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FAIR WARNING: This particular chapter involves incest and rough humiliating sex. While I try to moderate it in manageable doses, some might find it a little much.
The following story may contain themes of hypnosis, mind control, non-consent, paranormal, cheating, cuckoldry, voyeurism, incest, gang bangs, and other forms of debauchery. This may not be the story for you.
This is a work of fiction. All characters depicted are at least 18 years of age. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
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Debauchery Falls chapter 09
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Halley, Jessup, and Brubaker crouched in the darkness, straining to hear anything over the beating of their own hearts.
They were out of breath, shivering against the cold. Water was surging all around them, up to their shoulders. Muddy and brown. Thank god it wasn't the actual overflowing Jernigan Creek, or they would have been swept away by the current.
Their headlong plunge through woods, away from the chapel of debauchery, had ended when Halley spotted an overflowing drainage ditch that emptied into the nearby creek. A rickety plank bridge spanned it, wide enough to drive a truck across. With the sound of dozens of devout lunatics in hot pursuit, Halley had dragged her men into the flowing water, and the three of them had wedged themselves beneath the bridge, where they would be hidden.
They waited for an eternity in near darkness.
Brubaker was scowling, his rifle held above the water at the ready, but he wasn't moving. None of them were trying to make a single sound or move a muscle.
Jessup was trembling. The sight of the insane orgy had haunted him in a profound way. Halley still remembered the way he'd cried out when they'd been running, the reality that this mob was going to kill them... or worse. He'd thought of Lincoln, Poe, and Chaney. Mindless slaves to someone else's perverse desires.
Now, in the darkness, squeezed in beside Halley and Brubaker, his whimpering seemed terribly loud.
Halley felt a little bad for the young man, but now wasn't the time. She clamped her hand over his mouth to muffle him. Her other hand grasped her gun as she pointed it at the night. Everyone was just waiting.
Well this brings back memories, Halley thought bitterly.
Then they heard it. Over the rain and the rush of water. The light 'patterpatterpatter' of bare running feet. Dozens of them, a small stampede. They splashed through the mud, coming toward the bridge. Their sounds growing louder and louder.
Halley felt Jessup stiffen.
Here we go, she thought, bringing her weapon around. The men did the same. They trained their sights. This cramped little space beneath the bridge might very well be their last stand. Should any faces pop into view, they were going to get blown away.
Then the feet had reached the planks of the bridge, and they were hurrying across. Their pace never slowed. Inches above their heads, the planks rattled. Jessup still shook. Halley wanted to whisper something encouraging to calm him down, but could neither think of anything, nor did she dare make even the softest sound. Everything around here was so weird-- they probably had supernatural hearing too, she thought bitterly. Hell, they could probably hear the beating of her own heart.
Then the mob of pursuers was across and hurrying away into the night. The patter of their footsteps faded away, blending with the rain, until it was gone completely.
They all exhaled and looked at each other. Finally Halley nodded. "I think we're alone now," her voice just a breath. They slid out from beneath the bridge and scanned the night. Just darkness.
But then a light blossomed in the trees.
"The tavern," Brubaker whispered. The old Lantern Glow Inn, where they had just been and had their guilty little threesome, was now alight with the chug of a generator.
"Oh shit," Halley said. She wasn't sure what it all meant, but that couldn't be good.
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Lucy didn't like leaving the safety of the cabin. Not at this point. It had been their shelter, but more than that, ever since she and Graver had made feverish love, it had taken on a special vibe that felt impervious to any threat. To leave that behind made her uneasy.
But she knew that Captain Graver was going back out there to get answers, and there was no way in hell she was going to be left by herself. Graver either understood that, or trusted her enough to have his back, because he didn't ask her to wait behind.
They set off back into the night on foot. Graver kept them to the shadows. They didn't venture out into the street. They darted through back yards, moving from tree to tree, bush to bush. Each place that they stopped, Graver would pause, listen and assess. Then they were moving off again.
Lucy was scared, but the adrenaline... and the passion she shared with Graver... had added a spring to her step. She felt like she could do this for days without tiring, and that surprised her. It all felt a little dreamy, as though with how surreal everything had become, none of this was really real. It was just one long dream.
A part of her hoped that wasn't the case. She watched Graver wave her to the next stopping point behind a shed. She joined him after a moment.
From their vantage point, they could hear voices talking behind the bar. Gruff men swearing and joking around.
Graver signaled to wait and crept carefully around the little shed. The pair were scruffy. One had cut off sleeves, a sloppy prison tattoo scrawled along his bicep. The other boasted a handle-bar mustache and stringy hair. The men were fussing over a generator, congratulating themselves for getting it to life. Nearby, a cultist was standing watch. A silent sentry in his ominous hood and robes. Another one stood at the corner of the building.
Four, in all, although Graver could hear many more around the front of the building. Cars had pulled up, and men were getting out, using the tavern as some sort of meeting place for unknown reasons. Car doors slamming and men hooted and hollered. Graver didn't like the sound of it. They sounded like men celebrating a victory-- a battle won.
A new voice in the darkness, as another man appeared around the side of the building. One of the 'deputies' who looked more like an escaped convict. "Check out the babes we caught," he shouted to his buddies. "The big man is promising entertainment for the night."
Graver soundlessly swore to himself, already figuring that meant that Galloway and her team hadn't managed to get away after all.
'Tattoos' and 'Handle-stache' hurried to the front of the building. Leaving just the two cultists in the robes.
Graver fixed his eyes on them and drew his blade.
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"You've been a very bad girl, haven't you?" Abernathy said. He was squeezed into the back of the car with Galloway. Andrea was sitting up front. The 'deputy' who was driving was peering over at her bare legs, and her dangerously short miniskirt.
Both women nodded obediently, staring straight ahead.
Abernathy sighed. "You can answer me freely."
As soon as he said it, Andrea's voice from the front seat. "Get your fuckin' hands off me." The deputy quickly pulled his hand off of her bare thigh.
Abernathy eyed Andrea appreciably. "Feisty, I like that."
Galloway was glaring at him, not saying anything as the car pulled up in front of the Lantern Glow Inn. The tavern was alive with activity-- lit from within as the generator around back chugged away.
In the second vehicle, Quinn and Brad were being removed and guided into the building. Both of them wore a look of defeat.
Abernathy looked at Galloway sincerely. "I know you're looking at me like I'm some James Bond villain. Like you're going to get away again. You know, you can keep playing cat and mouse with us all night, but we're just going to keep capturing you."
"I look forward to it," Galloway replied. "Sooner or later, you're going to run out of men." She thought of the ones that had crashed in the woods, trying to chase them down. Between the gun fight on the hillside, the Sheriff, and the three car pile-up in the woods, Abernathy was down way more men than Galloway's team.
But Abernathy wasn't worried. "I already know about your men. I had a head count. We're just missing your commander, the investigator, and two others. They're going to come for you. I have no doubt about that," he glanced at the tavern. It was lit up like a beacon in the center of town.
Galloway understood what he was driving at. It was meant to draw them in. She prayed that her bosses weren't that stupid.
"Moths are drawn to flames," Abernathy said. The windows of the building reflected in his thick glasses. He looked momentarily sad. He turned back to Galloway. "It's sort of sad, actually. You're a very attractive woman, Lieutenant," he let his eyes travel over her body. "Both you and your little friend. I'd love to enjoy you now. Just take you. But unfortunately, I'd never be able to *really* enjoy you until all the loose ends are wrapped up. Once your four strays have fallen into line, then I'll truly invite you into my world."
"So what now?" Galloway asked.
"You'll entertain my men," Abernathy said. "I feel like that's a fitting punishment for your... disciplinary issues." He ran his hand over her tight jeans. In places where the denim had frayed and her leg was visible, he fingered the holes. Her skin was smooth and warm. "And it's a good reward for the ones who are loyal to me."