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Sage

Afterwards, I lay in silence, my pants were a tangled mess around my legs. The scent of sex lingered in the air.

My ass was up in the air, for the man I once swore I’d never let close again. And yet, here we were caught in this exhausting cycle of lust and unresolved emotions.

I knew he was long and I was left with the mess.

“Are you okay?” Amir’s voice came.

I closed my eyes to let the embarrassment wash away. I was scared to turn and look him in the eyes.

Exactly what the professor wanted. To humiliate me in front of the bodyguard. I hated this.

“I am fine, Amir. Can you give me a little space?”

He said nothing and I heard the door slam shut. Encasing me in silence, embarrassment and the worst humiliation of all.

I felt like a black hole that you can use and dump anytime you felt like. I felt used and I hated it with every fiber of my being.

Was this the punishment I deserved for thinking the worse?

I stared blankly at the wall, tracing cracks in the paint with my eyes as th
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