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Chapter 1

Bethany
I shouldn’t have left the house. It was a bad idea and I knew from the moment I got in the car that I should go back home but I promised Sissy that I would go out and mingle. The only problem is that right now, I was inside a very full clubhouse with people everywhere and I still felt alone and out of place.
“I shouldn’t have come here.”
I muttered to myself. It was useless coming outside. It won’t help me get my acts together and create the characters that my agent wanted. She said and I quote “Your characters lack emotions. You should go out and be with people, that way you will find some new emotions.”
How did I ever think that would work? Things were going horribly, the people that came near me walked away when they saw how uninterested I was. Sissy didn’t just want me to go out, she wanted me to get laid too. She asked me. “When was the last time you got some.”
I couldn’t remember so I just shrugged my shoulders. Honestly, this was the first time I was leaving the house this year and it was already July. I don’t like people enough to be out and about around people. I live in the worlds that I create.
I live for my characters. I live for writing. For the past three years, writing has been the only thing that worked for me. A failed marriage, a failed career, almost dying from cancer and somehow making it. Yeah, I have lived it all and writing was the only thing that got me going after my life practically ended.
I shook the sad thoughts off and got off the chair that I had been seated in. It was clear that being around people wasn’t going to help me so I may as well just go back home and try to reconnect with my characters again.
Find that missing piece and get back to being flawless. Create characters that carry emotions like the ones I wrote about three years ago, heck even the ones I wrote a few months ago. I navigated my way through the crowd, doing my best to avoid the heavily drunk people grinding themselves together and having the fun time of their lives.
As I got to the end of the room, about to make my way out of the entrance, I suddenly got pushed by someone and struggled to hold myself steady but failed. I prepared myself to fall face down inside the club but was surprised when someone caught me mid-air. The masculine smell of my savior filled my nostrils and clouded my head.
I swallowed and tried to get off his arms as soon as I could stand and froze when he spoke.
“Watch where you are going, beautiful.”
His voice… his voice sent a shiver through my body, I almost fell back down when he spoke. His voice, hello? I could literally melt from hearing his voice. Now I didn’t want to look at his face because with a voice like that, I was certain he would look hot.
“I am sorry, I wasn’t watching,”
I said and bowed politely without looking his way, the music that stopped started again and the club became loud. I turned and started walking away without looking at the man who had caught me. My heart was beating fast as I walked the short distance to where I had parked my car.
I was about to open my car when I felt someone running towards me. I turned and stopped dead when I saw who it was. No, I didn’t know him as I hadn’t met him before but for some reason, I knew who he was. The one who caught me a few minutes ago.
“Hey, you left this behind.”
That voice. It did things to me, things I rather not think about. How can hearing his voice make me react like some horny teenager.
“Thank you.”
I managed to say and reached for my purse that he stretched out to me. I did my best to avoid his face. He snatched his hand back when I tried to collect the purse and I was forced to look at his face. My breath caught in my throat and for a moment, I lost the ability to breathe.
He was, I couldn’t describe him with words. His face was like one of those Greek god kind of gorgeous male leads I write about in my books. But he looked way better than any male lead I have ever described. I swallowed again and avoided his eyes.
“Can I have it? Thank you for bringing it to me.”
I said politely.
“I can’t just give it up like that. I have to get something in return.”
He said, I looked at him and looked away immediately, I couldn’t remember the last time a man made me feel this way. To be fair, I didn’t leave my house much, and the only men who made me feel things were the characters I wrote about.
“What do you want from me?”
I asked, he might be a hottie with the body of a god but he was still a stranger and I wasn’t really good at talking to strangers.
“Your beautiful name and I will like it if you look at me for more than a few seconds.”
He requested. Was he flirting with me or was I just out of touch? It has to be, the last time I had this kind of close contact with a man was with my doctor who declared me cancer-free. We had a little celebration together because he helped me through a hard time.
Too bad we couldn’t be more because he had no interest in me or any woman for that matter. I smiled when I remembered my face when I found out he was into men.
“Oh, she smiles, so pretty too.”
His voice brought me back to the present. I shook my head and snatched my purse from him.
“Thank you for this.”
I said and opened my car, I got in and was shocked to see that he had gotten in too.
“You can’t be inside my car.”
I let out, now he was acting weird. I couldn’t just give him a pass just because he was good-looking.”
“I just want to know your name,”
He said, flashing me a flirting smile. I hated how my body reacted to his smile. I shook my head again to clear my thoughts and decided to save myself.
“My name is Bethany. Now can you leave?”
I requested.
Bethany, Beth, Thany, Bethy.”
He said my name in different ways, just hearing him say my name out loud made me hot inside. I must be going crazy, that has to be it.
“You have such a beautiful name. Perfect for your beautiful face. Here I was so close to not coming today, I am glad that I did. I got to meet a damsel.”
I should feel disgusted. I mean, it was what guys usually say to get women to fall all over them but for some reason, his words didn’t disgust or irritate me. It actually made me hot and made my insides tingle. Must be because I haven’t had a man give me attention for a long time now.
“Okay, that’s being said, can you get out? I want to go home.”
I let out. I wasn’t irritated nor was I uncomfortable even though I just met him. He had an aura around him and I could sense that I wasn’t in any danger around him but that doesn’t mean I should let my guards down.
“I should, I should walk away and leave you alone but I can’t.”
Now he was being straightforward, again, that should have made me come to my senses but it didn’t. It only made the heat that was already inside of me increase.
I suddenly felt hot even though the weather was a little chilly. It felt like a thousand butterflies were released inside my stomach. I tried to shake it off but the more I tried, the harder it became.
To make things worse for me, the reason for my present situation did not attempt to leave. He in fact reached for my hand instead of him to leave. I felt like I had been burnt where he touched and that made me snatch my hand away.
“What are you doing to me?”
I asked as my whole body shivered from just a small contact with him. It was too much.
“You feel it too, don’t you?”
He whispered in that voice that did things to me. He reached out and caressed my face. I inhaled deeply, holding my breath as his rough palms traced my face. I didn’t know when I closed my eyes. I felt him lean in.
I knew he was going to kiss me and that I should stop him but I didn’t. It was as if I was frozen in time. It took forever but soon; he took my lips in a kiss that started soft and tender but soon became something else.
It was as if something snapped inside of me and all the pent-up energy came bursting out. Before I knew what was going on, I was already straddling him. His arms were around my waist and fondling my ass as we made out in an uncomfortable position inside my car.
If my legs hadn’t started to cramp, I might not have gotten back my sense. Heck, even after I pulled away, I still wasn’t back to my senses because if I had, I wouldn’t have said the next thing I said to him.
“Want to go home with me? My house isn’t far from here.”
I whispered even though I knew just how much of a bad idea it was to invite a stranger who I met a few minutes ago to the house where I stayed alone. I didn’t have time to take my words back because he pulled me in for another intense kissing session that cleared all the doubts that formed in my mind.
For tonight, my senses were far gone and all I had left was my raging horniness.
“Only if you let me drive.”
He said when he pulled away from the kiss. At this point, I was far too gone to even think straight, he could have asked for my banknote and passcode to my cards and I would have given them to him willingly.
I don’t know how he did it but he moved to the driver seat and dropped me off in the passenger seat. He helped me with the seatbelt which I was grateful for because I still couldn’t function properly after the intense kiss we just shared.
I managed to show him the directions to my apartment and immediately the door closed behind us, we were on each other. Our clothes came off and soon, we were on each other like old-time lovers.
I could easily say that it was the best night of my life. We had sex more than four times the whole night and each time, it felt like it was the first time.
I finally fell asleep at about four am in the morning with his arms wrapped around me but when I opened my eyes later, I was alone in the room. I looked around to see if he left a note or anything behind but I found nothing. I then realized that I didn’t know anything about this guy. Not even his name.

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Chapter 2

Bethany
Even while telling myself to just go back home, I sat still waiting patiently for him. He would come. I really wanted to meet him again. Yes, I was waiting for the Greek god guy I met last night who gave me the best sex of my life.
I spent the whole day thinking about him and how wonderful our night together was. The most exciting part of last night was when he sank his teeth into the bridge between my neck and my shoulders while he thrust deep into my wetness.
I don’t know how he did it but it made me cum so hard, I nearly crossed over to the other side. Even now, when I touch the place where his teeth had been, it still tingled and my sex clenched each time.
That’s why I was sitting at the club again. I wanted to meet him again. Okay, I admit, I wanted a repeat of last night.
As I got dressed for the club earlier, I took great care with my outfit. I went a lot sluttier than I did the previous day and it got the attention of a lot of guys in the club but not the guy I wanted to see. I looked around for the hundredth time, wondering if he would show up or if he even left the place.
I stared down at my drink as yet another interested man came up to me but still, he wasn’t the one I wanted.
“I am waiting for someone.”
I told the man. He didn’t seem to get the memo because he tried to reach for me but I shook his hand off and was about to yell at him when his eyes widened as if he saw something that shocked him and before I knew it, he disappeared.
I didn’t know what he saw but I was glad to be left alone. Maybe it was my sign to go back home because now it was clear that my lover from the night before wasn’t going to show up and now, I have to accept the fact that I might never see him again.
“Can I buy you a drink?”
A voice came from behind me. The voice sent a shiver through my whole body. It wasn’t the same man from last night but his voice had the same effect that the Greek-god from last night had on me. I turned and lost the ability to speak.
Fucking hell, why was there so many gorgeous men causally walking around this place. I was here to find the one who gave me the hottest night of my life and here was another, casually smiling at me and offering to buy me a drink.
I have been offered drinks since I arrived and not one of those men got my interest but just seeing this man smile made me weak to my knees. I tried to remind myself why I came back to the club but that didn’t help me in any way.
“I don’t d---, I mean… sorry,”
I stammered and shut up when I couldn’t get a single perfect sentence out. What’s wrong with me and getting all worked up around hot-looking men? I was here for someone else. I couldn't possibly be drawn to this man.
“I will take that as, no? You don’t accept drinks from strangers, right?”
He asked and flashed a smile at me. My heart stopped beating for a moment, my throat suddenly felt dry and constricted. I shook my head to clear my thoughts but it was no use. I couldn’t take my eyes off him either.
“Can we talk outside? The DJ is about to start playing again.”
He said and without waiting for my answer, he took my hand and led me out of the clubhouse. My heart was beating fast against my chest. My whole body awakened and reacted to his touch. I couldn’t possibly be attracted to this stranger right? No way I want to do things with him too. That would make me some sort of slut or something.
“I am literally here for another man who I fucked last night.”
I mouthed to myself but that wasn’t enough to get me back to my senses. I don’t know if he heard what I said but he turned around and winked at me. That made my heart skip a beat again. I tried to shake off his hold on my hand once we were outside but his hold was too strong and yet, I didn’t feel unsafe.
“Where are you taking me to?”
I managed to ask.
‘Somewhere we can talk and I can get to know you. Did you drive? We can talk in your car.
My car? That’s a bad idea. I already felt hot and bothered what more when it’s just the two of us inside the car. It felt like I was in heat or something.
“I did bring my car but I am not going into my car with you. Let me go, please.”
I said and then regretted it when he really let go of my hand. I missed his touch immediately he let go and I wanted to reach out to him again.
“Are you crazy?”
I asked myself. He heard it and it made him laugh.
“Good night.”
I said and turned to head towards where my car was parked. It was a bad idea to have come to this club again today just because of a one-night stand I had with a man who didn’t even do me the courtesy of telling me his name.
It was pointless coming here and now I was getting myself entangled with another man. I couldn’t let that happen and that’s why I was going to get into my car, go home, and sleep in my bed alone. I was able to make it to my car but then I felt a presence behind me and turned around to see him behind my back.
“What th—”
I couldn’t finish the words I had to say because he silenced me with a kiss, a kiss I should have pulled back from but instead of doing that, I dropped my purse and car keys. I lifted my hands and heard his shirt as I lifted myself to my tiptoe and let myself get kissed by a complete stranger for the second night in a role.
“Wow, I knew it would be good and it was.”
My new lover said when we broke apart. I could barely breathe from the intensity of our first kiss and even my legs felt like giving way. If he let me go completely, I might collapse to the ground.
“What did you do to me?”
I questioned him when I found my voice. He definitely did something to me.
“What do you mean? I wanted to kiss you and you looked like you wanted it so I did, didn’t you like it? I thought you did.”
He said, it was like he was checking to see if I approved. I definitely enjoyed the kiss and that’s the problem. I shouldn’t enjoy kissing a man who I just met. Especially since it happened yesterday too.
“I did like it but you shouldn’t have. We don’t know each other.”
“You are right. I was supposed to ask for your name but your lips looked so kissable that I couldn’t stop myself. I am sorry if I did wrong.”
He apologized and that threw me off. I didn’t expect him to apologize and that’s not what I was going for at all.
“I didn’t want you to apologize, I did say that I liked the kiss.”
“Yeah, so will you tell me your name?”
He asked. I sighed and nodded.
“My name is Bethany but you can call me Beth.”
I said and brushed my hair behind my ear, his finger replaced mine and he gently caressed my ear.
“Bethany. I saw you and couldn’t take my eyes off you and now I know why. I can’t fight it and I know you feel it too.”
He said in a whispering voice that sent a shiver through my body.
“Feel what?”
I asked, he answered by tilting my head until our eyes met. I saw it and it settled a jut of excitement through my body. Want, desire. It might not be okay for others but I could let myself do this. It was like I had loyalty to the man from last night. For all I know, I won’t ever see him again so what would it hurt if I decide to take on this new man and let him do the things that his eyes promised?
“You know what I am talking about, that’s why you don’t feel uncomfortable being in my arms and that’s why your lips are slightly parted as if you want me to kiss you again. Want. You want me.”
He knew, of course, he did. He literally kissed me because he did.
“Right,”
I said and pulled at his collar, I brought his lips to mine and fitted my mouth against his, letting the heat of his mouth drown out the doubts that I had. His hands roamed over my body, from my back to my ass and then he was lifting me and fitting me against my car door.
I don’t know for how long the kiss lasted, I only know that he stopped kissing me for a moment and I missed his kiss enough to pull him back in.
“Whoa, we should take this somewhere else.”
He proposed, now, I couldn’t even say no.
“There’s an hote---”
“No, my house isn’t far from here.”
I cut him off. If we will do this, I want it to be at my house.
“Sure, let me drive.”
He offered and let me go. He picked up my bag and car keys and opened my car door for me. I entered and sat down, I was finally able to breathe properly but my senses were far from being back because if they were, I would have been asking for my keys and driving home alone but I didn’t say any words and sat still as he got in the driver seat.
I got déjà vu from last night as we drove to my house. I stopped in front of my door having second thoughts. Was I really going to let myself have sex with a stranger for the second time in a row? It was crazy to think about and other people might think I have lost my mind.
“Get over it, you are a grown-ass single woman.”
The tiny voice in my head encouraged me. It was like the little devil on my shoulder. My new lover must have sensed my hesitation. He placed his hand on the small of my back and that did it, I unlocked the door and stepped aside to let him in. He walked in.
Unlike the guy from last night, he didn’t jump on me instantly, he actually took his time to look around my apartment and even accepted the wine I offered him. He was already better than the guy from last night. Maybe I should really forget about him and focus on my new lover who seemed to be way more attentive.
“Do you usually invite men you meet at the club back to your house?”
He asked, before it would have been no but after last night, it was definitely a yes but I wasn’t about to tell him that.
“Why? Does it make you jealous?”
I asked. I dropped my glass of wine and reached out to remove my top. He was here for a reason and that’s what we should be doing instead. He seemed to get the memo too as he drank what was left of the wine and strolled towards me.
“Should I be?”
He asked and drew me to him.
“Not really,”
I answered and that was the only audible word I said before he pulled me to himself and sealed my lips with his mouth. He lifted me into his arms and carried me to my bedroom where he spent a good portion of the night making me forget the previous night.

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Chapter 3

Bethany
“I put my all into writing those chapters please tell me it passed,”
I begged my agent. I sent five chapters to her yesterday after working tirelessly on it for the past three days.
“It’s not perfect but I can tell that going outside your house definitely did something. You just need to go out more, Beth, you are almost there.”
She advised me. If only she knew just what I did each time I stepped out of my house. No, I couldn’t do it anymore. What if I find another hot man and end up in bed with him? I was racking body count like I was on some kind of mission.
Over the past three days, I refused to leave the house. After waking up alone for the second time in a row with the man I spent the night with gone without any trace, I made up my mind to stay away from the club. It was no use going back to the club for hottie number two because if he wanted to keep in contact with me, he would have at least left a note.
Only when I woke up alone the next morning did I remember that once again, I didn’t manage to get a name from my lover. Both of them gave me the best nights of my life and disappeared like nothing happened.
I spent the last three nights in my bed alone dreaming of them coming back and fucking me again but this time together. It was a crazy fantasy and it left me wanting. Not even my toys could satisfy me not after having two hot men make my nights for two days.
“Beth?”
My agent called, bringing me back to reality. I let out a sigh.
“Yes, ma’am, I will go out again tonight. Bye.”
I said and hung up. I looked around my apartment and sighed deeply. Something changed in me after the night I had with my lovers. Maybe I should go out, maybe I should try to see if I can find any of them. Or maybe I will find a new lover.
“That’s a crazy thing to think about Bethany. Come off it. You are not a slut.”
I told myself and decided that I would go out but not to the club. I could take a walk around my neighborhood. I lived in a pretty good area so that should do. I spent the whole day cleaning my apartment even though it didn’t really need any cleaning. At about eight pm, I left my apartment to go for a walk. I didn’t take my car as I wasn’t going far.
The night was chilly but it was just what I needed. I strolled around with no direction in mind, my thoughts all over the place but mostly about my lovers.
I couldn’t help but wish that they had left something behind for me to find them with. Okay, they did leave something behind. Lover number two sank his teeth almost at the same spot that the Greek god had but it was below it.
Both of them gave me marks that made my body tingle with want each time I touched them. It made me wonder if it was the new trend nowadays for men to mark the women they fuck.
I hadn’t been getting some until those two nights so I couldn’t tell but their marks made me feel good, only if they could come back and make me feel good again.
I was so focused on dreaming about my mystery lovers that I didn’t notice what was going on until my bag was snatched from my hand. I froze for a second before I regained my senses and realized a thief was running away with my purse which contained my cards, phone, and house key.
“Hey, give me back my bag.”
I yelled and started running after him. I looked around trying to see if I could find anyone to help but no one was in sight. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, yelling and begging him to bring my purse back but he didn’t listen, neither did he slow down.
“Fucking hell!”
I yelled out and stopped running. It was hard to breathe as I watched the thief run away with my bag. I couldn’t even cry. Maybe I should have stayed back at my apartment. I gave up hope of ever finding my bag but then someone ran past me.
He ran in the direction that the thief had taken. I didn’t have hope that he would bring back my bag but a few minutes later, I saw him walking back to me with my bag in his hand.
I couldn’t focus on my bag that he managed to get from the thief, all I could see was the gorgeous man who held the bag as he strolled towards me. I swallowed, trying to clear the lump that formed in my throat and also stop the butterflies that were growing inside my stomach.
“Hi, princess. I brought back your purse. You should hold it well.”
He was talking but I could barely make out what he was saying. It felt like I had been hypnotized. I tried to speak but couldn’t get the words out. He obviously knew the effect that he had on me because he smiled and strapped my bag over my shoulder.
“You are in shock. Do you live far from here? I can walk you home.”
He offered. I finally got my voice back.
“No, thank you. I can manage, you have done enough.”
I told him and tried to leave. I couldn’t stay in his presence more for fear of doing the unthinkable. How can I be attracted to another man? A total stranger for the third time and it was all different men. I must be going crazy for real.
I walked away from him but stopped when he started following me.
“You don’t have to follow me.”
I told him.
“You are right but I don’t think it’s safe to leave you alone. Let me walk you to your house, I promise, I won’t do anything that you don’t want.”
What? The last part of what he said was the whole reason I shouldn’t even let him walk me in the first place. What I don’t want? It was an understatement that could turn around and bite me when I invited him in. Still, I let him walk with me. He didn’t try to talk to me or showed any interest so I assumed that I was the only one feeling hot just by being close to him.
“Thank you.”
I told him when we got to the entrance of my apartment. He smiled and nodded. He made to walk away but I stopped him.
“Do you want to come in for coffee?”
I invited him even though I tried to talk myself out of it. He turned around and smiled.
“Of course,”
He said. I nodded and opened my door with shaking hands. It wasn’t from the effect of my purse getting stolen.
“So, tell me, what’s your name?”
I asked, I couldn’t risk not knowing my third lover’s name. Wait, why am I already calling him my lover? He hasn’t even made any attempt on me. I must really be in heat or something. That was the only explanation as to why I wanted to fuck a stranger for the third time.
“Nicholas, what’s your name?”
He asked, I smiled and drank from my coffee.
“Bethany,”
He nodded and looked around my apartment.
“You have a lovely home, Bethany. Do you have a boyfriend or husband?”
He asked, I shook my head.
“Okay, then, it won’t feel weird then.”
He said more to himself.
“What?”
I asked, he smiled and shook his head.
“Nothing, just that I didn’t want to desire a woman that’s already taken. Now that I know you are single, I can admire you in peace.”
His words sent a rush of heat down my body. He was interested in me, he just thought I was with someone that’s why he tried to hide it. That put ideas in my head even though I tried to talk myself out of it. I dropped my coffee and strolled to him. I wordlessly took his cup from him and reached for his hand to pull him to his feet.
He didn’t seem shocked or offended by my forwardness, instead, he fitted his arms around my waist and lifted me off my feet.
“Should I? Can I?”
He asked, I knew what he was asking for and I didn’t need words to respond. I cupped his face and kissed him. Once again, like those two nights with the two different men, my lover spent the night making love to me. I fell asleep in his arms knowing that I would wake up and he wouldn't be there. At least this time, I got his name.
I wasn’t surprised when I woke up alone the next morning, it was so expected. I walked to my bathroom, brushed my teeth, and splashed water on my face.
I couldn’t even feel disappointed because I kind of expected it. I walked towards my kitchen to make myself some breakfast because I spent my energy last night fucking a stranger. My eyes widened in shock when I heard a noise coming from my kitchen. I tiptoed there and was even more shocked when I saw who it was.
“Good morning,”
He said with a smile. I was shocked to see him in my kitchen shirtless bringing back memories of me dragging my fingers through his body last night as he thrusted in and out of me, taking me to pleasure land. I swallowed as I hadn’t been expecting him to still be around.
“I thought you would be hungry so I made breakfast,”
He said and beckoned me to come in. I was still surprised that he was really still around but I walked in and took a seat. He placed a plate of omelet, toast, and hot chocolate in front of me. I thanked him and devoured the food because I was really hungry.
“Thank you for feeding me.”
I said and flashed a smile in his direction when I finished eating. It felt nice to have him around after the last two left before I woke up.
“I didn’t do anything, you had everything ready, I just threw them in.”
He said and picked up the dish that I used, I decided that I liked him a lot more than the others whose names I didn’t even know. I should forget them now and focus on Nicholas.
Maybe I encountered them first to appreciate Nicholas more. I watched him washing the dishes I used. I realized he had such a huggable body. I stood up and strolled towards him, I got to him, wrapped my arms around his waist, and rested my head against his back.
He felt so familiar even though we met only last night. He turned around and looked down at me with a beautiful smile that melted my heart and turned my legs to jelly. His lips came down on mine, I welcomed him and let him lead me back to the bedroom where he made love to me again.
“Will I ever see you again?”
I asked hours later when he started getting ready to leave. We spent the day together and I honestly didn’t want our time together to end but now, he had to go.
“Yes, of course, I will come around.”
He said but didn’t specify.
“Be more specific, when will I see you again?”
I asked, desperate to have a date so that I could look forward to it.
“Maybe later tonight but if I can’t make it, I will come by tomorrow. I promise.”
He said and leaned down to kiss me. I smiled happily.

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