Dust & Desire – The Summer Housekeeper Theo wrote for hours, or tried to. The keys clacked, the wind whispered, and Selene moved like a ghost through the house, visible in flashes, audible in glances. The click of the vacuum. The low hum of her humming. She was everywhere without being near him. And somehow, […]
Dust & Desire – The Summer Housekeeper The next morning, Theo rose to the scent of lemons. Not the sweet citrus of fruit, but something sharper, polished wood and clean surfaces. He padded barefoot into the living room, finding Selene on her knees, working methodically along the baseboards with a rag and a bottle of […]
Dust & Desire – The Summer Housekeeper The sea wind howled as midnight swept over the coast, bringing with it the scent of salt, rain, and something else-something unfamiliar. Theo Lawson stood barefoot in the doorway of his beach house, sipping red wine straight from the bottle. The creaking of the wooden floor beneath him […]
