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

The rest of the night passed slowly with me gliding in and out of consciousness. I'm guessing some of the medication they've put me on had something to do with that, but I was expecting Kaden back sooner than I saw him. He didn't arrive until visiting hours in the morning.

Low light was pouring in from the open window as dawn bled into daytime when he came strolling into my room just past eight.

"Hey," he whispered, coming up to the side of my bed, taking my hand into his and closing his fingers over mine gently, as though he's afraid he's going to break them. Break me.

"How are you feeling? They were saying yesterday that you would probably feel like shit when you finally woke up."

Sometimes it Hurts