Dissent (Flawed Editions)

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AUTHORS INCLUDED IN VOLUME 1: Kennedy Fox, A.M. Roark, A.R. Hall, Aarti V Raman, Aidy Award, Alexis Anne, Amanda Richardson, Amelia Wilde, Amie Knight, Amy Quinton, Anna Michael, Aria Wyatt, Ashley Lane, Autumn Jones Lake, B. Celeste, B.L. Olson, Blair Babylon, Brenda St. John Brown, Brenna Aubrey, Bri Blackwood, Cara Dee, Carmen Jenner, C.L. Matthews, Cassie Graham, Celia Kyle, Charity Ferrell, Claire Wilder, Crystal Kaswell, Dakota Willink, Dani René, Daniela Romero, Dee Garcia, Dee Lagasse, Deidre-Ann Anderson, Donna Grant, Echo Grayce, Elena Aitken, Elle Thorpe, Ellis Leigh, Emily Colin, Emily Goodwin, Erica Alexander, Erin Parisien, Eva Charles, Eva Moore, Evelyn Adams, Glenna Maynard, H.D. Carlton, Hope Jones, and Jennifer Sucevic.

AUTHORS INCLUDED IN VOLUME TWO: Brighton Walsh, Haley Jenner, Heidi McLaughlin, Holly Mortimer, Ines Johnson, Iris Morland, J. Saman, J. Sterling, J.H. Croix, J.L. Beck and C. Hallman, J.M. Walker, Jane Blythe, Janet Berry, Jasmin Miller, JD Hollyfield, Jen Stevens, Jenika Snow, Jenna Hartley, Jenna Lynn, Jessica Florence, Jillian Liota, Julia Kent, Kait Nolan, Kat Latham, Kat Savage, Kate King and Jessa Wilder, Kate Meader, Kathy Coopsman, KB Cinder, KD Proctor, Kelly Maher, Kim Loraine, Kym Grosso, Lainey Davis, Laura Hall, Lauren Stewart, Lea Coll, Len Webster, Lili Valente, Linnea May, Lisa Shelby, Lissanne Jones, Lucy Lennox, Mary Ann Marlowe, Max Henry, Megan Ryder, Melissa Andrea, Melissa Marino, Mia Sands, and Patricia D. Eddy.

AUTHORS INCLUDED IN VOLUME THREE: Nicole French, Kate Canterbary, Laramie Briscoe, Laura Lee, Melonie Johnson, Mignon Mykel, Molly O’Hare, Morgan Jane Mitchell, Natasha Raulerson, Nicole Blanchard, Nina Levine, Pamela DuMond, Persephone Autumn, R. Castro, R.L. Kenderson, Rachel Brookes, Raven James, Rebecca Paula, Rebecca Yarros, Regina Kyle, Roxie Noir, S. Cinders, Sade Rena, Saffron A. Kent, Samantha Lind, Sarah M. Cradit, Scarlett Cole, S.E. Rose, Shaw Hart, Sydney St. James, S.J. Sylvis, Skye Adler, Stephanie Anne, Suzanne Baltsar, Sylvie Stewart, T.K. Leigh, Tabatha Vargo, Tamara Lush, Taryn Quinn, Tawna Fenske, T. Gephart, Toni Aleo, Tracy Krimmer, Tricia Lynne, Trish Milburn, V.F. Mason, Vanessa Booke, Vivian Wood, Zoe Ashwood, and Zoe York.

From Unexpected by Iris Morland

It was a cruel irony, Greta Markham thought to herself, that she was stuck in an office while the beach beckoned outside her office window. She could sit and watch beachgoers all summer long as she kept typing her life away.

She'd rather have a cubicle with zero windows than be continually reminded of what she could never have, in all honesty.

"Greta," her boss Nancy said, making Greta start. "Lunch is starting. Are you coming?"

Of course she was going to the staff lunch, she thought as she waited for the cheese dip she'd made at midnight warmed up in the microwave. Nancy never asked; she commanded. And anyway, at least Greta got away from that damn window that mocked her.

"I love my job. I love my job," she muttered to herself. "I have benefits. My deductible is only seventy-five dollars. It's worth it."

The microwave pinged. Greta grabbed the bowl, only to realize it was way too hot to touch with bare hands.

And then in a moment that could only be described as pure chaos, she turned, aiming to set the hot bowl of cheese on a nearby table. But right as she was turning, she collided with another human. The cheese went flying, promptly coating the nearby vending machines and floor with orange goop.

"Motherfucker!" a man shouted. His shout drew everyone else into the break room, which then resulted in everyone exclaiming at once. The man—Greta realized after a beat that he must be the new hire—was at the sink and trying desperately to get the cheese off his suit jacket.

"What in the world?" Nancy made a beeline to Greta. "What happened?"

Greta ignored Nancy, worried that the cheese had burned the new hire. When she tried to help him get his jacket off, though, he said brusquely, "Haven't you done enough?"

He said the words in a haughty, English accent. Combined with his light blue eyes, sharp jawline, and muscled body, he was like some Greek god.

If Greek gods regularly were covered in cheese dip.

"I'm so sorry," Greta kept repeating. "I didn't see you!"

"Obviously!" he drawled. His handsome face turned into a sneer. "How about you leave me be before you make everything worse?"

Greta bristled at that. It was one thing to be upset at the situation. It was another to be an asshole just to be an asshole.

She had the urge to find more dip and dump it on his head. Mess up that perfectly coifed hair of his. She'd love to see the look on his face if she did that.

After she and a few other coworkers had cleaned up, Greta returned to her desk to find a plate of food. It included some crackers, pigs in blankets, and a few veggies, along with an unidentifiable dip.

Try not to spill this everywhere, the note read. It was unsigned.

Greta scowled and crumpled up the note.