24690 (24690 #1)

by A.A. Dark

Only in the darkest recesses of one’s mind would they ever find true freedom. To push the limits of what they were capable of, to have their character revealed when there were no restraints to restrict the desires within—that was what defined who they were. But where there was a perpetrator, there was a victim. The actions and trials of both were not without consequence. To know fear in its purest form was to live, and life was the greatest gift we were bestowed.

Everleigh Davenport. That had been her name. She’d been born to a wealthy man—a man Mr. Vicolette hated. But he hadn’t hated her. The sick fuck loved her. Even at the tender age of ten, when he’d had her taken and brought here—an act that almost had my father killing him.

Don’t fear your Master, slave. Fear the devil at your back. Fear the reflection you can’t see staring back at you in the mirror. I’m everywhere. I see your every move. I’ve seen…for years. When and what I want of you, I will take. Fuck everyone. Let them try to get in my way. You belong to me when I decide the time is right. For your sake, you better hope that day never comes.”

“I’m not dead, I whisper.