Our long-awaited arrival in paradise felt more like the beginning of our first big fight as a married couple. Surprised? Not at all. Not even I should have been shocked that our argument had reached this level. Our marriage was practically a recipe for disaster, and it was showing its true colors.D
"Good news, my period started. My brilliant plan to trap you with an unwanted baby, neither by you nor by me, didn't work. How tragic, right?" I dripped sarcasm.I heard an irritated huff from my husband."Don't put on your pajamas. I've made a dinner reservation for us at one of the resort's restau
My current state: heartbroken, not hungry. I finished the multi-course dinner alone at the underwater restaurant, and now, I was slowly making my way back to our hotel room. As expected, Lucius hadn't returned. After dragging me out of the comfort of my bed for dinner, he had left me to eat alone.H
"What a pair we are, huh? Two undiagnosed alcoholics."I didn't get a response, just more snores. I couldn't stay like this all night with Lucius's weight on top of me, so I gathered all the strength I could to push him off. It wasn't easy—it took effort—but after a struggle, I finally managed to fr
Trust was the foundation of any marriage, but could anyone really blame me for thinking Lucius was hiding more from me? It was crazy enough that he was my stepmother's son and that we'd actually gotten married—a complete absurdity I was well aware of.What I wasn't aware of were the secrets he still
"The one who should be ashamed is him. I risked everything for us to run away together. I gave him what he asked for, yet he abandoned me. But he'll come back to me once he gets tired of you."This was starting to sound strange—really strange. What did she mean by "gave him what he asked for"? And a
"We haven't discussed what Angie gave you in her obsessive passion for you. What did you take from her that made her feel like some sort of martyr?"I watched his shoulders tense and his mouth tighten."What could she have given me besides kinky sex? Is that what you want to hear? How she helped me
Returning to reality was bittersweet, but it was necessary. I was back at Fairmount Corporation, settling into the routine, except this time with a left hand adorned with two rings that were probably worth more than my entire apartment—the one I was still paying off. Life's little ironies."What are
I was easily the most boringly dressed guest here, yet the moment I arrived, I felt all eyes on me. Around me were either complete strangers or familiar faces tied to the Lewis family, and the latter group I knew watched me closely. I ignored them as best I could. Let's just say I wasn't a welcome p
"Well, that boy has been in love with you for many years, and a man's ego is fragile enough as it is. I'm not surprised he reacted badly to your rejection," my mother said.I bolted upright from the bed, startled."What are you saying?" I sounded offended. "Our romantic feelings are recent. That's w
My mother had had me when she was eighteen—a single mom who had faced countless struggles because she had a child so young. I know that for most of my life, I've had the financial backing of my father's family, but those early years of poverty, hunger, and loneliness were memories that hadn't faded.
He was staring at me a lot."What are you looking at? Haven't you had enough of staring at me since we were kids?" I teased him."I'll never get tired of looking at you," he replied.I couldn't help but smile at that. How could he be so sweet?"Well, since you've given up on that ridiculous wedding,
I unhooked my bra, wanting to be more comfortable, and I began playing with my nipples. He noticed and kissed his way back up to them, sucking on each one in turn. It was even better as he didn't stop using his fingers, thrusting them in and out of me. However, he hadn't looked me in the eye since I
I hadn't woken up this morning planning to test Lawrence's patience, let alone end up kissing him like this. But the way he held me tightly against his body, the way our tongues danced wildly together, had me teetering on the edge.I had no idea he was such a good kisser nor that he was so skilled a
"Hello, Emma. It's nice to hear from you too..." I answered, feeling utterly drained."I want an explanation now, Lawrence," she snapped.Honestly, my brain wasn't functioning well enough for riddles at this moment."Who is 'she'? How are we making fun of you?" I asked, confused.I heard a frustrate
The best treatment and care at home—that was what my father was receiving. But no matter how much money was spent or how excellent the medical attention was, it wouldn't save him. In the end, money could only buy the material things. It couldn't replace a body destined for death.I was so disturbed
Lawrence Lewis's P.O.VWhen I got engaged to Emma and put the distance between me and Sara that I should have enforced all along, I never expected this. Out of all the scenarios I had predicted, what had actually happened was never one of them. I tried to chalk up what happened in that dark closet t