MILES
WARNING: EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT
His honey-coated eyes cut to mine, dark with a question. A hesitation. A hesitation I didn’t want.
I needed him to want this. I needed him to take me apart, to drown me in something hotter than this constant emptiness. I needed an escape from my mind, a distraction from the crushing weight of reality.
A single moment passed before he crashed his lips into mine like a storm on a rampage. He tasted like beer and cinnamon, rough and raw against my tongue, and suddenly, nothing had ever tasted better.
This kiss wasn’t sweet. It wasn’t gentle. It was primal. It was hunger.
His hands roamed my body, sliding down my curves before gripping my ass, yanking me forward, forcing me to meet the hard length pressing through his jeans. A moan escaped my lips before I could stop it, and he swallowed it whole, dragging his teeth along my bottom lip, sucking until it was sore.
I reached between us, palming him over the denim, feeling just how thick he was.
Fuck.
A curse rumbled through his chest, vibrating against me as his fingers worked open the buttons of my shorts. In one sharp tug, he shoved them down my legs, his hands slipping beneath my underwear, a groan slipping from his lips as he felt how wet I was.
I gasped, my head falling back, my body arching into him.
I didn’t realize just how much I needed this—how much I wanted to be wanted.
Gripping his hair, I yanked him closer, dragging him into me, desperate to feel more, to sink into this electricity crackling between us.
A low growl reverberated in his chest as he lifted me effortlessly, my legs wrapping around his waist as he carried me blindly through the dark. I didn't care where he was taking me. He could throw me down on the dirt and have me here if he wanted.
He slammed me against a tree, and I gasped, pain slicing through my back as the rough bark pressed against my bruises.
"Shit," he muttered, adjusting quickly, gripping me tighter, turning on his heel, and stalking toward somewhere else.
I buried my face in his neck, inhaling the deep musk of sandalwood and bourbon, the heat of his body searing through my skin as I fisted his shirt.
He kicked a door open, the heavy creak of wood filling the silence before I was laid down onto something soft, something plush.
I blinked up, dazed.
Large, lush leaves surrounded us, casting shadows in the glow of the moonlight streaming through the glass ceiling.
"Where are we?" I breathed.
"Greenhouse," was all he said.
His hands went to his belt buckle, loosening it with slow, practiced ease as his gaze roamed over me. I barely had a moment to take in the expanse of green before his fingers curled beneath my chin, tilting my face back to him.
I shivered beneath the weight of his stare.
His voice was a low rasp, dangerous and intimate. "What kind of misery are you running from?"
The question punched through me, sharp as a blade.
For a second, I nearly told him.
But I didn’t want to think. I didn’t want to feel.
I wanted to fuck.
So instead of answering, I spread my legs, hooking my fingers beneath my underwear and sliding the soaked fabric to the side, baring myself to him.
A muscle ticked in his jaw as his golden eyes dropped between my thighs, darkening with pure, carnal need.
He fisted his cock, thick and hard in his hand, dragging his palm slowly up and down his shaft. My mouth went dry.
I clenched at the sight of him.
Jesus fucking Christ.
"Fuck, you're impatient," he murmured, but there was something teasing in his tone. "You're not even gonna let me play with you first?"
"Shut up and fuck me," I demanded, voice breathless.
He chuckled darkly, rolling a condom over his length.
"I'm going to fuck you so hard," he murmured, lining himself up, the head of his cock teasing my entrance, "that smart-ass mouth of yours won’t know how to speak."
A desperate whimper escaped me as he slid himself along my folds, gathering my slick.
I was losing my fucking mind.
"Please," I begged. "Just put it in."
He groaned, gripping my hips. "Next time, I’ll take my sweet time with you," he promised.
Shlick, shlick.
"I’ll taste you."
Shlick, shlick.
"Make you beg like a dog in heat."
I shivered, my walls clenching around nothing. Next time? Cute. He thought there would be a next time.
I grabbed his shirt, yanking him closer. "You can have whatever you want. Just fuck me."
Something dark flashed in his eyes before he shoved me back down, ripped my underwear clean off, and slammed into me with one hard thrust.
I screamed.
The stretch was so deep, so full, I arched off the plush bench, my head falling back, my nails digging into his arms.
"Fuck," he groaned against my throat. "Tight little cunt is choking my cock."
I gasped, gripping onto anything, my brain short-circuiting as he withdrew and thrust again, deeper this time. My walls clenched hard, the feeling so overwhelming, so all-consuming that my vision blurred.
No one had ever fucked me like this.
Not my first time two years ago with the neighbor's son.
His pace was brutal, unrelenting, fucking into me like he had something to prove, like he wanted to carve himself into my body and make me remember him forever.
And I would.
His hands slid up my body, gripping my thighs before pushing my knees higher, forcing me open as he pounded into me, filling me to the fucking brim.
"So deep," I sobbed, body writhing, the pleasure so sharp it was unbearable.
"That’s right," he groaned, dragging his teeth along my jaw. "You're mine right now. No one else."
My head spun. My moans grew louder, higher, my body trembling as the coil deep inside me wound so tight it was ready to snap.
"I-I'm gonna come!" I gasped, pulling him closer.
He slammed into me harder, faster, the sound of our bodies colliding echoing through the greenhouse.
"That’s it," he growled. "Come all over my cock, sweetheart."
And fuck—fuck, fuck, fuck—I shattered.
The orgasm hit so violently my back arched, a scream ripping from my throat as my entire body convulsed. My walls pulsed tight around him, milking him for everything he had as pleasure burned through my veins, hot and unyielding.
"Fuck, you feel so fucking good, sweetheart. Just divine."
Dominic ground into me with firm, steady plunges.
"Pull those tits out for me," he ordered, and I didn’t hesitate, yanking my tank and bra down, my breasts popping free.
"Fucking beautiful."
He leaned over, running his tongue over my nipple, and fuck—it felt so good I could barely breathe. My moans turned into cries as he fucked me harder, faster, deeper.
His hips stuttered, his groans turning ragged, and with a final, brutal thrust, he tensed, spilling into the condom with a deep, guttural moan.
We collapsed together, panting, bodies slick with sweat.
I laid there, staring up at the glass ceiling, watching the way the moonlight bathed the leaves in silver.
I didn’t have very many happy memories.
But this moment?
It would be filed away with the rest.
And that spelled trouble.
It was my last thought before I passed out.
Miles! You cunning girl. Nothing like a good old f*cking challenge. ;) xxx
MILESMy eyes snapped open.A pounding headache greeted me, followed by the sharp sting of dehydration clawing at my throat. Light filtered through green-tinted windows, casting eerie shadows across the room and making my temples throb in protest.Heat.Soft puffs of air fanned across the top of my head, warm and steady.Wait.I stiffened.I fucking didn’t…Heart racing, I swallowed hard and slowly—ever so fucking slowly—lifted my head, dreading what I would see.The first thing I noticed was the broad chest beneath my palm, rising and falling in a steady rhythm. My fingers involuntarily traced along the hard muscle, then drifted upward, brushing over the sharp edge of a jawline dusted with light stubble.His eyebrows were perfect—dark, thick, and slightly furrowed even in sleep. His complexion was lighter than mine, kissed by the sun, his deep brown hair a tousled mess over the pillow.For a second—just a second—I was struck by how fucking beautiful he was.And then reality hit me lik
MILESShopping with my mother was fucking exhausting.Every second in her presence was a carefully choreographed performance—fake smiles, forced laughter, and the ever-present threat of a sharp slap behind closed doors if I dared step out of line. She played the doting mother, whispering sweet endearments while digging her nails into my arm, just deep enough to leave marks.By the time we made it home from picking out dresses, stopping at the salon (which she hated because the stylist dared to call me naturally beautiful), and buying shoes, I was running on fumes. My stomach twisted with hunger, and I had to clench my jaw to stop it from growling like a wild animal. I hadn't eaten since my shift at the diner, and that was... fuck. When even was that?As much as I hated this night, dinner couldn't come fast enough.For once, I was looking forward to something.I kept my head down as we drove through the nicer part of town, pressing my fingers into my thighs to distract myself from the g
MILES Damn it. Dominic Black was still as handsome as he was yesterday, and seeing him now in crisp black slacks and a white dress shirt, his sleeves rolled up just enough to reveal his forearms, made my stomach twist with something I wasn’t willing to name. Worse, he was the spitting image of his father. Which meant my mother and I had the same fucking taste. I forced myself to focus on my plate, stabbing at my vegetables while my mind raced with panic. My mouth told me the food was buttery, smooth, practically melting on my tongue. My brain said it tasted like sandpaper. I had royally fucked up. He kept glancing at me. I could feel it. The weight of his stare burned into my skin, making me itch, making me want to shrink in my chair. He was probably wondering what the hell happened last night just as much as I was. But somehow, it felt like he was blaming me. Like I had orchestrated this whole thing. Like I wanted to wake up in the same bed as him, tangled in plants I
MILES "Wait, so let me get this straight. When you disappeared last night, you were trying to find your way out but ended up in the garden. Then, in the garden, you ran into that disrespectful asshole who threw your fairly earned money at you, and you ended up fucking him? And then you went to dinner today and found out that same asshole, who you just fucked last night, will be your new stepbrother?" I left out the bit about my panic attack. There was no need to cause unnecessary worry. After dinner, my mom only drove a few blocks away before kicking me out because she had 'things to do.' I'd never been more thankful that I wore flats instead of the heels she bought for me in my life. I walked straight to Kenzie's because... Well, I had to tell someone. "And I'm pretty sure he has a vendetta against me now," I added. Kenzie sat across from me on her bed, legs crossed, arms folded, eyes narrowed in full interrogation mode. I waited for the explosion. She looked back at me with sus
MILES “Hey Kenny, slow night so far?” I asked as I stepped into Momma Jay's 24-hour diner. The scent of butter and syrup wrapped around me, as familiar as my own skin. The jukebox hummed low, playing some old blues song in the corner. The place was half-empty—just a few late-night regulars hunched over coffee, stirring cream into their cups like the act alone would keep them awake. It should’ve felt normal. But something was wrong. Kenny was behind the counter, wiping down an already spotless surface. His chocolate-brown eyes flickered to me, then to the floor. He looked uncomfortable. He never looked uncomfortable. I froze. “Miles,” he said carefully, like he was picking each word out of thin air. “I didn’t think you’d be coming in tonight.” I blinked. “Why not? I called yesterday to pick up a late shift since I had that family dinner, remember?” He nodded, shifting from foot to foot. “Yeah… but I thought Momma Jay had told you.” Something crawled up my spine. “Tol
MILES My mother was unusually quiet for the next few days. No insults. No orders. Not even a glance in my direction. And it was driving me fucking crazy. She wasn’t ignoring me out of kindness. No, that wasn’t her style. This was something else—something calculated. A new way to get under my skin. A different kind of punishment. It was working. I felt like I was pacing myself into madness, wearing a trench into the thin carpet of my room. Maybe it was the silence. Maybe it was the anxiety of not knowing when the other shoe would drop. Or maybe it was the suffocating realization that, despite everything, I was still waiting for her to acknowledge me. Like a fucking idiot. She had better things to do, anyway. Like preparing to move into the mansion with Mr. Black. Apparently, the man was so eager to merge our families that we weren’t even waiting until after the wedding. He insisted it would help us all bond. Like we weren’t just strangers forced under the same roof. I wouldn
MILES She returned about an hour later, rolling into the driveway in a sleek, pearl-white car. It caught the streetlights just right, gleaming like a trophy. I watched from my bedroom window as she stepped out, heels clicking against the pavement, her expression unreadable as she popped the trunk and pulled out a for sale sign. She had bought a new car. She was selling the house. My stomach twisted. Was I being sold too? During the hour she was gone, I had spiraled. First, I cursed at the ceiling. Then, I punched my mattress until my knuckles throbbed. After that, I paced—back and forth, back and forth—trying to make sense of it all. Trying to convince myself that there was sense to be made. Then, I sat on my bed and took deep breaths, forcing myself to remember: You’re still breathing. You’re still here. I showered. Got dressed. Even put on a little makeup to hide the dark crescents under my eyes. Even though my escape plan was ruined, I still had tomorrow. Tomorrow, I turned e
DOM It was her. I pressed the nail of my thumb into my palm just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. Yes. It was her. Miles Valentine. The name rolled through my mind like a whisper, wrapping around something deep and primal inside me. She was the girl who threw me completely off my game last night. The girl who wiped the floor with me in eight-ball. The girl who smirked at me like she knew she was going to win before the game even started. The girl who called me an asshole four times in a row just to see what I’d do about it. And now she was sitting at my family’s dining table. I had to be losing my goddamn mind. She hadn’t looked at me. Not even once. That should have been a good thing. It should have made it easier. But instead, I found myself staring, waiting, wanting—for what, I wasn’t sure. A glance. A smirk. Even an insult. Something to tell me last night hadn’t just been some drunken fluke, that she hadn’t completely forgotten. I watched as she picked at h
*WARNING! READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* *SUICIDE ATTEMPT/TALK OF SUICIDE* MILES "You should just fucking die already. No one wants you. Oh and, don't call him again." I didn’t even hang up. I just dropped the phone and took step after step forward. It landed with a soft thud behind me, but I didn’t turn back. Didn’t reach for it. It didn’t matter anymore. My body was still moving, still breathing, still aching. But my mind? That had already given up. I couldn't tell the difference between pain and nothingness anymore—maybe they were the same. Maybe I was just too tired to care. My foot dragged against the gravel on the road to the Cliffs. I was supposed to meet the guys at the party to watch the ocean storm and hit the highest cliffside. I was supposed to be having a good time and finally let myself...be. But of course, not if my mother had anything to do with it. Tanya's words hit home. "You should just fucking die already." The words coiled around my throat, venomous, unsha
*WARNING: SUICIDE ATTEMPT**READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* DOM Something was wrong. I had been feeling it all night. The way my phone burned in my pocket. The way my gut twisted every time I checked my screen and saw nothing. No messages. No calls. No Miles. I had tried. Three times. Three fucking times, and she hadn’t answered. Marcus was already knee-deep in some girl’s attention, laughing, drinking, having a good time. But even he noticed. "Dude," he called over, watching me check my phone again. "She probably just fell asleep or some shit." I forced a half-smirk, pocketing my phone before I squeezed the back of my neck. "Yeah. Maybe." I didn’t believe it. Not even Marcus believed it because the bastard was dead wrong if he thought I hadn't caught him checking his phone as well. I knew Miles. She didn’t just disappear. Not like this. Not without a fucking reason. "Dom." The voice was too close, too familiar, and I already knew who it was before I turned. Tanya. Fucki
*WARNING VIOLENCE AND ABUSE * MILES My mother had been watching me all morning. Not in the usual way. Not with irritation. Not with thinly veiled disgust like she always did when I so much as existed in her space. No, this was different. She was calculating. I could feel it in the way she lingered in doorways, in the way her eyes flicked toward me at breakfast, in the way she adjusted her rings, twisting them around her fingers like she was thinking. Plotting. I had half a mind to ask her what the hell she was up to, but instead, I let her wait. Let her decide how she was going to approach me. And then when she finally did? I nearly laughed. "Miles, come with me." It was demand but it lacked her usual bite. Maverick had left early this morning on a business trip so it was a surprise she wanted to be near me at all. I arched a brow, barely glancing up from my book. "Excuse me?" She sighed as if I were the most difficult person in the world, then crossed her arms,
DOM I wasn’t getting enough of her. That was the problem. Miles had been right there—in the house, in the hallways, at the dinner table—but it wasn’t enough. Not anymore. She had been keeping her distance, not too much, not enough to be obvious, but just enough to make me ache. To make me want more. And I couldn’t have more. Not like I wanted. Not with my father watching. Maverick had been more observant lately. Not just with me, but with everyone. I noticed it at dinner. The way his eyes tracked conversations, the way his fork hovered mid-air as he listened. The way he watched Miles. She had been more talkative. Not forced, not in the way that would make anyone suspicious, but in a way that felt natural. Like she had finally settled into her place at this table. And my father? He had noticed. Not in a bad way. If anything, he seemed pleased. It made sense—he liked her, actually liked her. She was sharp. Smart. She could hold a conversation and keep up with him, somethin
MILESThe venue was grand.Too grand.Every inch of it reeked of wealth—chandeliers dripping in crystal, tables lined in pristine white linen, golden accents catching the light at just the right angles to remind everyone just how much money had been poured into this production.And that’s exactly what it was. A production. A show for the people. For Maverick Black. For the perfect Valentine-Black union.I was supposed to be impressed. Supposed to stand in awe of the splendor.But I couldn’t bring myself to care.Because the real performance was happening off-stage between me and her.Candice was watching me. Not with open suspicion, but with patience. Like she was waiting to see what I would do next. I knew she had noticed. Knew she felt the shift.She just wasn’t sure why it had happened.Not yet.She waited until we were alone.The moment the men were out of earshot, pulled away by the wedding coordinator, Candice’s heels clicked sharply against the marble as she stepped closer."Do
DOM Something happened. I could feel it in the tension hanging over the house. In the way the air thickened, pressing against my chest, settling in the spaces between conversations. More than anything, I could tell by the way Miles had changed. It wasn’t anything obvious. Nothing dramatic. She didn’t act different, didn’t suddenly move or speak in ways that set off alarms. No. It was in the way she walked. The quiet certainty in her movements. The way she carried herself with purpose, like someone who had made a decision and planned to see it through. And her eyes? Her misty gray eyes weren’t empty. Weren’t hollow or afraid. They were on fire. It took everything in me to be good for the rest of the week. No searing looks across the dinner table. No careful touches in the hallway. No stolen kisses in the library. Not even when she sent me those filthy fucking texts late at night, taunting me, reminding me that she was still there even if she was keeping her distance. I
MILESI was drowning.Thick black ink filled my lungs, coiling around my ribs, pressing down, down, down until I was weightless. Trapped.It seeped into my pores, into my bones, slithering through my bloodstream like it had been there all along—just waiting for the moment to consume me.Pain I had never known choked me, and I could grasp at nothing. See nothing.I was nothing.But I didn’t want that.I wanted freedom.I wanted control.I wanted a life.Then, amid my fading, a voice whispered through, muffled by the darkness.My eyes searched frantically, clinging to the hope that there was a way out."Please!" I begged. Screamed. But my throat was full of ink. "Help me!"My arms flailed aimlessly, desperate for something to hold on to—an anchor, a lifeline, anything—"I can pull you out."My eyes flew open.I gasped, body jerking upright, my lungs starved for air.My hand slammed against my chest, trembling, nails digging into my skin like I needed proof that I was here—that I was rea
DOM I was ruined. I could still feel her on my skin. Could still taste her on my tongue. Could still hear the fucking moan she let out when she— Fuck. I pressed my forehead against the cold wood of my bedroom door, my breath uneven, my body aching. Every inhale felt too shallow, every exhale ragged, like my lungs had forgotten how to function. My body was still burning, my head still spinning, and my cock still aching—even after she had just wrecked me. I shuddered. My fingers curled into fists against the doorframe, nails biting into my palms. A sharp sting. A distraction. But it did nothing to stop the way my body still throbbed from the memory of her. She had devoured me. She had owned me. And the worst part? She had left me like this. Not just because of what she did. Not just because she had dropped to her knees, taken me into her mouth, and consumed me like I was her fucking last meal. No. What ruined me was what came after. The way she touched herse
MILES He was exactly where I wanted him. On his back, chest rising and falling in sharp, ragged breaths. His hands clenched into the on the hardwood floors, every muscle wound tight like he was barely holding himself together. Like he was afraid if he moved, if he breathed wrong, I’d disappear. But I wasn’t going anywhere. I smirked as I crawled up his body, dragging my nails lightly over his abs, feeling them twitch beneath my touch. He was waiting—watching me through heavy-lidded eyes that flickered between hunger and something deeper. Something that looked a lot like surrender. I leaned down, my breath ghosting over his lips. “How do you like it?” I murmured. Dominic sucked in a sharp breath, his fingers twitching like he wanted to reach for me. Like he thought I was giving in. He had no fucking clue. I pressed a slow, lingering kiss to his jaw, feeling his pulse hammer beneath my lips. Then I slid lower, lower, my hands trailing down his ribs, his stomach, his h