He Let Her Corrupt Him
Ash Leclair wasnât expecting his life to change when he moved into his best friendâs apartment. It was meant to be temporary, just a quiet few weeks while his place was being renovated. But what he didnât count on was Celeste Noelle Rivera, the best friendâs little sister, now older, bolder, and breathtaking in ways he wasnât prepared for.
She walks around the apartment like she owns it, teasing with a smile, speaking with confidence, dressed in clothes that shouldnât look as dangerous as they do. Ash, ever the polite one, keeps his distance. Heâs soft-spoken, reserved, careful with everything he does, especially when it comes to women like her.
But Celeste has always known how to push boundaries, and sheâs not afraid of chasing what she wants. And what she wants, more than anything, is him.
At first, itâs playfulâflirting, subtle touches, stolen glances across the room. Ash tries to ignore it. He tells himself itâs harmless, that it doesnât mean anything. But deep down, her presence is starting to unearth something in him heâs buried for years: desire, longing, curiosity, the need to be seen and touched and wanted.
As the days pass, the air between them grows heavier. Their conversations stretch longer. Their silence deepens. One moment, theyâre sharing coffee in the kitchen. The next, heâs memorizing the shape of her mouth as she smiles. And soon, sheâs kissing him like sheâs always known how heâd taste, and heâs kissing her back like heâs afraid to stop.
Ash isnât the type to chase. He doesnât take risks. He doesnât fall easily. But with Celeste, he doesnât stand a chance. Because the more she touches him, the more he needs her. And the more he resists, the more he aches.
She pulls him into her world with every teasing word and every lingering look. And slowly, he begins to surrender, not just to her body, but to her presence, her boldness, the way she makes him feel seen for the first time in years.
This isnât just about lust. Itâs about emotional seduction, about a quiet man being undone by a woman who never once asked him to change, only to let go. And when he finally gives in, when he lets her see all of him, he discovers that maybe corruption was just another word for being chosen.
And once she has him, Celeste has no intention of letting him go.