“Don’t worry about it. My place is just walking distance from here, and I could really use a walk, anyway.”
I insisted on getting out of the car; I had to. As much as I wanted to be with Yuval, I still couldn’t cut Michael off either, and that thought alone disgusted me.
I knew I had to make a choice sooner or later. After all, to swing between two men wasn’t something I could accept.
“Hey, but it’s already so late. It’s not safe for you to walk home alone.”
Yuval slowed down as he was deeply concerned.
“It’s okay. My place is literally just a stone’s throw away, and I’ll be home before you know it,” I persisted. My mind was in a muddle since dinner. How I wished I could tell Yuval everything right then, but my dignity held my tongue back.
“Well… If you insist. But text me once you get home, okay? Or else I’ll be worried.”
He stopped his car and looked at me worriedly.
“Sure thing.”
gave a gentle reply and got
one last glance before he drove
be honest about my current situation? It’s unfair for him to be tangled in this mess of a
admit that I was a selfish person as I couldn’t make up my mind, nor did I know
I was back at Birchwood. Once I pushed the door open, someone brusquely pulled me into the darkness, and before I had the time to react,
pain. Stunned, I glared at
wrong with you?
grip on my wrists got tighter
you left the restaurant? What took you so long to get
started questioning
good mood in the first place, and his rough
have to do with you? Do I have to report to
to talk to me in such a manner?
found out about us. Couldn’t I just enjoy whatever freedom that
you belong to. In the next six months, you’re mine. I have all the rights
him at all. The way he looked at me and the things he spoke
man was absolutely self-absorbed. He only cared about himself and never
In bed, yes, but once the business is done, we become strangers, don’t we?” I gave out a limp huff. This relationship with Michael had been tortuous, draining my
described our relationship so succinctly that Michael couldn’t respond
to fulfill his needs. No man would want to see the
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