Behind the Mask

Cora After growing up in a household with constant financial stress and defeatist attitudes, I decided long ago that I wouldn’t fall into that same trap. Now, I’m working hard to build a life I’m proud of, doing online contract work by day and live-streaming as a cam girl by night, taking my future into my own hands. My best friend Brianna, however, seems to think I need more adventure and less work. The night before I join her on a two-week vacation to her grandparents’ lake house, we go out to celebrate her recent graduation, ending up at a BDSM club’s masquerade “Newbie Night” despite my protests. That night, after Brianna leaves, I meet a man who’s handsome, charming, and older, and our night together is magical but fleeting. I’m content to leave that night as a memory and nothing more, but apparently, fate has other plans. Lance When Brianna’s grandparents invited me to their lake house to celebrate their anniversary and her graduation, I accepted the offer immediately. I knew it would likely be my last chance to repair my relationship with my daughter after all the lies and vitriol her mother–my ex-wife–instilled in her throughout her childhood. What I didn’t realize was that neither Brianna, nor the rest of the family, knew I’d be coming, and their disdain for me is evident from my arrival. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the woman I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since last night is none other than my daughter’s best friend. It should be easy enough to stay away from Cora while I attempt to repair my relationship with Brianna, but when I happen upon Cora’s profile on a popular camming site, I can’t look away. Two weeks together with attraction simmering between us will already be difficult, but with each day that passes, she becomes more irresistible, and I become more conflicted.