Loveless (Novella)

Loveless is the continuation of the short story "Decadent Contradictions" which appears in Forbidden: An Anthology. I recommend readers read "Decadent Contradictions" before reading Loveless since several scenes references instances from that short story. _____ SYNOPSIS: Joi never cared for the white horse and a carriage or the storybook romance. She never had a love to pine for or had a man give her butterflies when he looked at her. Joi has never really believed in love... until now. Joi Friday is a woman in search of security and couldn't care less whose toes she has to step on to get it. This carelessness lands her in an arrangement that delivers more grief than the bliss she believed she'd receive when she initially agreed to its "terms." She's always considered herself to be the loveless type. Sex was a thing to use and feelings were there to toy with. And love? Well, love to Joi has always been a mystery described in fairy tales she's yet to star in. That's until she meets Dete