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Ethan

by foxloversi

Chapter 32 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

The peephole gives me a tall shadow, sharp coat, someone who doesn’t look like they’re delivering takeout. My stomach goes cold before he even speaks, like I already know this isn’t a neighbor asking for sugar. “Miss,” a clipped British voice says through the door. “Best if you...

Run, fight to the last drop of my blood... no surrender!

by foxloversi

Chapter 34 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

{if Fighter = 1}I don’t move right away. Not because I’m frozen, but because my brain’s trying to catch up to the fact that Ariadne is standing _in my fucking apartment_. Somehow, she found me and now she’s here, inside. And if I don't act, I'm as good as dead. Probably. "Hi, Th...

My move? Why fight something you want deep down...

by foxloversi

Chapter 34 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

The moment I see Ariadne in my doorway and her red hair spilling like a bloodstain over her shoulders, I realize that the fear and instinct to slam the door and run are gone, instantly. Instead, that pull from the club hits me, stronger now, like the night itself is coiling aroun...

I convince her to leave me alone

by foxloversi

Chapter 34 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

My instincts tell me I should run for the front door, scream, call 911, something. Instead I’m frozen, one hand gripping the back of the wall, staring at Ariadne leaning casual as hell in the doorway. If she's only half as fast as Lucius, I know I've got zero chance of escaping h...

Back at home

by foxloversi

Chapter 33 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

I toss my keys in the dish by the door, already kicking off my heels. My apartment greets me with the same cozy clutter I left behind, and for the first time tonight I let myself exhale. I step out onto the balcony and take a slow drag from my vape. The air’s cool against my bare...

I play along

by foxloversi

Chapter 32 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

I don’t move. His hand stays on my thigh, just heavy enough to make a point and I immediately think of potential benefits I could get out of this. I glance at him sideways and tilt my head, letting the passing streetlights catch my eyes. “Maybe you’re right,” I murmur, soft but...

I pull away

by foxloversi

Chapter 32 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

I shift my leg just enough to slide his hand off—gracefully, like I’m adjusting my dress. Subtle, I'm not making a scene over this. If Carter notices, he doesn’t show it. Or maybe he chooses not to. His eyes stay forward. “I appreciate the compliment,” I say, calm and cool, “bu...

The corporate event

by foxloversi

Chapter 31 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

By the time we get there, the event is already in full swing. Soft music is drifting in from a live quartet, and the obnoxious sound of overly polite fake laughter makes my skin crawl a little. Everyone’s dressed like they’re auditioning for the cover of _Wealth & Power Monthly_....

Maybe I'm finally free of this shit...

by foxloversi

Chapter 31 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

Saturday comes with sunlight leaking through the blinds, and for once it feels nice. I stretch out in bed and I don’t feel that weight on my chest, not from Carter, not from _her_. I’m job-insecure as hell, probably one step away from becoming another disposable name in HR’s inbo...

I really can't reject him, not now

by foxloversi

Chapter 30 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

I stare at the blinking cursor on Carter’s message, my fingers hovering over the keyboard like they’re expecting divine intervention. Nothing comes. No miracle, no excuse, no lightning bolt crashing through the ceiling. Just a stupid event and a boss who won’t take no for an answ...

I'm not budging, not this time

by foxloversi

Chapter 30 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

To hell with Carter and this job, if necessary, but I'm not doing this. I type. “I’m still not 100%, and I’ve been told to rest in the evenings. I appreciate the opportunity, but I can’t make it tonight. Sorry.” It hangs there. I hit send before I can talk myself out of it. Th...

Things are going well and nothing can change that... right?

by foxloversi

Chapter 29 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

Three days of sunshine, silence, and staying the hell out of the dark. I don’t know if “settling in” is the right phrase. That makes it sound like this is something you can settle into—like a new job, or a bad relationship, or your skin after a sunburn. This is more like… suspen...

I can't help myself

by foxloversi

Chapter 28 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

 I nod toward his empty glass. “Yeah. Thanks.” He grabs both glasses and heads inside. I lean back in my chair, take a drag from my vape. He's probably not going to believe me and will spill to Monica what a wacko her bestie...

Trying to adjust my everyday life

by foxloversi

Chapter 27 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

Trying to adjust my everyday life

by foxloversi

Chapter 27 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

_I never thought learning vampires are real would be followed up by a conversation about shift schedules._ But here I am, adjusting this stupid blazer, holding a spreadsheet printout in one hand and waiting outside Hugh Carter’s office like I’m about to ask permission to use the...

I know it was wrong… but God, a part of me wants it again

by foxloversi

Chapter 26 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

{if Darkness < 50} What does it say about me that I can still feel the ghost of her lips on my skin? I know what she did was wrong. That much is clear. She used me. Took from me. Bent my mind until pain felt like pleasure and fear tasted sweet. But even knowing that... I can't...

She used me, violated my body—and I let her

by foxloversi

Chapter 26 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

{if Darkness < 50} What she did was a violation, no matter how my body reacted. No matter how warm I felt under her touch. She didn't ask. She just took. And I let her. That burns worst of all. Not the bite, not the weakness, but the fact that my body betrayed me. I should've...

So, turns out vampires are real

by foxloversi

Chapter 25 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

 {if Darkness < 50} I jolt awake like someone pulled me up from underwater. And I remember. _All of it._ My body tightens instinctively—but it’s not her I see. It’s him. Lucius. Still here. Sitting in my armchair like this...

It's him... that man...

by foxloversi

Chapter 24 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

When I open the door, I don’t recognize the man at first.  He’s not that tall, not imposing in any way. Dressed simply — a black long coat over dark clothes that are too plain to be stylish, but too clean to be sloppy. His fac...

Morning after

by foxloversi

Chapter 23 in Dark Seduction: Thalia's Descent

... ... _BAM BAM BAM!!_ I wake to light spilling through the blinds... why is the sun so fucking bright today? My mouth tastes like stale liquor and sand, and my head throbs—not a regular hangover, but something deeper, like my skull is full of fog instead of thought. Ringing...