Ripple Effect by Ki Stephens EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Ki Stephens
- Language: English
- Genre: Sports Romance
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ELIO
“FUCK YEAH, BABY, JUST LIKE THAT,” groans the man on the screen in
front of me.
His face is obscured, the angle focused on the play of muscles across his
back, the gleam of sweat highlighting the definition. A sleeve of black
linework tattoos decorates his left arm, the inked skin moving rhythmically
with each thrust.
The husky timbre of his voice fills my cramped apartment, each
calculated moan designed to entice, to promise, to seduce. Another deep,
heavy groan rings out.
I pause the video, my eyes tracing over the digital version of myself.
Everett Rain, as my subscribers know me. I recognize the same detached
script, but every performance is new, and the game is always different.
A character created out of necessity. An alter ego living in the virtual
world of AfterDark, a popular site for sex workers to post their content.
My fingers slowly move across the trackpad, slicing through the footage
with clinical precision. It’s a methodical process, trimming and discarding
the unwanted parts. The missteps, the stumbles, the all-too-human
moments.
The final product needs to be flawless. Passionate yet distant, intimate
yet anonymous. The perfect fucking fantasy for my subscribers.
It’s well past three o’clock in the morning here. My brain’s buzzing
from hours of editing, each cut leaving a hollow echo in the silent room.
The glow of the laptop screen is harsh against my tired eyes, transforming
my familiar space into a landscape of long, distorted shadows.
The muffled snores of my dog, Bentley, an aging golden retriever, are a
soft lullaby beside me. I glance at him, sprawled across his faded dog bed,
his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm, and a pang of affection hits
me.
Over the past year, Bentley’s become my silent companion, an
unwitting participant in the chaos of my life.
He entered my world unexpectedly, a curveball thrown by my older
sister. With a newly moved-in, allergic partner and a cramped apartment,
she wasn’t able to care for him. And my older brother, Luca, already
swamped with commitments, couldn’t take him in, either.
So, I did what I always do. I adapted. And now, Bentley’s wedged
himself so deeply into my day-to-day life. He’s become more than just my
little sidekick; he’s now my most loyal friend here at Coastal U.
“Alright, boy, time for a break,” I murmur, pushing away from the
laptop. His tail thumps gently against the rug, the sound dragging me out of
the digital world and back into reality.
I retrieve my keys from the hook in the kitchen, Bentley’s ears perking
up at the jingle. “Beach?” His response is immediate—a bark of agreement
and a rush toward the door.
We take the familiar path to my Jeep, Bentley’s excited barks echoing in
the stillness of the early morning. He jumps into the passenger seat, his tail
wagging nonstop as I slide in behind the wheel.
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