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The morning light streamed through the windows, too bright for Elena’s heavy eyes. She hadn’t slept, not a second. She had lain stiff beside Adrian all night, listening to his steady breathing, his body draped peacefully against her own, while her mind replayed every filthy detail his father had carved into her flesh. By the time the clock struck seven, her body was trembling with exhaustion, her nerves raw. But she couldn’t stay curled up in bed. She couldn’t risk Adrian seeing her crack open like this. So she dressed carefully. A simple dress, soft cream silk, that outline her curve. Her makeup light, covering the shadows under her eyes. She looked almost normal in the mirror, though her reflection felt like a stranger, and like a liar hiding behind powder, red lipstick and dirty satin. The smell of coffee reached her before she even entered the dining room. And then she froze, another woman was already there.She sat at the head of the table like she owned the house, her long l

Elena’s heels struck the marble too loudly as she stormed down the hall, the sound echoing back at her like a taunt. She wanted to move gracefully, to appear composed, but her legs betrayed her. They hurried, stumbled, and rushed as though every nerve inside her had caught fire, and her only salvation lay in escape.The air in the corridor was cooler, calmer than the dining room she had fled, where laughter and clinking porcelain had mixed with something crueler—Roth’s eyes holding hers even as Laura’s hand slid up his thigh as they kissed.She had to get away. From them. From him. Her bedroom door closed behind her with a sharp thud. She pressed her back to it, chest heaving and palms slick against the polished wood.Roth’s smirk lingered in her mind, carved into her ribs. The image of Laura feeding him strawberries replayed again and again, her manicured fingers holding the fruit, his lips closing around it, his tongue teasing the pulp, all while his eyes never left Elena.Elena squ