The Holy Week That Changed Everything with My Cousin
Four years ago, her mother walked in just in time to stop the sin. This time, with everyone gone and the band booming below, no one was opening that door.
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Taboo stories, page 4
What My Mother Taught My Wife That Night
I went downstairs for water at midnight and found her awake, ready to give my wife the one lesson I had never managed to teach her.
The Daughter Who Thought She Was the Commissioner’s Younger Sister
Nora had always admired her older sister more than she should have. What she didn’t know was that the woman she secretly desired was, in fact, her own mother.
What I Saw Through the Half-Open Door That Dawn
The hiss was coming from my parents’ room, and when I looked into the darkness I couldn’t move. Then my sister appeared at the other end of the hall.
The Early Morning When I Stopped Hiding
That early morning, when he tore away the sheet, I knew there was nothing left to hide: he knew, and I wanted him to know.
A Year of Cybersex and at Last I Wanted to See His Face
For nearly a year we had been stripping in front of the camera without knowing each other. When I walked into the café and sat beside him, we both lost our breath.
The Afternoon My Daughter Decided to Take Care of Me
—We can solve that too —my daughter murmured with a smile, and took my hand to lead me to the bathroom at the back of the apartment.
The Month I Spent in My Sister’s Attic
When I crossed the threshold of her attic, I knew that the month with my older sister would be nothing like the family vacation my parents imagined.
What I Discovered Behind My Sisters’ Door
I pressed my ear to my sisters’ closed door and understood, too late, that in my family no rule was discussed: only obeyed.
The Sick Leave That Ended in My Daughter’s Bed
The doctor ordered me two months of rest away from everything. I never imagined that the break would end with my daughter undressing slowly in front of me.
The Valentine’s Day That Brought the Family Too Close Together
He came home in tears because his girlfriend had dumped him that very day. His mother only wanted to comfort him. Neither of them imagined how far it would go.
My Aunt Asked Me to Keep Her Company That Weekend
When she came barefoot down the hall in that transparent robe, I knew neither of us was going to pretend nothing had happened.
The Day My Stepson Stopped Asking Permission
When Adrián closed his hand around her wrist and asked her to sit between them, Marisol knew she was no longer in charge of anything in that house.
My Mother Wanted My Father to See Us Together
“You come in wearing a mask and give her pleasure in front of him,” she told me as if it were the most normal thing in the world. And instead of refusing, I was already imagining it.
My Daughter Showed Me She Was No Longer a Girl
I stormed upstairs to scold her for the noise, but when I opened the door and saw her like that, I was the one left speechless and powerless.
My Sister Welcomed Me in Recife with a Surprise
I arrived shattered by my parents’ death. Verónica promised that in Brazil I’d learn to forget, but I never imagined how my own sister meant to comfort me.
The Valentine’s Day Gift My Mother Shouldn’t Have Given Me
On the other side of the wall, his mother’s moans kept him from sleeping. And when she called him into her room the next day, Bruno knew nothing would ever be the same.
My Mother Lent Me to Her Best Friend
“If you’re a good boy, you’ll get a reward,” she told me before we left. I never imagined the reward would be shared, or that my mother would enjoy watching so much.
The Night My Aunt Stopped Being Just My Aunt
Nadia had spent years alone, training so she wouldn’t have to think. Her nephew was the only one who looked at her as a woman, and that hungover afternoon they both stopped pretending.
The Weekend I’d Have My Sister All to Myself
I got home and she threw herself into my arms in front of everyone. No one suspected that the kiss on the cheek was hiding the desire we’d been holding back all week.