The stairway was dimly lit, enveloping Veil in a dark glow as she walked down. Her initial plans were to go into the kitchen to take some warm milk before trying to fall asleep again. Her mother had used that when she found it difficult to fall asleep donkey years ago, and Veil was hoping that it would work again. But when she reached the floor directly under hers, her feet refused to take the next flight of steps. Instead, they ushered her down the hallway, with her breath hitched in her throat and her pulse racing. She stopped in front of the door at the end of the hallway and took a deep breath. With her hand poised above the door, Veil readied herself to knock when suddenly, the door gave way and pulled open before her. Her mouth hung slightly open as she stared at a shirtless Anders standing in front of her while her hands were still hanging in the air. “Hi,” she breathed nervously, letting her hands drop to her sides. She took in deep bouts of air, but it did nothing to ca
Anders touched her like it was the very first time, faces drawn close together like they were each other’s oxygen, silent whispers being drawn, eyes rolling in pleasure, silent sighs enveloping the dimly lit room.A hand wrapped around Veil’s waist, he drew her impossibly closer to him, tasting the skin on her nape. Veil sighed in his arms, trying to blur the difference between her dreams and this reality. She should have thought harder about it and paid more attention to the fact that Anders would never want her the way she wanted him to. But her feelings for him were too strong, and they clouded her mind, roped her in, and finally acted like the strong walls had been torn down.But the minute they would get up the next morning, it would be there, maybe stronger than ever, daring Veil to scale without risking grazing her knee.Veil stroked his throat as he leaned down to kiss her, her fingers bearing all the intensity and passion entrapped inside her. He trembled underneath her touch
They went at it like young lovers through the night, reaching for each other underneath the sheets round the clock, the whispers of their sighs creating the right atmosphere. They showered together at 4 am but ended up with Veil being pressed up against the walls of the bathroom, her legs wrapped around his waist.He turned her around so that her back was pressed against him, and lifted both her hands above her head, holding them together in one hand. The shower ran over them, further helping penetration as Anders slid into her easily, her moans drowned out by the sound of the water and the strength of the tiles.They moved back to the room after a couple of minutes, ditching the towel. Their damp skin clung to each other, and Anders caressed her legs with his. He let her ride him too, taking him on a journey and back. He flipped her around and pulled her into a sitting position, with her palms helping her up. He thrummed into her until she pulled at his hair. The sheets were all enta
Veil woke up to the smell of fresh toast, just as the rays of the sun caressed her face and the tune of the singing birds refreshed her. She smiled before pulling her eyes open, contentment and tranquility washing through her. She took a moment to soak it all in, relishing in the present, refusing to think of anything else.This was the life she dreamed for herself - A nice young man cooking her breakfast while she stretched under the sheets. She imagined a white picket fence outside and cute little children filling the air with their laughter. June said it was a fairytale, but Veil desperately clung on to it, because that was the home she had grown up in. Although they didn’t have much, happiness was never a scarce feeling there, and love blossomed amongst them.Veil heard a rustle somewhere down the hall, and in that minute, something fell to the floor in a clang. She chuckled to herself and got out of bed, locating the discarded t-shirt she had on last night, and ditching her panti
Anders’ eyes fell wide open and his face whipped back to Veil. His mother must have seen the recent development on social media, but he had never factored in the possibility of her meeting Veil.And even if he had, this wasn’t the exact way he would have envisioned it; not with her half naked, with her face flushed from what he had been doing in between her legs. He tried to think fast, but his mother must have picked up the smell of the toast because he could hear her get closer.Veil said nothing, but her eyes showed how confused she was. She looked from the door to his face, then helped him by getting off the island a second before his mother walked in through the door.She halted abruptly as her eyes took in the scene, a little glint playing in her gray eyes. “I’m sorry for interrupting breakfast,” she gushed, even though Anders knew what she felt was far from remorse. Interest was a much better description. “I should have called beforehand, but I have never met any woman in his h
It was Lucas’ third exhibition since he opened the studio and Anders insisted that Veil had to come along with him. Although, he expressly mentioned that it was a part of the contract – to be seen together in public as an item – it was just Anders trying to expedite the whole thing so this could come to an end.Their arrangement was getting too intense for the both of them. He could at least admit that to himself.Veil had returned to the apartment she shared with June first, as Anders left first to drop his mom back at their house, promising to come get her the minute he was done there. He knew it was going to take a bit of time because his father wouldn’t let him go without almost shouting the roof off about how risky what Anders had done the last time was.But he was equally as stubborn as his father. None of them would step down for the other.Anders’ driver dropped Veil in a Range Rover in front of the apartment, and she thanked him before getting out of the car and approaching t
Veil could count the number of times she had gotten angry in her entire life. She had been displeased about people and their actions a lot of times, but getting to the stage of cold fury was another thing entirely. The first time she had felt that way was when she had gotten news about her father’s illness and the high chance that he wasn’t going to make it.She couldn’t tell who her anger was directed at, but Veil knew that she felt it dripping from her bones. She had felt the dire need to yell at every single person she walked past on the road, to stare at the skies and scream until whoever was there answered her. She had wanted to give up a million times, to just let it all go. Those days were one of the darkest ever.And that feeling was there again, coursing through her veins.Veil’s eyes circled on the one person she never wanted to see again in her entire life, and immediately, everything turned red. He had stepped away from the door, an action brought about by June’s menacing
Veil left June in the living room with Anders while she stalked into her room. Autumn hadn’t been joking when she promised the room would be met in the exact condition they’d met it before the setup. Every single inch of the wooden floorboards had been cleaned, and the air smelt of freshly laundered wood.Shrugging out of Anders’ t-shirt and shorts, which she had borrowed from his closet on her way out, she stepped into the shower and allowed the warm water to soak her skin. The curls on her hair fell limply around her shoulders and down her back, and Veil pouted in displeasure.She had forgotten to cover her hair with a cap, and now she had to bear the repercussions.Fifteen minutes later, Veil decided she had had enough time for a bath and some reflection under the water. Grabbing her towel off the hook, she sauntered back into the room as she wrapped the towel around her frame.A part of her thought she would meet Anders in the room, sitting on her bed with that immaculate and cock