dawn while the other slaves were still asleep. Or at least pretended to be, which she discovered when she dared to open her eyes. She had been fortunate to sleep facing the inside of the chamber. If she had to turn over, she was sure she would have been beset once more. She caught Larra just before she was about to lift her head and stare at Amanda. Amanda shut her eyes and forced her breath to remain steady. She heard Larra stir once more, then subside. Amanda...
When he first rose from unconsciousness, Jollis believed he was caught in some sort of strange limbo. He did not dare open his eyes for fear of seeing nothing but a void. Only parts of his body seemed to exist: one arm, his hips and rear, one leg and part of the other. He could not tell if his head were still attached to his body, as he could not feel his shoulders or his back. Sounds came to him, vague and muffled. Something in his mind insisted he was sitting up. He stirred, and suddenly...
The room which served as the parlor for High Lord Bortho seemed confining despite its owner's great wealth and love of large, expansive chambers. Indeed, in this case, its own opulence was its undoing. Rich tapestries and beautiful paintings marched high along the walls, their edges almost touching one another. Before them stood statues and carvings composed of every material from wood to stone to metal. Arranged before them were vases, gourds, goblets, and other small treasures, sitting...
TEMPESTUOUS TELEMARKETER TEMPESTUOUS TELEMARKETER Elwyn sweated as he talked to the prospect on the phone. He could feel Glenda?s eyes on him. His butt still ached from her earlier interview with him. ?Hello? Mr. Sykes this is? Elwyn Stokes from ?Washington Politics magazine. We noticed you dropped your subscription?? He looked up at Glenda, who frowned even more right back at him. Elwyn thought of her nails raking his sensitive spot beneath his testicles and shivered. ?and we want...
Melissa sat on a bench, her back against the cold wall. The musty dampness of the crypt invaded her nostrils and with her eyes half closed, she rested with her legs pulled up against her chest. Angeline was on the other side of the curtain preparing and placing some of the props for the play. Bernadette, or Berni as she liked to be called, was applying the finishing touches to her clothes. Her bright red hair was glowing, even from the dim lighting that was scattered by the flickering...
OccupationsIn the music room on the first floor of the Stone house, Tempest slammed away on the grand piano keys, her tiny fingers moving fast as she played her self- composed masterpiece. She focused on the keys, channeling her anger and her anticipation, shifting the cherry sucker in her mouth from side to side as she concentrated and waited… She had been playing the piano since the day of her third birthday when Darleen found her tapping away on the grand piano in the music room. She knew immediately...
Chapter 2 – The diabolic doll It was the beginning of summer but one would never know by the unpredictable weather. The sun was attempting to shine, but it was dulled by the minor storm. The wind whistled, the swelled clouds were ready to burst and the smell of the upcoming rain dominated the air. It seemed as if the summer was still stuck in spring. There were no early summer beach days, no family picnics in the park, no big barbecue bashes in the backyard. It was proving to be a disastrous...
It was a beautiful day, the sun was out, casting its warm beams on the city below. There was a cool breeze that complimented the warmth and carried the heady smell of the lilacs through the air, filling the hall of the big brick church on Gotham Street. The sun shone through the stained glass windows casting different tones on the walls and the floors, illuminating the entire church. It was the perfect day for a baptism. The Stone and the Rush family stood before the magnificent alter inside...
‘No one knows.’ he knew the young girl wouldn’t believe him. If anyone was comparable to Tempest in the pranks department, it was Davis and she knew most of his tricks. He lowered his voice as the members of the Stone family did when speaking of any member of the Rose family, ‘all we know is he ran off with Bianca Rose.’ ‘Who?’ she thought Davis said Bianca Rose and she knew there was no way he could have said Bianca Rose. ‘did you just say-?’ ‘Bianca Rose.’ he whispered she looked at him in...
It was the beginning of the season, a bright new start screamed from the skies and a fresh dewy smell permeated the air. It was a season where the story started anew as it ended for good. It was an unusual spring to say the least, the rain was relentless, forcing everyone to take shelter lest the lightening lick their limbs and the thunder shake their bones. The constant down pour had become depressing and had most people staring out their windows wishing for the summer. It had been the...
Oh not again! For the second night in a row Candace has woke up due to the tingling sensations in her lower body. For the second night in a row Candace has woke up with a large, throbbing cock pressing up between her ass cheeks. Although she is wearing boy shorts, with the cock’s owner wearing shorts, she can still feel it move with each breath. Normally she wouldn’t mind having an erect member in her bed. Being sixteen she is always horny and it is one of the things her boyfriend loves...
When night falls and before bed, Candace’s mother, Rita, says she feels she is coming down with something. Not wanting to pass on any sickness to her husband of daughter, she goes to sleep on the couch, leaving Candace and Caleb in the bed alone. They are in bed, both lying on their backs. Candace is in her chemise and boy shorts, Caleb in just his shorts again, waiting for sleep to hit. This is when Candace decides to breech the subject. “So, is it me?” “What?” Caleb asks, a little...
“What happened last night was a onetime thing, I swear,” Caleb tells her in the morning. “If it needs to be done again, I’ll do it.” “Okay, Daddy,” she replies simply, almost running to the bathroom to try and ease her urges as best as she can. But later, once the day is over and it’s time for bed, things are a little different. Candace isn’t woken by the feeling of her father’s erection pressing into her, but by quick movement from his side of the bed. She rolls over and what she sees...
Throughout the day Candace tries her best to brush up against her father as much as possible, out of view of everyone else. It reminds Caleb of how a cat does it, thinking how appropriate it is considering how his daughter is playing dress up, though he pretends not to notice. He tries not to make a big deal out of it, but is becomes unbearable to the point that he is looking forward to bed time and even suggests an early night. He says it is to let his wife get some rest in the hope her...
Caleb wakes slowly, finding the blanket tossed aside with his catgirl daughter cradling his balls and his throbbing shaft buried in her small mouth. He cannot say anything because he knows that it would be a futile effort if he even tries to. He reasons that he will have a talk with her after. Candace on the other hand knows her father has awoken and the fact that he does not say anything is working in her favor. She swallows as much of him as she can before switching to sucking his balls...
Joyce had woke up early. Today is different from other days because Lewis, her son, is taking Rita to the doctor. This leaves her, Caleb and Candace all alone at home. Not that it is a bad thing. Looking out the window, the sun is already coming up. It is going to be a beautiful and sunny day and as such the woman planned on lounging around the house. She catches a glimpse of herself in the tall mirror, the sunlight shining through the window is causing her shear nightgown to seem almost...
Lewis takes his aunt to the doctor while the rest of the household eats breakfast. Candice manages to disappear when it comes time to cleanup and just as miraculously reappears when all the work is finished. Her appearance does not go unnoticed by Joyce, nor does her dress though she does try to pretend not to notice it. Candace is wears a halter top, clearly without a bra on beneath. Her hard, little nipples are very visible and pointing straight out. So is the full curve of her breasts,...
After about five minutes, when her body has calmed down completely, the realization of what she has just done hits Joyce. She has just fucked her sister’s husband! Caleb is now sitting on the opposite side of the pool with an impish grin on his face. Having filled his sister-in-law’s cunt with his cream, he is feeling pretty good with himself. He has very little guilt about the experience, having fucked his daughter just this morning. He is still running on hormones and adrenaline. Joyce...
Joyce and Caleb still remain naked, enjoying the sigh of one another’s bodies while they eat. Afterward, Caleb grabs a quick shower and Joyce goes into the living room to watch a movie. When the man returns, drying himself off, he sees his sister-in-law on the back of the couch, legs spread with one hand groping her breasts and the other buried inside her pussy. On the television is a porn movie. Caleb doesn’t recognize it, but on the screen is a young looking girl dressed as a nurse in a...
Later, after a large dinner, everyone retired to bed. Caleb’s wife, Rita, is on the couch again. She has her medication but I still contagious and still doesn’t want to get anyone sick. When Caleb enters his room he sees Candace kneeling on the bed, totally naked with her arms behind her back pushing her cute firm breasts and hard pink nipples out toward him. “I’ve missed you, Daddy,” she says, swaying slightly. Caleb has to admit that his daughter’s small frame and pert breasts are...