Saturday's #AfterDark Moment - Return

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Irene stood on the shore, straining to see.
"Is it them?" a girl beside her asked. "Have they come home?"
Irene didn't answer. It looked like the right boat. The time was right. It should be them.
Her new husband had left with her father and three other men to meet the other clan chiefs. Their meeting would seal the peace they'd come to enjoy for another decade, another generation of children who didn't know war. They had left two weeks ago, and Irene had started watching the day before last when she wasn't busy in her home.
She smoothed her dress, hoping it was them, hoping she still pleased Owen. There had been a time when she  would rub mud on her clothes and face to avoid his eye, a time when she wanted nothing but to be a free woman, able to fight her own fights and care for herself.
Owen had changed that. Slowly, carefully, he worked his way through her hard exterior, one built by six brothers and a clan chief. Her heart was well defended, but he'd stolen it anyway. She would walk across this lake to reach him if she had to.
"Can you see?" an older woman next to her asked.
Irene shook her head. Not yet, just a boat with men in it.
She covered her mouth in shock when an arrow arced from the boat to land with a thunk into the wood planks of their dock.
"Everyone back!" she shouted. "Tell the men! Get them ready!" Irene hefted her skirt and ran from the shore. In her tidy home she yanked off the garment and pulled on one of Owen's tunics instead, her legs bare beneath. She also took his second sword, a gift from her father, and her own bow and quiver, which she hadn't picked up in years. Squaring her shoulders, she went to join her brothers on the beach.
"What are you doing?" Sean asked. "If they take you, you know what they will do."
They would rape her. They would steal her body as Owen had stolen her heart. He still had it. Without it, her body meant nothing. "Let them try," she said, pulling back her arrow and sending it into the boat. One man fell out, splashing into the water.
Sean laughed. "I forget how fierce you are. I'm afraid for them," he lied, pulling back his own bow to fire.

#FFF Flasher Fiction Friday - Flip Switch

Another break from the world of fairy to return to the world of men.

“Sir, I need you power down your phone and put your briefcase under the seat in front of you.”

He scowled at the woman who only smiled in return. “I need to finish this,” he said, continuing to type.

“Well, the rest of the passengers are waiting while you do.” She batted mascara laden lashes in an expression that was as devoid of humor as her smile.

“Then they can wait.”

“Mister McMahon,” she said sharply. “You will turn off your phone. Now.”

He looked up about to reprimand her. Instead of a submissive stewardess he found the exact opposite.

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#ThursdayThrills - Where are you Tallulah Rose?

We may have lost our leader, but we're carrying on anyway! Check out all the stories of 1000 words or less, inspired by this picture.

Pablo Michaels - J S Morbius - Karen Sullivan

"And, cut."
Jerry immediately rolled to side and spat. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to breathe like that?" he said between coughs.
Lacy crossed her legs, robe wrapped around her still naked form. "Actually, I know exactly how hard it is."
Jerry's eyes narrowed. Oddest porn star ever, making the oddest movie ever. Who got off on choking a guy with chocolate? Lacy Bordeaux.
Jerry wiped his ear and glared at the chocolate coating it. He'd rolled in the puddle that had melted. The remaining sticks made a gooey mess on the tile. "You're fucked up, Lacy," he said, using his shirt to wipe his ear.
"Stop!" Lacy said. "We didn't wrap. You need to do it again."
"Fuck you," he said, storming away to the john. "You're not paying me enough for this."
Lacy stepped into his path. "Have you ever had to suck on two cocks at once? Do you know what it's like to feel like you lips are ripping apart? You will get back on this set and shoot it again. And you'll do it a third time if that's what I need. Do you know why?" She poked him with one long, pink fingernail. "Because you signed a contract, asshole. Just like I did the first time I walked on a set. It was a stupid contract and they made me do horrible things, but I signed it." She stepped a little closer, her large breasts pressed against his chest. He couldn't help but remember fucking them earlier, holding those globes around his hot cock while he thrust up toward her mouth. Her tongue had flicked out, teasing him. It had been hard to keep his cool, but he wasn't supposed to shoot in that scene.
And his stupid shorts did nothing to hide the fact that he was remembering. Lacy smirked. "Your contract isn't half so bad. So you have to choke on some chocolate. At least it tastes better than some hairy guy's cock." She turned to walk away.
"Hey, I'm not hairy!" he yelled.
"No, and you don't taste bad either," she said with a wink.
Maybe he could make it through one more take. But he was washing out his ear first, dammit.

#VampireBlogHop - Feeding

Vampire Bites Blog Hop! Here's a tease from the current Blue Moon House prequel I'm working on. This is Nicholas still learning how to drink without killing.

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He let his teasing fingers slip between the folds of her lips and she cried out, squeezing her legs around his wrist to keep him there.

He pulled free easily and pushed her hip back to the mattress, using his knee to hold her in place. “Come for me, Judith. Let me hear you.” His fingers spread her lips wider and slid into her stroking inside.

“Oh, yes, Nicholas. I will come for you.” She squealed slightly. “I feel I am bursting already.”

“No, you aren't there yet,” he told her, adding another finger and reopening the bite on her neck.

She screamed at the heat in her blood, her hips jumping, thrusting into his hand. He put a hand to her throat to hold her still. He couldn't stop feeding this time, but he didn't want to tear her throat apart.

“Yes, yes...oh.” Her last syllable was a sigh and it was followed by nothing. Her body went lax and Nicholas continued to drink.

“Stop!” Sophia shouted, opening the door.

Nicholas' lips sprang back from the madam's neck. Sophia reached over and put a hand to the wound, staunching the blood still oozing.

“What have I done?” Nicholas asked.

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#HDH Hump Day Hook - Gentleman

Today's Hook comes from the second of the Blue Moon House prequels. This is from Harry's point of view. Remember, I'm not alone in this. Be sure to check out the other great hooks by visiting the blog.

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Delores pursed her lips. “I might feed you, if you earned it.”

Remembering his last exchange with the older woman, he twitched in his pants. “What services would you require?”

“Oh, hot and dirty work.” Her eyes shone with a smile she prevented from reaching her lips.

“I'm afraid I have no work clothes.”

“Well, then you shall simply have to shed what you wear.” She turned her back, paced down the hall and snapped her fingers.

Harrold dashed to her side. Veronica wouldn't miss him.

#TantalyzingTuesday - Guests

Unable to resist, he hurried to the guestroom. Inside, he found all three vampires. Sophia sat astride Nicholas’ hips with Lynn upon his face.
Sophia and Lynn kissed, oblivious to Terrance in the doorway. He recalled his desire on his birthday. Nicholas was exactly where he wanted to be.
Lynn turned her head and saw him. “We have company.”
Sophia turned sapphire eyes to him. “Indeed. Thank you for your kindness,” she said, reaching her hand toward him at the door, beckoning. “Let us repay you.” She pulled him closer and unfastened his pants, stroking his length and leaning toward it.
He stepped nearer and she opened wide, licking from his balls to tip before holding his base and sliding her mouth over him.
Lynn listed to the side and pushed him. He stumbled and fumbled as they shuffled him into place. Eventually he knelt astride Nicholas’ chest.
Sophia sucked, sliding in time to her hips on Nicholas. Lynn’s tongue teased his backside, flicking and darting as Nicholas’ likely was.
The vampires had been at it longer, and Sophia held him tightly in her hand as she cried out, a flush spreading across her chest.
Nicholas groaned and seemed to relax.

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200 words from Terrance's induction into Blue Moon House. Read more teasers by hitting the blog.

The White Warrior Series - Nichelle Rae @nichelle_writes

Today I'd like to introduce fantasy author, Nichelle Rae. The first installment of her White Warrior Series, Only a Glow is available now.Your website has a very clean look. Did you find it difficult to find a template/site structure? Did you learn any tips you can share?

Thank you so much for saying so! I actually hired a web designer, so I cheated a bit, and as we were going through the design phase she asked me what three words I wanted visitors to say about my website. My very first answer was "clean!" I've been to messy websites and nothing makes me bounce faster out of a website then one that is hard to maneuver. I wanted people to navigate my website with ease.

Really? Wow, nailed it. And that's not cheating, it's smart. You don't currently have a blog on your website. Do you plan on adding one?