THALIA POVBEEP. BEEP. BEEP.The digital shriek of the alarm pierces the haze of sleep, dragging me back to a reality I’m not sure I want to face.I bolt upright, my chest heaving, lungs burning as if I’ve been running for miles.I lift my hands. They’re trembling so violently I can barely hold them steady in the dim morning light.I dare not look at the humiliating proof that I fingered myself while dreaming about Carlos fucking me."Family... focus... damn it, Thalia!" I hiss through gritted teeth.I stumble toward the vanity, my legs feeling like worm, gripping the cool marble edge of the sink, forcing my eyes to meet my reflection.The woman staring back is a stranger. Flushed cheeks, pupils blown wide, and lip...gods! my lips are swollen and parted as if they’ve spent the night being devoured. My hair is a tangled nest against my shoulders. I look thoroughly wrecked, entirely undone, despite being alone in a locked room.Six years. Six years of ice-cold discipline, and it’s melti
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