MasukCaroline Everett, a 45 year-old woman, escapes a 21 year toxic marriage to Ethan Blackwood, a controlling and abusive man. Forced to leave her first love, Williams, and marry Ethan due to family pressures, Caroline’s life was forever altered. Decades of emotional torment followed, but she eventually found the strength to break free. In search of peace, she rents an apartment from Harrison Reed. However, peace proves elusive when she finds herself drawn to Harrison’s younger son, Bryce, a 29 year-old man whose presence awakens something she thought she had lost forever. As their secret affair intensifies, Caroline must navigate the emotional complexity of their relationship while facing judgment and resistance from her estranged children, Liam and Sydney. Meanwhile, the threat of Ethan’s potential discovery looms large, casting a dangerous shadow over her newfound freedom. Amidst the rising tension, Caroline is also forced to confront the painful truth about her past. Will she uncover the devastating role her own parents played in her years of suffering? Or will she fall into the carefully laid traps of Samantha, her once trusted best friend, whose betrayal runs deeper than she ever imagined? In a world filled with secrets, lies, and buried pain, Caroline must decide if love is enough to heal or if some scars are meant to last forever.
Lihat lebih banyakMargaret’s POVWhen I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the wall.A bullet was lodged there, deep and crooked, surrounded by cracked paint and dust. Smoke still clung faintly to the air. The sound of the gunshot echoed in my head long after it had ended.I was alive.Not bleeding.Not injured.Just alive.A sob broke the silence.Caroline.She stood near the bed, shaking violently, her hands covering her face as tears poured through her fingers. The gun slipped from her grip and hit the floor with a sharp sound.“I didn’t mean to,” she cried. “I didn’t mean to do it.”I slowly sat up. My legs felt weak, but I forced myself to stand.“Caroline,” I said carefully.She looked at me, and whatever she saw on my face made her panic. She backed away quickly, her shoulders hitting the wall.“Don’t come close to me,” she screamed. “Don’t touch me.”“I’m fine,” I said. “The bullet didn’t hit me. Look at me.”She shook her head hard. “You don’t get it. You pushed me into this. You did th
Margaret's POV:Malcolm lifted me to his table like I weighed nothing. He threw everything on the table to the floor for space.His hands slid in my gown and tore off my panties.He spread my legs as his face went straight to my pussy like he was starving.And goodness, that was just the beginning."Uh-uhh", I moaned loudly.His tongue hit me like a rocket, and I screamed like a cheap slut.His tongue didn't just lick my pussy, he devoured me.He fucked me so hard I could feel my legs.I wasn't happy with his conditions and I thought of it while I was treated like a slut paid off with coins.I decided to ignore Malcolm, till I figured out what I should do.But a man like Malcolm doesn't take ignorance for action.The first thing Malcolm took from us was dignity.The second was hope.I was in the living room when Richard stormed in, his face twisted in a way I had never seen before. Not anger. Not fear.Humiliation.He threw his briefcase against the wall. Papers spilled across the f
Margaret's pov:I sat across from Malcolm, my heart pounding against my chest. I had been dreading this conversation all day. The moment his voice grew calm too calm I knew he was about to name his conditions.Trying to stop him, I forced a smile and leaned forward slightly. “My love,” I said gently, “conditions? I thought… I thought this was love.”Malcolm looked at me for a long moment, his gaze unreadable. Then, slowly, he leaned back in his chair and sighed. “I do love you, mi amor he said rubbing my tits, I love everything about you. But nothing in this world comes free. Not even love.”My smile faltered. The air between us thickened with unease.His tone hardened. “First,” he said, “I want your daughter Caroline to marry my son, Ethan Blackwood. The Business Tycoon of the Year award is coming up, and image is everything. Ethan needs stability, and that includes a presentable fiancee. Caroline will help with that.”I blinked in disbelief. “You want me to… arrange a marriage for m
Margaret's pov:I was bursting with excitement when I got home. Richard was pacing in the living room when I walked in, and I couldn’t hide my smile.“He’s falling for me,” I said proudly. “Malcolm is definitely falling.”Of course, I left out the part about the sex.Richard’s face lit up. “That’s good news,” he said, pulling me into a tight embrace. “We’re getting closer.”We celebrated that night clinking glasses, laughing, pretending, just for a moment, that everything was going to be alright.In the weeks that followed, my relationship with Malcolm grew deeper. We met often, sometimes in expensive restaurants, sometimes in discreet hotels. Malcolm, still grieving the loss of his late wife, began to see me as something more. Someone who filled the quiet spaces in his life. Someone who cared.I played the part perfectly. But behind the soft smiles and stolen kisses, my demands for money began to rise.“I need something for a little trip,” I’d say.Or, “There’s a new bracelet I’ve ha












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