LOGINChester's mother jabbed a finger at his face and shouted, "You reckless son! Do you have any idea what you are doing? You've disgraced the Atkins family!"Lily's father, Robert Burke, stepped forward, his expression dark. "Chester, if you go through with ending this marriage, the partnership between our families is over!"Chester moved slightly ahead of me and spoke with quiet resolve. "Mom, Mr. Burke, I'm sorry. This marriage was wrong from the start, and I can't continue it. I'll fix the company's problems myself and make sure my choice hurts no one."His mother trembled with fury. "Fix it? How exactly do you plan to do that? Is this because of her?"Her gaze snapped toward me, unmistakably hostile.Lily spoke without warning, her voice hoarse. "Stop it."All eyes shifted to her. She brushed away her tears, looked at Chester, then at me.She spoke with a note of calm relief. "I've known for some time that Chester was in love with someone else. The way he looked at Mandy during
But then Lily's smiling face surfaced in my mind without warning."But Lily—"Chester cut me off. "I've already spoken with her. After the wedding, we signed an agreement. When the time is right, we'll divorce on amicable terms. The man she truly cares about has been waiting for her all along."I jerked my head up, looking at him in disbelief. "She knows about this?"He gave a faint smile, edged with weariness. "She does. We're both victims of the same marriage arrangement. I just never expected to meet you."The car eased to a stop by the riverbank, and a cool breeze slipped in through the window. Chester reached for my hand and held it gently, his palm warm in the same unmistakable way it had been that night."I know this puts you in an impossible position. I know it is unfair, but I can't let you slip away again."My heart began to race as his warmth spread through my fingers, easing my resolve bit by bit. Even so, doubt lingered."What if your families object? What if Lil
What Chester said hit me hard enough to clear my head.I was on the brink of admitting what I felt when the image of Lily in her wedding dress rose in my mind. I stepped back and broke his gaze."Chester, Lily is still waiting for you."The light went out of his eyes, and he didn't say another word.I turned and walked away, catching the quiet sound of his sigh behind me.When I returned to my seat, Lily was holding Chester's arm, her expression radiant. The sight of their intertwined hands pierced me with a sudden pain.Telling the truth could destroy her wedding, yet staying silent meant living with this regret forever.As the ceremony came to an end, Chester quietly placed a note in my hand. It was his phone number.He leaned close and said, "Reach out once you've decided. Whatever you choose, I'll follow your lead."I clenched the note until it creased, the numbers almost burning into my palm. Standing at the hotel entrance, I watched their wedding car disappear down the r
I recalled the night and said, "At first, I thought it was a finger and didn't give it much thought. Then something felt off. It was thicker, harder, and much warmer, pressing against me from behind."Suzy leaned closer, her interest plain to see. "What does it feel like? Does it actually feel good?"I went on. "If you don't focus on it, it stays manageable. But once you start thinking about it, the feeling takes over. When I understood what that touch actually was, my body responded without my control, and I felt dampness spreading beneath me."Suzy's expression lit up, her voice taking on a more suggestive tone. "So what happened after that? How did it actually go in?"My face burned as I answered, "He just forced his way in. I couldn't stop him at all, so all I could do was clamp down on him."Suzy burst out laughing.We must've been making too much noise, because two roommates who were already asleep called out, "Can you keep it down? We are trying to sleep."I answered quic
I tried to break free, but the man pressed his hands against my chest and drove my whole body back into his, pinning me so hard I couldn't move.The overwhelming sensation broke through the last of my resistance.After such a long time feeling closed off and unresponsive, my body betrayed me and came alive in a way I could no longer ignore. The sensation spread until it filled me and drowned out everything else.I knew I needed to escape, but my body wouldn't obey.He caught my earlobe between his teeth and spoke. "You came onto me yourself. You can't blame me for this."Anger and humiliation tangled inside me, with nowhere to go.The collision hadn't been intentional, which meant I couldn't fault the person in front of me for it. There was also no way for me to voice what was truly going on.The man continued to move inside me, relentless and unchecked.Pleasure flooded my thoughts and overran my reason. My senses blurred all at once, and the concert around me slipped out of a
When I finished speaking, the man leaned toward me and whispered in my ear, "Is it exciting, the way I'm pushing against you?"The shame was overwhelming, and I was on the verge of crying. "I'm a virgin. I've never done that kind of thing. Please, let me go."He didn't stop. Instead, his gaze burned deeper as he seized my waist, the pressure growing stronger."You're really a virgin? Then let me show you what it feels like to be a woman."For reasons I couldn't explain, his words didn't spark resistance right away. They stirred an expectancy instead. I wondered what was wrong with me.I'd explored my body in private, only to find the experience empty and unfulfilling. Sometimes, I even wished for a man to ease that discomfort, but never under circumstances like these.He kept pushing forward, the insistence of his body driving hard against my thong. The fabric was already forced inward.My thong offered almost no barrier, and his warmth was unmistakable. Sensation rose in slow w






