The Seduction of Kevin

When the morning light spilled across the town, it fueled our determination. The team regrouped, emboldened by Heather's playful promise to seduce Kevin, yet anxiety simmered beneath our optimism. I was confident that Heather would be a perfect honeypot. Cheryl and Kim volleyed ideas about the best way to catch Kevin off guard. Cheryl suggested I stalk him on social media to confirm Heather's arrival would be a surprise.

"Trust me," I said. "He won't have a clue. This is gonna be easy." My words were meant to comfort, but doubt was the third voice at the table.

"I can't tell if this is going to blow up in our faces," Cheryl said. "Sam, do you really think he’s going to offer to help her carry the supplies?"

"It’s not about the supplies," Kim said. "It’s about Heather, and she can be very persuasive."

Cheryl flipped through some notes, trying to look confident. "He did seem like a lost little puppy," she said. "I guess he'll follow wherever she leads."

Kim and Cheryl sketched out the steps while the rest of the team weighed in. "Let’s make sure she’s alone with him," Kim said. "We can’t risk Kevin being reigned in by Heidi’s leash."

We planned each detail to the best of our ability. At 10:00, Heidi would begin reviewing the inspection reports. By 10:30, we expected Heidi would begin raising hell. At 11:00, Heather would arrive, interrupting the meeting and catching Kevin off guard.

Kim dismissed the meeting with final words of encouragement, letting the rest of the team take notes and head out for their next assignments. "She won’t know what hit her," Kim said.

Arriving for the meeting right on schedule, Kevin seemed downtrodden as he walked up to the building with Heidi. I knew what he was in for, and how easily Heather would wrap him around her finger. It gave me hope, but I knew it had to be pulled off perfectly.

Once the meeting started Kim tried to hold it together, but it was clear that Kevin wasn’t the only one who wanted to get away. Kim had predicted Heidi would be impossible. Unfortunately, she seemed to be right.

As they sat down to go through the reports, Kim tried one last attempt to smooth things over. "I know this isn’t the way you usually conduct inspections," Kim said, doing her best to sound calm. "But I think you'll find it’s thorough. I’d hate for you to think we weren’t—"

Heidi cut her off. "It's incomplete," she said, her voice a sharp reprimand. "I don’t know how things were run before I took over, but I’m appalled at the lack of accountability."

Kim tried to be patient, hoping Heidi's cold demeanor would warm up as she went through the reports. Cheryl watched the clock, anxiously hoping Heather’s timing would be as perfect as her body. Kevin seemed restless, as though he wanted to escape. As predicted, Heather's arrival was perfectly timed. Kevin was practically squirming when she showed up. The moment Cheryl heard the door open, she knew the plan was in motion. She got Kevin's attention while Kim was taking Heidi’s complaints and nodded toward the entrance.

There was no chance Kevin could refuse. Heather’s confident, athletic stride was impossible to miss. Even from the conference room, she lit up the town hall like an erotic comet. Her little white sundress swayed with each step, showing long, smooth legs and perfect curves that were hard to resist. She walked up the stairs, the sundress loose enough to reveal the smooth outline of her breasts and the generous curve of her cleavage. Her breasts bobbed and shifted beneath the thin fabric, unrestrained by a bra. Cheryl was sure she wasn’t even wearing panties, but there was no way to tell without looking closer. Heather made sure Kevin would want to look a lot closer. Heather pretended not to notice the way Kevin’s jaw dropped as she breezed in. She gave the room a quick scan before finding him, making it seem like he was the one she wanted all along.

"Hi," she said. "I'm Heather. I've got some supplies in my car, and I could really use a hand. Would you mind helping me out?" Her voice was sweet and sultry, and even from across the room, Cheryl thought she sounded innocent.

He couldn't answer fast enough. "Yes. Yes, of course. Anything you need."

He barely had time to glance back at Heidi before he followed. He made sure she wasn't paying attention, but I imagined he wouldn’t have cared if she was. Heather already had him on a leash that was just as short as Heidi's, and she didn't have to yank him along. Kim and Cheryl watched him leave, hope sparkling in their eyes. If it went as planned, they’d buy more than a little time for Heather to set the hook.

Heather walked across the lawn with him until they were out of sight, letting him get an eyeful. It was impossible not to when the loose top of her dress swayed with each step. It seemed to open wider with each bounce, tempting him with just enough to make him wonder what else she’d let him see. She let him enjoy the view before pulling the bait.

"I know you don’t live here," she said, as if she'd seen him every day of his life. "Do you go to school in Denver?"

Kevin stumbled for a reply, but Heather cut him off. "It's okay. I bet you’re really busy with work. My brother and I are still getting settled here, so we’re just as busy. That’s why I could really use a big, strong guy like you to help me out."

The mention of being strong seemed to perk him up, but Heather knew exactly what words to use. She took him around to the back of the building, then pointed toward her small sedan.

"Here we are," she said. "Can you help carry these supplies? You look like you’re strong enough to handle a big load." She handed him a case of water, watching as his biceps flexed to hold it. He wasn’t as ripped as he hoped she’d think, but he wasn't as soft as he seemed. Heather was surprised. If Kevin's biceps flexed, so did the rest of him. She had seen what a few hours in Eden Valley could do to someone like him, and she imagined the transformation.

She handed him another case of water and a box of paper, taking a water for herself and watching as he tried to hold onto with everything at once. Heather barely seemed to notice how hard it was for him, but she took the box of paper from him anyway. "Here," she said. "Why don’t you come to dinner with me after you’re done at work?"

Kevin was awestruck. His jaw dropped more than when he first saw her, and he struggled for words even more than he struggled for the sandwiches. It was almost too easy.

"Yeah," he said, trying to keep up. "Yeah, sure. I mean, yes. I’d love that."

"Good," Heather said, touching his arm. "That’s one promise you’d better keep. I’ll be ready around seven. Don’t make me wait, okay?

Kevin carried more than he expected back to the office. He still couldn’t believe Heather singled him out, and he was more dazed by her than by the two cases of water. As planned, the disagreement over test results was plenty to keep Heidi distracted, leaving Heather free to set the hook.

Cheryl glanced at the water when he came in. "That was fast," she said. "I hope it wasn’t too heavy. Maybe I should have gone with you."

"I didn’t mind," he said, still a little breathless. "Really. I’m happy to help." He didn’t want to let Cheryl know just how happy he was. His lips twitched into a smile he couldn't hide, and he sat the water down with relief.

"Back so soon?" Kim asked, her voice feigned innocence. She couldn’t believe it worked so well. "I thought you’d have your hands full."

Kevin tried to act as though nothing happened. "I mean. I guess. No. I mean. I think she did."

Kim and Cheryl shared a knowing look. They couldn’t believe how perfectly it went, but knew there was no time to waste. They still needed to get the water to Heidi. Heather's carefree assurance was a welcome relief, and I had a hard time remembering the worst-case scenario while she celebrated like she'd already pulled it off.

She let me know the moment she saw Kevin how perfect it was. "It's like he thought I was his favorite toy," she said, biting her lip as she described the look in his eyes. "I can't wait to see his face when I unwrap myself."

After soliciting Kevin’s help with the supplies, Heather said her goodbyes and slinked seductively out of the room, Kevin’s eyes following her like a missile guidance system.

The temperature in the conference room was arctic as Heidi launched an unrelenting assault on the SEVEN team. The chill in the air mirrored the cold edge in her words, leaving Kim to deflect every attack. Her authority was a sledgehammer, pounding against the town's future. Kevin sat beside her, unsure of what he was even doing there, a sheepish shadow to Heidi's commanding presence. "How did your last inspection reports leave so much to be desired?" she asked, the question an accusation. "In fact, I find all of this impossible to believe."

Heidi spoke in tight, clipped sentences, as if language itself were too inefficient for her. "I’m appalled by what I see here," she said. "These results are incomplete and unacceptable. I’m surprised the state hasn’t intervened already."

Kim sat up straighter, trying to regain her composure. "We assure you, everything has been done properly," she said. "Our water quality is excellent. My team has worked closely with all requirements and has met them fully."

Heidi stared at Kim, her eyes narrowing. "Your team has not done its job. I can see that clearly." She picked up a report, holding it between her thumb and forefinger, as if it were toxic. "These results are invalid. It’s obvious the proper protocols were ignored."

Kim tried to remain calm. She glanced at Kevin, hoping he’d back her up, but he kept his eyes on the table. He had no idea what to say, or why Heidi even brought him. "We’ve always taken great care to meet every standard," Kim said. "There must be some misunderstanding.

Heidi's eyes were laser-focused on Kim, boring through her like a drill. "The only misunderstanding is how Paul Sumpter managed to stay in charge of anything," she said. "His work is a joke. And I find it difficult to believe he made so many visits here." Her voice was steady, with a note of derision. "There was clearly no oversight."

Cheryl could barely sit still. I imagined her fingers twitching on the conference table, hoping the sound of nails tapping would cover up the panic. "He loved Eden Valley," Cheryl said, trying to defend the team's work. "He was here to make sure nothing went wrong. He never raised a single concern."

Heidi’s lips curled into a thin smile. "I see," she said. "This was a free vacation for him. While he enjoyed himself, the rest of us in the office were doing his job."

Kim struggled to maintain her composure, but the air felt heavy with tension. She was more reserved than I'd seen her, not at all the strong-willed leader I knew her to be. She tried to diffuse Heidi’s demands with reassurance, but it only seemed to tighten the noose. "Paul was very hands-on with this project," she said, choosing her words carefully. "We believed he had addressed every requirement."

"That’s where you’re wrong," Heidi said. "I will need a complete set of tests before I can sign off on anything."

They could hardly keep up with Heidi’s demands. She moved from one accusation to the next without pause. It seemed like she’d find more faults with the town than they could keep track of. Kim kept up as best she could, but Cheryl's notes were frantic, barely legible scribbles. Kevin still sat in silence, eyes fixed on the table, head down like a child in trouble.

"This is worse than I imagined," Heidi said. "There is a lot of work to be done before I can recommend certification of any kind."

Kim’s voice was even and measured, though Cheryl could see how desperate she was. "We understand," Kim said. "If you let us know what needs to be done, I’m sure we can take care of it quickly. You might find that—"

Heidi cut her off again, her tone dismissive. "I need full laboratory tests on every sample," she said. "This needs to be done thoroughly and efficiently. No cutting corners. The last tests you submitted were haphazard, and I won’t tolerate that level of incompetence."

Her eyes darted from Kim to Cheryl and back again, making sure they understood how she felt. She was unyielding, not giving an inch. Kim sat across from her, waiting for some sign of flexibility, but none came. Her expression was unyielding, her jaw set like a vice. "Every detail will be accounted for," she said. "I will certify nothing until every piece is in place." Her voice was unwavering, full of conviction. "That means complete results on all of your water supplies and the environmental impact on the surrounding area. I won’t let this slip through the cracks any longer."

Kim and Cheryl nodded in agreement, but Heidi had them pinned against the wall. I could picture how frantic Kim must have been. Cheryl knew the look on her face when it seemed like the plan was failing. I could see how worried she was when I heard the rest of the story.

Heidi held all the cards, and Kevin didn’t hold the single bottle of water the team needed him to. "Once you have it all together, I’ll look at it," Heidi said. "But I won’t waste my time if you don’t do it right." Her voice was an indictment, the sentence passed.

The situation looked more desperate than ever. Kim worried they’d made a mistake, miscalculating how firm Heidi was and how unprepared Kevin seemed. He was putty, but not yet in Heather’s hands. If anyone could get through to him, it was her. Cheryl convinced Kim not to give up. She told her to trust the plan, to give Kevin more time.

Kevin's head swam with doubt and Heather as he prepared to meet her at the diner. He didn't know if he could escape Heidi's grasp, but the temptation of Heather was stronger than anything else. He didn't even realize he was walking away from Heidi's endless demands until he was halfway to the diner, practically running to meet Heather at the table. Heather made his jaw drop. Her top was low cut and skin tight. It left most of her chest exposed, and it was so sheer that it seemed to fade away. She clearly wore no bra, and she didn’t bother trying to hide anything else. Kevin was speechless when he saw her, and he wondered how he’d managed to stay in the meeting when he could have been with her instead. Her tight, stretchy top clung to her torso like a second skin, leaving her midriff exposed.

After the shock wore off, he settled into it. Watching him, Heather was sure he'd be putty in her hands. She reached out with her foot and rubbed against his leg, letting him get a taste of what was in store. He seemed unsure of himself at first, but he couldn’t resist for long. Kevin warmed up to the idea of being seduced, especially after Heather took control and started teasing him under the table. The more attention she gave him, the less he thought about Heidi's hold. Her boldness made it impossible to resist, and before long he looked like a new man.

He knew Heather was trouble, but it was the kind of trouble he never imagined getting into. "Do you mind if I order you a big steak?" she asked. "I’m gonna work up your appetite."

Kevin gave in without thinking, and she helped him order as much as he could eat. Kevin thought it was the most exciting meal he'd ever had. Heather reveled in the look on his face as she ran her foot higher up his leg, just enough to keep him squirming.

Heather knew Kevin was going to squirm even more before she was done. He let her know, but not in words. "Is it too much?" she asked. "If you can’t keep up, I know lots of guys in town who’d help out."

He told her no, but she knew it was yes.

"You looked pretty busy when I saw you earlier," Heather said. "Your boss doesn't mind letting you run off like this?"

Kevin struggled with his reply. "Not at all," he lied, but Heather knew better.

They talked about the town and she suggested a walk. He told her about the samples Heidi demanded, then took his own sample of Heather when she leaned across the table and kissed his cheek. She was amazed at how quickly she drew him in, and loved knowing she could go from the easiest dinner date in town to the wildest. He was already dizzy with the way she made him feel. It was hard for him to remember anyone else after the time they spent together.

"Let’s take a walk," Heather said. "You need to see what this town is really like. I bet you haven’t even started to get the full picture." She took his hand and led him outside, leaving half their food behind.

He couldn’t believe his luck. She was exactly his type. She had the look of a college athlete, though the athletes he watched from the sidelines were never so direct. "The town seems pretty nice," he said, trying to impress her with more than his sudden willingness to abandon Heidi. "I’m not sure about the rest of it yet."

Heather walked beside him, enjoying the way Kevin seemed a little more confident when she gave him attention. "How about this?" she asked, letting go of his hand and pulling her top higher on her chest. "Do you know about the water yet?" She tied the top into a knot, giving Kevin another eyeful of her bare midriff and more. He could barely believe his eyes.

"No," he said, breathless. "What's so special about it?"

Heather explained the history of the town and the amazing properties of the water in Lake Harmony. She watched his face, knowing how perfectly it was going. She was a born flirt, and it was clear Kevin had never met anyone like her. He thought she must be messing with him.

"It sounds impossible," Kevin said. "You’re serious?"

"You should see for yourself," Heather said. "It's changed everything."

They walked a little further, until they reached Lake Harmony. Heather grabbed a water bottle out of a nearby cooler and handed it to Kevin. "Drink it," she said. "I dare you." Her words were more than a challenge, they were a taunt. Kevin couldn’t resist.

"You're all drinking this?" he asked. "I thought this was just another job. No wonder you’re all so vested in the results."

Heather looked at him with a mix of desire and mischief. She wondered if he could be as strong as Kim hoped. She imagined how much the water would change him, and she knew how easily he’d turn. "You don't even know," she said. "You’ll see."

He tried to keep his head as clear as he could, but it swam with desire and Heather. She took him back to our house, giving him a tour of the rooms, giving him a sense of what he was in for.

"Are you okay?" she asked. "You look a little dizzy."

"I’ve never had water like that," Kevin said, his breath quickening.

"Never had anyone like me, either," Heather said. She took his hand and led him to the bedroom, her lips finding his before he realized he'd already agreed to it.

She slipped out of her top, revealing firm, round breasts and taut, athletic skin. Kevin couldn't stop staring, and she didn't mind at all. "This is how the whole town is?" he asked. "How is anyone still alive?"

"You don't even know the best part yet," Heather said. "Want me to show you?"

Kevin said yes before he had a chance to think it over and she pulled him onto the bed and quickly undid his pants. He was hard before she even touched him, and it didn't take long for him to forget everything except how good it felt to be touched by someone as bold and beautiful as Heather.

Heather wrapped her lips around his cock and sucked with eager intensity. It throbbed against the back of her throat, and Kevin arched his back in a daze of pleasure. "Is it too much?" she asked, glancing up with a wicked smile. "I told you there’s lots of guys who’d help me out."

She took him into her mouth again, letting her warm, wet tongue swirl around the shaft, her lips stretching wide as she took him deeper than he imagined possible. The tightness of her mouth and the speed of her tongue made him feel ready to explode, and he shuddered with a mix of ecstasy and disbelief as he came.

The thick spurts of cum dripped from Heather's mouth, and she didn't let up. She swallowed with urgency and desire, coaxing more from Kevin than he thought he had to give. His eyes rolled back and his chest heaved. He could hardly move, but his cock somehow sprang to the ready once again. Heather pushed him onto his back and straddled him, ready for more.

“I think you could use a true introduction to what this town has to offer. I’m not sure you can even handle me, but I’ve got some friends that would love to join us,” she whispered seductively.

He was speechless, but the way he looked at Heather said everything. He thought it was impossible to feel so good. He thought wrong.

Kevin didn’t know what was about to hit him, but he knew he couldn’t stop it. Heather called for out Daphne and Melissa who had been waiting in the room next door, and they joined in with eager hunger. "You should see the look on your face," Heather said.

Kevin couldn’t keep up. It was perfect. Heather took turns fucking him and watching him get fucked. Melissa’s eager body slid over Kevin’s, her youthful energy putting him on edge and in awe. Her large round tits bounced in his face, and he buried himself in her soft flesh. She took him into her mouth as Daphne straddled his chest and Heather straddled his cock. "Should I feel bad for you?" Heather asked, laughing with pure mischief. "Are we working you too hard?"

The three women drove Kevin wild, giving him the most intense fuck of his life. His head spun with lust and exhaustion, and he loved every second. He came harder than he thought possible, his cock spraying Heather and Melissa's faces with more cum than he knew he had left. Melissa spread the seed with her fingers, dipping them into Daphne's eager mouth before joining her for a deep kiss. They shared the taste of Kevin’s thick load, then shared it again with Heather as they passed him around until he could take no more.

Even if Kevin never knew it was part of the plan, Heather did. She made sure to blow his mind as much as his load. She barely believed it when he lasted through the first night. If it wasn’t for Eden Valley’s water, he’d have been ruined forever. He almost was anyway. Kevin and the three women laid intertwined, exhausted and content, sound asleep until morning.

The morning light flooded the room like liquid gold, washing over their naked, tangled bodies. Kevin woke to a blowjob, Heather’s mouth working his already hard cock. Melissa and Daphne still slept, their curves intertwined, but Heather wanted to give him a reminder of the night before. He barely had time to adjust to the morning when when began sucking his cock, each stroke a sweet and sensual insistence. "Fuck," he whispered, more to himself than to her. "You're going to kill me." her mouth didn't let up.

His hands tangled in her hair as she quickened her pace, her tongue swirling around the head, coaxing another load from him. Kevin was stunned at his own endurance. The town's amazing water and the look in Heather’s eyes were all it took for him to stay rock hard. Melissa stirred beside him, her naked body stretching like a cat's before she sat up, her breasts soft and inviting as she reached across his chest. Daphne slept with an arm draped over Melissa's thigh, her skin a pale contrast to Melissa's tan. But Heather was the one with Kevin’s full attention.

His breath caught, a hoarse, desperate sound. "Oh god," he said. "How the hell are you doing this?"

Her only reply was the wet heat of her mouth, taking him deep, working him harder, until she felt the surge of cum spill down her throat. His orgasm crashed over him like a tidal wave, a shocked and breathless moan tearing from his lips. His cock pulsed, unloading so much that she almost couldn’t swallow it all. But she did.

"Damn," he said, his chest heaving. "You’re too much. I didn’t think I’d have anything left."

Heather pulled her mouth off his cock with a sultry pop, letting the last of his cum drip onto her tits. "I told you there’s lots of guys who’d help me out," she teased, giving him a moment before sliding her pussy over his length. Heather ground her hips against him, feeling his cock swell inside her.

Kevin looked as though he’d been run over, but his body rose to meet hers. She put her hands on his shoulders, bracing herself as she rode him, her pace unrelenting. Her hands found her breasts, fingers digging in as she moved faster, taking him with raw abandon.

Heather watched the expression on his face, his eyes glazed with pleasure and disbelief. "You said something about friends joining us," he managed to gasp. "I didn’t know what you meant at first." His voice was hoarse with exertion. "You’re too much for me alone."

Heather laughed, a sound of pure joy. "You didn’t have any trouble keeping up," she said, rocking my hips, her pussy tightening around his length. "Ready for another round?"

"Yes," he groaned. "I mean, god, I hope so."

Kevin's face was flushed, a sheen of sweat already covering his body as Heather fucked him, bouncing on his cock with greedy determination. He could barely believe it, but she didn’t care how impossible it seemed to him.

She leaned down, her tits pressing against his chest. "You’re just getting started," Heather whispered, before clamping down on his lips with hers, feeling the last bit of resistance drain from him as she drove him past his limits.

He came again, hard and heavy, the pulse of his cock sending shudders of pleasure through both of them. Heather felt him explode, and she could barely keep the satisfaction from her voice. "Already?" she asked. "You’ve gotta do better than that if you want to stick around here."

Heather slid off him, giving him a wicked grin. Kevin could only watch in awe as Melissa and Daphne took over, kissing her mouth, her skin, every inch of her sweat-slicked body. He thought he'd died and gone to heaven. It was time to complete the last piece of the plan. Heather took his hand, dragging him to the shower. The water streamed down, washing away the smell of sweat and sex, but she wanted more than to be clean.

"Last night was just the start," she said. "Once you get used to the water, you’ll really be ready."

His eyes widened, and Heather knew she had him. "How can I help?" he asked. He didn’t have a chance to say more before Heather took his cock in her mouth once again.

She sucked him with relentless precision, letting the warm water mix with the warmth of her tongue. He groaned, more in wonder than exhaustion, but it quickly turned to wild, unrestrained pleasure.

She let up, pulling away for a breath. "Swap Heidi’s water supply," I said. "Give her the good stuff."

"She’s going to know," Kevin said, worry and desire colliding in his voice.

"Do it anyway," Heather told him, licking the shaft of his cock. "It’s the only way she’ll see the light."

His answer was more of a moan than a word. "Okay," he managed to say. "Okay. I’ll try."

His resolve wavered as she took him into her mouth again, coaxing his body into another frenzy. Kevin thought he’d explode, but not just with another load. He thought he’d explode from the impossible pleasure. She sucked and stroked, more urgent with every second, and he gave in to the passion, exploding one more time into her waiting mouth. He had to catch his breath. Heather let him. Kevin was convinced, more than by Heather’s attention than by anything Heidi put in his head.

"She’s gonna kill me," he said. "I’ll never make it through the day."

"You will," Heather promised, knowing he’d already taken the first step. She looked into his eyes, giving him a taste of what the future held. "I’ll make sure you do."

He tried to keep it from going to his head, but it was impossible. His head was full of Heather.

Heather sent him back to Heidi, letting him think he had a choice. "Be ready," she said, handing him his shirt and pants and nothing else.

The shift in Kevin's attitude was instantaneous, the difference shocking even to him. He went from unsure to unrestrained in a single night, and he couldn't stop thinking of the time he had with Heather and the plan. The taste of the Heather… and Melissa… and Daphne was still fresh on his mind. Kevin was like a new man, or a man he never thought he’d be. Heidi wasn’t expecting anything like it.

He could barely contain his new self. Kevin fumbled with the doorknob as he left, preparing himself for Heidi's anger. The wait was unbearable, and he had to hold it together.

"I’ll be back soon," he said. He barely knew if it was a promise or a hope.

Heidi was already impatient, though completely unaware of what Heather had done to Kevin. Her thoughts were consumed with faults, the next box to check, the next demand to make. It was her blind spot. She didn't know it yet.

Kevin tried to prepare for the shock of her scrutiny. His chest heaved, but his pulse raced for more than that. She would know he had been gone, know he had changed.

"What the hell took so long?" she said as he entered their cottage, her voice a razor.

Kevin swallowed hard, trying to think on his feet and not think of Heather's body. "I’m sorry," he stammered. "I didn't know you were—" His eyes drifted, unfocused, letting the sentence hang like his last thread of self-control. It didn't fool Heidi, and her jaw tightened as she watched him. She could tell there was something different, but couldn’t place it.

"You didn’t know I was what?" she asked, pushing the issue. "Waiting for you?"

He almost laughed. Kevin barely realized what the water had done, what Heather had done. It gave him more confidence than Heidi could know.

"No," he said. "I didn’t know you’d care. I thought you had your hands full." He barely had a chance to see if it would land before she said anything. She raised an eyebrow, the first hint that she was going to let him get away with more than he thought.

"Make sure it doesn’t happen again," she said. She turned her attention back to the reports, treating him with disdain. It was the most relief he felt since meeting her. The change was only beginning. Kevin then realized the plan was going to work. Heidi didn't know the trap was set, or how much she was going to change once she drank the water.

Kevin’s new confidence grew by the second. "I’ll get everything you need," he said. "Don’t worry." His voice didn’t even tremble. He didn't care if it did. It was impossible to believe how perfect it all seemed, and how close he was to a freedom he hadn’t even known was possible yesterday.