Chapter: Chapter 006Jescyka's POV The first thing I did when I woke up was to call Marvy. I knew our conversation the previous day ended badly.He picked up on the second ring, voice rough, still half-asleep. “Jess?”“Hey.” My throat felt like sandpaper. “I’m not coming in today.”He paused. I could almost hear him sit up. “You okay?”“Yeah,” I lied. “Just … packing. I am following Marvy on that family cruise this weekend.”He paused again—longer this time. I could picture him rubbing a hand over his jaw, that muscle twitching the way it always did when he wanted to say something but didn’t.“Jess …”“I’ll be fine.” I cut him off before the guilt could crawl in. “Don’t worry.”He exhaled, that quiet, resigned sound that says I don’t like this but I won’t fight you. “Alright. Just … be careful, okay?”When the call ended, I just sat there staring at my phone, the silence pressing around me.Part of me knew I was being stupid—going back, letting Marvy pull me in again. But another part whispered that mayb
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Chapter: Chapter 005Jescyka’s POVThe whole day went by in a blur. I couldn’t stop replaying what happened with Darren—how wrong it was, yet how right it had felt in the moment. Maybe it was just the tequila. Maybe it was loneliness. Either way, I told myself not to dwell on it.Marvy spent the day trying too hard—cracking bad jokes, telling stories I already knew were lies. I smiled when I had to, but mostly, I kept my eyes on my phone, pretending to be busy.Later, I went upstairs, stripped down, and stepped into the shower. The hot water hit my skin, and I wished it could wash everything off—the anger, the guilt, and that stupid ache I still couldn’t name.When I finally came out, hair dripping, half-dressed, I found myself staring at the woman in the mirror. How did my life go from bad to worse? But regret was luxury for me as Marvy pushed the door and stalked inside like he owned every part of me.He looked wrecked: Taking a closer look at his face, I saw dark circles, wrinkled shirts, a bit of stub
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Chapter: Chapter 004Jescyka’s POV Shame’s heavier than any hangover.It sits right on your chest, makes it hard to breathe, harder to move.I woke up in a bed that wasn’t mine. The sheets smelled like him, a little strong, like regret and trouble.For a few seconds, I just stared at the ceiling, trying to remember how the hell I’d ended up here.Then it came rushing back — last night. Darren.I groaned, dragging a hand over my face. My head was pounding. My mouth felt like sandpaper. My heart… worse.I shoved the covers off and looked down at myself. My underwear is still on, but my skin is bare, except for one dark mark on my neck.Great. Proof. Evidence. Whatever you want to call it.Relief should’ve made it better, but it didn’t. My body still remembered him—his mouth, his hands, the way he’d whispered mine.“God,” I whispered. “What’s wrong with me?”How do you even begin to want the brother of the man you were supposed to marry?I yanked his shirt tighter around me and stalked out before I could ov
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Chapter: Chapter 003Jescyka’s POVDarren’s hand was locked around the wheel, his veins taut, jaw set so tight I thought his teeth might crack. The city lights kept flashing across his face—amber eyes catching them, turning gold for a second, then dark again.Every time he glanced at me, I felt it. Like heat radiating all over my body.The car was too quiet, but not in a peaceful way, the silence was suffocating. The kind of quite that fills your lungs until you forget how to breathe.I crossed my arms, pretending I wasn’t shaking. “So what is this, huh?” My voice came out croaky, still edged with tequila. “You come to play hero now? Or are you just finishing what your brother started?”He didn’t answer right away. His jaw flexed once, then again. When he finally spoke, his voice was low but stern, but dangerous in the way still water hides a current.“I don’t want his scraps.” He shot me a look, and something in my chest stuttered. “I want what’s mine.”I let out a dry laugh, the kind that hurts your thr
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Chapter: Chapter 002Jescyka’s POV How I left the house and got to the bar was a mystery, but in less than 30 minutes I was there.Cone Bar always smelled the same. A mix of beer, sweat, fried food, and heartbreak. But somehow, that night, it felt safer than my own apartment.Ethan was already there, tucked into the corner booth, hoodie sleeves pushed up, hair sticking up like he’d fought gravity on the way over. The second I walked in, he stood and pulled me into a hug. No questions, no words…just warmth and steadiness. For a moment, I could breathe again.We sat. He ordered tequila before I could say no. “Drink,” he said simply, pushing the shot toward me. “Then tell me who made you sad.”His words softened my heart and so I talked. I told him everything.Melissa on his lap. The lipstick on his mouth. The necklace I thought was mine. The ring. The panties. The way Marvy had smiled like nothing had happened.By the time I finished, my throat was raw. Ethan’s jaw worked hard, the muscle in his cheek twit
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Chapter: Chapter 001Jescyka’s POVI didn’t go looking for the truth that Friday night. Honestly, I just wanted to see Marvy smile. One real smile, not the polite, half-hearted ones he’d been throwing at me lately.On the way, I stopped at his favorite shop and picked up a bottle of “Château Margaux”, the one he swore made every bad day better..It felt kind of stupid, showing up unannounced with wine like I was trying to bribe the relationship back to the way it was. But I told myself it was the right thing to do because I loved Marvy. Or maybe it was a reminder…hey, we used to be happy once.Marvy had been distant for weeks. Too many late nights, too many “work emergencies,” and way too many moments where his eyes were on me, but his mind was somewhere else entirely. I kept trying to make excuses for him…stress, deadlines, burnout…anything but what I already knew deep down.I thought maybe a small gesture would fix it. Maybe I could pull us back before we slipped completely out of reach.But when I pushe
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