​It was Christmas Eve, and I couldn't help but feel a little mischievous. Especially since I had returned home from my first semester at college. I had just stumbled upon my stepmother's collection of stockings, and I couldn't resist the temptation to give them a closer look. As I sifted through the silky-smooth fabrics, I heard footsteps approaching. It was my stepmother, a beautiful woman in her late thirties. Her green...

The soft glow of her laptop screen casts a warm light across Elizabeth’s face as she sinks into the plush chair in her resort suite, the silk robe clinging to her curves like a second skin. The fabric whispers against her ivory thighs as she crosses her legs, the cool air conditioning brushing over the exposed skin where the robe parts just above her knees. Her fingers hover over the keyboard, the hum of the resort’s dist...

The humid Florida air wraps around Elizabeth like a warm embrace as she steps out of the Uber, her heart pounding with a mix of excitement and trepidation. It’s been years since she’s taken a real vacation, and even now, she’s not entirely letting go. Her laptop is tucked safely in her bag, a reminder that this is a working trip — a compromise between her need for rest and her relentless drive to pay off her school debt....