Need to Escape
This story has very mature content. Reader discretion is advised.
I repeat: Reader Discretion Is Advised.
This is a Caskett story. No major character death takes place. However Martha, Jim, and Johanna, for example, are not considered major characters.
One chapter only
Kate watched as the family car was driven away. She didn't need it, so she sold it. She sold the house too, and the new owner would take possession in forty-five days. She sold it fully furnished.
Kate walked back inside after the car was out of sight. This house, the home she had grown up in, had never felt like this before. She was all alone now. It was just her.
She looked around and saw the empty, flat, stack of boxes she had bought along with the tape gun and extra rolls of tape. She still wasn't really sure just how much to box or whether to have Salvation Army or someone else come and get some of this stuff.
She had already found a second-hand clothing store that had taken literally all of her mother's and father's clothes. She got pennies on the dollar, but that wasn't the point.
She had kept a few things like her mother's wedding dress, her dad's tux, her mother's rings, and her dad's watch. Even now she had one of her mother's rings on a chain around her neck. She was wearing her dad's watch. Maybe wearing a man's wristwatch wasn't all that fashionable, but now, she really didn't care.
Her mother had one gorgeous designer dress, so she had kept it as well. At the moment, Kate was standing there looking at her parents', well, her mom's, good china. It was worth something; she had found a buyer who had shown up to pay for it, box it, and take it.
That mostly left her clothes, some personal knickknacks, and what food was in the kitchen. Everything else was being left behind as part of the deal.
Kate moved over to the display cabinet that was staying, but what was in it needed to be boxed, very carefully. It was all crystal, hand-blown crystal. There was an orchid, a wizard, an eagle, an anchor, a humpback whale. They were all tiny, though each of them were somehow attached to a rock crystal base.
Then there was the set of six wine glasses. Each one had a different color around the lip of the glass. And four wine glasses, hand-blown in Mexico, and purchased during her parents' honeymoon trip.
There were also two lead-free wine decanters. And there were her favorites, a pair of mermaids each holding a crystal goblet. That was also where all of the crystal Christmas tree ornaments were stored.
They only reminded her of the day from hell, but she couldn't bring herself to crush them or throw them out. They were too precious for that.
Flashback
"Where is she, Dad? How long has it been now?" Kate had a feeling of dread that she couldn't shake.
Jim indulged her and looked at his watch. "Twelve minutes since the last time you asked, making a total of fifty-four minutes."
"Sorry." Kate knew she was being a pain. It was just she'd never been proven wrong about these things. She had a way of knowing what to do. The problem was, it was meant only for her, not her parents.
She was an A student. It was because of a mix of actually knowing from learning and knowing what was right for her. Sadly that also meant doing what she felt might be the wrong thing. Not illegally wrong. Right for her, but still wrong.
Right now, what she wanted to do was go home. She felt like there would be answers there. They weren't getting any answers here.
"The waitress is being nice, but I get the feeling that if we don't order dinner soon instead of drinks, they're going to want their table back." Even Jim was getting tired of waiting for his wife to show up. She had told them she would meet them here. She had something she had wanted to talk to them about and felt like food might help.
"We should go, Dad, we're not getting any answers here." Kate felt like she should be home, not here.
Only once home they found an NYPD detective waiting for them. That was when her life had started to unravel and fall apart. Her mother was dead.
If anything, the calling hours and funeral had been worse. People she didn't know and had never seen in her life had shown up. It even included a black precinct captain whose name she couldn't remember. Granted, her parents were lawyers, just like she'd been studying for at Stanford. She had big dreams, but those dreams seemed to be crumbling around her.
That a precinct captain might know her mom was possible, but he hadn't talked to her. She thought he had attended the funeral service, though she never saw him again or heard his name.
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The rest of her world came crashing down not three months later. She had gone back to Stanford just long enough to pack her belongings and come home. But what she came home to wasn't the home she'd left. Her mother was dead and her dad was a drunk. In the short time between the funeral, Stanford, and home, he had taken to drinking.
One month later, her dad was fired from his job since he never went in to do any work. Never called, never did anything but drink and vomit. She couldn't get him to stop.
Sadly, it didn't take long until she was back at the funeral home. But this time, almost no one showed up for her dad's service. She had him buried next to her mother. Worse, it was raining cats and dogs. Dressed in black and alone with no umbrella, she got soaked to the bone.
Still, the atmosphere fit her mood. Doomed and dreary and miserable.
She had the life insurance money for both of them. And there was money from the sale of the house, the car, and even the cabin in the woods that her parents had bought years ago. It was an old, heated, three-season cabin in the woods next to a large pond. Mosquito Heaven, she had called the place.
Her dad was convinced that the pond had fish in it, so he was always fishing there. He never caught a thing, but that didn't stop him from trying.
All told, Kate had just over one million dollars. What she didn't know was what to do with it.
End Flashback
Kate had everything she cared about all boxed up. Today she watched the last box leave the house and go out to the truck. Everything was going into storage locally for now.
All she knew was that she needed out of this city. She didn't feel like she belonged here any longer. Born and raised here in New York City, it no longer felt right. Maybe it was all the bad memories. Or the feeling like she was haunted, perhaps.
She never actually heard voices; it was all just feelings. And whatever it was, it told her to get out and move far away. Very far away. So how far was far enough without being too far?
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It took her hours and three stops to reach it, but here she was. She left her two suitcases on the floor then dropped her carry-on and purse on the bed. She set the A/C unit to heat and turned it up since the room was chilly. After that, she walked over to the window to see what she could. It was kind of cool outside and very wet since it was pouring rain.
Aspen Suites Hotel, Sitka, Alaska
Alaska had felt pretty far away while not being too far away. However, next came the issue of not wanting to trudge through two dozen feet of snow and freeze her ass off. Or get killed by a bear or a moose.
According to what someone told Kate, one area of Alaska was different, that being Sitka. It rained a lot but got almost no snow. Winter was thirty-three degrees while summer averaged sixty-eight degrees. And sunlight and darkness were more normal there than in northern Alaska. It had gray skies a lot, but it was very pretty.
She hadn't seen much between her plane – that was a real honest-to-god floatplane – and her hotel, which used a taxi that was a truck! She had a lot to get used to around here. She would find a real estate agent tomorrow to try and find a place to live.
Her hotel room had just one queen bed, but it did have a kitchenette. It came with a few items with which to cook and eat. That was kind of why she'd chosen it. There were less expensive places to stay, but it was right in the middle of Sitka.
Now she needed to find an umbrella somewhere since she knew she didn't have one. She didn't have room for one. Her two suitcases already weighed a ton, and her hands were full enough as it was.
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Kate had brand new rain gear and a new umbrella and was with Brandi Burgur, a local broker/owner who would help her find a place to stay.
Right now, they were walking in light rain. It was light compared to yesterday's rain anyway. They were walking down a dock for a boat. It looked like a little, partially enclosed, run-about boat that was silver in color.
"Our first stop for today is Quest Island. It might be perfect for you. It's only accessible by boat or floatplane. But don't worry, the owner has both, and I believe you can borrow the boat.
"It's just over four acres in size. It has two main buildings and six guest cabins that he rents out or sells. In this case, he has a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit that he's willing to either sell or rent.
"It has a gear shed that's part workshop, two large docks, one of which has water deep enough for large yachts. There's a walkway around the entire island, and the island's on city power," Brandi told her, and they endured a short ten-minute boat ride to one of the two docks.
At one of the docks, they saw a sixty-eight-foot boat tied up. Even from where they were, they could see a couple cabins. Yes, there was a floatplane tied to the dock on the opposite side of the boat.
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Brandi introduced them to each other. "Kate, this is Richard Castle, owner of the property, and his daughter Alexis. Rick, this is Kate Beckett. She just arrived in Sitka and is interested in finding a place to live. I thought that since she won't be totally alone here but can be if she desires, this might be perfect for her."
"Richard Castle, the author?" Kate asked him as she shook his hand. She had her mother's books boxed up and in storage in New York City.
Rick didn't get that very often and certainly not out here. "You know me?"
"My mother was a fan. I'm sorry to say I didn't understand the appeal."
"No need to apologize. My books sell well enough, but I recognize they're not for everyone. Let me show you the place. You want to come, Pumpkin?" She was standing right there.
Alexis pointed at Kate. "Pretty!"
"Thank you. I think you're pretty too." Kate loved her orange hair. It was very striking.
"I think that was a yes." Rick grinned and bent down to pick her up and carry her in the light rain to the building.
"This is the unit for sale or rent. It's built out on boulders and is partially supported by pilings. I think it has one of the best views of any of the buildings." He unlocked the door and went inside with Kate right behind him.
"WOW!" Kate headed right for the windows. There were two large windows in front of her, plus a sliding glass door. Each side wall had a window, and the view was breathtaking. It was all water with mountains in the distance.
"One love seat, three overstuffed chairs, and dining for six. The kitchen is more of a kitchenette. There's no oven, no cooktop, or dishwasher, but there's a convection microwave oven and a mini fridge with a small freezer. The furniture is old but comfortable.
"Tongue and groove walls and ceiling. The bedrooms and one bathroom are upstairs. The other bathroom is down here. And she's not listening to a word I say." Rick grinned and looked at Brandi who just smiled back at him. Kate was still a captive of the view.
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"This is the main kitchen. There are only two cooking kitchens on the island. Buy your own food, mark it, and use the refrigerator and freezer. Once a week, we have a community dinner. I usually cook, but you're free to help. We have two outdoor grills that use charcoal.
Rick left the kitchen, and Kate came along behind him. "This is the lone laundry room which also has a bathroom. With twelve adults and one little girl, you'll have a scheduled day and time to use this room. If that time doesn't work, just let me know, and we'll work out something. …Follow me." Rick left to show her everything else.
"This is the gear room. We have boots for all sizes. Just grab a pair." Rick gestured to all the boots up high on a shelf. "These two are commercial fish processing units. All the fish go into this freezer." Rick opened it to show her. "Everyone is free to choose a fish to cook. Just sign for it. We work on the honor system around here.
"This room houses all of our fishing gear. Just take what you need and go fishing. Find me or someone else to process it and put it in the freezer. Follow me." Rick still had Alexis in his arms. Kate followed them and watched Alexis waving at her.
By now Kate was smiling and waving back at her.
"This is the community game room. Ping Pong, poker table, craft table, movie room and bar. The alcohol is under the bar." Rick started to point it out to her.
Kate shook her head. "I won't be using that."
"You're free to use it or not. It simply exists. This is also our Community dining location. Both grills are just outside." Rick put Alexis down since she was getting fidgety.
Alexis made a beeline for Kate. The little redhead took her hand and pulled her toward one of the walls of windows. "Fishies!" Alexis said and pointed to the wall above the glass.
"Everyone has their very first fish placed on the wall. Some are bigger than others," Rick explained. "All TV is satellite whether it's yours or this place. We have poker nights as well. Not too many ping-pong players, so there aren't any tournaments at this time. I've been toying with replacing it with a pool table that comes with a ping-pong cover. I haven't decided yet.
"Rent or buy, you're responsible for your power usage since we're on city power. Our water is rain catchment, so that's free. Sewage is taken care of with a large septic system and is also free. There's a central garbage location that I empty at my cost. All hot water is heated by electricity, so keep that in mind.
"If you choose to rent, you'll be required to have renter's insurance. If you buy, you still need insurance for the building and your belongings, including furniture. We don't have phone service, so you need a cell phone or satellite phone.
"I think that's about it. Your agent has the terms of rental or purchase." Rick couldn't think of much else at the moment.
Alexis chose that moment to pipe up with, "Fishy!"
"Oh, yeah. We have two boats. One's a sixty-eight-foot cruiser with bedrooms and heads, and the other's a fishing boat. I think it's out at the moment. We also use it to go to Sitka to do shopping. Just put your name on the list, show up for a trip, and we'll even wait for you.
"The cruiser is used for an occasional dinner cruise when it's not raining. It rains a lot here, and since all our water is rainwater, that's a good thing. Mostly it's for me and Alexis, but I share on occasion."
Rick looked at Kate. "Questions?"
"Yes. How many cabins are rented and how many are owned?"
"Excellent question. We have two main buildings and six cabins. Each is different but to answer your question, the main buildings and four cabins are owned, so they're permanent unless they sell them to me. Only I sell or rent on this island. Meaning that if you decide to leave, you'll be required to sell it to me. I follow market rates.
"One of the cabins is a one-bedroom studio, and currently, that one's rented. He works from home, but he also has his own boat and is free to come and go as he pleases.
"You're free to get your own boat, as is everyone else, provided I don't run out of dock space," Rick told her. "Only one has deep water."
"Where is everyone else?" So far, she had seen him and his daughter, who was incredibly cute and rather silent.
"Four or five are out fishing, I believe. Everyone else is probably in their room to stay out of the rain. That will change tonight. Tonight is movie night. Just pull down the screen, put in a movie, and we'll all watch. Usually always with food and drink.
"If you decide to stay you'll get to meet everyone. I'm single, two are sisters, the man in the studio is single, as well. Everyone else is married. Alexis is the only child so far. I haven't heard different, but I don't need to know since it's not my business," Rick said.
Kate looked around and nodded thoughtfully. "I think that answers all of my questions."
"You'll like Sitka. It never gets that cold and never gets hot. Though, you do have to like gray skies and rain. The town has everything you would ever want," Rick assured her.
Something niggled at Kate, and she realized she did have a question. "Oh, I have at least fifteen boxes in storage. How would I get them out here?"
"Send them all to me, and we'll use the fishing boat to go get them. Which reminds me, there's no mail delivery to the island. That includes UPS, FedEx, DHS, or any other delivery company. Everyone, including me, has a Post Office box in town. We go into town at least twice a week to do shopping and get mail.
"And if it's furniture, that's still me. It will be delivered to the dock, and we'll go get it. That's why I haven't gotten around to the pool table yet. Those things are heavy!" Rick emphasized the word heavy.
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Kate was grinning on her way back to the boat with Brandi. "I'll take it. Buy it, I mean. Though I'm pretty sure I'll be going furniture shopping. What was there definitely wasn't me."
"Excellent! I knew you might like it. It's not an apartment complex exactly. It's just a few owners who all happen to live on the same island. You can look at getting your own boat later. Let's go to my office and write this up. Then I can call Mr. Castle.
"It sounds like you know him," Brandi mentioned.
"Mom bought all his books. That's as much as I know about him. To be honest, I even thought he lived in New York City. I didn't even know he had a daughter," Kate commented. She certainly hadn't expected to find him way out here.
"Alexis is a real cutie. A little shy," Brandi told her.
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Alexis looked up at her dad. "Come back?"
"The lady that you took a shine to?" Rick hadn't missed that. She was usually a lot shyer than that. "I don't know. Let's hope so. She might make a great addition here." He would wait and see.
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Three months later
Kate was right where she had often found herself lately, sitting in the main building with Alexis practically in her lap, reading to her. Then Kate heard Rick and tilted her head way back.
"Fish for dinner okay with you?"
"Locally caught? I accept." Kate smiled at him, watched him lean down, and she kissed him. It was an upside-down kiss, but it was still a kiss.
"What are you grinning at?" Kate asked Alexis, who was clearly grinning at her. Since she was still grinning Kate switched to tickling her and instantly made her laugh.
Kate didn't believe her luck. She felt so different here, and that was mostly because only one month into living here after hearing sex taking place next door, she had found herself in the unit that held the sisters.
That was the day that had changed everything. Both of the sisters had made love to her. What she hadn't understood was what was happening. She wasn't in control of her own body.
The sex had been breathtaking, and she had the most amazing, powerful orgasms. It was later when Kate learned what the sisters had done. They each inserted a conversion module into her pussy. It had doubled the speed of her conversion.
Hours later and she was a Succubus. Since that night, she and Rick had been lovers. He was an Incubus, and she was a Succubus. Neither of them tired during sex, and he gave her the Cum she needed, and she gave him the Cum he needed.
Kate had since learned that everyone on this island was either an Incubus or Succubus. The sisters had sex with the single man in the rental. The couples might be sharing lovers, but Kate didn't know, hadn't asked, and wasn't interested.
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Kate walked out of the bathroom of Rick's room, naked and human. She still lived in her unit, but she was here a lot. She found Rick sitting on the bed, naked, in his Incubus form, and instantly noticed his huge cock. Kate wasn't a virgin, but his cock was impossibly big, yet he fit inside her.
She shifted to her Succubus form, walked up to him, and pressed his face into her large breasts. She still had no idea just how big her breasts were while a Succubus, but she was betting a 36DD. The second he started suckling one of her nipples, she began producing a vast amount of pheromones and her pussy
Kate pushed his head away and leaned down to kiss him. And then she got on her knees to take his massive cock in her mouth and down her throat.
His cock was perfect. Felt perfect, tasted perfect, and his cum had an unbelievable taste. Kate might never get used to his taste.
After Rick climaxed down her throat, he picked her up. She could feel his cock at her entrance with his hands under her ass, holding her in place, and she wrapped her legs around him.
"FUCK ME! I need you inside me so badly." She was so damn horny she was ready to burst. Kate cried out in pleasure as he stopped holding her up for a moment, and his cock was immediately buried deep inside her pussy.
Kate nibbled his ear. "Fuck me, Rick. I need you. I want you. Fill me with your delicious cum."
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Two hours later, they were both resting. They'd had a countless number of orgasms each.
Kate rolled over onto him, reached down to guide his erect cock to her entrance, and she pressed down till his cock was buried inside her. She just rested there, reveling in having his cock inside her. She was aware that his hands were on her breasts and willed him to pinch her nipples. They weren't little pink nipples in her Succubus form. She was letting her tail do whatever it wanted to do.
Kate began grinding herself on his cock. "Did you know we would end up lovers when you let me buy that place?"
"No, but I had high hopes." He picked up her hand and kissed it. "It's why I let the sisters convert you. I've been an Incubus for a long time. I was so tired of all the one-night stands. Then I found this place, and I sold to only people that were either Incubus or Succubus. Gave them a place to hide."
"But I wasn't a Succubus back then. I was just an average human," Kate pointed out.
"That's true, but I had faith. Plus, after you left, Alexis wouldn't stop talking about you. Normally, she's shy; even when you were here, she was still shy. You've brought her out of her shell. For that alone, I'll love you forever."
"She is so, so cute." Then Kate cried out when he hit a sensitive spot, but she kept grinding her pussy on his cock. "You love me?" She'd been there for all of three months, and they were only lovers for two of those months.
Kate leaned way down to kiss him. "I'm falling in love with you, too. Rick, can a Succubus have children?"
"How do you think I had Alexis?" he asked her. They hadn't talked about Alexis's dead birth mother, but they would.
"Really!? Come for me, babe. Fill my pussy with your Cum. I want it, I need it." She needed it to live, but she also needed it to make a baby. Alexis could use a baby brother or sister. It was just a feeling she had, but it felt right to her. Just like coming to Sitka felt right in the first place, after losing her parents.
All Rick had to do was continue to write and they'd have money to do what they wanted.