Chapter 5 · First inch lands
Cade ripped the torn shirt wider and pinned him. Milo trembled. Pride refused. Then Cade marked him and slid inside on the first sentence.
"Look at me. Mine. Don't run." He thrust harder, deeper, again and again, snapping hips, until Milo came hard and Cade finished inside him. They shook apart. Neither man went soft. No owner. No pet. On beat 1 I felt the rivet at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 1 out loud even as my breath hit the rivet. On beat 2 I felt the latch at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 2 out loud even as my breath hit the latch. On beat 3 I felt the hinge at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 3 out loud even as my breath hit the hinge. On beat 4 I felt the grate at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 4 out loud even as my breath hit the grate. On beat 5 I felt the bunk at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 5 out loud even as my breath hit the bunk. On beat 6 I felt the tray at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 6 out loud even as my breath hit the tray. On beat 7 I felt the cuff at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 7 out loud even as my breath hit the cuff. On beat 8 I felt the vent at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 8 out loud even as my breath hit the vent. On beat 9 I felt the pipe at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 9 out loud even as my breath hit the pipe. On beat 10 I felt the rail at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 10 out loud even as my breath hit the rail. On beat 11 I felt the bolt at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 11 out loud even as my breath hit the bolt. On beat 12 I felt the weld at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 12 out loud even as my breath hit the weld. On beat 13 I felt the seam at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 13 out loud even as my breath hit the seam. On beat 14 I felt the mask at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 14 out loud even as my breath hit the mask. On beat 15 I felt the badge at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 15 out loud even as my breath hit the badge. On beat 16 I felt the ledger at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 16 out loud even as my breath hit the ledger. On beat 17 I felt the inhaler at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 17 out loud even as my breath hit the inhaler. On beat 18 I felt the hatch at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 18 out loud even as my breath hit the hatch. On beat 19 I felt the collar at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 19 out loud even as my breath hit the collar. On beat 20 I felt the zipper at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 20 out loud even as my breath hit the zipper. On beat 21 I felt the canine at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 21 out loud even as my breath hit the canine. On beat 22 I felt the gland at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 22 out loud even as my breath hit the gland. On beat 23 I felt the stubble at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 23 out loud even as my breath hit the stubble. On beat 24 I felt the wrist at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 24 out loud even as my breath hit the wrist. On beat 25 I felt the throat at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 25 out loud even as my breath hit the throat. On beat 26 I felt the hip at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 26 out loud even as my breath hit the hip. On beat 27 I felt the knee at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 27 out loud even as my breath hit the knee. On beat 28 I felt the shin at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 28 out loud even as my breath hit the shin. On beat 29 I felt the palm at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 29 out loud even as my breath hit the palm. On beat 30 I felt the knuckle at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 30 out loud even as my breath hit the knuckle. On beat 31 I felt the pulse at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 31 out loud even as my breath hit the pulse. On beat 32 I felt the breath at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 32 out loud even as my breath hit the breath. On beat 33 I felt the fog at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 33 out loud even as my breath hit the fog. On beat 34 I felt the rust at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 34 out loud even as my breath hit the rust. On beat 35 I felt the salt at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 35 out loud even as my breath hit the salt. On beat 36 I felt the iron at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 36 out loud even as my breath hit the iron. On beat 37 I felt the diesel at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 37 out loud even as my breath hit the diesel. On beat 38 I felt the river at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 38 out loud even as my breath hit the river. On beat 39 I felt the silt at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 39 out loud even as my breath hit the silt. On beat 40 I felt the lock-pin at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 40 out loud even as my breath hit the lock-pin. On beat 41 I felt the override at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 41 out loud even as my breath hit the override. On beat 42 I felt the siren-glass at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 42 out loud even as my breath hit the siren-glass. On beat 43 I felt the tablet at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed.
Pride refused to count 43 out loud even as my breath hit the tablet. On beat 44 I felt the rim at the container floor change temperature while his weight stayed. Pride refused to count 44 out loud even as my breath hit the rim.