DOMINANCE

The voice was sharp and commanding, but I was suddenly filled with a sense of relief. Who could that have been? My mind raced as I raised my head, my eyes meeting those of Ethan, who was standing by the door, fury burning in his eyes.

"Get up," he ordered, his voice like a whip crack. Without thinking, I obeyed, rising to my feet. I felt like a puppet, my strings pulled by an unseen force. "How could you disrespect your wife like this?" he demanded, turning to the man who had put me in this situation. "Do you have no respect for women?"

"You have no right to interfere, Ethan," the ruthless said, his voice dripping with disdain. "This is between me and my wife, and you have no right to stick your nose in our business. Or is she sleeping with you too, since you seem to know so much about our private affairs?" His words hit me like a punch to the gut, and I couldn't help but react. I was furious at his accusations, his insinuation that I was a "cheap slut." I couldn't let him get away wi