The Point of No Return
An erotic Victorian Novelette
A skilled acupuncturist, Meili supports herself and her grandmother with traditional medicine. Treating an Englishman could jeopardize everything, but when Vincent Gainsborough requests an intimate piercing, Meili is too intrigued to refuse.
Vincent came to Hong Kong to run his uncle’s trading company. Discovering Meili shares his passion for piercing, he suggests an arrangement: offer fine, intimate jewelry to tourists for higher profits that Meili has ever dreamed of earning.
Their business partnership turns romantic—until Meili learns Vincent is courting a woman in London and breaks things off. Vincent had a plan. It’s ruined, but if he’s willing to endure short-term pain, he might gain the perfect attachment after all…
M/F, workplace romance, multiracial
55 Pages | 1.5 Hours | 15K words
Fancy Foibles can be read in any order. Each story stands alone.
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EXCERPT
He opened a small box to show her a pair of gold shafts stuck through a satin pillow. Each held a horseshoe-shaped loop dangling like a door knocker.
A jolting thrill went through Meili—one that was so telling and inappropriate, she fought revealing it. She knew exactly what those were, and, if he was offering them as a gift, she would be hard-pressed to refuse. Her middle was suddenly inhabited by thousands of silkworms, all spinning and wriggling with excitement.
Struggling to hold an impassive expression, she looked up inquiringly.
“You were piercing someone’s nose when I had my stitches out. Will you put these on me?” He nodded at the box.
Oh, yes. A tingling wave went through her as she motioned to the mat behind the screen.