Second Chance With The Scorned Lover

the man's grasp tigh

de contact, a wave of weakn

concluded, you can't—" she whispere

fingers pressing against her chin wit

iable edge. "It's not over until the midn

expression, a silent te

g the reasons for her presen

eniable weight. Merely half an hour earlier, she had arrived with the intent to g

d, his actions cutting through the silence like a decree. Without allowing h

s over the span of three years—a duration that t

ielded without resistance, sinking into the heat that built be

t rattled noisi

Please, no marks," Johanna w

e not in words but in a surge of renewed passion— a tempest

r slip

e shower and confronted her reflection in the mir

igure of nonchalance, s

s gaze landing on her. "Are you sure you don't wish to extend our a

rself hesitating

father and her mother's illness had forced her into hiding, dodging creditors while struggling to manage overwhelming medical expenses. At her low

of fortune amidst despair. Their arrangement was tr

liar kinks involved; he also generously covered her mother's

f their agreement was the depth o

body, so too did h

to renew the

as a tormentin

nt of resignation. "No. My mother's health is improving, a

he distance between them, pos

illed the air with an une

tion casual yet pointed. "Hav

ered, simplicit

im well?" he pr

olve," Johanna observed, her voice refle

onal query. "What about

eeks as she replied, "We're young

riousness, she affirmed, "Car

few but laden w

timatum and inquiry, yet they stood litt

question laced with jest. "Why never co

ace of his mockery was her

y brought their lips dangerously close, a

raying his intention to clo

his advance, her gesture towar

d an undeniable finality. "It's past mid

ine again would

s a chuckle, unfazed

voice a blend of admiration and nonchalance

the power dynamic between them. "Should you find yourself in need

a tone that was both tender and disinterested, ma

onal distance, the atmosphere chilled, sign

then did she allow the facade to crumble, tears streaming down her face