LOGINWhen the driver pulled into the driveway, I didn’t want to go inside. Every image, every sound from the footage I’d seen, kept looping through my mind. I hesitated for a while, but then I mustered the strength to leave the car. I pushed open the front door. “Scott?” I called out, but my voice came out softer than I meant, but there was no answer. I moved through the foyer. When I reached his office door, it was ajar. I hesitated before pushing it open. Scott was there, slumped back in his chair with his head tilted slightly to one side. He was asleep. I stood there for a long moment, staring at him, but I couldn’t step inside. My throat burned, and my stomach twisted. The air in that room felt poisoned, tainted by what had happened inside it. I backed away slowly and closed the door. I needed air. When I stepped out into the backyard, there she was... my mother. She sat at the edge of the stone fountain, one leg crossed over the other, a cigarette glowing between her fingers. Th
My mother wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss. She kissed him hard, hugged him tightly as she thrust her tongue deep into his mouth. She straddled herself on him, and just when I thought Scott wasn’t going to respond, he kissed her back. She began grinding her pelvis against his hard cock, thrusting her tongue inside his mouth. When the kiss broke with both of them were breathing heavily. Scott looked at my mother and whispered. “I don’t want to do this. I am married and to your daughter. We shouldn’t be doing this. It isn’t right.” “Shhhh,” my mother smirked, pressing her finger on his lips. “Relax and let the pills do their job. I know you’re not in your right senses, but this is for your own good. Besides, Sabrina won’t know. Who would tell her? You?” Scott tried pushing my mother away from him, but his strength wasn’t enough to do so. “I’m not some child, Scott. I’m a grown woman. I want you very badly,” she smiled. “I am all yours today, Scott.” S
After that day, my mother had been more respectful of my marriage to Scott. She wouldn’t speak to him or about him, and I thought everything was finally falling into place. I thought everything was at peace. But I was wrong. She was only respecting boundaries and keeping to herself whenever I was there because one morning, I had an idea to hide cameras in rooms where Scott loved to spend most of his time whenever he was at home. Later that morning, I went to my mother and told her I wanted to surprise her with whatever she wanted as a form of apology for accusing her of throwing herself at Scott. She told me she wanted me to shop for her. Get her new clothes and accessories so she can look like part of the family. I went to Scott with this request, and he allowed me to move on with it. He gave me his card, and I left the house. But I didn’t just leave to get my mum the things she asked for. I left to give her privacy to know what she would do with it and my husband if I wasn’t the
I went to look for Scott, and I found him in the library. The door was open just enough for me to see him, seated near the fire, his head bowed slightly as he read. He looked calm and that made me hesitate to disturb him. Still, I knocked gently on the doorframe. “Scott?” He looked up, immediately setting his book aside. “Sabrina,” he said softly. “Come in.” I stepped inside. “I hope I’m not bothering you.” “You never bother me,” he said, closing the book completely. “Are you okay? Is everything alright? What’s on your mind?” I tried to smile. “I just… wanted to spend some time with you.” His eyes softened. “Well, okay. That’s a good reason.” I walked over and sat across from him, the firelight warming my knees. “You always seem so peaceful in here.” He smiled faintly. “Books are quieter than people.” “Is that why you prefer them?” I asked. “Sometimes,” he said. “But not today.” That made me smile. “You mean you don’t mind me interrupting your peace?” “Not when it’s you.”
“Yes, Mum,” I said quietly, my voice trembling. Claire’s eyes swept over the room, her expression perfectly composed. “There you are,” she said, smiling, though her tone wasn’t friendly. “I’ve been looking for you.” I swallowed, trying to steady my breathing. “What for?” “I needed to ask you something,” she said sweetly. Then her eyes slid around the room, taking in the unmade bed, the glass on Ace’s desk, the small distance between me and him. Her smile faltered, replaced by a knowing tilt of her head. “But before that... what exactly were you doing in here?” I froze. Ace didn’t move either. “Mum, it’s not—” I started, but she raised an eyebrow, not at me, but at Ace. “Well?” she asked, her tone changing. “What were you two doing, Ace? Or should I say... what was the dear stepson doing alone with his father’s wife?” Ace’s jaw tightened. He met her gaze without flinching. “I don’t think that’s any of your business.” Claire’s expression didn’t change, though I saw the flicker
“Ace...” I began but he walked out and stood near the window, his hand on the frame. He wasn’t looking at me, not yet. When he finally turned, he said calmly. “You know what’s been driving me insane?” I forced a small laugh, even though my chest was tight. “That’s a long list, Ace.” He didn’t smile. “It’s you.” My breath caught, though I tried to hide it. “Ace—” “I’m not joking,” he said. “It’s you. Every single day. Every time you walk into a room and pretend you don’t see me. Every time you talk to him.” He meant Scott. He didn’t have to say it. I swallowed hard. “We’ve talked about this.” “No,” he said, stepping closer. “We’ve argued about it. We’ve danced around it. We’ve never really talked.” I stared at my hands, fingers knotted together in my lap. “And what do you want to talk about?” He exhaled, running a hand through his hair. “How it feels. How it actually feels watching you live in this house with him.” I looked up then. His eyes were darker than usual. “Ace…” I







