Lure of His Kiss

d, she was left with her abusive father, and her mother pa

nd when she tearfully recounted her struggles to finis

a, and after graduation, I even helped her land a presti

how she r

hen grabbed Ethan's sh

ght? You went behind my back and made it publ

f regret or embarrassment. At most, he

epped in to pe

ng around. In the end, he's

w how deep your

Sophia shed a few well-timed tears and bu

really

h out loud. "Is the mist

d to completely shield Soph

and without warning, and slapped S

it and didn't have t

kled l

nds on holidays. And this is how you repay me? By crawling into my fiancé's bed? I have records of every transfer I made to yo

e pair of scumbags. I grabbed a few tissues

make way for me, and behind me, I

tay gone. Don't come crawling

rst thing I did after walking

her was older, and now she

child for a long time and had

t a wall for support, my voice trembling as

wd, I fought to h

ke to marry Ethan, to have children and build our

le, comforting words I expected. Instead,

erthink it, and don't make a fuss with Eth

at? She thought I

belief, starin

and that was her reaction? It was clear now. E

d hung up, immediatel

ed? Keep

I kept it brief with just six words

e other end before my mom carefully

aid to speak, worried

ffer even the slightest grievance. They had also been delayin

up, my father took over th

Leave i

me. Instead, I slipped into a

me for a while. When he went to get more

trying to steady myself, when someo

g hand pull me up, and I

the damp hair on my forehe

rogant Miss Ben

e was so

ander Pierce, my mom

nding, his soft fingertips gently wipe

vely grabbe

olid and strong his grip f

my arm around his waist. In th

ng back to my

gs so bluntly between adults.