جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 10

I sat on the edge of the bed for a long time, just staring at my hands. They looked the same. Soft. Clean. No blood under the nails from scratching him. My throat still felt tight, like someone had been pressing on it, but when I touched the skin it was smooth.“Was it a dream?” I whispered to the empty room.It had to be. People don’t die and wake up a year earlier. That only happens in the movies I used to watch when I couldn’t sleep.I stood up and walked to the bathroom. Everything was exactly how I remembered it from before the wedding. The same toothbrush in the cup. The same half-used bottle of lotion on the counter. I turned on the water and splashed my face. Cold. Real.When I came back out, my phone was buzzing on the nightstand. I picked it up. The date on the screen made my stomach drop.One year ago. The day before my wedding.I opened the messages. There were three from Adrian already.Adrian: Morning, baby. Can’t wait to see you in that dress tomorrow. Adrian: I’m stop

I moved down the hall without making a sound. The guest room door was not fully closed. A thin line of light showed at the edge. I stopped there and lifted my phone. The camera was already open. I pressed record and held it steady.Inside, Maya sat on the edge of the bed in a thin robe. Adrian stood in front of her. He had taken off his shirt. His hands were on her shoulders.“I thought about you all day,” he said in a low voice. “Standing next to her in that church. It drove me crazy.”Maya smiled and pulled the robe open. “Then do something about it.”He pushed her back onto the bed. The robe fell away. He kissed her neck, her chest, then lower. She made soft sounds and spread her legs for him. He unbuckled his pants and shoved them down. In one move he was inside her.I kept the phone still. The screen showed everything. His body moving over hers. Her legs wrapped around him. The way he thrust deep and hard, the same way he used to with me.“Fuck, Maya,” he groaned. “You feel so g

I woke to the feel of Adrian pressed hard against my back. His arm was already around my waist. His mouth brushed the side of my neck.“Morning,” he whispered. His hand slid down and slipped between my legs. “I’ve missed this. Missed being inside you.”My body reacted before my mind could stop it. Heat spread low in my stomach. I let out a soft breath and pushed back against him just enough. His fingers moved slowly, teasing. He kissed my shoulder and pressed closer.“You’re already wet,” he murmured. “Let me have you.”I moaned quietly so he would believe it. His cock rubbed against me, thick and ready. He shifted, trying to push inside from behind. I waited until the head of him brushed my entrance, then reached back and stopped him.“My head still hurts too much,” I said. My voice was soft, almost sorry. “Not yet.”He froze. I felt the frustration in the way his hand tightened on my hip. For a second I thought he might ignore me. Then he let out a slow breath and pulled away.“Alri

I turned the phone off and slid the earring into the drawer of my nightstand. The video still played behind my eyes. Adrian’s voice. Maya’s soft cries. The way he had spoken about Nexus like it was already his.The bathroom door opened. I wiped my face quickly and sat on the edge of the bed as if nothing had happened. Adrian walked out with a towel around his waist. He looked at me for a second, then went to the closet without speaking.Morning came. He left early for a meeting. I stayed home until noon, moving through the rooms like a guest in my own house. Rosa asked if I wanted lunch. I told her I was not hungry.In the afternoon the front door opened sooner than I expected. Adrian’s footsteps came up the stairs fast. He found me in the bedroom folding a sweater. He closed the door behind him and turned the lock.“I couldn’t stop thinking about you,” he said.He crossed the room in three steps and pushed me back against the wall. His mouth covered mine hard. One hand gripped my wai

I could not stop seeing the photo. Adrian’s hand around Maya’s throat. The same grip. The same cold look in his eyes. It sat behind everything I did for the rest of the afternoon.I stayed in the bathroom longer than I needed to. The water ran hot over my shoulders while I stared at the tile wall. When I finally turned it off I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out.Adrian was waiting in the bedroom. He had taken off his shirt. His eyes moved over me the moment I appeared.“You took your time,” he said.I did not answer. I let the towel drop. He crossed the room and pulled me against him. His mouth found mine. The kiss was deep and hungry. His hands slid down my back and gripped my hips.“No more waiting,” he muttered.I pushed him toward the bed. He sat. I climbed onto his lap and straddled him. His cock was already hard between us. I reached down, guided him, and sank onto him slowly.He groaned. His hands tightened on my waist.I started to move. Slow. Steady. Up and down.