Roses & Thorns
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  • Parts 32
  • Time 4h 18m
Complete, First published Aug 01, 2017
Mature
"Is this how you are with your clients? They tell you what to do and you drip all over yourself." I bit my lip and shook my head. It felt so good.

"No, I don't let them-" I gasped as he rubbed a bit faster and I felt myself nearing completion. "I can't-I can't hold it."

"So cum." He purred in that sultry velvet tone...
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The life of a Lush Girl is filled with spontaneity. The occasional wealthy client will request a lusty dance or sexual company at his residence. For Rosemary however, nothing could be more spontaneous than the murder of her nefarious client right before her eyes.

With fear consuming her, Rosemary debates informing the police of what she was forced to bare witness to. But before she could make a decision, she's kidnapped by members of an organized crime syndicate who hold her hostage to ensure secrecy.

But ensuring secrecy becomes trivial when the Boss of the syndicate, Donovan Faust, is faced with more pressing concerns. When word gets out that a target has been placed on him and Rosemary, they must go into hiding in order to avoid the threat. With limited contact to others and sexual drives on high, Rosemary and Donovan find themselves submitting to carnal desires. Both will learn that even the sweetest roses have the sharpest thorns.
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