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2025-03-21 20:22:31Chapter Five: Caught Between Fire and Chains
RAVEN’S POV I wake to the scent of her still lingering on my sheets. Sera. A name that now tastes like sin and satisfaction. The space beside me is empty, but the ghost of her warmth remains. I smirk, stretching lazily against the silk sheets, my body still thrumming from last night. The way she unraveled in my hands, the way she begged without words—God, it was intoxicating. But predictably, she ran. I sit up, grabbing my phone from the bedside table, already knowing she’ll be spiraling. A woman like Sera—someone so caged in her own misery—was bound to wake up drowning in guilt. I type out a message, smirking as I hit send. "You can pretend all you want, but your body doesn’t lie." She’ll read it. She’ll hate herself for wanting more. And then, eventually—she’ll come back. Because women like her always do. I rise from the bed, stretching, my body still buzzing from the thrill of breaking her. And I will break her again. --- ETHAN’S POV Something is off. I don’t miss much—not in business, and certainly not in my marriage. And right now, my wife is acting like a fucking ghost of herself. Sera barely said two words on the way home. She didn’t make eye contact. She didn’t even flinch when I grazed my hand over her knee in the car, a touch that, no matter how dead our marriage had become, should have still gotten some reaction out of her. She’s hiding something. And I have a sickening feeling I won’t like what I find. I watch her now from across the room as she stands in front of our dresser mirror, her fingers ghosting over her neck. There’s something in her eyes—something raw and unguarded. Shame? Longing? I set my drink down with a sharp clink against the marble countertop. “Where were you last night?” She flinches, her reflection locking eyes with mine in the mirror. “I told you. Out with Olivia.” Lies. I step closer, watching the way she stiffens. My gaze sweeps over her, noting the way her dress from yesterday is wrinkled, hastily thrown on. She didn't change before coming home. "You expect me to believe you spent the entire night with Olivia and didn’t even bother to come home to your own husband?" My voice is calm, but I see the way she swallows hard. “I didn’t think you’d care.” I almost laugh at that. “You don’t get to play the neglected wife, Sera.” Because that’s what she’s doing, right? Trying to justify whatever the fuck she’s done by pretending I pushed her to it? I reach for my drink again, swirling the amber liquid. “You know, if you wanted to get back at me for Celeste, you should’ve been more careful about covering your tracks.” Her whole body goes rigid. Bingo. I smirk, taking a slow sip of my drink. “You reek of guilt, Sera.” She doesn’t answer. But she doesn’t deny it either. --- SERA’S POV I can't breathe. Ethan's words slam into me, and for a moment, I feel like my entire body is wrapped in chains, pulling me down, suffocating me in my own shame. He knows. He suspects something. I force my hands to remain still, even as my body betrays me with subtle tremors. I keep my face blank, refusing to meet his gaze. "You're being paranoid." My voice is steady, but it feels like a lie in itself. Ethan chuckles darkly, swirling his drink again. "Am I?" Yes. No. I don't know. I turn back toward the mirror, my eyes catching the faint, barely-there bruise on my collarbone. Raven's lips. Raven’s teeth. I press my fingers against it, my skin igniting from the ghost of her touch. A rush of memories floods through me—her body against mine, the way she made me forget everything, even my own name. My stomach clenches with something twisted and dangerous. I hate myself for it. I hate myself for wanting more. Then, my phone buzzes. I stiffen immediately, every nerve in my body screaming. I don’t have to check to know who it is. I force myself to casually walk over to the bed, picking it up like it’s nothing. Like it’s just Olivia or a work email. But as soon as I see the message, my blood turns to fire. "You can pretend all you want, but your body doesn’t lie." I squeeze my eyes shut. Raven. What is she doing to me? I feel Ethan’s presence behind me, and I shove the phone into my pocket, my pulse hammering. I need to get out of here. I turn on my heel, grabbing my bag. "I have a meeting," I mutter, already moving toward the door. Ethan doesn’t stop me. He just watches. Like a predator waiting to strike. And somehow, that terrifies me more than if he had.
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Sinful Escape Losing Control
Chapter Six: Losing ControlSERA’S POVI shouldn’t be here.Every step I take inside the dimly lit lounge feels like a mistake.Yet, I came anyway.Raven’s text had been circling in my mind all day, sinking into my skin like an unshakable whisper. You can pretend all you want, but your body doesn’t lie.I told myself I wasn’t coming. I told myself last night was a lapse in judgment, a moment of weakness, a mistake. But the moment I received that message, something inside me caved. Now, here I am, standing in the middle of a luxurious, low-lit lounge, searching the crowd for the one person I should be running from.And then, I see her.Raven.She sits at the bar, legs crossed, one arm draped casually over the back of the chair, as if she owns the entire room. A dark drink swirls in her hand, and when our eyes lock, a knowing smirk curves her lips.My heart slams against my ribs.She doesn’t wave me over. She doesn’t have to. Her eyes are a silent invitation, a challenge.I force myself
최신 업데이트 : 2025-03-21Sinful Escape Shackled in Betrayal
Chapter Seven: Shackled in BetrayalSERA’S POVI sit at the edge of our bed, my hands gripping the silk sheets as if they can anchor me to something real. My skin still burns from Ethan’s touch, but it’s not desire coursing through my veins—it’s disgust. It’s fury.I can still hear the way he slurred her name—Celeste.Not mine.Never mine.I stare at my reflection in the vanity mirror. My lips are swollen, but not from passion. My wrists bear faint red marks where he had gripped too tightly.I am nothing but his possession.His wife.A title that once meant something. A title that now shackles me to a man who parades his mistresses in front of me, knowing I can’t leave.I suck in a sharp breath and stand, wrapping my robe tightly around me as I march downstairs. My body aches from last night, from the weight of everything I refuse to process. But I don’t stop moving. I won’t let myself fall apart—not here, not yet.Ethan is in the dining room, dressed in a crisp suit, sipping coffee a
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최신 업데이트 : 2025-04-01Sinful Escape The Edge Of Control
Chapter Nine: The Edge of ControlCELeste’s POVI drape myself over Ethan’s lap, my fingers tracing slow, deliberate patterns on his chest. The private lounge of the gala is dimly lit, the scent of expensive whiskey hanging in the air.He’s distracted.His grip on his glass is tighter than usual. His jaw clenches. He hasn’t touched me the way he normally does when we’re alone.“You’re thinking about her,” I murmur, pressing my lips against his ear. “Aren’t you?”Ethan doesn’t deny it.I smirk, sliding my hand down to his belt. “You’re mine now, Ethan.” I whisper, unbuckling it. “She’s nothing but a bitter wife who will never leave.”His eyes darken, but before I can go further, he grabs my wrist.“Not here.” His voice is cold.I pull back, feigning a pout, but inside, I’m seething.Because I know—no matter how much he tries to prove otherwise—Sera still has a hold on him.But I’ll make sure that hold breaks soon enough.---RAVEN’S POVSera is shaking.She won’t look at me as she butt
최신 업데이트 : 2025-04-01Sinful Escape Bound and Broken
Chapter Ten: Bound and BrokenSERA’S POVThe morning light slices through the curtains, but I can’t move. My body aches, but the pain isn’t just physical—it’s deeper, sinking into my very soul.Last night replays in my mind like a horror film. Ethan’s weight pressing me down, his breath reeking of whiskey, his cruel grip on my wrists.And the name he whispered.Celeste.A raw, bitter laugh bubbles in my throat. I should be used to this humiliation by now.But something is different this time.The fire in my chest isn’t just pain—it’s rage.I turn to the mirror, barely recognizing the woman staring back at me. My reflection is hollow-eyed, lips swollen, bruises forming along my wrists where he grabbed me.I touch the marks, my fingers trembling.I can’t keep living like this.But what choice do I have?If I leave, I lose everything.The prenup was ironclad. Ethan made sure of that. If I walk away, I walk away with nothing. No money. No home. No security.That’s why he does this.Becaus
최신 업데이트 : 2025-04-02Sinful Escape The Beginning of the End
Chapter Eleven: The Beginning of the EndSERA’S POVThe hotel suite is quiet, the city lights bleeding through the floor-to-ceiling windows. I sit on the couch, my hands wrapped around a glass of wine I barely taste.Across from me, Raven watches, silent and unreadable.I don’t know why I trust her.I shouldn’t.She’s dangerous, unpredictable. Everything Ethan would call a bad influence.But when I look at her, I see freedom. A kind of recklessness I crave.A kind of power I need.I take a deep breath, finally letting the words slip past my lips. "Ethan owns me."Raven’s gaze sharpens. “Explain.”So I do.I tell her everything.The suffocating marriage.The emotional manipulation.The way he flaunts his mistresses, humiliates me in front of his business partners. The prenup that chains me to him, leaving me powerless to leave without losing everything.I talk until my throat is raw, until my hands are trembling.And Raven listens.Not with pity—but with something else. Something sharp
최신 업데이트 : 2025-04-02Sinful Escape The Wild Card in Play
Chapter 12: The Wild Card in Play Celeste's POV I ran my manicured nails along the rim of my wine glass, my dark red lips curling into a smirk. Something was off with Ethan. i have known him long enough to sense when he was troubled. The man was a bastard, arrogant and entitled—but he was also predictable. Lately, though, he had been on edge. Distracted. i watched him at our usual rendezvous at the penthouse suite he kept for our affairs. Normally, he would spend the entire night indulging in his vices—whiskey, power, and me. But now? He barely touched his drink. His phone never left his side, and the moments i caught him staring into space with that pensive scowl only confirmed one thing. Sera was up to something. I despised Ethan’s wife—not just for being his legal partner, but because Sera had something she wanted. The power of being Mrs. Ethan Carter. The prestige. The security. i had played my part well, staying in the shadows, waiting for the moment Ethan would finally toss
최신 업데이트 : 2025-04-03Sinful Escape Possession and Payback
Chapter 13: Possession and PaybackSera’s POVI lay tangled in Raven’s sheets, my body aching from the fire they had ignited hours ago. The room smelled of sex and sin, the air thick with heat and lingering desire. i should leave. i should slip out before Raven woke up, before i got sucked into another round of passion that would make me forget why I was really here.But as i turned to sit up, a firm hand wrapped around my wrist.“Where do you think you’re going?” Raven’s husky voice sent a shiver down my spine.i swallowed, my resolve weakening as I met Raven’s piercing gaze. The woman was irresistible, all sharp edges and dangerous temptation. Her dark hair was tousled from sleep, and the possessive glint in her eyes made me clench.“I have to go,” I murmured, even as my body screamed at me to stay.Raven’s grip tightened slightly, not enough to hurt, but enough to make it clear she wasn’t letting go. “Back to him?”I sighed. “It’s not about him.”Raven sat up, dragging her fingers
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