"Where is she?" I heard Aiden scream from his room.
I knew better than to keep him waiting, so I hurriedly slipped out of bed and walked past the men by the corridor, into his room. As soon as I reached out supposed matrimonial room, I took in the smell of alcohol. Aiden was seated on the same sofa he had been seated the previous day, and there were four empty bottles on the floor around him. There were three other untouched bottles. "I'm here." I whispered, and he looked up at me before giving me a drunk grin. Oh, he was drunk. Maybe this could be a chance to escape this planned sex. "You know you're alcohol intolerant." I walked up to him and reached to take the bottles that was in his hand, but he cuddled the bottle tightly. "No, I'm not giving this to you.". He shook his head, and looked at my face again. "Come drink with me." I shook my head at his drunken action and took a bottle of alcohol too. I walked over to the other sofa and sat on it, opening the bottle. Yeah. That was a bold move or maybe not. But either ways, I too, wanted to drown my pain in those freaking bottles. I could be a bad girl even for a lil second. "You're crying?" Aiden asked suddenly in a drunken manner. "Is the alcohol that irritating?." "No." I sobered. "Then?" "My husband is a load of shitty garbage!" I said wryly. Letting the alcohol take it fast effect on me. "Shhh.." Aiden whispered, crossing his index finger on my lips. "You'll get over it soon. I'm sure your husband isn't worth a tear of yours." He took his bottle to his lips. "Why?" I suddenly cried out. "Why won't he let me live my life?. You know why I'm in pain? Do you know why I'm in so much pain? It's because everyone including family thinks shitty of me, and now there's him too." I gulped down some more of the liquid content. "I'm sure your husband means well for you. He will let you be when you're safe, Cait." "I am safe! There's nothing dangerous happening to me! I don't want to be his good girl anymore ". I cried. "And talking of being safe!...i was about to give escaping my first shot, tonight." "You wanted to leave him?" He asked to be sure. "Yes! I thought tonight would've been…" i sniffed back my tears. "Would be my first and probably last chance." A look of relief swept across Aiden's face. "Good girl." Aiden looked like he did not mean to say that out loud, but he did and I heard him. "I'm not a good girl!." I suddenly shot up from the sofa, and threw the bottle towards him. The Bottle flew past his shoulder, and crashed to the floor immediately. I gasped. Coming to my senses for a second. Aiden just watched me with a hard, unfazed gaze that got me frightened. I scurried over to him. "Are.. are you hurt? I'm sorry I…" I stuttered in a drunk fashion. "I just don't want to be called a good girl." I broke down and sat on his thighs. Aiden obviously felt heat travel through his body and flow into his c*ck as soon as i sat on him. Even in my drunken state I knew I had gotten him. I cupped his face in my small hands, and turned his face to mine. "What do I have to do, to be a bad girl?" "Been a good girl is a nice though . Why don't you like it?" Aiden asked, his voice rough and restrained as he stared at my full lips, that was just few inches away from his. "I don't like it at all. Been a good girl comes with lots of bullshit." I buried my head in his chest, and sobbed for a couple of seconds before raising my head from his chest with a jolt. "You're actually very sexy, Aiden. I said truthfully, my eyes admiring his looks from up close. What the fuck was wrong with me! "Don't use the word 'sexy' while you're sitting on me, Cait." Aiden said. "But that's the truth. You're hot and sexy, and even though I told you how much I hated you, i actually see how sexy you are. And I always want to feel your body too. I dropped my hands on his chest and massaged it gently.. Aiden groaned, and his c*ck hardened and pressed against my ass, alerting me of his arousal. "You're hard." My eyes widened with pleasant surprise. "Isn't this something bad girls do? Making my ass of a husband have an erection…Am i now a bad girl?." I asked, grinding my ass against his erection. "Cait, you had better stop." Aiden's last words trailed off into a half groan, half moan, as I grinded against him yet again. I had wanted to stop too. But honestly, I didn't know what it was that pushed me into giggling softly, as I reached for his buttons. "I am being a bad girl." I grinned. Aiden tried to reach his senses and remind himself that I was doing all this under the influence, and that he couldn't let me dominate him. But right now, it felt like his senses seemed to be over ridden by the feel of my ass. I unbuttoned the first two buttons of his shirt and stared deeply into his eyes. My mesmerizing hazel eyes did the magic. They made Sebastine lose it. "No, Caitlin. You're been a good girl for me, right now." Aiden's hand pulled me in, making our lips collide in an instantaneous wild kiss. He dominated the kiss, sucking my lips into his and tasting the alcohol on it. He groaned at the intoxicating taste of my lips mixed with the taste of alcohol. Hell! This taste was sure addictive. Even for me too. His tongue slid into my mouth and he tongue kissed me. His tongue intertwining with mine in wild passion. His left hand was on my waist. Pressing down on my waist, and making me arch my back, before he took a better hold of my waist and made me grind him again. Iimmediately got the message and grinded into him gratefully, feeling his huge erection pressing into my ass. The feeling was heavenly, and a soft moan left my throat, dying into the kiss and his mouth. My body shivered against his, and I suddenly could not feel my legs anymore… I was drunk, but I knew this kiss was the best kiss of my life. No kiss with Aiden has ever made me feel this way or even half this way. Heat travelled all around my body, and settled for my p*ssy that was now dripping wet with my arousal. My body trembled with want as I broke the kiss, my eyes were on his wet lips. I stared at his lips greedily, wanting more of his taste, though I was now breathless. I suddenly reached for his collar and grabbed it.. "I really want to feel your body tonight, Aiden. A good girl or a bad girl; make me whatever you want, but make me feel you tonight.""Don't talk to much, baby." Aiden rasped and brought my lips back to his. He kissed me again, and then broke the kiss for a few seconds to maneuver me to sit in the perfect position for him. I moaned softly as i sat my ass over his hard, but still clothed d*ck. I placed my hands on his shoulders and quickly leaned in for another kiss. Aiden's hands settled for my ass and squeezed it hard. "Aiden." My lips trembled against his lips and, hearing me moan his name made him harder. "I want to see those f**king tits." He growled and pushed the straps of my gown down my shoulders, his lips kissing all over my face. He trailed kisses down to my neck, just as his hands reached my bra cupped boobs. I threw my head backwards, moaning softly as his tongue grazed the skin of my neck all the way to my shoulders, in a long sensual lick. Aiden glanced down at my bra and a sexy grin flashed. "Blue... befitting for a good girl." Before I could say or do any other thing, Aiden had
The next day, I woke up with a slight headache. My right hand was on my forehead as I fluttered my eyes open.The ceiling of my room came into view first, and I shut my eyes back. Few seconds passed before i opened my eyes again and sat up on the bed.As soon as i sat up, memories of the previous night came rushing into my brain and i gasped. I hurriedly pulled the sheets off my body, falling into a state of panic for the next few seconds.I raked my hair into my hands and shook my head, recalling the words i had said to Aiden, the sounds i had made for him, the way i had whimpered against his body, the sting and pleasure of his hand smacking my ass, and the way i had...."What the hell did I do? Did I...did i squirt?" I could barely believe what i had done but still, as i leaned back unto the headboard and calmed down, a part of me said it was not so bad.I had never felt anything like i felt the previous night, and a silent, small part of me wished i was not drunk while at it. Wi
...The day dragged on in a blur of disjointed thoughts and fleeting moments.I was supposed to be focused on Sophia, on the plan we'd spent hours crafting in whispered conversations and midnight phone calls. But everytime I tried to direct my mind back to it, it slipped, like water through my fingers, right into the thoughts of Aiden.His voice, his smirk, the ghost of his touch still lingering like smoke on my skin.The kind of memories that crawl beneath your ribs and settle there.Yeah, I know. I'm insane.Because, it had been almost impossible to shake the feeling he left behind when he walked out.That invisible grip he had on my psyche.His absence wasn't freeing, it was suffocating. And that fact alone made me furious.I told myself, repeatedly, that I was better off without him. I'd recited it like a mantra, time to time: you don't need him. You're stronger than this.But the truth was, I didn't feel stronger. I felt adrift. Like I was moving through time, without really t
The car ride had been silent.Not the comfortable kind. Not even the angry kind. It was the kind of silence that pulsed, like something alive.Watching. Waiting.I sat still, hands folded tightly in my lap, knuckles bone-white. I didn't dare look at him. I knew he was mad at me for walking out on him.The windows blurred with city lights,but I couldn't focus on anything. Just his presence. Just the way the air in the car felt too thin with him in it.I shouldn't have walked ahead of him back at the apartment. That much was obvious now.He hadn't said anything when I did it - Just followed, quiet. But the moment the car door shut behind me, I felt it.That shift.Like he was letting me sit with the mistake before he decided what to do with it."We'll arrive in seven minutes," he said at last. His voice was low, almost gentle. But every word felt like it carried weight.He didn't look at me. He didn't have to.I swallowed hard, nodding before I realized he couldn't see it. My throat wa
I snatched it up, thumb fumbling against the screen."You alone?" Sophia asked."Yeah, i left" i gave a fast reply.Seconds later, the call came through. I answered on the first ring."Sophia," i whispered, voice barely there."Hey, sis." Her voice was quiet, steady, like she could already hear the shake in mine. "Are you okay?"I closed my eyes, pressing my forehead against my knee where I'd curled into the corner of the bed. "I don't know. It's getting harder."A pause. I could hear her breathing, slow and controlled."He's watching everything. Every move I make, every word I say. It's like I'm… caged. But not even locked in. Just–kept. "You're doing better than you think," she said, calm but not soft. "You made it through tonight. Did he say anything? Did he mention the contacts?"I shook my head, then realized she couldn't see me. "No. He was quiet. Too quiet.""That's not good.""I know." My voice cracked. "I tried to step ahead of him earlier, and he didn't yell. He didn't touc
I don't remember falling asleep. But I remember waking up.It was still dark when my eyes blinked open, the shadows in the room too thick to be natural. My breathing was shallow. My body stiff. For a moment, I didn't know where I was, just that I didn't feel safe.And then I felt it. The weight next to me.Aiden's arm was draped loosely across my waist, his breath warm against my shoulder. Not tight. Not controlling. But there, always there, like he belonged to me. Like I belonged to him.I didn't move. Didn't even flinch.It just stared at the ceiling, willing my heart to stop thudding so loud. As of even that could wake him. The memory of Jameson's stare burned at the back of my mind like a bruise. The way he'd spoken about me like I was a thing. And worse, the way Aiden didn't stop him.She knows when to stay quiet.I closed my eyes. Swallowed the taste of shame.Later, after Aiden left for a meeting, some last-minute call with "people I didn't need to worry about." I sat in the ki
He hadn't asked about my trip again. Which scared me more than if he had.Aiden was watching me more closely now. I could feel it. Little things.The way he paused at the doorway before leaving, the way his fingers grazed my arm longer than necessary, the way his eyes scanned the room when he walked in like cataloging what had moved while he was away.I tried to act normal, stay quiet, fold clothes the way he liked, pour his whiskey before he asked, look at him like I wasn't hiding something.Because I was. God, I was.That envelope sat behind the hollowed-out copy of wuthering heights, like a ticking clock with my name etched on it. I hadn't touched it since. I didn't dare.Three nights passed like that. Tension stretched thin across hours I couldn't hold onto.And then came the rain. Not soft romantic rain, not the kind that slammed against windows like it was trying to get in. The sky cracked open and didn't close for hours. The city blurred behind wey glass, and the lights looked
**We met in the back of the bookstore again, the same little aisle that smelled like old paper and ink. Sophia was already there, pacing between shelves, her face sharp with impatience."You kissed him," she said before I even opened my mouth."I…" My voice caught. "It wasn't like that.""Oh, come on, Cait," she snapped , turning to face me. "You think I haven't seen this before? You're trauma bonded. It's textbook. Abuser breaks you down, then throws you scraps of affection like they're gifts. And you eat it up because he's the only warmth in the freezing hell he built around you."Her voice was low, but furious. Her eyes glistened, not with tears, but with rage."I didn't mean to," I whispered. "It's just, happened." "No, it didn't. You let it. Because some part of you still thinks he's going to love you the way you need."She stepped closer."But he won't. He's not capable. He never was."I lowered my eyes, shame burning behind my ribs.Sophia exhaled and ran her hands through h
The silence stretched like wire between us.He didn't move. Neither did I.I was still one flight above the lobby. One floor from the exit. One breath from breaking.But his voice…"Come back upstairs."It wasn't loud. It didn't need to be.I swallowed. "I couldn't sleep.""You packed a bag.""A workout bag""At midnight?"My mouth opened. No words came.He descended one step. Bare feet on marble. Slow and controlled."You think I don't feel it?" He asked. "The way you flinch now. The way you barely look at me when i touch you."He was closer."I let you flinch, Caitlin. I let you pretend."Another step."But you belong to me."I gripped the railing behind me. "I'm not property.""You're not." He nodded. "You're mine."There was no anger in his voice. That would've been easier. He sounded calm. Almost...hurt.And that was more dangerous than anything else."You kissed me like you meant it," he said. "And then you started counting the days."Tears stung my eyes.He reached the bottom o
The next morning, he brought me flowers.For reasons I do not exactly know. White orchids. My favorite. Or rather, his favorite for me.He sat them on the breakfast bar like a gift and watched me with that unreadable smile, the one that made me feel like he was testing me and I was already falling."For you," he said. "To brighten things up."I touched the petals with careful fingers. "They're beautiful.""They reminded me of you." He stepped closer, brushing my hair behind my ear. "Delicate. Elegant. A little hard to read."I forced a laugh. "You've been reading my journal again?"He smiled, but didn't answer.Something shifted in my stomach, but I wouldn't allow it."Pack a bag," he said casually. "We're leaving tomorrow. A week on the coast. Just us."My blood went cold. Tomorrow. That was nine days early."But… Your meetings," I said. "The board…""They can wait.""But.." He cupped my face, and I froze."Cait," he said gently. "You've seemed… distracted lately. Tired. I think a
**We met in the back of the bookstore again, the same little aisle that smelled like old paper and ink. Sophia was already there, pacing between shelves, her face sharp with impatience."You kissed him," she said before I even opened my mouth."I…" My voice caught. "It wasn't like that.""Oh, come on, Cait," she snapped , turning to face me. "You think I haven't seen this before? You're trauma bonded. It's textbook. Abuser breaks you down, then throws you scraps of affection like they're gifts. And you eat it up because he's the only warmth in the freezing hell he built around you."Her voice was low, but furious. Her eyes glistened, not with tears, but with rage."I didn't mean to," I whispered. "It's just, happened." "No, it didn't. You let it. Because some part of you still thinks he's going to love you the way you need."She stepped closer."But he won't. He's not capable. He never was."I lowered my eyes, shame burning behind my ribs.Sophia exhaled and ran her hands through h
He hadn't asked about my trip again. Which scared me more than if he had.Aiden was watching me more closely now. I could feel it. Little things.The way he paused at the doorway before leaving, the way his fingers grazed my arm longer than necessary, the way his eyes scanned the room when he walked in like cataloging what had moved while he was away.I tried to act normal, stay quiet, fold clothes the way he liked, pour his whiskey before he asked, look at him like I wasn't hiding something.Because I was. God, I was.That envelope sat behind the hollowed-out copy of wuthering heights, like a ticking clock with my name etched on it. I hadn't touched it since. I didn't dare.Three nights passed like that. Tension stretched thin across hours I couldn't hold onto.And then came the rain. Not soft romantic rain, not the kind that slammed against windows like it was trying to get in. The sky cracked open and didn't close for hours. The city blurred behind wey glass, and the lights looked
I don't remember falling asleep. But I remember waking up.It was still dark when my eyes blinked open, the shadows in the room too thick to be natural. My breathing was shallow. My body stiff. For a moment, I didn't know where I was, just that I didn't feel safe.And then I felt it. The weight next to me.Aiden's arm was draped loosely across my waist, his breath warm against my shoulder. Not tight. Not controlling. But there, always there, like he belonged to me. Like I belonged to him.I didn't move. Didn't even flinch.It just stared at the ceiling, willing my heart to stop thudding so loud. As of even that could wake him. The memory of Jameson's stare burned at the back of my mind like a bruise. The way he'd spoken about me like I was a thing. And worse, the way Aiden didn't stop him.She knows when to stay quiet.I closed my eyes. Swallowed the taste of shame.Later, after Aiden left for a meeting, some last-minute call with "people I didn't need to worry about." I sat in the ki
I snatched it up, thumb fumbling against the screen."You alone?" Sophia asked."Yeah, i left" i gave a fast reply.Seconds later, the call came through. I answered on the first ring."Sophia," i whispered, voice barely there."Hey, sis." Her voice was quiet, steady, like she could already hear the shake in mine. "Are you okay?"I closed my eyes, pressing my forehead against my knee where I'd curled into the corner of the bed. "I don't know. It's getting harder."A pause. I could hear her breathing, slow and controlled."He's watching everything. Every move I make, every word I say. It's like I'm… caged. But not even locked in. Just–kept. "You're doing better than you think," she said, calm but not soft. "You made it through tonight. Did he say anything? Did he mention the contacts?"I shook my head, then realized she couldn't see me. "No. He was quiet. Too quiet.""That's not good.""I know." My voice cracked. "I tried to step ahead of him earlier, and he didn't yell. He didn't touc
The car ride had been silent.Not the comfortable kind. Not even the angry kind. It was the kind of silence that pulsed, like something alive.Watching. Waiting.I sat still, hands folded tightly in my lap, knuckles bone-white. I didn't dare look at him. I knew he was mad at me for walking out on him.The windows blurred with city lights,but I couldn't focus on anything. Just his presence. Just the way the air in the car felt too thin with him in it.I shouldn't have walked ahead of him back at the apartment. That much was obvious now.He hadn't said anything when I did it - Just followed, quiet. But the moment the car door shut behind me, I felt it.That shift.Like he was letting me sit with the mistake before he decided what to do with it."We'll arrive in seven minutes," he said at last. His voice was low, almost gentle. But every word felt like it carried weight.He didn't look at me. He didn't have to.I swallowed hard, nodding before I realized he couldn't see it. My throat wa
...The day dragged on in a blur of disjointed thoughts and fleeting moments.I was supposed to be focused on Sophia, on the plan we'd spent hours crafting in whispered conversations and midnight phone calls. But everytime I tried to direct my mind back to it, it slipped, like water through my fingers, right into the thoughts of Aiden.His voice, his smirk, the ghost of his touch still lingering like smoke on my skin.The kind of memories that crawl beneath your ribs and settle there.Yeah, I know. I'm insane.Because, it had been almost impossible to shake the feeling he left behind when he walked out.That invisible grip he had on my psyche.His absence wasn't freeing, it was suffocating. And that fact alone made me furious.I told myself, repeatedly, that I was better off without him. I'd recited it like a mantra, time to time: you don't need him. You're stronger than this.But the truth was, I didn't feel stronger. I felt adrift. Like I was moving through time, without really t
The next day, I woke up with a slight headache. My right hand was on my forehead as I fluttered my eyes open.The ceiling of my room came into view first, and I shut my eyes back. Few seconds passed before i opened my eyes again and sat up on the bed.As soon as i sat up, memories of the previous night came rushing into my brain and i gasped. I hurriedly pulled the sheets off my body, falling into a state of panic for the next few seconds.I raked my hair into my hands and shook my head, recalling the words i had said to Aiden, the sounds i had made for him, the way i had whimpered against his body, the sting and pleasure of his hand smacking my ass, and the way i had...."What the hell did I do? Did I...did i squirt?" I could barely believe what i had done but still, as i leaned back unto the headboard and calmed down, a part of me said it was not so bad.I had never felt anything like i felt the previous night, and a silent, small part of me wished i was not drunk while at it. Wi