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Chapter 18

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THE PUNISHMENT

~GISELLE POV~

The ride home was fast and filled with embarrassment.

I sat behind Alessandro on the ATV, holding on to his waist so I wouldn't fall off as he drove over the bumpy ground.

My chest was pressed against his back, soaking in his heat. Every bump in the trail forced our bodies to collide, a shocking reminder of how different we are physically.

I was exhausted. My legs burned from the run. My wrist throbbed where he had twisted it. My ego was bruised darker than my skin.

‘You passed,’ he had said.

It didn't feel like a passing grade. It seemed like he had just shown that my leash had no limits, but he was always holding the handle.

He drove the ATV right up to the front steps, skidding to a halt on the gravel. He killed the engine.

"Off," he commanded.

I climbed off, my legs wobbling. I looked down at myself. I was covered in mud. Leaves were tangled in my hair. My new sneakers were ruined. I looked like a swamp creature.

"I need to shower," I muttered, turnin
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