Author's notes on Edge
Firstly, allow me to thank everyone who has taken time out of their busy lives to read my work, and for all the support you've provided. Writing these stories is something that I love. Incidentally, having other folks read and enjoy them is immensely gratifying. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to share in the strange and dirty worlds I create, and I fervently hope that I can continue to produce more and more of this content as the years roll on. I cannot express to you how much it means to have you all as part of this.
Edge is the 8th installment of the DomCo series of stories, which started with the massive tome of filth that is The Second Place Sister. Writing that book, I had only a vague idea of how much this series would grow, and how many different forms it would take. The DomCo series, as of this writing, encompasses three novels (including this one), three novellas, and the ongoing serial Reluctant Suckslut.
Edge is a bridge novel in the DomCo series of stories. As with the other DomCo stories, this work can be read as a stand-alone story. However, this book connects the first part of the series with the upcoming conclusion, and there are certain portions that will be more satisfying to read if you enter into it with some prior knowledge of events that have taken place in the lives of the cameo characters. Several of the characters from previous stories make appearances in this book. By way of recommendation, reading the following works will provide a basis for understanding of some of the events that take place in Edge.
The Second Place Sister: Edge appearance by John Hamlin. An introduction to Recoder technology.
Korrupting Kayla, Book One: A wider understanding of the DomCo company
Love, Lust, and Erin: Edge appearance by Dave Marrin, Erin, an introduction to Halo technology, and the first mention of the Male Rights Bill (Biological Imperative Grant for Instinctively Necessary Copulation or Coitus, BIGFINCOC.)
DoppelgΓ€nger: Edge appearance by Angela Eller, references to The Other Side, and an introduction to Anti-Recoder Serum.
Curious about the fate of Harmony, the lusty redhead from NewYou, and a victim of the Recoder gone wrong? This book reveals her unfortunate future.
That said, I hope that you'll enjoy the story of Edge. As with all my stories, I endeavor not to write the same thing more than once. I really enjoy trying new angles on erotica, attempting to keep things dirty, exciting, fun, and a touch dark. This book is no exception. Thank you again. Enjoy this and the stories still to come.
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Intro: Hush, Hush
Jenna read the whacky spam message in her inbox and rolled her eyes.
"Hush, hush..." read the title, and below this a picture of a set of full, pouty lips, one finger over them in the universal sign for quiet. Below the picture, a hyperlink stated, "Click here to see the future!"
Jenna deleted the email and went on with her life. Fucking spammers.
Chapter One: The Package
At the end of the school day, Jenna slid behind the wheel of her car and buckled herself in. Her phone pinged, muted by the thick leather of her purse. She pulled it out, swiped down the notifications, and opened the text message. The warning from her carrier at the top of the screen read, "This message may be spam."
"Hush, hush..." read the title, and below this, a picture of a set of full, pouty lips, with a gag ball pressed between them, showing even, white teeth. Below the picture, a hyperlink stated, "Click here to see the future!"
Jenna sighed and deleted the message, put the phone away, and went on with her life. Fucking spammers. She started the car and drove home. Less than thirty minutes later, she arrived home, parked the car, and went inside. The sounds of gunfire greeted her, loud in the living room. Her brothers, she knew. She looked in, saw the two of them seated on the couch, playing out an intense sci-fi battle on their PlayStation.
"Hey," Jenna called.
The two boys called back, "Hey, Jen," in unison, but didn't look up.
Jenna went to the kitchen, pulled some water from the fridge, and then crossed to the table to look at the small pile of mail. She found a little package addressed to her, along with a few pieces of college junk mail. She tossed the junk mail in the recycling and looked at the little package curiously. A variety of stickers were plastered across the brown-paper-covered box, giving the indication that the package had passed through a number of different countries before arriving at her home. The address label looked like it was written in Chinese, or something. She took the package up to her room with her.
Tossing her purse on the bed, Jenna sat at her computer desk, cut the tape on the package with a box knife, and opened it. Inside lay an object wrapped in black paper and sealed with a sticker showing a picture of full, pouty lips, a finger over them in the universal sign for quiet. Jenna swallowed. Okay, this is a little creepy, she thought, as she removed the object from the box. She unwrapped the paper and uncovered a red gag ball with a black strap. Her heart froze. What the fuck?
Her phone pinged, making her jump. Jenna set the package on the desk, went to her purse, and fished out her phone. She swiped down the notifications, clicked the email message, and read the title.
"Hush, hush..." read the title, and below this, a picture of a set of full, pouty lips, and between them a thick strip of black cloth. Below the picture, a hyperlink stated, "Click here to see the future!"
She clicked the button for, "Report Spam," felt a little better, and went on with her life. The small package, she tossed into the trash can.
Chapter Two: It Cums in the Night
Jenna tossed back a Zaleplon pill and chased it with a glass of water, then crawled into bed and turned off the light. The weird message and the package, she knew, would only aggravate her insomnia if she kept thinking about them. She hadn't needed the pills as frequently these days, but they were still a good crutch for the nights when the insomnia was bad. When she felt nervous, or agitated, it made the insomnia worse, and the package definitely made her feel agitated. The pill did the trick, though, and soon she was able to fall asleep.
The first thing that made Jenna's heart nearly stop was the loss of mobility. She pulled her mind from its medicated slumber and tugged her arm, but it wouldn't budge. There was something around her wrist, keeping it fastened tightly to the bed. The same feeling from her other wrist brought her to full wakefulness and an immediate sense of panic gripped her chest. The room was even darker than it should have been, and the realization that she was blindfolded added a new layer of terror. She tried to yank her leg, and found it similarly bound. A scream rose up from her throat, and she heard it muffled by something in her mouth. Her tongue probed and felt a thick strip of cloth between her teeth.