Rentwhore by Lou Bealy Commissioned by anonymous If you would like to commission me for a custom story, details are here . Support my writing by becoming a subscriber on Subscribestar ! Get access to exclusive content and benefits! This is a work of fiction and all characters depicted are 18 or older. “Please,” Fahima begged. She held her hands together and outward as if in prayer. “It was only a few days late.” “I’m sorry,” Vern said with a smug grin of cracked yellowed teeth “I’m afraid that the contract is quite clear on the penalty for being consistently late.” His thick round fingers steepled under his chin, holding up his exceptionally large, wide head with prominent jowls and bushy sideburns. “The fifth time triggers the increased penalty clause and adds an automatic twenty percent increase to your rent. And that still doesn’t include the late fee itself.” Despite how sturdy the large wooden desk appeared, it creaked under his considerable mass. Fahima began to shake. “I can

  Magical Slaves by Lou Bealy Commissioned by anonymous If you would like to commission me for a custom story, details are here . Support my writing by becoming a subscriber on Subscribestar ! Get access to exclusive content and benefits! This is a work of fiction and all characters depicted are 18 or older. When the air was cool and the mist had fallen, a great rumbling sound could be heard approaching the forest. The sun had gone down but the light of day had not yet vanished but a source of the sound could not immediately be seen. From a high vantage point, lights could be seen approaching, piercing the mist and twilight to illuminate the old-growth trees, the last of their kind on the continent, had survived the centuries of deforestation that had claimed the rest of the once-great forest. There was confusion, a lack of preparation for whatever this potential threat was. The lookouts all sent signals below and were told to stand by until they knew what they were dealing with. The