TempestChapter 4
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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 upon small pedestals of marble. Every last one was arranged with expert aplomb such that nothing would completely occlude another while their admirer stood in the center of the chamber. Polished surfaces gleamed so bright as if to resist dust by their mere existence.
The only anomaly lay at the back of the room, where a broad, square marble dais stood low to the floor with nothing before, behind, or atop it. Embedded in the edge facing the center of the chamber was a blue pearl.
All the warmth in the chamber seemed to concentrate into the confined space of its center. The roaring heat in the fireplace rushed over Amanda's already flushed skin. She had no means of retreat; two shackles melded to one another without an intervening chain held her ankles together, forcing her legs closed and straight. Her wrists were chained behind her and to the back of her collar, held high up her back.
Amanda glanced at the mantle as if she expected to see the Farviewing pearl magically appear. Her faint hope that Lord Bortho would purchase it along with her had been dashed the moment she understood for whom she had been purchased. Her new Mistress would have scoffed had Lord Bortho presented her with such a worthless trinket.
Amanda was still stunned at how quickly the transition had come. Auctions were calm, staid affairs among the Urisi highborns, consisting of buyers strolling about examining the merchandise and issuing discrete inquiries to one of several auction coordinators. Lord Bortho, a quiet and unassuming man, had seemed embarrassed to be there.
Amanda worried she might start to sweat. That morning, her Mistress' servants had bathed her most thoroughly, scouring even the smallest spot of dirt from under her nails, which themselves were trimmed and sculpted to perfection. They brushed her hair until it shone and treated it so that not a single split end or tiniest flake of dandruff remained.
Finally, she had been fed a concoction which tasted faintly like the arousal drug, but she soon discovered this formula was far more refined. Now her pussy was no more than pleasantly warm and just wet enough to glisten in the light. Her nipples rose to erect, sensitive nubs which throbbed faintly with her heartbeat.
She flinched when she heard the door to the parlor open, and her Mistress stood in the doorway, gazing at Amanda with eyes both appreciative and scrutinizing. Her ice-white hair was coiffed into an elegant tower, the remainder flowing from the top like a ponytail, the ends brushing the back of her neck. Framed by her light hair, her deep blue eyes were like sapphires set against white velvet.
She swept into the room, the rich silks of her violet gown swishing about long, lithe legs clad in black stockings. The bodice was laced tight about her slim frame, pushing up her breasts until they swelled against the hem. Matching gloves covered her hands and arms to her elbows. The ends of translucent veils were sewn to the gloves just below the wrists, the remainder wrapped loosely about her waist. They billowed like dragon wings when she spread her arms as she approached Amanda, her red-pink lips curling into the smile of a child who had just unwrapped a desired present.
"Ah, so you are my husband's latest gift to me," High Lady Erisa said, her voice soft and breathy. "So thoughtful of the man, remembering what I do for him and how he has gained so much because of me."
Amanda kept her face to the expression of bemused innocence she had practiced before the auction. "This slave does not understand, Mistress," Amanda said in a soft voice.
"Of course you don't. No matter. Now, for a name."
"This slave's name is--"
Lady Erisa raised an admonishing finger, though her lips curled into a small smile. "Now, now. Quiet. Let me think. Hmm." She produced a blue pearl in one of her gloved hands. "This will be easier without the restraints."
She waved her hand over the pearl. The shackles about Amanda's ankles sprang open. The shackles behind her back released her wrists and fell with a loud clank. The chain unraveled and fell atop it in a cascade of iron. Only her collar remained.
Lady Erisa giggled and caressed the pearl as if stroking a beloved pet. "Another little gift from my husband. I do hate having to call on servants all the time for such simple things. Now, step forward."
Amanda did as she was bid. Keeping her thoughts separate from her actions was proving easy, but only because she still did not know what to make of her new Mistress. Despite Lady Erisa's pleasant voice and gentle touch, something made Amanda anxious.
Lady Erisa tilted her head, letting out a slow sigh of what Amanda could interpret only as wonder. The highborn woman let strands of Amanda's luxurious black hair flow through her fingers like water. She brushed more hair away from Amanda's eyes and gazed intently into them.
Amanda tried not to react. Was this where Lady Erisa would discover that Amanda was not Draughted? Norlan often had noted he could see such things in her eyes.
"Oh yes," Lady Erisa whispered, her own eyes widening until they appeared as crystal pools of indigo. "Yes, that would be perfect. So perfect. Dark hair and eyes, wonderfully fair skin. Neither overwhelms the other. You suggest neither day nor night. Twilight. Yes, that's it."
Amanda blinked. Twilight? Was that what Lady Erisa wanted to call her?
Lady Erisa stepped back and giggled. "Yes, Twilight! Perfect name. Perfect time. The velvet sky would look so wonderful against your dark hair, and your skin would suggest the white sparkle of the stars as they come out."
Amanda simply stared at Lady Erisa. Both the confusion and curiosity on her face were genuine, but her heart was also pounding.
Lady Erisa paced back and forth before her newly christened slave. "Yes, I simply must move some of my servants out of the west wing for my remaining time here! There is a hall with a window in the perfect place. The sky is quite expansive there, and would set you off perfectly."
Amanda thought of the dais behind her and understood. She was to become another trophy like the rest of this woman's collection. She wondered if she would eventually see Lady Erisa's other slaves scattered about the palace, each tasked with maintaining a pose atop a marble dais like a living statue.
Lady Erisa stopped before Amanda and heaved a sigh, turning out her lower lip in a pout. "But, alas, there are those who will clamor to see you before the right time, and I simply cannot refuse them, dear Twilight." She picked up her dress and sauntered past Amanda, stopping by the stone dais. She smiled and gestured. "Come and stand here."
Amanda obeyed, though her heart thundered. She was not sure why she was so anxious; being a trophy was not much worse than being a sex toy.
The stone felt chilly against her feet, and she shivered slightly as she turned to face the chamber. Lady Erisa smiled and stepped back. "Now, tilt your hips a bit to one side."
Amanda hesitated, stuck on which direction to go. She finally thrust her hips to the left. She guessed at what Lady Erisa wanted and glided her torso the other way, tilting herself forward slightly so her breasts appeared more prominent.
"Oh, quite good, quite good, Twilight!" Lady Erisa bubbled. "Yes, you understand! But we need a bit more ... a bit more action. Spread your legs, and masturbate lightly."
Amanda was surprised enough at the order that she was slow to comply. Never had Norlan or Halno allowed her to touch herself. She knew she had arrived unsealed but had assumed this would change before long.
She slid her feet apart and lay her fingers against her folds. She felt another shiver, this one of delight. She had forgotten how pleasant this simple act could be. Her pussy responded to her touch, growing more liquid and slick. She had to resist the urge to plunge her fingers deeper.
"Light, very light, just teasing," Lady Erisa said. Her eyes were wide, and her voice quavered with excitement.
Amanda's fingertips drew light swirls about her womanhood. Pleasure trickled through her sex until she let out a breath as a low, husky sigh. Her nipples throbbed, sending more warm tingles through her body.
"Yes, that's it," Lady Erisa murmured in a lustful voice. She slowly raised the hand holding the blue pearl. "Fondle one of your breasts with your free hand."
Amanda cupped the soft flesh and shivered hard as the touch of her nipple against the palm of her hand flooded her pussy with liquid heat, her fingers squishing against the wetness of her folds. She grasped the nipple and moaned, bending her legs slightly at the knees, her fingers sinking a bit further into her slit.
Lady Erisa's eyes glittered. "Perfect."
Her other hand waved over the pearl, and Amanda froze in place.
Amanda thought time itself had somehow come to a dead stop, until she saw Lady Erisa lower her hand and could not shift her gaze to follow it. Her pussy ached from the teasing pleasure, but she could not stroke her fingers against it. Her hand remained clutched at her breast, the fingers closed on the nipple, as still and unyielding as stone.
Amanda wanted to cry out, but her throat was as frozen as the rest of her. Then she wanted to scream when she feared her lungs had been frozen as well, turning her from living stone to dead stone when she suffocated. But she was not stone; her chest still rose and fell, her eyes blinked, and her skin was as soft and fair as it had been moments before.
She heard Lady Erisa step back. "You look absolutely wonderful, Twilight. I am sure the others will just adore my latest little gift from my husband. And you will be nothing less than stunning when I show you off in a proper setting. Now, Twilight, if my guests are sufficiently enamored with you tonight, you will be allowed to finish pleasuring yourself before you head off to sleep." She gave her slave a sly smile. "And just maybe I will allow you to pleasure me in return, if I'm not too worn out."
Lady Erisa sauntered out of the chamber.
Nothing Amanda did allowed her to move. The pearl embedded in the dais glowed, bathing her feet in pale blue-white light. Her fingers remained pressed at the same exact pressure against her sensitized folds and nipple, leaving her on a maddening knife's-edge of pleasuring and non-pleasuring. A drop of her still hot, liquid arousal trickled down the inside of her thigh.
Despite the intense feeling of vulnerability and helplessness, she felt a small measure of relief. She understood what was desired of her right at the start. She was to be the trophy, the object d'art to be put on display as a symbol of wealth, prestige, and power. The sex was almost an afterthought. With Norlan, she realized now she had been caught in a limbo between "real" Urisi slave and "special" Oceanus slave, and he could not decide which he had really wanted.
Perhaps Twilight was a very apt name for her indeed.
Riddon gazed seaward over the prow for the fourth time that morning, wiping his stubbled face with a beefy hand. He uttered a sigh and scratched his unkempt hair as he stared at the horizon, where a distant haze hovered over a becalmed sea. The sun blazed from an azure sky, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
The footsteps behind him were heavy and purposeful. He ignored them and folded his arms, staring into the distance until phantom dots swirled in his view. He narrowed his eyes as the footsteps stopped, feet shuffled, and whispers exchanged.
"You tell him."
"No, you. Wuz yer ideer."
"Fine!" The crewman cleared his throat and spoke in a louder voice. "Uh, Capt'n? We wanna talk to ya 'bout sumthing."
Riddon scanned the horizon once more before turning around. He scowled at the three crewman and growled, "Yeah? Whaddaya want?"
The crewman in the lead hesitated and glanced at one of his compatriots, who jabbed him in the ribs with a whispered "go on!" He turned back to Riddon and cleared his throat again. "Uh, we jus' wanna know, uh, when we're gonna get outta here."
Riddon frowned. "What the blazing hellfire for?"
"Well ... we've been here fer six days and nuthin'! We think ... we think that Gedric fella wuz right all along."
"Oh, do ya, huh?"
The crewman blanched at the tone of contempt in Riddon's voice. Another crewman jumped into the silence. "C'mon, Riddie, when have we ever had ta wait this long?"
"We hadda wait nearly a half moon once fer that shipment of smuggled Honrus artifacts, 'member?"
"Yeah, but that was on land!" piped the third crewman. "We never had ta wait this long in the middle o' the bloody sea!"
"An' how d'ya expect me ta go anywhere when we're becalmed, huh?!"
"We still got some Mage wind left," said the second crewman. "C'mon, Riddie, we gotta get goin' b'fore the navy blokes show up!"
"That's it, I'm tired of this bilge!" Riddon pushed through the crewmen. "Where the bloody hell is pretty-boy?"
"He's down below, doin' inventory on--"
Riddon leaned over the opening in the deck and bellowed, "Get yer fancy-pants arse up here, pretty-boy!"
Footsteps scrambled up the ladder from below-decks, and Gedric's face appeared. "Aye, Captain, what is it?"
"I said get up here!"
Gedric climbed onto the deck. As soon as he had stepped off the ladder, Riddon shoved him hard and nearly sent him falling back into the cargo hold. "You put 'em up ta this, didn't ya?" Riddon demanded.
Gedric frowned. "I do not know what you are talking about."
"All this bilge-water 'bout leavin'!"
"I spoke not a word to anyone."
"He's tellin' the truth, Riddie!" cried the second crewman. "He didn't say nuthin' about this!"
"Shaddup! I wasn't talkin' ta you!" Riddon snapped.
"With all due respect," Gedric began, his tone cool. "I suspect they would have come to you anyway regardless of anything I had said. Surely you realize by now that--"
An arm suddenly speared the air towards the port side from the crow's nest. "SHIP OFF THE PORT BOW!"
The crewmen exchanged shocked and worried looks, then scrambled across the deck to the port-side railing. Gedric turned to join them, but Riddon shoved him out of the way and marched in front. He elbowed several crewmen aside, narrowing his eyes as he scanned the horizon. "I don't see nuthin'."
Gedric craned his neck to see around the others until two crewman parted to allow him room. He thrust his arm over the side. "There! I see it!"
Finally, the others could as well. A speck shimmered against the distant haze and rising thermals. As they watched, it grew in size and steadied, taking on a more definite shape.
"Get the distance viewer," Riddon grunted.
Moments later, the telescoping metal tube was slapped into Riddon's outstretched hand. He brought it to his eye and squinted hard through the lens.
"What is it, Capt'n?" a crewman asked.
"Is is a navy ship?" another asked in a fearful voice.
"Should I fetch the jars of Mage wind?"
"Mebbe we should ask Gedric what he thinks it is."
"All of ya, shut yer bloody pie holes!" Riddon growled. He stared into the viewer for another few moments of tense silence. "Two masts. Wide. Full sail. Can't see no guns. Wait ... she's comin' around a bit, musta got a bit of wind ... yeah, broad and not too long. Gotta be a merchant ship."
The low clouds at the dawn horizon glowed blood red with the approaching sunrise. A crimson taint touched the former D'ronstaq Manor as the glow brightened, and to those walking along the sandy paths formerly tread by slaves, Trainers, and Overlords, it felt like walking on faintly bloodstained ground. To the two Cohorts who emerged from the west side path, the ones who had helped Verano carry the body of Jothan to his final resting place, it seemed appropriate. They crossed the clearing,...
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Jollis had visited the Imperial Palace of Oceanus only once during the waning days of the first phase of Enlightenment, when the old Oceanus order had been unwound save for a scant few Nobles and Overlords they had missed. The Inonni would never refer to them as having escaped, as that implied that their future was imprisonment. The Inonni simply wanted them to fit properly into the new order. Their resistance was to their own detriment, worse than anything they imagined the Inonni would do...
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Kyllos' footsteps echoed despite the softness of his shoes as he walked towards the dais in the throne room of the Imperial Palace. His tired eyes beheld the throne in another vain hope that the Emperor had come to his senses and taken his rightful place. Instead, the blood-stained sword still lay across its hand-rests, and dust covered the seat. Kyllos folded his hands and stopped at the foot of the dais, allowing himself a rare sigh as his eyes swept the chamber. He had heard that one of...
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No telltale bolt from the black announced the Wanderer's arrival this time. He had been transported to this spot early that morning, well to the east of his quarry where the rising sun would cover his arrival. He had holed up under a rocky outcropping, subsisting on a few meager rations and intense meditation. Now, under the cover of moonless night, he scurried through the underbrush as lithe as a cat and as silent as the breeze. Such stealth was second nature to him. It afforded him time...
"It makes little sense," said Jollis to an empty chamber. As the day in the Urisi Nation hurtled towards late afternoon, the sun had just risen over the Oceanus Imperial Palace. It was well past the candlemark when his Master should be seated at his desk tending to the morning reports. Yet the flame in the lamp at the corner of the desk remained low, untouched since Kyllos had retired the evening before. Jollis took a slow, deep breath. His own words disturbed him, not so much for their...
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Jothan scrambled onto the boulder as a wave broke around it, surging into foam before pausing and retreating into the sea. He shook the bits of wet sand and water from his bare feet for a more secure foothold. He squinted as he peered into the sky, the wind prickling his skin as he waited for the sun to re-emerge from behind a small cloud. Jothan lowered his eyes and looked out across the indigo ocean. He sensed the wards rather than saw them, as the slim crystals which held the enchantment...
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...
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Jollis rose just before dawn, when moisture from a rain shower which had passed during the night still lingered in the grasses and dripped from the trees. The air already felt warm, at least compared to what he had become used to back in his homeland. There, the air would still feel frosty, the cherry blossoms' brazen display of color defying the final vestiges of winter. Yet here the peasants had already prepared for the onset of summer while much of Oceanus still enjoyed the cool and wet...
"I apologize for contacting you at such a late hour, Guildmaster," said the shimmering Farview image of Marlon as Uroddus fumbled with his spectacles and the sash on his robe. When Katla appeared just as she managed to close her own robe more securely over her breasts, Marlon added in a more contrite voice, "And for, ah, interrupting anything." "It is all right, Marlon," said Uroddus in a slightly rushed voice. "I am assuming what you have to tell me is of great import." "I...
Amanda was now convinced of what she had only suspected the day before: her bondage arrangement had been dictated by Mandas down to the last detail. The displeasure on Marris' face while he secured her was both confirmation and a small comfort as she swayed and strained at the ends of her chains. Her wrists were shackled, and a chain ran from them to a large metal hook embedded in the ceiling, pulled taut until her heels left the floor. Her ankles were bound tight with another chain,...
The still air lay sodden and warm from the first wave of early summer heat, and moisture clung to the Cohort's face as he crept along the side of the path which wound along the west side of the island. His fingers twitched despite how tightly he had laced them, and he spun his gaze behind him every few steps. Ahead of him was the S-shaped curve between the trees which lined the shore to the left and the gardens to the right. Just beyond was the dwelling of Elder Yurton. His breath became...
Illton was barely a village. This tiny sliver of bare civilization which curved around an ill-placed inlet had seen most of its sea traffic go to the larger port in Lerrusburg just to the south. The sea merchants came to this hamlet only when the ports at Lerrusburg were too busy or its taverns too full. The commercial center of Illton centered around a lone tavern, itself a decayed hulk with walls held up by hastily tacked on timbers, the placement of the nails marked by streaks of rust....
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,"...
Rolas wore a distressed look as he watched Jollis bandaging his injured ankle. "Wanderer, you must get that treated," he finally said when Jollis faltered as he tried to place his weight upon it. "I have treated the worst of it," said Jollis without looking up. "I had a bit of salve remaining from the last time I was similarly injured. The torn tendon is mended. The rest will have to heal naturally." "But--" Jollis stood, tested his foot once more, and lifted his head. "The only...
Marris wiped his face with his hand and uttered a long sigh, then shook his head as if trying to dislodge the lingering grogginess. He had managed a bit more sleep in anticipation that his role in this sordid deal with Mandas would soon be over. He forced himself to straighten up as he stared into the mirror in the sanitary, running his hand over his freshly-shaven face. He rubbed the corners of his eyes to rid himself of the grainy vestiges of fitful slumber. At least he could manage to...
If nothing else had yet humbled the former Noble Lord, one look at the esteemed meeting place Rennis had procured would have done it. The Province which Tarras had governed before the Inonni came had a fine auditorium. Cavernous but not intimidating, decorated but not ostentatious, and comfortable but not lavish. The acoustics were perfect, allowing one to stand upon the stage and project his voice to the very back row with little effort. Tarras had used that chamber on many occasions to...
"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...
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...