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2025-04-15 15:00:04I took the antidote as suggested by Ace and soon enough, I laid back against the fluffiness of the king-sized bed and my weak eyes drifted off to sleep.
The minute I woke up, the tired sun retiring into the depth of the sky in it’s orange hue, every memory from last night, in HDs, refreshed in my head.I did ask him to have sex with him. No, I begged. He didn't want it to happen since he suspected it was the incense doing the asking but, I begged him. I threw myself at him like a freaking whore.Damn me! And, damn him for making him throw myself at him the slightest opportunity I had.Tears rolled down my eyes. Fucking hell! All I wanted was to end this terror of a marriage because I couldn't stand the sight of him but somehow, I had sex with him, letting him take my virginity like it was nothing to me.Last night will surely replace my wedding with Ace as the worst day of my life.~ 20 HOURS AGO ~{Warning: Explicit sc
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We didn't have sex. My virginity wasn't broken. Yet, I let a stream of tears roll down my face after I had revisited the memories.We didn't do anything but, I still threw myself at him. The only reason we did nothing was because Ace didn't want to. He probably wanted to use that fact to hunt and mock me.For my slutty act and for my desperation. He would mention, everytime he had the chance, that I had begged him to have sex with me. It was incense. I know it was the incense but I still did it anyway. The did had been done. Incense or no incense. I threw myself at the man that abducted my sister, his supposed bride, forced me into a loveless marriage and killed my boyfriend’s brother. It made me feel so filthy.Ace stepped out. And I stayed glued to the bed throughout the evening, staring into the ceiling and letting even more tears leave my eyes as I kept recalling my pathetic attempt at having Ace sleep with me last night.I also thought about how I was going to face him. How w
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My world went crumbling at once. To confirm the news, I let my trembling fingers type it's way to the internet. I put his name in the search bar and thousands of articles presented themselves. The exact headline. Dad had truly passed away. The article said he was found dead a few minutes ago. Probably several minutes after we spoke. I still had time to save him. There was still time to save him but I did nothing. I folded my arms and allowed it to happen like a spineless fool. I couldn't cry. I didn't have the right to cry. It could have been avoided but I chose to avoid it. When Ace arrived, I was glued to the corner of the bedroom, trapping my head in between my legs, staring blankly at the floor. Ace said nothing. He already knew. Of course he does. Infact, he was at the crime scene. He was the one that did whatever happened to dad and rendered me fatherless. I should lurch at him. Fight and hit him. Confront him for his cruelty and wickedness. How can a human b
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I pressed my ear closely into the door to pick up the conversation; however, a voice downstairs interrupted me. A familiar voice. I walked away from Isobel’s bedroom door and peeked downstairs, placing my hand gently on the railings. It was who I thought it was. Valerie. Valerie wore a beautiful, black mini gown and she had her jet-black hair up in a ponytail style. She looked gorgeous and I've missed her so fucking much. She was speaking to Aunt Quinn, smiling sweetly at something she said. Breaking the rules of never going downstairs till the funeral was over, I marched down the stairs, rushing over to Valerie and immediately wrapping my hands around her when I was within reach. She hugged me back, circling her hand around my waist. We've not seen each other for a week but it felt like years. “I’ve missed you so much.”
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He came back a few minutes later with a tab and switched it on, immediately moving to Skype. Then, he called a contact under the name “Dawn” and we waited as it rang. After three rings, someone picked up and a guy’s face came on. He was shirtless, his broad chest inked with tattoos. “Go put on a shirt, dick. My wife is here with me.” I retched at that title. I hope I never hear from him again. It would be like a call to reality that we were really married. He was my husband. I retched again. The guy at the other end of the camera abandoned his phone, ran off somewhere and returned with a shirt on, the first few buttons undone and the sleeve rolled up. He looked good. Maybe he was Ace’s brother. “We finally see the beautiful new bride you wouldn't stop rambling about.” He rambled about me? I wondered what he said. Did he talk about my b
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I left Elijah in my almost-empty childhood room, following behind Ace Reynolds. Yes, I chose a loveless marriage with Ace. Elijah charged after me, tears in his eyes, attempting to convince me to stay and begging me not to leave him behind. But, I was deaf to his pleas. My mom asked Ace to take care of me and Valerie hugged me tightly asking for the last time if I was sure I didn't want to go with Elijah instead. I didn't answer the question, I just assured her that I would be okay. Truthfully, I didn't know the answer to that question. I didn't know if I wanted to go with Elijah or stay with Ace. Neither did I know why I chose Ace instead of Elijah. I just found myself choosing Ace. And it had nothing to do with his threat earlier. To be frank, if I really hated the idea of staying married to Ace, I would have done the one thing to put an end to it
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Yeah, I would be doing it only because I was dying to experience it, not because I was in love with him. Perhaps, I should shut my eyes and imagine Elijah as the man when he does it? Ace had stepped out immediately; he settled me in and I had waited for him. Ace arrived past ten. I heard him speaking to someone on the phone. So, I immediately got off the queen-sized bed and followed his voice. His bedroom was on the first floor. He didn't shut his door, so I strolled in after him. His bedroom was twice as massive as my new one. But, I didn't have strength to adore its beauty as I had other important missions. I just want to experience sex once and for good and get it over with. Ace halted his conversation on the phone when he turned around to see me. He had change
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I slept. Totally spent with satisfaction, my lids closed on their accords and I lost track of time. In my dream, a tall dangerously good looking man was plowing into me eliciting moans of pleasure. When I opened my eyes, no one needed to tell me that I dreamt of sex with Ace right after having sex with him. "I didn't think you would wake up this soon. Not while having that wet dream anyway." I looked up to find Ace standing and looking down on me. His voice was husky, hoarse and tempting. He was dressed in only his pants without a shirt, the tattoos stood out and I could not stop looking at the quote. I sat up as his words registered in my head. I felt the soreness between my legs as I moved. It felt delicious that I had to remind myself. This man killed your father. It's a one time thing. You wanted to know what sex feels like and you have. "How did you know?" I stupidly asked him and men
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I gave myself no time to think as I dialed Elijah's contact. Maybe this was heaven's way of telling me that there was no point staying because why else would I suddenly find his number just immediately after getting a phone call? "Hello," Elijah's voice flowed out of the phone. I froze. My fingers felt cold and there was a pounding in my heart. My mother's conspiracy with Ace played in My head and then there was Isobel's advice. Wasn't there a hidden agenda here? One that they were keeping me out of? This was my life but everyone seemed to have a say in it and it was insane how they thought my best life would be led with a killer. "Hello..."I pressed the hang up button and fell on the bed. I was conflicted. But one thing was certain to me, I wanted to find out everything. To answer every question in my head. Why did Isobel choose to remain hidden? Why was she telling me to stay put in the marriage? And why did Ace kill my father?It felt like my head was going to float out of m
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