Contract marriage: I am the daughter of my husband's enemy
I scoff at his bluff.
Fueled by white-hot anger, I don't tease or prolong anything. My hands fly to the outermost shirt, a loose button-up, ripping the buttons open in one violent yank, fabric tearing slightly as I shrug it off my shoulders. It hits the floor in a heap. Without pause, I grip the hem of the next layer, the fitted tank, and haul it upward over my head, my breasts bouncing free beneath the remaining barriers and nipples scraping fabric. The tank joins the pile. Then, my fingers hook into the long-sleeved thermal underneath, peeling it off in a frantic tug. Sweat-slick skin gleams in the light, my torso half-bared now, the undersides of my breasts visible under the baggy t-shirt