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“Someone recorded us having sex. It was our intimate moment, and it was stolen from us. And these people will probably use it to degrade me. That night meant everything to me.”
Hot tears flow down my cheeks as I watch Leon screech in joy as Mark spins him in the air.
“I’m sorry,” Lucas whispers, draping his arm around me. “You don’t deserve this.”
“It felt special to me, you know. I thought, perhaps this time, I have a chance to be happy. But now, I wonder if I’m cursed or something.”
“Hey, that’s not true.” He kisses my temple as I tremble from the cold seeping into my bones.
“So why?” I look at him, pressing my lips in a line. “I thought I moved away from my troubles, but they keep coming back.”
“It has nothing to do with you,” Lucas tries to reassure me.
“But it does,” I rasp back and then I gather enough courage to ask him. “Have you seen it?”
Lucas stiffens next to me. His hand squeezes in a fist. “No.”
Relief floods me.
“He called me.”
Lucas' head whips around, so I continue before I lose my nerve.
“He told me when we meet, he will handle me like a man should. I think he isn’t beyond raping a woman. The way he sounded, Lucas, I have no doubt he might try.”
“We’ll handle him, but you need to be alert and stay safe.”
He stands up and walks away from me toward the kids as goose bumps explode on my skin.
Aisha sits behind me and envelops me in a warm embrace, resting her chin on my shoulder. “Hey, how are you?” Her sleepy voice disrupts my dark musings.
“Emotionally exhausted.” I clutch onto her as she presses herself closer.
“And here I thought I’d be the first to make a sex tape, and you beat me to it,” Aisha pouts, and I lose it.
I laugh so hard, my tears stream down my cheeks and my belly aches from the twisted amusement. When I calm down, Aisha draws me into a warm embrace.
“I feel violated,” I whisper when my hysteria subsides, and Aisha strokes my hair like our mother did when we were little. “I’m never going to get over this. Life’s not giving me a reprieve, is it?”
She doesn’t dare to tell me I’m wrong since we both know trouble follows me.
“Are you okay, girls?” Mark kneels next to us, pulling me to him. His face looks grim as he brushes my tears from my cheeks. “I’m sorry for everything you’re going through. It’s my fault.” Guilt on his face doesn’t sit well with me. I want it gone.
“Kiss me.” I’m desperate to feel him, anything to wake me up from this stupor.
I need to feel Mark the same way when he made love to my body just yesterday. Because it wasn’t just fucking. No, it felt like he claimed my heart and allowed me to get closer to his.
His lips brush against mine, nibbling the curve and then kissing it as if in apology.
“Hey, guys, kids are watching.” Aisha nudges me in the ribs as the kids bound our way with the Beast in tow. Ouch! I rub the spot, giving her a stink eye when our dog starts to lick my face. I curl my nose sideways. We need to give him a bath.
The Beast is a German Shepherd Leif got for my kids after we lost their dad. He and Aisha convinced me that my kids needed a little puppy to soothe their hearts. I gave in, and a year later, my dog grew into the name. The joke is on me. We took Beast to Italy and even to America since my kids wouldn’t sleep without him in the room. Our dog is not only our beloved fur baby but also a travel buddy who grew up with my kids.
“Hey, baby, are you okay?” Mark gives us some space, petting the Beast. Leon comes to sit next to me, sulking. “You know I love you both, right?” But Leon has his raven head lowered to the ground, plugging the grass.
“Do you want to make babies, Momma?” Liane cups my face with serious concern etched on her adorable features.
OMG! Okay, where do I start?
