AFLOAT SEASON 2 Ep.10

The body says what words cannot.”

        — Martha Graham

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Stanley reached out for her as his breath caught in his throat; she had no hair extensions or weaves, not as if she needed any of that fake stuff other women used, with hair so silky and magnificent. Its perfection was almost obliterated by the tiny sticks and leaves stuck in it, so he ran his fingers gently through the pitch-dark tangled tresses, freeing them of the debris and slowly massaging her scalp.

Dapper’s bleary eyes widened briefly before snapping shut. Her trembling body ran cold, as if she had been dumped into the village lake very early in the morning at the peak of the harmattan season. She drew in a quick breath as a different level of fear gripped her stricken heart.

What is he trying to do? Why is he toying with my hair? Was he thinking of...? Oh God, please! The thought of the scary man forcing himself on her made her already irregular heartbeat race uncontrollably.

I thought you wanted to grab her hair to scare her and inflict pain?

A sane part of Stanley queried in a failed attempt to make him ignore his incensed hormones and dark, pounding desires. He was at the brink of pulling down months of fortification and solid restraints. His glazed eyes watched as his brazen, warm fingers slid down her smooth neck, briefly rested on her tender shoulders, before finding their way back into her hair. It was as if they had a mind of their own.

His sane thoughts fell away as explicit ones took over—of untying her, pulling her graceful body onto his lap, and claiming her as his own. He would take away her pain; he would treat her like a queen.

Stanley could hear his heart hammering in his ears as his blood rushed through his veins, reawakening his slumbering primal instinct. Suddenly, he needed her closer. Needed to feel her soft skin against... what was that?

A persistent beeping sound caught his attention, and Stanley paused, forcing his rebelling senses to focus.

Why did that sound familiar?

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