Forbidden Romance Tales
Across the way, Myra lay still, her body spent, her chest rising and falling in a slow, post-coital rhythm.
The shame came then, cold and cloying. He had just violated the trust of a girl he’d known since she was a child. He should feel disgust, self-loathing, yet a treacherous sense of satisfaction hummed. He had been seduced, but he had been a willing participant. He had played with fire and was now branded by the flame.
He looked out the window one last time. She was still there, a beautiful, ruined angel sprawled in the aftermath. He made a promise to himself, a weak, whispered vow in the dark.