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The Sweetest Hunger

Soulthrum
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Synopsis
Love is like a wound at first. Tender. Bleeding. Almost beautiful. But the longer it’s open, the deeper it carves. Until it’s all you are—skin, nerves, obsession. Too late for me. She’s already under mine. They said I was dangerous. Violent. That I craved control. That I liked watching men beg. Maybe I did. But I never touched her like that. Not until she begged me to. They dragged me from our home. Said she needed saving. Said I was the threat. But they don’t see her the way I do. How she watches me from the dark. How she smiles when I break. Now they keep me locked away, stitched in white walls and silence. But I hear her at night. Her voice in the vents. Her breath behind the mirrors. She’s coming back for me. And when she does, I’ll burn this place down. Because love like this doesn’t die. It devours.
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Chapter 1 - More Than Desire

The hallway was dim, silent except for the sound of their breathing—uneven, shallow, charged. Their lips met fast, too fast, the kiss raw and unrefined. Their noses bumped, teeth clicked, but neither pulled away. The heat between them was real, unscripted.

He fumbled with the key—slick with sweat, metal scraping the door like nails on slate. It should've been easy. But it wasn't. His fingers shook with more than lust. Something deeper. Urgency. Desperation. Maybe fear.

The lock resisted.

Then clicked.

Three fast turns, and the door groaned open. She didn't even notice her head slam lightly against the frame as they stumbled inside, locked together by more than just touch. Inside, the room welcomed them like it had been waiting—dim light filtering through broken curtains, thick air pressing down like breath from unseen lungs.

It felt... known.

Their steps, though clumsy, moved in sync—like puppets on the same invisible string. Her scarf, once wrapped neatly around her, now tangled between them, catching on shoulders, dragging against skin. Every brush of fabric felt amplified. Every second passed like a dare.

Their mouths parted only briefly—wet with urgency. Their eyes met, unfocused, too close. And then—

Crash.

Glass shattered behind them. Something delicate, forgotten on a shelf, now in pieces across the floor. Neither looked back. More clattering followed—trinkets, a lamp maybe. The room didn't just witness their presence. It responded to it.

She landed on the couch—not carefully, but flung, breath caught in her throat. He was over her in seconds, eyes locked on hers, wild and unsure. Something about the way he looked at her—like he was discovering something terrible and irresistible at the same time.

A sharp rip.

Her gown split like paper—he hadn't planned to, it just... gave. Shredded silk fell away, revealing more than skin. It revealed surrender. She didn't flinch. She smiled.

Then, a sound escaped her—not a word, but something deeper. Something from below thought. As his mouth moved down, her breath shook. His tongue found her slowly, deliberately. Not like a man chasing pleasure, but a man consuming a secret.

She gasped.

Moaned.

Twitched.

The room breathed with them. Curtains swayed again though no window was open. He gripped her, mouth and fingers moving in tandem, feeding off her every reaction. Her head fell back as her body lifted off the couch in spasms of sensation—moans echoing off dusty walls.

And just when she thought her body had poured out all it could—

He stopped.

She opened her eyes, disoriented, drenched in heat. He stood over her now, breathing hard. But his eyes weren't just hungry anymore. They were calculating. Assessing.

Something had changed.

"You don't even know what you've started," he whispered. His voice low. Taut. It wasn't a flirtation. It was a warning. Or a confession.

She blinked.

What?

Before she could speak, he was back between her thighs—face buried, tongue relentless, but this time it felt... different. Not just passion. Pressure. Like he needed to erase something. Or summon it.

The taste. The scent. It was overwhelming—but not in the way it should've been. He pulled back, stared at her. His lips glistened. His eyes? Uneasy.

She reached for him.

He grabbed her wrist—tight, too tight.

"Tell me you want this," he said. "Say it."

But she couldn't.

Her mouth parted, but no words came. His fingers moved to her lips—silencing her before she could even try again.

That's when she felt it: a pulse in the floor. A low throb under the cushions. Like the house was alive. And listening.

She tried to speak again. Tried to ask—

Who are you really?

Why do I feel like I've been here before?

But all that came out was a shiver. And a moan.

He didn't answer.

Instead, he whispered something she couldn't quite hear—like a name, or a code. And as he leaned in again, lips brushing her ear, her eyes went wide. Not from pleasure.

From recognition.

And fear.

 

Every time she opened her mouth to speak, he moved—deliberately, maddeningly—turning her voice into broken breaths, swallowed moans. Her body arched, part resistance, part surrender, caught in the middle of a storm she wasn't sure she started.

Then, in a moment of strange clarity, she gripped his wrist and brought his hand to her chest, pressing it there with a purpose that made him pause.

Her eyes locked with his.

"Please… kill me."

The words came out like ice. Not dramatic. Not erotic. Just… final.

It didn't make sense, but it didn't need to. Her expression said everything: something in her had already died, or was begging to be reborn. And maybe, in some twisted way, she believed he was the one to do it.

He didn't flinch. If the words shocked him, he didn't show it. His touch remained, but it changed—rougher now, less exploratory, more like someone seeking to uncover a truth buried beneath skin.

She gasped—not from pain, but something sharper. Her body surged upward, as though possessed by something deeper than desire. Her voice cracked.

"Devour me."

The room trembled.

The air thickened again, curtains fluttering though no wind stirred. Shadows deepened in the corners, stretching like silent witnesses.

He pressed forward, the weight of his presence bearing down like judgment. Her breath caught at the edge of panic—this wasn't just passion. It felt like possession. And yet, she didn't move away.

She wanted more.

No, she needed it.

He brushed her inner thigh slowly, his fingers tracing paths across her skin like he was reading a language she didn't know she spoke. Every nerve buzzed, every breath begged for more.

"Should I stop?" he asked, his voice low, unreadable.

She couldn't answer—not with words. Her hips moved instead, seeking him, drawing him in.

He smiled. Not with amusement—but with understanding. Something primal passed between them. The rules had changed. The threshold had been crossed.

And then—

He entered her.

Slow. Measured. But it felt like an invasion of something sacred. She gasped as heat flooded her, her body trembling with a cocktail of pleasure, disbelief, and something dangerously close to fear.

Only a part of him was inside.

She thought it was all.

Until he leaned in, whispered:

"There's more."

Her eyes widened.

She tried to speak, but nothing came. Her breath fractured. Her hands clenched the sheets. Her body knew before her mind did: this wasn't just physical.

This was transformation.

As he pressed deeper, her belly tightened beneath his weight, the pressure building like something trying to escape from within. Her cries rang out, sharp and primal, not from pain—but from overwhelming sensation. It wasn't about dominance. It wasn't about surrender.

It was revelation.

He drove forward, faster, harder, a rhythm like a war drum. Her skin flushed, her thoughts blurred. She wasn't just receiving him—she was being unraveled, rewritten.

And then… release.

His breath hitched as heat rushed between them, and for a moment, the whole room felt like it exhaled. But even after he withdrew, he remained—present, powerful, pulsing with the same energy that had drawn her in.

She lay still, her body quaking. His hands slid beneath her, lifting her carefully, almost reverently. Draped over his shoulder, her heartbeat pounded against his chest, her breath tickling his skin.

But this wasn't over.

Not for either of them.

He carried her toward the door, and for the first time, her voice returned—a whisper against his ear. He couldn't tell if it was a request or a warning.

His smile faded.

Something in the air shifted again.

He laid her down—not on the couch this time, but on a bed she didn't remember entering with. The fabric was soft, but cool. Her thoughts scrambled. Her body, exhausted… still wanted.

She shifted instinctively—hips rising, arms bracing, offering herself again in silent invitation. A pose born from need, not instruction. She didn't understand why. She just knew.

Behind her, she could feel him draw closer.

But the air had changed. Something ancient stirred in the silence between their breaths.

And in the pit of her stomach, one question returned:

What exactly had she let in?