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6: A Stained Reflection

Autor: Dark Pearl
last update Última atualização: 2025-07-22 23:19:38

Sofia

A soft touch, light as a butterfly’s wing, brushed my hand. My eyes fluttered open and found Clara’s face hovering above mine. Her expression was muted, a soft apology etched into her brow. She didn’t say a word, just squeezed my fingers. I wanted to yank my hand away, to turn my back, to pretend the last twenty-four hours were nothing but a fever dream, but her grip was surprisingly firm, grounding me.

“I’m so sorry, Sofia,” she whispered, “For everything. For taking you there, for… for introducing you to all of it. I didn’t know. I never meant for…” Her voice trailed off, thick with genuine remorse.

The knot in my chest, the shame and anger I felt all loosened a fraction. My own tears, which had felt like a permanent fixture behind my eyelids, finally spilled over, tracing hot paths down my temples into my hair.

I didn’t know what to say, I was just being stupid too, “It’s not just you, Clara,” I choked out, my voice raspy. “I… I’m just as guilty, I went with you and I let it
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    Sofia I lay on the black sheets, my body still wet from the shower, trembling slightly as the cool air conditioning washed over my heated skin. I watched Luca, who stood by the side of the bed, his back to me. He was completely naked, his broad shoulders tense, the muscles in his back bunching and shifting as he gripped the phone. He walked away from me and I watched him talk on the phone, his muscles flexing. After a while, the call ended and he returned to the room, "Is everything okay?" I whispered, propping myself up on my elbows.Luca turned slowly. The cold, flat look in his eyes vanished the moment they landed on me. A slow, dark smile spread across his face. "Just noise, sunshine," he said.He walked toward the bed. I expected him to climb in, to take out his aggression on me right there on the mattress but he didn't stop at the bed. He reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me up."Come," he commanded."Where?" I asked, stumbling slightly as my feet hit the floor."You'r

  • Sin With Me, Sunshine   41: The Garden of Eden

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