As soon as we left the building and headed for my car, I picked up the phone to call Thomas.
Tonight, I wouldn't crumble at his feet in need of comfort and rebuilding.
Tonight, we'd celebrate our new life.
I'd been sitting in my living room, browsing through job offers and LinkedIn messages when the phone rang.
I rarely picked up incoming calls from unknown numbers, let alone hidden calls.
Yet for some reason, I decided to go against my principles that evening. It made no sense. It was too late for someone to call me for a job interview. It wasn't Lina, as I'd just got off a pretty steamy Skype call with her. She said she was going to have an early night as tomorrow would be a heavy day. Allie was out of town for some workshop on bondage. Whenever she attended such events, she had the habit of fully immersing herself in them.
So why did I pick up the damned phone? I couldn't give any logical answer.
"Hello, Thomas." The sound of the voice nearly made me nearly drop it on the ground. I looked around like a stalked teenager in a slasher horror flick. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"
It was the same voice that often crept into my nightmares. The snake in the grass. I thought I had grown desensitized to its poisonous effect. His voice was scarier than ever, even that the night I'd had to fight him to save Lina.
Why? Well... he no longer sounded angry. There was a playful quality to his tone that made me freeze in place.
"Seth?" I did my best to sound calm but it was difficult to completely neuter the raw terror. "How do you have my number? Where are you calling from?"
"So many unnecessary questions. You'll never learn to focus on the important, will you?" Seth chuckled with amusement. "Your lady love paid me a visit last week. You never learned how to tame a bitch either, did you? She's still as opinionated and deluded as always."
The thought of her in such close proximity to that pig made me sick to the stomach.
"I have no idea what you think you're going to do with this phone call, Seth." I gripped the cell phone tighter and exhaled through gritted teeth. "What do you want?"
"I was curious..." He kept laughing on the other end of the line. "When we last met, you showed a lot more backbone than I expected of someone like you. You impressed me."
"Oh my, I'm so flattered," I uttered. Why the hell was I still carrying on this fucking phone call? "It's always been my biggest dream to impress a deranged sadist like you."
"I was wrong about you. You have great potential and you only need the right teacher," he said in a serious tone. It made me sick. Back then, while he was my senior at ChaosTech, I'd have killed for a backhanded compliment by Seth Anderson. The fact that he even thought we might have something in common made me want to take several hot showers.
"I don't think so. If that's what you're calling about, you're wasting your time. Another thing, you fucking creep--stay away from Lina or..."
He burst out laughing so loud he drowned out my voice.
"Wow, insecure much? What could I do to our beloved whore? I'm away, chained and isolated. Helpless."
"You know what? This is going nowhere. I'm just going to hang up," I said with a sigh. There was no reason to worry or waste my time with him.
"Thomas, you're still young so let me give you some free advice. It's a waste of time playing with someone who volunteers. It's such a lukewarm experience. The real thrill comes when your victim realizes they have been left without a choice. Don't tell me you never dreamed about fully putting Lina under your control. She's the one in charge of you whether you see it or not. I see so much of myself--"
"Spare me the we're not so different speech, asshole." The anxiety his words provoked in me was too intense. "I'm nothing like you. There's no special prize for being the darkest fucker out there. So I'll pass on your special offer. Don't call me again."
He sighed on the other end of the line. I could swear there was some genuine bitterness in his voice when he spoke the next words.
"That's a pity. It's my fault. I should've figured out there was something more to you back then when you were so easy to mold. It seems to be too late to work on you now. This is not the last you'll hear from me. Maybe you should be more careful about the world around you. Goodbye. I'll see you very soon."
There was a short click and the phone line fell apart. The device slipped through my fingers and I stayed there, numb and helpless, unable to process what had just happened to me.
I got up, trudged to the window and stared for a long time at the blinking lights of the yachts in the distance.
"It's all trash talk and empty threats," I repeated to myself and pressed my forehead against the cool glass.
So why was my pulse racing, and my heart about to tear out off my chest?
I was just letting him get to me even if I knew he had no power.
That was all. It had to be.
We deserved a break after all that madness. Right?
I repeated the words until I'd talked myself into feeling a little safer.
Deep down, I seriously doubted the nightmare was over.
Dear readers,
I hope you enjoyed the sequel of Unorthodox Therapy and Chapter 2 of the Unorthodox Trilogy and that the long waiting was worth it. This book was supposed to come out a lot earlier, in the beginning, or end of 2017.
Due to many factors in my personal life and my real life job I wasn't able to meet that deadline. I had many doubts about the book and whether to include certain subplots I had planned. The writing and editing process was much more demanding than I expected. I realized that writing a second novel is the true test.
I really wanted to write the best sequel to Unorthodox Therapy that I was capable of. Many doubts plagued my mind and at times I was unable to write for weeks, stuck on some particular scene. I never expected it would take me so long but the book is finally finished and in your hands.
So... did you like it, was it what you hoped for? If you did, take your time leave me a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Your words of encouragement often helped me out when I was having really low moments and doubted I could finish Unorthodox Chemistry. Of course, if you find the novel lacking in some way and you have some constructive feedback, I'd be happy to hear it.
Now, a little something for my future plans. I promise not to make you wait too long for Unorthodox Union, the final chapter in Thomas and Lina's story. I planned to release it no later than a month or two after Unorthodox Chemistry. However, I have to postpone it until the early fall, either September or October 2018. This time I will hold myself accountable and I will adhere to that goal. This trilogy is my passion project, really close to my heart so I want to make sure it is as good as it can be. Thank you for being so patient and for your support.
I can also promise that by the end of the year all of the three books will be available in print as well.
It's time for a few words of gratitude.
I want to thank every reviewer who ever let me know of their feelings of my work. You're appreciated.
To my two beta readers, Patrick and Robert, thank you for all your help on this book and for pointing out both its charm and flaws. Your insight was crucial in many cases. Patrick Kayler is a wonderful erotic writer himself and I encourage you to search for his work on Amazon, you won't be disappointed.
To my editor Heather Ross of Heather's Red Pen Editing Services, for her help and dedication to the craft. Apart from being a kick-ass editor, she's also a great writer that I recommend to all of you who love classy love stories with well-developed, wonderfully human characters. Check out H.A. Robinson.
To R.B. O'Brien, another great wordsmith, erotic romance writer, and a poet, as well as one of the founders of the Nu Romantics, a group of writers that aims to redefine the romance and its subgenres as well as its place in literature. Search them on Facebook, you won't be disappointed. Thank you for all your support and faith in me, R.B.
To Thomas Wythe, for allowing me to vent out my fr
ustrations and for testing my work's long descriptions. Yes, you guessed it, he's a writer too and I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot more about him in the nearby future.
To all the ladies of the Indie Author Support group for their advice and help, especially Krista Venero and Lisette Kristensen.
To every subscriber on my mailing list and every follower on Facebook whoever showed their appreciation.
To my mum, to my cat, to the Academy... You get the gist. :)
Thank you for buying this book and I really hope you will stay with me until the end of that trilogy and beyond.
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Other work by Lilah E. Noir
Unorthodox Dom (The Unorthodox Trilogy Book 0.5)
He was a Dominant on training wheels. She was a wild masochistic kitten and more than he bargained for.
Thomas has reached his breaking point.
Work, studies, lust for his sexy boss, his own kinky urges are driving him insane.
He's sick of hiding.
In walks Kat. Sassy, creative, submissive to the bone and a hot mess of epic proportions.
The first girl who ever craved his punishing spanking, dominant touch and rough lovemaking.
What happens when her life begins falling apart?
Can Thomas put it back together with strict rules and iron discipline?
Is he strong enough to save her from herself?
Unorthodox Dom is 30,000 words erotic romance novella featuring hot, erotic action, a Dominant new to the lifestyle, a bratty submissive in need of a firm hand and a badass Dominatrix. Not a menage, no cheating. The story takes place four years prior the events in the Unorthodox Trilogy but it can be read as a standalone. Bonus material - Chapter 1 of Unorthodox Therapy
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Unorthodox Therapy
(The Unorthodox Trilogy Book 1)
She was his boss at work and his submissive at all times.
LINA
I'd never noticed him before.
He was just a lonely, scared boy when I hired him.
I was too busy to notice the lust in his eyes.
Now I'm at his feet begging for every bit of pleasure and pain he'll unleash on me.
THOMAS
She enthralled me.
Her body. Her mind. Her wicked laughter and unreadable eyes.
She was out of my league yet I knew what she longed for.
I only had two months to kill her nicotine addiction and make her crave me.
I'd use every trick I had to claim her as mine.
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The Brat With The Phoenix Tattoo:
Dark BDSM Romance
(The Sage Phoenix Series Book 1)
Sage was the bad girl, the tease with short skirt and body made for sin.
Paul believed in logic and order until she turned the tables on him.
It's a hot summer night in the city.
He's no longer the boy she seduced in high school.
It's time for payback and he has all the tools to make her break.
She'll know what it's like to be pushed too far.
Can he resist her? Who will win the ultimate battle of wills?
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Stroker Ace: A Kinky Fairytale
Stroker Ace was nominated for the BDSM Writers Con 2016 Golden Flogger Awards for BEST BDSM Book of the Year in Ménage category.
"So... we have general bitchiness, bad personality, and self-denial. You're in for some punishment tonight, sweetheart. We will start with good old spanking. Climb on my lap so I can show him how you long to be disciplined. Twenty smacks."
Annabelle is a lady, intelligent, classy and sexually repressed. After a night of drunken oblivion, she submits both to her dominant husband Evan and her own filthy, hidden desires. Little had Evan suspected what a wild and dirty yet obedient pet his wife could be.
A year later their once perfect marriage is on the verge of falling apart. He must deal with her angry accusations and hostile attitude. She has a hard time admitting her submissive nature and frequently lashes out at him out of guilt and shame.
Enters Kitty, a mysterious, charismatic woman armed with a deck of cards, steely dominance and a bag of sex toys. What happens when Evan and Annabelle are faced with her dark game of seduction?
Will Evan hold back his urges? Will Annabelle still be her proud and arrogant self when she gets subjected to stern discipline and humiliating play under Kitty'?s thumb? Will their marriage be completely destroyed or reinforced by another night of indulging their kinky side?
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Kitty's Gift: A Kinky Yuletide Tale
For you and your blushing bride.
I'm sure you have learned how to discipline her better and you often paddle her sexy, tight ass when she is being a brat. Tonight, I want you to push her limits. Order her to do something she'd be uncomfortable with, play with her soft limits. The red would look fantastic on her pale skin.
Do your worst.
Happy Yuletide Season, Evan, send my greetings to Annabelle.
Love,
Kitty
Evan and Annabelle are happier than ever, no matter that they both miss their kinky godmother. Kitty hasn't forgotten them and two days before Christmas Eve they receive a mysterious package.
Annabelle has grown comfortable with her life as Evan's submissive pet. But will she resist his command when he orders her to strip naked and kneel before him at their gallery after closing hours? How far will he take her training? Can she give into his wicked games and sexy discipline at her working place without losing herself?
Kitty's apprentices are in for a night of spanking and kink they won't forget.
WARNING! This is a 7000 words steamy Yuletide tale involving two of the characters from Stroker Ace: A Kinky Fairytale but it can also be read as standalone. It contains adult situations and is intended for mature audience.
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Strangers In The Night Series: The Challenge
Don't be late. I have only this night. Come and prove what you can... or spend the rest of your life wondering what it could have been. Your choice.
She was a lonely, overworked and intense computer programmer. She'd spend her days absorbed by work and intellectual challenges. Her nights were filled with painful longing, kinky dreams, and masturbation.
He was an authoritative businessman with a conservative facade, boring marriage and maddening desires no partner could satisfy. The occasional stumbling in a willing woman's bed was no relief for his needs. Until he met his match.
One unexpected encounter, one small exchanged glance would change it all. The game was on from the moment she accepted his challenge.
They have only one night together, one night to make all their fantasies come true and they have to make the most out of each available second. During that dirty night, nothing will be off the table for those unlikel
y partners in crime.
This is not romance. It's a tale of lust and all those shameful desires that keep you up in the middle of the night. Would one night be enough and how much will their lust cost them?
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Strangers In The Night Series: The Star
One heated encounter in the back street wasn't enough to satisfy her lust. He never suspected that by indulging her he'd wake up a beast, a woman on the prowl for more pleasure and pain. Not being the type of man who'd get scared by depravity, The Owner collared and claimed her as his property for the rest of the night. The insatiable nymph he called V was more than pleased to submit to his authority and be his plaything until dawn. He was graceful enough to let his pet choose the next stop of their lust filled journey.
How brave would V be when she and her Stranger find themselves in the back row of a seedy adult theater, in the company of partners just as kinky as them? Will the Owner have the power to control them and orchestrate her submission, down on her knees, soaked with cum and at the center of attention?
See how that once shy and serious woman turns into The Star of her own erotic dreams. How much further will V go in her self-search and need to please The Owner?
This is not romance. It's a tale of lust and all those shameful desires that keep you up in the middle of the night. Would one night be enough and how much will their lust cost them?
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Foreshadowing: A Night To Remember
"I wouldn't want you to be too dutiful. It's important that you are as free in your behavior as you can be so we can reveal the natural woman in you. This is a lovely dress. But I think we both want you to get your beautiful body exposed. Get up very slowly and strip. Then stand still, with your legs apart, your back straight and your hands away from your hips. I want to take a good look at you."
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