Clairessa’s POV

Chapter 1: Good Girl Gone Bad

The night couldn’t have been better. I had just graduated at the top of my class in software engineering and landed my dream job at Storm Innovations–the company owned by my boyfriend Adrian’s father. Everything in my life was finally coming together. I stood outside Adrian’s apartment, holding a bottle of champagne, excited to tell him the good news and celebrate.

I had planned every detail of the night in my head. We would toast to our future, laugh about the struggles of the past few years, and maybe even talk about taking the next big step in our relationship. I had been dreaming of this moment for weeks, and now that it was finally here, I felt like nothing could ruin it.

But as I reached for the door, my excitement shifted. The door was unlocked.

Adrian was always so careful about security. He’d warned me so many times about locking up and double–checking the door whenever I left. It was one of the things I teased him about, calling him “paranoid.” So why was the door wide open now?

“Adrian?” I called out, stepping inside.

Silence.

Something felt wrong. The living room was tidy, as usual, but the air felt heavy, like the calm before a storm. My heart began to beat faster, but I told myself I was overreacting. Maybe he’d just forgotten to lock up in his rush to get ready for our celebration.

Still holding the champagne, I made my way down the hallway toward his bedroom. My heels clicked softly against the hardwood floor, the only sound in the quiet apartment. That’s when I heard it.

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A woman’s soft moans.

At first, I thought I was imagining things, but then Adrian’s voice followed. It was low and rough, almost unrecognizable.

like that, baby?”

entire body

couldn’t be

a moment, I just stood there, my mind racing to make sense of what I was hearing. Maybe it wasn’t what it sounded like. Maybe I was jumping to conclusions. I

had to know.

pushed

knocked the breath

woman, his body moving against hers in a way that left no doubt about what they were doing. Her bright red nails dug into his back as she moaned his name, her fiery red hair spread across the pillow. I couldn’t see her face, but it didn’t matter. The truth was right in

to the floor. The sound was deafening in

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snapped up. “Clairessa!”

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look

ran.

face him or the woman he was with. Without saying a word, I turned and

desperate, but I didn’t

it hurt. I didn’t know where

door. My hands were shaking as I knocked, my breath coming in ragged

and Jessica’s face immediately filled with concern. “Claire? What’s

tears I had been holding back came flooding out as I stepped inside and threw my arms around

My voice cracked. “I caught him with someone

around me. “What? That b*st*rd!”

another woman,” I sobbed. “I saw him… with her.”

me to the couch and sat me down, holding me close as I cried. “I’m so

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of anger

he loved me,” I whispered. “I thought

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