Desire in Shadows

Beta (18+)

In her room, Beta was writing away on a book. The Candle light was low due to it burning for hours on end. 

" The Chronicles of Lord Cross"

Beta: Let's see... 

As she begins to write, it goes well ..... for probably 2 sentences. Until she tears it out... After letting out a annoyed groan. She puts her head in her hands , trying to think. 

Beta: It's no good, The Last time I used "Her" the book didn't sell as well .... 

She sighed thinking back to when her and Adam last spoke. 

<Flashback>

She was in his room, when he was in the middle of reading her latest work. 

Adam: " As Alya and her lover kissed on the battlefield , the feeling in her chest rose higher and higher... " Beta, I'm gonna be honest this entire page is about her feelings? 

He turned the page.

Adam: And the following page?

As he turned again and again they're all the same. 

Adam: Beta? At least half of this chapter is about the girl alone?

She blushes she held her hands in front of her.

Beta: W-Well Lord Adam, you see ... most of the time when I write my books. I can imagine how the characters I write feel. But when it comes to this romance genre... I struggle greatly . Mainly due ... mainly due to me comparing the genre love with my worship of you. 

Adam: I see.... perhaps it's best if you focus on another book for now. just until you get a feel for the characters love. 

She nods, as he hands her back the book. 

<End of flashback> 

She sat there in the dark, tapping her pen on the blank page. 

Beta: Easier said than done? Lord Adam ... is the main character in most of these stories ... even his other persona Lord Cross Geats is one. Thought I leave the name out.

She leans back in her chair staring at the ceiling. 

Beta: I want to make a romance novel... but I lack the means. 

She tapped her pen thinking. She had the scenario in her head, but she couldn't put it into words. 

Beta: The Scenario, that I want to lean towards is a battlefield love. Where the two characters meet crossed swords and fall in love. But I can't seem to bring that into the words I yearn to write? 

She slammed her hands on the table, she got up and dressed. 

Beta: Perhaps it's best I go get fresh air...

<A few minutes later>

The night air was crisp, but Beta barely noticed. She was pacing the balcony outside the upper executive suites of Mitsugoshi, clutching a notebook to her chest.

Beta: The emotional climax of the protagonist... it needs realism. It needs the raw, unfiltered tension of a man and a woman alone...

She stopped in front of the large, ornate window of the Master Suite—Adam's room. She had intended to knock, to humbly ask her Lord if he could critique her draft and perhaps act out a scene or two.

But then, she noticed the window was cracked open just an inch. And from within, she heard a sound that froze her blood.

Alpha: Nnnh... Ahhh!! Adam...!