Ixora sat on the chair in Jerald's room when she heard a scream coming from Berezira's room. She sprang up from the chair and rushed to the girl's room. However, she didn't see anything unusual in the room except for Berezira turning restlessly on the bed, caught in the throes of a nightmare. She screamed again, clearly disturbed by her dream.Ixora walked over to the bed and gently touched Berezira, whispering, "Zira?"The girl's reaction was one of fear and distress. "Don't touch me...please... don't touch me," she cried out, recoiling from Ixora's touch.Undeterred, Ixora continued to soothe her, rubbing her shoulders until Berezira gradually calmed down. It struck her how similar this was to her twin, Cherry's behavior during nightmares. The only difference was that Cherry never spoke during her subconscious episodes; she only made inarticulate sounds.Once Berezira had settled back into sleep, Ixora quietly returned to Jerald's room. He lay there exactly as she had left him, and

After Cherry drifted into slumber, Jake continued to work late into the night. Sleep had been elusive for him in the past six months. He focused on a medical project, diligently following up on his research. Every so often, he stole a glance at her, the fiery spirit now peacefully asleep on his bed. He'd covered her with the bedsheet after their passionate encounter two hours ago. Midnight was approaching.He pondered how he could convince her to stay with him for the entire weekend. He saw the determination in her eyes when she mentioned this being their only night together. He yearned for more of her, but he suppressed his desires. His years in the army had granted him ironclad control.Over the past six months, whenever he lay down on his bed, the memories of his last moments with his brother haunted him. Those memories resided there, in his bed, in his sleep. They reminded him of how he let his brother talk him out of that cave, how he allowed the Python Team to drag him away from

Three weeks had passed since Ixora picked up her twin from the airport. Her initial panic turned into immense relief when she found Cherry looking just as stunning as ever, popping her gum, and reassuring her that she hadn't run into any legal trouble. When Ixora asked why Cherry had cut her vacation so short, her twin skillfully avoided the topic, never discussing her trip again. Ixora couldn't shake the feeling that something had gone awry in Strawberry Island, likely due to a man, but Cherry remained tight-lipped about it.Three days after Cherry's return, Ixora returned to Mr. Ronald's clinic, only to find the vet still away on his trip. Concerned about Jerald and Berezira, whom she hadn't seen since the night of Jerald's sickness, Ixora decided to check on them. That afternoon, she found Jerald working at the back of the house, wielding a hammer and sweating profusely. He looked remarkably attractive, and she took a moment to appreciate his toned physique before clearing her thro

That evening, Cherry lay on her bed, enveloped in a dark mood as she smoked a cigarette. Describing herself as frustrated would be a massive understatement; she was well beyond that point. If she ever laid eyes on Jake again, she was determined to strangle him with her bare hands. After making him undo whatever he had done to her.She should have known better than to get involved with a doctor. A damn doctor. In fact, she hated doctors more now than ever. What had she been thinking, anyway?Alright, she had been thinking about having sex with him. At the time, it had seemed like a brilliant idea. Now, it was a nightmare.There had to be some logical explanation for everything unusual that was happening to her. She couldn't stop thinking about him; his face was imprinted in her mind. She saw him in the morning before she woke up, during the day, and at night before she went to sleep. His mannerisms, his laughter... damn it, even the way he ate! And then, there was that night they had s

"Oh, I need you too, Lollipop. I've missed you so much," Don Dillion breathed, his lips finding her neck, planting kisses there.Cherry struggled to suppress a deep feeling of revulsion as he pressed her against the wall, grinding his erection against her. His hands were all over her within seconds, touching her waist, back, neck, hair, and ass. What was supposed to feel erotic felt overwhelmingly disgusting.She resisted the urge to push Dilly away and instead pulled him closer, engaging him in a fierce kiss while her hands roamed his body as well. Without breaking the kiss, she pushed down his shorts and gripped his erection, although it felt unfamiliar in her hand, nothing like...No, not now. She shouldn't be thinking of him now, damn it.Dilly groaned softly into her mouth, thrusting into her hand as she pushed thoughts of Jake to the deepest recesses of her mind.Still kissing her, he shoved her gown up to her waist, lifted one of her legs to wrap it loosely around his waist, an