Chapter 163: Teasers

**Teaser For The Counselor’s Little Survivor (Caleb’s Story)**

“Alice, that will be all. I will see you at work tomorrow,” she said calmly while fury lit within her eyes.

The woman in front of me looked between me and Lauren before scampering away. I raised an eyebrow at Lauren, who was fuming.

“I was about to leave,” I lied smoothly.

Lauren shoved my shoulder. “Why in the hell are you even here? How did you get in?”

I smirked at her. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” I slowly moved my eyes down her body, taking in her thong and red and white tassels on her nipples before meeting her eyes again. “Since you scared my date away, are you going home with me?”

She put her hands on her hips while she blew air out of her nose. “No.”

I shrugged. “Alright then. I’m going to find Alice. Maybe she’ll still want to go with me.”

I walked off, leaving her sputtering incoherently. I quickly looked around for Alice, spotting her easily across the room. I made my way to her side, smiling brilliantly at her.

“I’m so sorry to bother you, Alice, but I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of the bathroom,” I murmured quietly in her ear.

“Come on. I’ll take you.”

I followed her back the way I came, down a long hallway with several doors, and around a corner. When I saw Lauren round the corner angrily, I grasped Alice’s chin before lowering my mouth to brush my lips against hers.

“I’ll be right back, and then we can get out of here,” I murmured.

She leaned against my chest as she stared into my eyes. “Okay.”

“DAMNIT, ALICE!” Lauren yelled.

She jumped guiltily before darting away, leaving me alone in the hallway with a very angry Lauren. She pushed my shoulder again, almost shaking with rage.

“Go home, Caleb! Why are you doing this to me? I told you that we wouldn’t be good together! Why are you pushing this?” She asked.

“What am I doing, Lauren? So what if we're at the same party? You are free to do as you wish. I haven’t gotten between you and anyone else. You’re the one that seems upset,” I told her.

She raised her hand threateningly before swinging it at me. I grabbed her wrist mid-air before backing her up against the wall with her hand above her head. I gripped her chin to force her to meet my eyes.

“What’s it going to be, Lauren? Are you going to take back what you said, or am I going to take Alice home?” I asked sternly. “Because you can’t have it both ways.”

I stared into her eyes for a moment of eternity before she pulled my head down with her free hand. The second my lips touched hers, I was lost. I sank into her, kissing her deeply as my free hand moved down her torso to cup her breast. She moaned into my mouth as her hand slipped into my boxers to rub along the length of my erection, making me groan.

“Lauren…”

She broke our kiss as she began to stroke my cock. “Fuck me, Caleb.”

I groaned again before letting her wrist go to pull a condom out of the hand-sewn pocket on the back of my tie. I fumbled with it as I tried to rush to put it on. When I cursed under my breath, way too eager to be inside of her, she took it from me, easily putting it on my shaft. I picked her up, and she wrapped her legs around my waist, aligning my cock with her dripping pussy. I pressed my forehead against hers as my member throbbed against her core.

“Are you sure about this, Lauren?” I asked desperately, needing her to say yes.

She grabbed my tie to make me kiss her again. “Yes, Caleb. I’m tired of pretending like I can resist you.”

I slowly sank into her, moaning softly as her pussy instantly gripped me. My eyes drifted closed as I savored the feeling of finally touching Lauren. She cried out as I pulled back, only to thrust back into her. Her nails clawed down my back, leaving stinging trails down it.

“Caleb, don’t stop,” she panted, encouraging me to speed up.

I frantically lavished kisses over her skin as I gave her full-length strokes. “Lauren!”

She rolled her body against mine, making wild sounds that only drove me crazier. After a few more strokes, her pussy clenched around me tightly, yanking me into my own orgasm as I continued to move inside of her. Her head dropped back as she screamed my name. I captured her lips again in a heated kiss as we rode our mutual earth-shattering eruption. My movements slowed to a stop before I pulled out of her, letting her slide down the wall until she was standing up. I kissed her again before putting my forehead back against hers to look into her eyes again.

“Does this mean that you’re coming home with me?” I muttered softly.

She shook her head. “No. This means now I can get over you.”

I narrowed my eyes on her. “Excuse me?”

She looked away from me. “You heard me.”

I moved one hand up her body to wrap loosely around her throat, winding my fingers through her necklace while my other one removed the necklace I bought for her out of the pocket in my tie.

“No, Lauren. You’re wrong. This is just the start. And just so you’re clear on that fact…”

**Teaser for Falling into Each Other (Nathan's Story)**

I tapped my fingers on the desk in front of me as I did what I had done everyday for the last 4 days: watch Miriela in the surveillance cameras. I had expected to see her get up and move around but she hadn't. All she had done was lay in the middle of the bed where I had left her. I thought having Rosemary check on her would help but it hadn't. Everytime Rosemary had gone over, Miriela had just stared at her wide-eyed and refused to move, no matter how much Rosemary tried to coax her to get out of bed.

I had no idea what to do. Brennan didn't know either. All we knew was that she couldn't make it much longer without eating and drinking, getting up, using the bathroom, or even showering. We had expected her to shut down for a few days but we hadn't expected this level of a shutdown. Those bastards really messed Miriela's head—FUCK! I jumped up, grabbed my key to the office building, and ran out, ignoring Brennan's questions. I raced to Miriela's house, where I let myself in to go to her room. I threw the door open and a look of relief crossed her face when she saw me.

“Master, you came back!” She exclaimed, making my heart ache.

I sniffed the air, frowning when I didn't detect anything but the air freshener plugged in the outlet. I walked over to the bed, and the way her eyes widened in fear, made me long to kill those assholes all over again. I reached for her and she flinched, making me pull back.

“Miriela, I am going to pick you up, okay?” I told her softly.

She immediately lowered her head. “As you wish, Master.”

I gently lifted her off the bed, cradling her in my arms against my chest. I carried her into the bathroom, where I set her down, keeping her up right when her legs wobbled, threatening to give out. Once she was steady, I took a step back letting her go.

“Use the bathroom!” I ordered.

Another look of relief crossed her face as she began to pull her dress up. I turned around to step out when she called out to me.

“Master?”

I took a deep breath to keep from snapping at her as I turned around. “Yes, Miriela?”

“Would you like me to suck your cock while I'm going to the bathroom?” She asked, timidly.

I stared at her in shock. “Excuse me? Did they make you do that?”

“Yes, Master.”

I walked back over to her to tip her face up. “My name is Nathan, not Master. I would like you to call me that.”

“Yes, sir, Master Nathan,” she immediately replied, making me groan.

“Just Nathan, Miriela. Not Master Nathan. Not sir. Not anything else but Nathan unless it's Nate or some other nickname that you want to call me that is not like Master or sir.”

Her face flushed as she nodded. “Yes, Nathan.”

“Good. Now use the bathroom. And no, I don't want you to give me oral while you are using the bathroom,” I told her before walking out of the room, pulling the door shut behind me a little.

I went over to the bed to pull the covers back to see if my suspicions were correct. When there was nothing but a small wet spot that smelled like nothing more than sweat, I groaned. Had she really held going to the bathroom for that long? A small whimper had me spinning around to see Miriela on her knees with her head down.

“I'm sorry I made the bed dirty,” she whispered.

“Dirty? You sweated. That's not dirty. It's natural.”

“I-if you show me to the well, I will wash it,” she said fearfully.

“We don't have wells. We have washing machines,” I murmured softly as I pulled her to her feet. “I want you to go shower, Miriela. I want you to take your time and let the water help you relax. Go on.”

“Okay,” she whispered.

She began to pull her clothes off and I turned around again with my heart pounding in my chest.

“Also, there's a toothbrush on the sink. Brush your teeth.”

“Yes, N-Nathan.”

I almost groaned, hearing my name fall from her lips in such a hesitant way as I walked out of the house, leaving her standing by the bathroom door. I didn't want her to be nervous or afraid of me. I wanted to see her full of life like the girl Leah had told me about. That was the girl I wanted to bring back. That was who Miriela should be. And I wouldn't stop trying to help her until I accomplished the task. When I got to Rosemary's house, I knocked gently before stepping back to wait for it to be answered.

“Rowan? Is everything okay?” She asked as she pulled it open.

“Yes. I was wondering if I could borrow some clothes if you still had some and I wanted to pick up Miriela’s food from you. I will be eating with her tonight,” I told her.

“Are you sure that's a wise idea?” she asked worriedly.

“Yes.”

She studied my face for a moment before nodding and walking away from the door. I nodded at her husband as he walked by and he pinned me with a suspicious look. I understand why he felt the way he did. I was a stranger who had come into the community where his wife walked around naked. If our positions were reversed I would be doing the same thing. I smiled at Rosemary as she came back to hand me a small bag. A quick look inside revealed clothes, a large Tupperware container, and a brush. She smiled at me.

“I noticed her hair was tangled. It will be good for her to brush it.”

“Thank you, Rosemary. I better get back to her.”

“Goodnight and good luck, Rowan. “

**Training the Trainer teaser (Brennan and Leah)**

I pulled up in front of the Garden of Eden gates, put my car in park, and sat there for a moment staring at the tightly guarded doors before climbing out of my vehicle to approach the speaker. I had been gone for 30 days. A full month of heartache and longing for a man who had let me go without a fight, and still I couldn’t find it in me to be angry at him. Even if I had wanted to be, Maddie would have put a stop to it immediately. Not only has she told he deserved to know, but she also had spent the last month repeatedly telling me that Brennan loved me, but he was too afraid to let me in and that if I loved him back the way I said I did, I wouldn’t let him go without trying one more time. And so here I was. Trying one more time to reach him. I sighed before hesitantly pushing the button on the speaker as I closed my eyes.

“Hello? Ummm… my name is Leah. I-I hope I’m at the right place. I’m looking for the Garden of Eden?” I whispered, terrified of rejection as I repeated the first words I had ever unknowingly said to him.

When I received no answer after a few minutes, I lowered my head as tears filled my eyes. I slowly dropped my hand away from the speaker before turning around to go back to my car. I guess he really didn’t love me like Maddie thought he did. When static came from the speaker, I paused.

“What are you doing, Leah?” His voice asked softly.

My heart lodged itself in my throat as I made my way back to the speaker. I deployed the button again.

“Hello? Ummm… my name is Leah. I-I hope I’m at the right place. I’m looking for the Garden of Eden?” I repeated almost silently, pleading with him to give me a little hope.

It wouldn’t take much for me to be able to hold on to the little bit of fight left in me for this man. I just needed something that told me that I wasn’t wrong for loving him like I did.l9o

“Leah,” he breathed before falling silent for a “If you’re looking for someone who would take a shuttle into the sky and bring you back a star or even the moon, I am not that man. If you’re looking for someone to go to the sea floor and bring the heart of the ocean up for you, I am not that man.” He exhaled sharply as my heart broke into a million pieces in my chest. “If you’re looking for someone who would go to the center of the earth just to bring you diamonds, I am not that man,” he said.

I pressed the button again as even more tears coursed down my face. “What are you saying?” I whispered. “I just wanted you to love me back.”

I let the button go as I turned around. I was almost to my car when my wrist was grabbed, stopping me from continuing forward. I was pulled back into someone’s arms before I was turned around. He tilted my face up so I was forced to look into his eyes.

“I am not that man, Leah, because I don’t want to be away from you. I don’t want to leave your side, not even to get you the sun, moon, or stars above. I don’t want to be without you long enough to go walk along the ocean floor to find something that is nowhere as beautiful as you are.”