In Her Shadow
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Read between June 29 - June 30, 2025
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“Anyway… when I woke up last week and you were here, I should...
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“You did freak out,” he reminds me with a stern l...
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“Yeah, but just for a second or two. I have Mace in the bedside drawer, I carry it in my coat, and my purse. You're l...
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“I guess what I’m saying is that I… I want to know you better. I want to see if maybe I can… God, this sounds pathetic.”
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“Who are you, and why have you been watchin–”
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“I haven’t,” he interrupts me before I can finish, and despite the fact that I know he’s lying,
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“I know you have, and I’m not scared. Do you understand what a big deal that is f...
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“You should be.” He moves his stare to the floor, and I notice that his hands, which now rest on his thighs, are shaking.
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“Why? Eloise, look at me…Do I look like the kinda guy you invite over for dinner?”
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he’s getting mad at me, yet I still don’t fear him.
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Instinct tells me that he would never hurt me, and I’ve learned that my instinct is t...
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“Because I’m dangerous. Because I’m bad for you. How many more reasons do you want?”
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“Eloise, I don’t want to hurt you.”
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“You don’t know me.” He stands up and starts heading for the door, but I chase after him and manage to beat him to it.
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“I need you to kiss me.”
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know it sounds crazy, and I don’t expect you to understand, but you being here last week and how I’ve been feeling about seeing you again has given me something that I never thought I’d have… It’s given me hop–”
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His lips slamming onto mine forces me to stop talking,
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although there is nothing gentle about the way he kisses me, it feels exactly like the comfort I’...
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His kiss mirrors the way he looks. Hard, intense, and dominating,
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his fingers tense and start to squeeze my throat, but I still don’t flinch.
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I like being at his mercy. What I’m getting here isn’t fear, it's thrill, like riding a rollercoaster.
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“That was a really stupid thing to ask me to do,”
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I can’t decide if he’s more pissed at me for asking, or himself for giving in.
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“I don’t know, maybe. I don’t trust myself,”
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“Of course, I trust you. Why wouldn’t I?”
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I take his hand, and when I start leading him over toward the bed, his eyebrows raise in shock, but he doesn’t stop me.
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“I don’t even know your name, but I have this overwhelming urge ins...
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“I want you to touch me. I even think I want you to take what I’ve felt the need to protect so fiercely for all this time.”
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“I’m not the kinda guy to have your first time with,”
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“What if I told you that I’ve imagined how pretty my bruises would look on your skin?”
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“What if I confessed that I’ve come all over these fingers just from thinking about the sound you’d make if I choked you?”
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Her stomach is toned and flat from all the yoga she does at the weekends, and like so many times before, I imagine how it would look round and swollen. Eloise looks so pretty with my child growing inside her. I know this because I’ve drawn it a thousand times. I can’t even imagine how satisfying it would be to possess and own her body in that way. To watch it flourish as it carries something the two of us made together.
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“We need a safe word for you, Kitten.”
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“It’s a word you say if you need me to stop.”
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I’m gonna overpower you, and if at any time it gets too much, all you have to do is say that word, and it all stops without hesitation.
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“That’s right, Kitten, earn your name, purr for me again.”
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I’ll stop right away. Remember, you're in control,”
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“Come for me now, come on these fingers so I can taste it.”
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“I’m going to make this cunt so sore you won’t be able to walk tomorrow,”
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“I’m gonna break this virgin pussy so fucking good.”
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“Holy shit.” She doesn’t look determined anymore, she looks damn right petrified.
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who I’ve been obsessing over for more than half my life,
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“This is perfect. You're fucking perfect, do you know that?”
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“This pussy is mine now, you’re mine, Eloise. No one will ever fucking hurt you again. Do you understand?” I don’t care if I’m coming on too strong, I’m just letting the girl know how it is, because there's no going back from this now.
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“The only person who causes you pain from now on… is me. And I promise it’ll be the kind of pain you want more of.”
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all the pleasure on her face suddenly turns to panic.
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“Ren, I’m…I’m not on any birth control.”
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“You need to pull out, you're not wear...
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I smile at her wickedly as I rest my hand on the headboard and lea...
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“I know,” I whisper int...
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