TayeSteele

"We're standing uncomfortably close and he makes no sign that he intends on moving from the position in which he has me pinned against the door, unable to flee. His eyes run down my face, my neck, over my cleavage, and he makes a sound of appreciation from his throat.  He dips down to kiss me and I open to him on contact. Bringing his hands up to either side of my jaw he cradles my face, giving me a far sweeter kiss than last time. Unhurried, less desperate, but somehow it holds more intensity than last time. When he moves to deepen the kiss I give no objection, tilting my head, and lifting my arms to throw them around his neck."

There's nothing quite like the freedom of college. For many young adults, it's their first experience with life on their own, but for Vale Clarke, it's about more than that. It's her one and only chance to carve a new path for herself away from her dysfunctional family. When she loses her scholarship she's faced with two options: come up with the dough, or kiss her future goodbye.

Inspiration strikes her when she meets Kaden West. A hot rock prodigy born with a silver spoon in his mouth and a sense of entitlement to match. How far is Vale willing to go to lock down the future she wants?

TW: Depictions of drug and alcohol use/absue, mentions of past trauma. May contain scenes of dubious consent.

Sex Sells

I'm running cords across the half of this room we've claimed as our stage when I feel my phone buzz in my pocket, alerting me of a text message. 


-I'm at the Sigma Beta party tonight, so come here if you want. -


I'm playing my first show with Deadly Nightshade and I am both nervous and excited, but either emotion leaves a buzzing in my blood. I've already wired my Korg setup and I'm helping get the amps and speakers plugged in while Josie tunes her guitar. 


I stand up from my crouched position on the floor, meeting her stare. "I am. It's been a while since I played with a band, though. Aside from the one time I did a song with Kaden. I'm a little nervous."


Josie giggles. "I used to get the worst stage fright."


Hurt