I pause, only for a single moment, before metaphorically saying,fuck it. “Chasing,” I say simply. “I’ve always wanted to chase someone. Hunt them down, and then take them once I capture them. A primal kink in its purest form.”
Desire is practically pouring out of his eyes, a salacious waterfall of lust, his cheeks flushed just a tad, and the bulge in his pants grows a little bigger. It’s fucking hot, watching the visceral reaction he’s having tomyfantasy. I don’t think I’ve ever admitted that one out loud before.
When he seems to be at a loss for words, I ask, “What about you?”
He blinks a few times, seeming like he’s being knocked out of a daydream… maybe his own fantasy. “What about me?”
“What’s something you’ve wanted to try before?”
Now his cheeks really turn red. For someone so bubbly and outgoing, he sure shies easily. “It’s kind of similar to yours, in a way.”
“Let’s hear it.”
Rowan bites down on his lip, looking out toward the water. I’ve never seen him look so uncomfortable before. I kind of love it. “Okay, I know this sounds so fucked up, but I’ve always found the idea of being…forced”—his entire face flames as soon as he mumbles that word out—“a huge turn on.”
“So, CNC?” I ask. On the outside, I keep my face neutral. He’s clearly embarrassed by this fantasy, so I don’t want to scare him off or make him feel bad about it. But on theinside? Fuck me, I’m beaming.
His brows dip. “CNC?”
My lip kicks up into a small smirk. “Consensual non-consent. It’s a kink. Basically, one person gives another person, or persons, consent totakethem forcefully. Like role play. Both parties know it’s consensual, but the role play is acted out as if there’s no consent.”
The air surrounding us thickens. It’s supercharged. There’s no hiding his erection, and mine would be visible too if I weren’t sitting the way I was. I want to take him up on his earlier offer—if that’s even what you’d call it—more than anything, but I don’t know with absolute certainty he’d want it.
So, instead, I rise off the ground. Taking out my ear bud, I reach behind my head, ripping my shirt off, letting it fall to the ground beside me before shoving my shorts down. I leave my boxers on. Rowan watches me with wide, crazed eyes—probably because I have a boner like a pubescent teenage boy—as I scoot back to get a good start before running and jumping off the cliff.
Rowan’s loud, choked gasp reaches my ears before I’m fully submerged in the cool turquoise waters. The temperature isn’t frigid like the Pacific back home, but it’s also not warm like the Atlantic. It’s a solid mix between the two, and it feels fucking wonderful. It does wonders in getting rid of the raging erection, though.
He’s shouting frantically as soon as my head breaches the water. My guess is he’s been screaming the whole time.
“…could’ve been killed! What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you have a fucking death wish?”
Pushing my hair out of my face, I laugh. “Oh, fucking live a little!”
Rowan looks flabbergasted by that. “Excuse me?!”
“You heard me, chickenshit. Live a little.” He gawks at me, and I can’t even hide my laughter. “Jump in.”
“You’re out of your fucking mind! Nope. No. No way!” He’s now pacing back and forth near the edge of the cliff. I wonder if he even realizes how close he is.
Cupping my hands around my mouth, I snag his attention, halting his incessant pacing. “Bawk, bawk,bawk!”
This really gets him going. Hand on his hip, he scoffs. “I am not a fucking chicken, you asshole!”
“Then jump in,” I taunt. “If you’re not a chickenshit, jump in here. Water feels great.”
He shakes his head.
“Alright,” I say. “It’s okay to be scared.”
“I’m not fucking scared.”
“Prove it.”
Rowan scowls so deep, even from down here, I can see the smoke practically fuming from his ears. I got him, though. I know it. He’s cracking, and he’s going to do it just to prove he can. Nothing happens for a few beats, but then…
He grumbles—loudly—before ripping his shirt over his head and shoving his shorts down with such force you’d think they personally offended him. He narrows his eyes, throwing me one last burning glower before he disappears.
Nothing happens.
