A Standalone dark, forbidden romance.
You can’t run from the things you crave.
Father Cassius Benoit thought a post tending his new flock in the quiet backwaters of Louisiana would be the perfect excuse to spend the summer hiding from his demons.
That is, until damnation walks through his Church’s weatherbeaten doors, bright-eyed and holding hands.
Newly engaged, Noah Delaforte & Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Allard come seeking help from the town’s enigmatic pastor with their upcoming nuptials. They’re eager students, ripe for instruction. With their heartbreaking beauty and naive innocence, they make for the ultimate temptation.
So tempting, that soon enough, marriage counseling’s no longer the kind of guidance their good Shepherd has in mind.
The closer Fr. Benoit gets to the golden couple, the more his dark urges rise. Will he resist their sinful pull—or will he finally choose fire and brimstone?
This is a MMF romance. Sexual themes suitable for mature audiences 18+.
Rating: Dark
Genre(s): New Adult, Contemporary
Burn: Medium
Steam: Steamy
Themes & Tropes
📿 Taboo romance (Priest + Penitents)
📿 Menage/poly
📿 Age gap
📿 Small town Louisiana, slight southern gothic vibes
📿 Temptation, test of faith
📿 Obsession over the forbidden fruit(s)
📿 “I would happily burn for you”
📿 Bi-awakening
📿 Safely exploring trauma-related kinks
📿 Instruction (experienced MC + virgin MCs)
Content Warning
Some religious liberties have been taken in the writing of this story, and it is in no way intended to constitute an authentic depiction of any sect of the Christian faith or its followers. Similarly, it should not be considered or used as a guide for exploring safe and healthy BDSM practices.
📿 Forbidden/taboo romance (Priest + Penitents)
📿 Dubious consent; coercion
📿 Abuse of a pastoral position; sexual misconduct within a ministerial relationship
📿 Blasphemy
📿 Religious trauma
📿 Child abuse (mentioned; physical & psychological)
📿 Self-flagellation (practice of, description of resulting scars)
📿 Corporal punishment; impact play (paddling, scourge whip)
📿 Masochism/Sadism
📿 Degradation
📿 Forced chastity belt & cage
📿 Inappropriate use of prayer beads/rosary (restraints & forced oral)
📿 Inappropriate use of holy oil (lubrication)
📿 Desecration of an altar (intercourse inside a Church)
Sexual Content
📿 MF, MM, MMF
📿 Impact play (paddling)
📿 Masochism/Sadism
📿 Degradation
📿 Forced chastity belt & cage
📿 Prayer beads/rosary used as restraints
📿 Holy oil used as lubrication
📿 Sex inside a Church
📿 Mild blood play (virginal)
📿 Primal play
COMING Q3 2025
Cast
Noah
Lottie
Fr. Cassius
