★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★Rachel was complaining about Ezra, and how he’s taking Benny on a week trip out of the city. Without her. She’s upset because she can’t do anything, if she goes to court Ezra will win. He knows the best lawyers, and it also doesn’t help that one of the best divorce lawyers is Lincoln. Our older brother. I listened as much as I could while the heat was trying to melt me. God, I’m gonna need another shower. Why the fuck is it so hot here? And Colton’s house has no air conditioning. It has fans. But what good will those do for me?“- I’m so frustrated. Can’t he just talk to me? What is wrong with him?”I sighed. “Rachel, I am stranded in this town for the next few months. I cannot be the buffer between you and Ezra. Talk to my father, he might be able to help. Or here’s an idea, Rachel give him some space. Ezra is feeling hurt and vengeful right now. The only reason he’s trying to think rationally is because you two have Benny. Let him take Benny for the br
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥As expected sending my brother and sister to get Vanessa didn’t go as well as it should. The whole day i did my work, i was thrown by a wild horse into a mud pit for the pigs. This is what happens when your family invests in every thing. We have a chicken coup, pigs pen, horse barn, cows, bulls, dogs, people. Like fuck. And the crops. The crops as well. Which leads to insects, and a million more problems. Let me tell you right now i am exhausted, but i love it. This is a day’s work. A slow day at that. I returned home soaked in mud, and smelling rank when my brother ross road up in a horse. The sun had set long ago, and i was fucking tired, and hungry. I’d skipped lunch for good reasons. The reasons all being that i had too much to do i couldn’t take a moment to eat. What the hell was ross doing here anyways?His house isn’t close to mine.“You won’t believe the ass on your guest.”I would have dropped my jaw if i wasn’t trying to avoid getting mud into my mou
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★No mainstream channels, and he turned me down? The nerve. To even say I’m the girl guys fuck before they find their missus right. I am so fucking pissed off. I could seduce him. I could totally fucking do it, I haven’t even tried. He doesn’t know. I would have made his night. Instead, I’m here watching the local news while he eats his dinner. I sighed, I shouldn’t even be upset. He’s nothing special, but his comment irks me. Why the fuck did he say that? That’s not a compliment at all, it’s a fucking insult to me. Like I’m Missus wrong?I glanced around the room. He’s not wrong, actually, if you consider my boundaries and the sort of shit I’m into, I’m not for the faint of heart. I picked up my phone and went through my company group chat. The people on my floor were discussing the latest cases. God these are so intense. Trafficking, the mayor’s daughter was taken last night. Holy damn, that’s fucked up. They have to find her before she’s moved out of
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★I wasn’t sure how long I was there in the bathroom stall, trying to calm myself down as my brain was going haywire. My heart was beating so fast, and I was crying. Eventually, I was able to reel it in and step out of the stall. I turned on the tap and splashed some water on my face. I looked at myself in the mirror. Taking in my clothes, my body language, and the sadness I could see in my eyes. I need to put on a good poker face. The stall next to the one I’d been in popped open, and a girl walked out. Tall, beautiful dark skin, black curly hair, brown eyes, busty, and dressed in a floral dress. She reminded me of me if only I were taller. “You okay, honey?”Had she heard me crying? She must have. She came towards the sink to wash her hands and I shook my head.“No, I’m having a crappy day.”She offered me a sympathetic smile. “Anything I can do?”“I don’t suppose you know where I can get wasted?”She grinned, her eyes twinkling with mischief. “Honey I
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★Riding the bicycle back to the farm late at night, with my eyes fuzzy was not a good idea. I had to paddle slowly. I’ve walked down the busy manhanttan streets while drunk off my ass before. I made it hope in under two hours from the club, and i only got hit on four times, and pepper sprayed two guys. I do not recommend going home by foot or alone when drunk, and i do not recommend riding a bicycle down a hiker trail in the middle of the night. It is unsafe. I have to keep my speed slow to avoid death.I came across Colton, he was tugging the body of a sheep. How much cattle do they own?Colton spotted me in the dark, his eyes glowing like bright lights. “What the.... are you out of your mind?” He tossed the sheep onto a pile of dead sheeps. From the gasoline, and the matches on the ground i think he’s planning to burn them. He’s dug a hole so they don’t to the trees, and dry twigs and set the entire forest ablaze.“Oh my god, cowboy!” I turned, lifting m
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★I looked at colton over and over again. His strong arms, muscular back, firm ass in his boxers, the taste of mint in my mouth, his handsome features, his shirt on my body. What in god’s name? Why am i in... this is the room he gave me so it’s not an accident that he ended up sleeping here. I can see his trousers on the floor next to the bed. And his shoes. My skirt, shirt, underwear.... what the hell happened? Not that i would complain, but I’d like to remember him if i fucked him. He’s a good catch- for a sex partner. All his nonsense about finding true love gives me an ick. It’s always the handsome ones that have the dumbest ideals. He stirred gently. The sun wasn’t up yet. From the clock, i could tell it was 4 AM. Colton opened his eyes one at a time, taking in my form. He rolled onto his back and sat up. Taking his time to look over the room.“Fuck, i was so tired yesterday i fell asleep in the wrong room.” he grumbles out and i sit there frozen b
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★“You’re following the sheep?” Colton looked at me, searching for the second head that I must have grown to be talking like this.“Yep, I believe there’s something you overlooked that’s causing your cattle to die. I can find it if I see the sheep’s daily routine.”“What is wrong with you? No really, were you hit on the head as a baby?” I rolled my eyes at his dramatic comment. “There is nothing wrong with me. I’m not crazy. I’m trying to help.” I explained to this ungrateful bitch.“I... I really need to know what is wrong with you. How do you have a career? What do you make in a month?”“Thirty grand.” I don’t like the surprised look that was on his face. “What you thought I didn’t have a career? That I was some spoiled rich girl from the city.”“Yes. You drive to a town without doing prior research, you don’t like packs, and you seem to think flaunting around in a stranger’s house nude is acceptable.”“Oh my god, you fucking prude,” I yell and the peopl
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥I tapped on my notes with a pen as two of the members of the pack explained that our tomatoes which were supposed to be ripe by now had somehow perished, I was going to lose my mind. How did that happen? Someone is lying but I can’t call them out on it because I don’t want to accuse an innocent person. “Just, go tell Samson this. I’m going to check the rest of the crops.”“Yes sir. We’re sorry.”As they hurried off, I scratched my head as I tried to figure out what to do. This is tiring. The cattle, the crops, something is happening here that I can’t put together. I went around the crop fields, checking on each batch. We used to plant by the season but when high demand came in and my mother was gifted a stone by a witch, she decided we could plant whenever we wanted and sell to as many companies as we could find.The stone allowed each crop to grow in a manner that made them almost one of a kind. It’s still in the soil so nothing should be affecting it, unless.
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥 The best kind of hell is the one Vanessa Davis is putting me through. Even while drunk she’ll do as she pleases. Even if that means I get to sit back and watch it happen. Yes, I’d kissed her first. Throw all the blame you like, it will never make me feel guilty. I couldn’t help myself. I gave into that urge to kiss her senseless and it was amazing. To have her in my lap, moaning, making all the lovely sounds that went straight to my cock. I inhaled, letting my lungs fill up with her scent as she rode me.She was naked, my hat was the only thing she had on and she looked divine in it. Clutching her tits, teasing her nipples as our hips bucked against each other. God, I can’t stop looking at her. I can’t stop touching her. Feeling her ass as she bounces on my cock.Her insides are warm, wet, squeezing, and taking my ability to think about anything but her. I watched as her eyes rolled, this was our second round. We’d fucked fully clothed before, pressed up again
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★After munching on the pie, and having some more conversations with my new favourite person. Laia. I think her husband doesn’t deserve her, and it’s likely her choice under his coercion that she decided to quit her job. I’m just saying. After drinking some more moonshine, and chatting with the sisters. Colton decided it was time for us to go. Laia told me she’d contact me the next morning. I stumbled out of their house with a bunch of food she insisted i take, and another pie ashley said she makes for guest. Not gonna lie, i do enjoy their hospitality. Though some people *cough* Samson *cough* don’t like me, but that’s fine. Hostility never bothered. I know, people should be more confident, just like me. The drive back to the house was a blur for me. The funny thing is this moonshine didn’t make me feel drunk or like I’d be sick the next day. I felt nothing but easiness, and i felt loose. When we got to the house, i hopped out of the massive behemouth
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★The moonshine was good.Not the kind of good that made you want to chug it, because you’d end up on your ass if you did, but the kind that left a pleasant warmth in your chest and had your limbs feeling a little looser. Like everything was just a bit funnier, a bit easier.I liked it.The dinner had been delicious, and fun—mostly because pushing Samson’s buttons was quickly becoming my new favorite pastime. But now, with plates cleared and everyone moving into the living room, Ashley nudged me with her elbow."Hey, come help me with the dishes."I raised a brow, lifting my hand to gesture at my dress. “Do I look like I was made for doing dishes?”Ashley smirked. “Nope. But you’re still gonna help.”Before I could protest, she grabbed my wrist and tugged me toward the kitchen, my heels clicking sharply against the wooden floor as I followed.With a dramatic sigh, I took my place at the drying station, picking up a soft dish towel while Ashley turned on the
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥 Dinner was done in another thirty minutes, and Samson and I set the table while the women stayed put. It wasn’t anything special—we just knew better than to let them lift a damn finger after putting up with us all day. When everything was in place, we called them over.Ashley, never one to waste time, popped open another bottle of moonshine and poured a full glass for each of us. All, excluding the one person who couldn’t drink right now. She brought water for Laia, who accepted it with a soft smile. Vanessa, on the other hand, strolled in like she had all the time in the world, completely at ease despite sitting at a table full of people who’d either fought with her or barely knew her.I pulled out a chair for her next to me. She hesitated, just for a second, then sat with a quiet “thanks.”Samson took his usual spot at the head of the table. Laia sat close to him, and Ashley next to her. We muttered a quick thanks before digging in, eating in easy silence—unt
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥 I chopped the vegetables with more force than necessary, the blade of the knife hitting the wooden cutting board with sharp, precise thuds. Samson stood beside me, stirring whatever was in the pan, his face blank, his silence loud.It was pissing me off.I wasn’t expecting warm brotherly bonding over dinner prep, but the way he was shutting me out was grating on my nerves. He wasn’t even looking at me. Just cooking like I wasn’t standing right there. He had apologized last night because Vanessa made him do it.But it seemed like he was still pissed. And he had no right to be. I let the silence go on for a minute, maybe two, before I finally exhaled sharply. “Alright, are you gonna tell me what your problem is, or are we just gonna keep playing house like we don’t know each other?”Samson kept his eyes on the pan. “I don’t want to discuss it in the kitchen.”I scoffed, setting the knife down with a little too much force. “Why the hell not?” I lowered my voice,
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★As Colton pulled the truck further down the dirt road, the land stretched wide before us, bathed in the cool evening light. The house came into view, warm and lived-in, the kind of place that had been standing for years and planned to stay for many more. A single flickering porch light cast long shadows across the wooden boards, and there, sprawled lazily on the front steps like it owned the damn place, was a cat. Its golden eyes locked onto the truck as if evaluating whether or not we were worth the effort of moving.I had barely unbuckled my seatbelt when movement caught my eye.A girl stood off to the side of the porch, arms crossed, weight shifted onto one hip like she had been waiting for us. It took me half a second, but I placed her immediately—Ashley. Laia’s sister. I had met her during the whirlwind of introductions to Colton’s family, but I hadn’t expected to see her here.My eyes flickered between her and the house. Was she living here with the
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★We didn’t talk when we left the house.I kind of expected us to, since we were both in shitty moods, but we didn’t. Instead, Colton drove while I stared out the window, watching the trees blur past under the soft glow of the truck’s headlights. The pack had long since quieted, and the deeper we drove into the open stretch of land, the more I felt the weight of everything settle.I wasn’t even sure why we were out here. He hadn’t said anything when we pulled onto some dirt road on the edge of town, hadn’t given me a reason when he parked and shut off the engine. But he didn’t need to. It was obvious—he just needed the silence.To be honest, so did I. If I didn’t get my thoughts in check, I might be tempted to walk into dusty creek, find my mother, and fight with her. As it’s been stated, I am not opposed to fighting and cursing the elderly. And that would be distasteful of me. I would be wasting a good fight on somebody who wasn’t even worth the air I bre
★。\|/。★VANESSA DAVIS★。/|\。★I sat on the edge of the bed- after moving from the kitchen counter, my laptop balanced on my knees, fingers flying across the keyboard as I typed furiously. The words came easy, fueled by a mix of frustration and grim satisfaction./Evil Still Exists Among the Good.Hey, Muse Squad,That much is clear in Dusty Creek, a town that once thrived before a crooked sheriff decided to turn it into his personal playground.I’ve spent the last week digging into this town’s past—by that, I mean listening to the locals, the ones willing to talk. The ones who haven’t been silenced by fear, or worse, indifference. What I’ve found is a slow, creeping decay, the kind that doesn’t happen overnight. Dusty Creek was once a place people were proud to call home. A tight-knit town, strong, steady. Then came corruption—quiet at first, almost invisible, until it spread like a disease.The thing about corruption is that it festers in silence. When people turn away, pretend not t
▄︻デ══━一 COLTON HAYES💥After lunch, I told Vanessa I had to get back to work and that I would be back at six to get ready for dinner. She gave me a simple smile, and a wink telling me to pet Honey for her. I’m dumb because I felt like giving her that cow as a gift. I’m not sure what’s wrong with me. Am I a virgin? I wasn’t even attached to the woman I’d first slept with. It was one night I barely remembered. I leaned against the fence, watching the cattle graze under the late afternoon sun. The air was thick with the scent of earth and grass, the kind of smell that settled deep into my bones. It was familiar, grounding—but today, it wasn’t enough to clear the tension knotted in my chest.My phone buzzed in my pocket, and I fished it out, seeing Catia’s name on the screen. A sigh slipped past my lips before I answered.“Hey, Cat.”There was a beat of silence, then a sigh of her own. “Another one’s dead, Colton.”I closed my eyes briefly, pressing my fingers against my temple. Shit.T