Chapter 5 A Night of Indulgence

It was a night of chaos, fueled by fiery passion.

When I woke up, I felt like I had gone ten rounds with a boxer. Cursing Jethro silently. Just how wild had he been last night? The man was a beast!

Sitting up, I glanced down at the plethora of love bites across my chest and the bruises on my arm. Was that really necessary, Jethro?

"How was my performance last night? You satisfied?" a sultry, deep voice broke the silence.

I jumped, turning to see Jethro's handsome face looking at me with a gloomy expression. A jolt of panic hit me, and I hastily wrapped the blanket around myself. Despite initiating last night’s affair, having a stranger stare at my body was still awkward.

"Trying to act innocent now, are we? You weren’t holding back last night."

Jethro stood up and approached me, his tone full of disdain and contempt. His arrogant demeanor got under my skin, making me feel like some kind of cheap woman.

I shrugged him off, snatching my clothes off the floor and getting dressed. "You performed well and you’re also pretty well-endowed. I'm satisfied," I responded, letting my eyes drop flirtatiously toward his lower half.

Jethro’s face darkened instantly, and anger flickered in his eyes. "Have women of this era lost all sense of decency to openly say such words?”

As he spoke, I caught his eyes lingering on the bed. His expression looked conflicted. Following his line of sight, I spotted a glaring red stain. A surge of pain shot through my heart.

Seven years I had spent with Liam, saving myself for what I had thought would be our perfect wedding night. Yet before we even got to that point, I discovered his true, disgusting nature. And now, I had carelessly given my virginity to some rando.

"Was this your first time?" Jethro looked back at me, his eyes a swirl of emotions.

"And what if it was? You got a thing for virgins or something?" I shot back, ignoring the complexity of his expression, my words dripping with scorn.

Not liking my tone, Jethro furrowed his brows and glared at me. After a pause, he broke the silence. "What do you want? Money?" His tone was colder than a winter's night.

"Do all the women you sleep with ask you for money?" Insult washed over me, and I shot him a fierce glare. I had simply wanted revenge on Liam for cheating on me. Did I look like I was after money?

"All we did was use each other to satisfy our needs, nothing more. I don't want your money. Consider us two ships passing in the night."

With that, I wasted not another second talking to Jethro and left the hotel. When I reached Summer's house, she immediately dragged me into her room.

"Rina, where have you been? You were gone all night, and I was worried sick! Your phone was off. Did you and Liam..."