A Note from the Author: All humans are well older than eighteen years of age. This is the third of a five-part series, the remainder of which has been completed and is being edited.
Chapter 1 saw a rogue wizard defiling an ancient temple to gain power.
Chapter 2 detailed that wizard's developing cognitive obsession with an attractive woman who cheated on her spouse.
This chapter deals with an attempt to mitigate that obsession. Fair warning that it involves sex work, for which I have great respect!
I hope you enjoy!
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Chapter 3: The Cruelest Echo
There is no denying the true self.
"Kinda clinical, aren't you?"
She stared at me with a curious mixture of boredom and professionalism. I did not understand her question. Perhaps she hadn't understood my request? People are, by and large, fools.
I queried. "What do you mean when you say 'clinical' to me?"
The woman tilted her head to the side, considering her words, and said, "Some guys just call it a pussy or a cunt. Some guys use dirtier names like fuckhole or fuckslot. Gash. Most like the dirty talk. Not you. You're very...clinical."
I nodded. "I find that precise anatomical terminology leaves little room for misinterpretation."
One of her eyebrows went up and she nodded. "OK. We'll see. A little weird, but I've definitely seen weirder."
The woman across the table had dirty blonde hair and a very capable body. World weary eyes lined a slightly asymmetrical face that was accented by slightly imperfect teeth. Her breasts were heavy and sagged, and her buttocks likewise slightly sagged. She wore a silk robe with a peacock design, but was otherwise naked. The woman was beautiful but not the genuine article. She was as close to Winter as I could find on short notice. I did not care to know her name.
The woman grabbed my hand and asked, "You said you want me to be called Winter, yeah?"
I could not bring myself to reveal Winter's secret name to this woman.
"Yes. And you can call me Cade."
Cade, like Mendax, would do just fine this day. Why would a companion care anyway? She had her consideration and healthy tip inside the little envelope on the desk. We had communicated clearly and established the rules and expectations of the transaction. She need not delve any deeper than my fantasy.
The room was clean and dim with a very faint underlying scent of sweat. A vanilla candle on the dresser did its level best. I had read once that the scent of vanilla makes men more comfortable, and could appreciate her attention to detail. She led me to the bed and tossed her silk robe aside with little fanfare. The woman stood naked without a trace of self-consciousness, as comfortable as a stage performer with their nightly costume. She had no bisecting scar, but many tattoos. I saw flowers, hearts, and words in various positions on her arms, legs, and torso. I stood in front of her and, for the first time, didn't know what to do. She looked me up and down once.
"Ok, Cade. Let's see what you've got for me."
I removed my shirt and set it aside, then sat on the bed and stripped off my pants. I stood back up and faced her.
She stared at my flaccid penis and said, "Handjob first. Right. You can suck my tit, but not too hard. And no biting."
I sighed. "I won't bite you. But you need to make me climax with the handjob, then drip my semen on to your nipple and ask me to lick it off."
She nodded and her smile was full of mirth. "Right, right. A little kinky for such a square guy."
I stared directly into her eyes, trying to find Mari's eyes somewhere in the fantasy. I placed her hand on my penis and she began to massage it, not without expertise. This was a practiced hand. She stared back into my eyes. She sized me up and tried to decide if I posed any kind of real threat. A hazard of the occupation, and understandable.
I said, "Let me fuck your hand, Winter."
She jerked me with efficient rhythm and I began to buck my hips. I closed my eyes and in my mind it was her. I could see her ample breast, her round areolas, and erect nipples. Her perfect teeth.